11:26 AM ET Fernando Alonso has added another lap to the list he is compiling of his greatest performances — the one which earned him the 18th spot on the grid for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix. McLaren’s is embroiled in another difficult campaign this year, having become a regular casualty in the Q1 segment of
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8:32 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — McLaren says it simply made the wrong call with its tyre selection at the Japanese Grand Prix after its allocation left its drivers with no real practice time on the super-soft tyres ahead of qualifying. McLaren opted for four sets of mediums, five sets of softs and four sets
4:17 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Daniel Ricciardo was left fuming after suffering yet another engine failure which cut short his qualifying session at the Japanese Grand Prix. The Australian complained of a power loss during Q2 at Suzuka and promptly returned to the pits where Red Bull mechanics swarmed his car. However, moments later
7:17 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Maurizio Arrivabene says a new FIA sensor fitted to the Ferrari’s battery is not the reason for Sebastian Vettel’s recent drop in form. In the hope of closing the gap to Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel has vowed to go aggressive with his race strategy at the Japanese Grand Prix,
6:37 AM ET Connor McDonagh Toto Wolff has dismissed suggestions that Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have both titles wrapped up after building sizeable leads in both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships with five rounds to go. Lewis Hamilton admits he was surprised to see such a gap between himself and the rest of the field
8:23 AM ET Kimi Raikkonen has always been a man of few words and now those words have been given the haiku treatment ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Raikkonen’s laconic answers to the media have become part of the Finn’s famous persona, as have his vast array of blunt or perplexed radio messages
7:12 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Lewis Hamilton says he is surprised Ferrari hasn’t opted to enforce team orders in 2018 given the team’s history of giving preferential treatment to one of its drivers. It is laughable to suggest Mercedes should have let Lewis Hamilton leave points on the table this close to the end
6:01 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Valtteri Bottas is prepared to face more team orders this season, but says each situation will be judged on its individual circumstances. Fernando Alonso has defended Mercedes’ use of team orders in Russia, saying critics of the decision are simply jealous of the team’s current dominance of Formula One.
2:31 PM ET ESPN staff After a controversial Russian Grand Prix, our F1 writers Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson join columnists Maurice Hamilton and Kate Walker to discuss the biggest talking points from the race. And yes, you guessed it, we start with the events of Lap 25…. Was Mercedes right to use team orders
9:56 AM ET Mercedes telling Valtteri Bottas to move over and let Lewis Hamilton win the Russian Grand Prix was the right call, says Formula One’s managing director Ross Brawn. It is laughable to suggest Mercedes should have let Lewis Hamilton leave points on the table this close to the end of the season by