2:27 PM ET The Force India Formula One team has been rescued from administration by a consortium of investors led by Lawrence Stroll, the father of Williams driver Lance Stroll. The news emerged on Tuesday evening after administrators weighed up a series of offers for the business. The team had faced the threat of a
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9:06 AM ET Connor McDonagh Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes has performed better as a team compared to Ferrari in the first half of the 2018 Formula One season. Team boss Toto Wolff has urged Mercedes to match Ferrari’s recent gains in engine performance, and says he is not willing to accept that the Italian manufacturer
7:37 AM ET Connor McDonagh Jamie Chadwick became the first woman to win a British Formula 3 race on Sunday by claiming victory at Brands Hatch. Starting from fourth on the grid, Chadwick made a strong start gaining two places and quickly settled into second place. The Briton stayed behind Singapore’s Pavan Ravishankar for the
9:34 AM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live At the time, it seemed barely credible. Fifty years on, the story of Jackie Stewart’s win on the Nürburgring Nordschleife defies belief.
5:29 AM ET Connor McDonagh McLaren junior Lando Norris admits his future is still uncertain and will likely remain so until Fernando Alonso reveals his plans for 2019. Norris currently sits second overall in Formula One’s feeder series Formula 2 and is widely tipped as one of the sport’s leading stars of the future. McLaren’s
4:33 AM ET Connor McDonagh Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has wished Niki Lauda a safe and speedy recovery following his lung surgery on Thursday. Lauda — who has been Mercedes’ non-executive chairman since 2012 — had an operation in Vienna earlier in the week. ”Although we should enjoy the start of our summer holidays this
6:33 AM ET Connor McDonagh Daniel Ricciardo says his switch from Red Bull to Renault for the 2019 Formula One season is one of the toughest decisions he’s made in his entire life. Ricciardo’s surprise switch to Renault shocked the F1 world when it was announced yesterday afternoon. It was widely expected that the Australian
9:44 AM ET Connor McDonagh McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes his team was ”pretty close” to signing Renault-bound Daniel Ricciardo for the 2019 Formula One season. Ricciardo surprised the F1 world yesterday when his switch from Red Bull to Renault was announced after many expected the Australian to remain at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen.
8:38 AM ET Connor McDonagh Daniel Ricciardo will make the switch from Red Bull to Renault for the 2019 Formula One season. The Australian has signed a two-year deal with the French manufacturer, where he will partner Nico Hulkenberg. Ricciardo will leave Red Bull having spent the last five seasons with the team, winning on
4:56 AM ET Team boss Toto Wolff has urged Mercedes to match Ferrari’s recent gains in engine performance, and says he is not willing to accept that the Italian manufacturer has taken the upper hand in terms of power output. As F1 heads for its summer break, we reflect on some of the main talking