4:22 PM ET Austrian motor racing great Niki Lauda has had a successful lung transplant in Vienna, the hospital that treated him said Thursday. Lauda, who was badly burned in a near-fatal Formula One crash in 1976 and later became an airline entrepreneur, was taken ill recently. Austrian media had said he was being treated
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5:47 AM ET Robert Kubica says he feels more at ease in a Formula One cockpit than he did when he made his return 12 months ago. Kubica tested for Williams at this week’s in-season test at the Hungaroring as part of his role with that team. The Budapest circuit was the scene of his
12:43 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Mercedes junior driver George Russell finished this week’s in-season test at the Hungaroring at the top of the timesheets after clocking a new track record on Wednesday afternoon. The F2 championship leader beat the record set by Antonio Giovinazzi in the Ferrari on Tuesday by 0.073s with a best
7:46 PM ET As F1 heads for its summer break, we reflect on some of the main talking points from the Hungarian Grand Prix and the 2018 season so far. Is Valtteri Bottas a glorified wingman for Lewis Hamilton? Valtteri Bottas helped Lewis Hamilton to victory in Hungary. Will Taylor-Medhurst/Getty Images NS: Although I think Mercedes
4:32 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Daniel Ricciardo says his new Red Bull contract will be signed by the time the Formula One season gets back underway at Spa-Francorchamps later this month. For the first time in his career Ricciardo is a free agent for next year, but with limited options elsewhere he is set
1:06 PM ET A round-up of the best radio soundbites from the Hungarian Grand Prix where Mercedes emerged victorious, Max got mad and Kimi got thirsty. “I don’t know mate. Put whatever tyre you want on. The last sector is impossible, so even if you put a rocket ship on the car we will be
1:30 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Ferrari finished the opening day of this week’s Hungaroring test 2.5s clear of the rest of the field thanks to a lap on hyper-soft tyres from test driver Antonio Giovinazzi. Giovinazzi had set the fastest time of the morning but improved by over two seconds in the afternoon to
Jul 31, 2018 Renault’s chief technical officer Bob Bell will take on an advisory role at the team after expressing a desire to take a step back from front-line work in Formula One. Bell joined Renault in 2016 after a brief spell at Manor in 2015 and four years at Mercedes between 2010 and 2014.
6:07 AM ET Formula One has pledged to do everything it can to support the ailing Force India team after it went into administration at the end of last week. Force India entered administration on Friday night after its driver Sergio Perez brought legal action against the team with the support of engine supplier Mercedes
4:52 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Daniel Ricciardo admits Formula One’s August break has come at a perfect time to give him a way to forget about Red Bull’s spluttering 2018 campaign. Since winning the Monaco Grand Prix in May, Ricciardo has not appeared on the podium in a period beset by engine issues. After