11:15 AM ET Connor McDonagh Pierre Gasly says he did not expect Toro Rosso to fit wet tyres to his car when he stopped during the rain period at the German Grand Prix. Gasly was the only driver to stop for wet tyres with only a handful of other drivers swapping slicks for intermediates. Staying
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3:13 PM ET HOCKENHEIM, Germany — Kimi Raikkonen says Ferrari’s radio messages at the German Grand Prix were not clear enough after he appeared to question team orders to let teammate Sebastian Vettel past. After the first round of pit stops, Raikkonen found himself leading the German Grand Prix but with another pit stop to
3:00 PM ET HOCKENHEIM, Germany — Daniel Ricciardo has vowed to roll with the punches after suffering his third race-ending reliability issue of the season at the German Grand Prix. After power unit component changes forced him to start from the back of the grid at Hockenheim, Ricciardo was on a fightback drive when he
11:36 AM ET ESPN rounds up the main talking points from a crazy German Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton claimed an unlikely win as title rival Sebastian Vettel crashed out in the rain. Shock: Lewis Hamilton managing to win in the rain. He started 14th and was hoping for rain to give him a chance
1:33 PM ET HOCKENHEMI, Germany — Fernando Alonso has called on McLaren to conduct a deep investigation into Stoffel Vandoorne’s car after his teammate struggled for performance for the second weekend in a row. Vandoorne qualified last and over 0.7s off Alonso’s best time after what appeared to be another underwhelming performance from the Belgian.
1:22 PM ET Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has confirmed that Sergio Marchionne, the chairman and CEO of both FCA and Ferrari, will not return to work after suffering health complications following surgery. The news was confirmed on Saturday evening, with Ferrari naming John Elkann as the company’s new chairman. Former Philip Morris chairman Louis Camilleri is
11:17 AM ET HOCKENHEIM, Germany — Lewis Hamilton is convinced the car issue which saw him eliminated from Q1 in Germany started moments before he ran wide at Turn 1. In the closing stages of the opening qualifying session, Hamilton ran wide at the opening corner and across the kerbs. He immediately encountered car trouble
4:02 AM ET HOCKENHEIM, Germany — Valtteri Bottas has signed a new contract with Mercedes just one day after teammate Lewis Hamilton agreed a two-year deal. Bottas’ deal is for a single season plus an option which will guarantee his stay at the team next year and could see him join Hamilton for a fourth
12:13 PM ET HOCKENHEIM, Germany — Valtteri Bottas has revealed he completed his new contract negotiations with Mercedes in the space of just two weeks after the team confirmed a one-year plus option deal on Friday. Teammate Lewis Hamilton also signed a new contract this week but after agreeing the basic deal at the Monaco
7:55 AM ET HOCKENHEIM, Germany — Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari showed signs of weakness while indulging in victory celebrations at the British Grand Prix two weeks ago. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won at Silverstone after Hamilton battled back to second following a collision with Kimi Raikkonen on the opening lap. The result moved Vettel eight points