8:50 AM ET Newly-crowned Formula E champion and former Toro Rosso driver Jean-Eric Vergne says he has been contacted by an F1 team over a 2019 race seat. Former Red Bull junior Vergne, who drove for the outfit’s junior team between 2012 and 2014, has not been on the grid since he was dropped at
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1:48 PM ET The idea was simple: A chance to interview McLaren’s up-and-coming junior driver as he completed a lap of the Hockenheim grand prix circuit. Lando Norris would throw a McLaren 570s through the corners and it would be my job to throw questions at him. Needless to say, Norris held up his side
10:14 AM ET Fernando Alonso says his decision to quit Formula One at the end of the current season has nothing to do with McLaren’s failure to give him a competitive car since 2015. Fernando Alonso’s comments to the media are increasingly difficult to take seriously… Nate Saunders delves deeper into the words behind the
6:05 AM ET Former F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes Ferrari should offer Kimi Raikkonen a new contract for 2019 instead of promoting Sauber driver Charles Leclerc alongside Sebastian Vettel. McLaren will announce Carlos Sainz as Fernando Alonso’s replacement later this week, ESPN understands, opening the door for Pierre Gasly to step up to Red
8:57 AM ET McLaren has confirmed Carlos Sainz as one of its drivers for 2019, replacing Fernando Alonso at the team. As reported on Wednesday, ESPN understands Sainz has signed a two-year deal with the team, which will see him swap from Renault to McLaren ahead of the 2019 season. Alonso announced he would leave
11:04 AM ET Connor McDonagh Formula One will say goodbye to Fernando Alonso at the end of the season after McLaren announced he would not be racing for the team in 2019. Alonso is still widely regarded as one of the best drivers on the grid and he leaves the sport with two drivers’ titles,
10:58 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 This column could be overflowing with tales of Fernando Alonso’s virtuosity (victory the wet 2012 Malaysian GP; carving his way through the
5:23 AM ET Connor McDonagh 1979 Formula One champion Jody Scheckter believes people have overrated the retiring Fernando Alonso. McLaren will announce Carlos Sainz as Fernando Alonso’s replacement later this week, ESPN understands, opening the door for Pierre Gasly to step up to Red Bull next year. On Tuesday, McLaren announced Alonso will be leaving
12:25 PM ET Connor McDonagh McLaren has announced Fernando Alonso will retire from Formula One at the end of the 2018 season. The Spaniard’s future in the sport has remained uncertain due to McLaren’s inability to give him a race-winning car in 2017. Alonso has been racing in the World Endurance Championship alongside his F1
1:11 PM ET Connor McDonagh So the news is out, Fernando Alonso will retire from Formula One at the end of the season. After 17 seasons, two titles, 32 grand prix victories and 97 podium finishes the Spaniard will bow out of the sport. While his final years in the sport have not been fruitful