4:14 AM ET The FIA says it is on target to meet its deadline for the publication of the 2021 engine regulations at the end of June. The basic concept of the 2021 engine was outlined by the FIA and Formula One in November last year, but working towards a more detailed set of regulations
Formula 1
5:46 PM ET LE CASTELLET, France — McLaren used to be the home of Ron Dennis’ legendary Ronspeak — “We will develop science to take away uncertainty to make winning a certainty” — but in recent years that has given way to a new phenomenon courtesy of its lead driver. Fernando Alonso is one of
7:52 AM ET Connor McDonagh Fernando Alonso is confident McLaren will be more competitive next time out in Austria after classifying last at the French Grand Prix. McLaren struggled for performance all weekend at Paul Ricard with both Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne failing to progress from Q1 in qualifying. The Woking squad hasn’t scored points
6:20 AM ET Connor McDonagh Despite scoring points in four of the last five races, Sauber’s Charles Leclerc wasn’t entirely happy with his own performance in the French Grand Prix. The reigning Formula 2 champion starred in qualifying and was running as high as sixth in the early stages of Sunday’s race. Leclerc was in
Jun 25, 2018 Connor McDonagh Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the performance between Formula One’s three leading engine manufacturers is now “pretty close”. After delaying the introduction of its new upgraded power unit in Montreal, Mercedes brought its 2.1 specification to Paul Ricard. Lewis Hamilton made the most of its new upgrade as he dominated
3:34 PM ET LE CASTELLET, France — Sebastian Vettel said there was nothing he could do to avoid a collision with Valtteri Bottas at the start of the French Grand Prix on Sunday. Vettel hit Bottas in the first corner after trying to pass the Mercedes on the inside of the left hander for second
1:15 AM ET LE CASTELLET, France — Lewis Hamilton said he was happy to contribute to a “beautiful” sporting Sunday for England by winning the French Grand Prix. The start of the Paul Ricard race was pushed back by several hours to accommodate England’s second World Cup game against Panama, which was shown by numerous
6:42 AM ET LE CASTELLET, France — With the absence of rain, the French Grand Prix is a nailed on one-stop race. None of the compounds showed serious signs of degradation, meaning drivers are likely to favour the ultra-soft for as long as possible and limit time on the super-soft, which is 0.5s per lap
3:15 PM ET LE CASTELLET, France — Daniel Ricciardo says his high-downforce setup in French Grand Prix qualifying contributed to the 0.190s gap he had to teammate Max Verstappen, who opted for a low-downforce setup. The two Red Bull drivers qualified fourth and fifth in France, with Verstappen 0.483s off Hamilton’s pole position lap. With
2:40 PM ET LE CASTELLET, France — Kevin Magnussen said he would have easily qualified seventh for the French Grand Prix were it not for the driving of Kimi Raikkonen in the closing moments of Q3. In the final minutes of the session Raikkonen was engaged in a series of radio messages with the Ferrari