10:32 AM ET Twelve years after it first supplied Red Bull with engines, Renault believes the time will be right to split with the championship-winning Formula One team at the end of the year. Red Bull has signed a new two-year contract with Honda from 2019 that will bring an end to a successful but
Formula 1
9:27 PM ET On the face of it, a switch from the third most competitive engine of the turbo-hybrid era to the least competitive engine doesn’t sound great. But Red Bull’s decision to use Honda power from 2019 is all about the future and not the past. A fragile relationship with Renault gave little hope
5:00 AM ET Honda says Red Bull will not receive works-team preference over Toro Rosso next year but admits it feels “huge pressure and responsibility” supplying engines to one of the sports top teams. Red Bull will use Honda engines from the start of next season after agreeing a new two-year deal with the Japanese
5:59 AM ET A victory at the Indianapolis 500 is now high on Fernando Alonso’s list of priorities after he secured two thirds of motorsport’s triple crown with a race win at Le Mans on Sunday. In the early hours of Sunday morning, Fernando Alonso grabbed the No. 8 Toyota by the scruff of the
7:56 AM ET McLaren insists its decision to race in IndyCar next year will not be influenced by the career ambitions of Fernando Alonso. The British team is currently assessing a full-time return to the American series next season after running a one-off race with Alonso at last year’s Indy 500. McLaren’s senior management visited
12:03 PM ET LE MANS, France — Fernando Alonso has moved one step closing to completing motor racing’s Triple Crown by helping to secure victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours with Toyota. In the early hours of Sunday morning, Fernando Alonso grabbed the No. 8 Toyota by the scruff of the neck and wrestled
12:09 PM ET LE MANS, France — In the early hours of Sunday morning, Fernando Alonso grabbed the No. 8 Toyota by the scruff of the neck and wrestled it back into contention for the Le Mans 24 Hours. When Alonso clambered into the car at 1:30 a.m., fate appeared to be turning against the
8:29 AM ET Spa-Francorchamps, the iconic host of the Belgian Grand Prix, looks set to remain on the calendar until at least 2021 after securing a new contract. Belgium’s race is in the final year of its existing deal and had been the subject of mounting speculation. On taking control of the sport at the
4:00 AM ET LE MANS, France — McLaren boss Zak Brown says Fernando Alonso has shown his qualities as a team player in preparations for his Le Mans 24 Hours debut. Alonso and his teammates in the No.8 Toyota car will start from pole position thanks to a lap from Kazuki Nakajima in qualifying earlier
11:34 AM ET LE MANS, France — Jenson Button is a man invigorated by life away from Formula One. After his debut in 2000, the Englishman completed 17 seasons in motorsport’s premier category, which included in his crowning achievement: the 2009 world championship. That title and the move to McLaren which followed saw his best