7:00 AM ET Fernando Alonso says his Formula One future will depend on the direction the sport takes over the coming years and whether it can put the focus back on drivers. Alonso won two drivers’ championships in 2005 and 2006, but a series of poor career decisions and missed opportunities have seen him finish
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11:49 AM ET Fernando Alonso’s decision to take part in the 2018 edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours is a great motor racing story, but another painful reminder of how many wrong turns his career has taken since 2007. The Spaniard will contest the race with Toyota as part of a remarkable agreement between
Jun 14, 2018 Renault has signed former Mercedes engineer Matthew Harman as deputy chief designer. Harman worked with Mercedes as head of powertrain integration, working closely with both the power unit and chassis sides of the world championship-winning team. Renault is looking to build its works team into championship contender by 2020 and Renault Sport
Jun 14, 2018 Lewis Hamilton hopes that reliability issues do not become a defining factor in this year’s championship fight and says the sport’s current engine regulations are too harsh. Hamilton came close to an engine failure at the last round in Canada as his Mercedes power unit overheated and experienced power dropouts during its
Jun 13, 2018 A recap of the best radio soundbites of the Canadian Grand Prix, where the chequered flag was waved one lap too early to give Sebastian Vettel a well-deserved win. “I guess I still know how to drive.” Max Verstappen delivers a response to his critics after securing third place on the grid
10:59 PM ET ESPN staff Our resident F1 writers — Nate Saunders, Maurice Hamilton, Kate Walker and Laurence Edmondson — respond to the main talking points from the Canadian Grand Prix. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff described the weekend as a wake-up call for his team. Do you think it signified a turning point in the
8:18 PM ET LE MANS, France — Fernando Alonso’s Toyota team topped the opening qualifying session for this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours. With Fernando Alonso set to tackle his maiden 24-hour race at Le Mans this week, ESPN visited the French circuit for the two-wheeled equivalent to see what it takes to endure one
7:25 AM ET After a Canadian Grand Prix with just 22 changes of position, Ross Brawn has played down concerns that Formula One is delivering boring racing. Sunday’s lacklustre race came just two weeks after a similarly processional grand prix in Monaco and follows news of changes to the technical regulations to encourage more overtaking
1:04 PM ET Ferrari can no longer trust Kimi Raikkonen to be an effective teammate to Sebastian Vettel, according to driver-turned-pundit Martin Brundle. At the Canadian Grand Prix, Raikkonen made a mistake in the closing moments of qualifying when pole was up for grabs. He then finished sixth, one place lower than he had qualified,
6:12 AM ET Max Verstappen’s return to form at the Canadian Grand Prix came after the Dutchman and Red Bull agreed he would travel to the race without his father and management group. Verstappen’s erratic and incident-strewn start to the season had led to criticism, with repeated questions ahead of the Montreal race leading to