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.
Formula 1
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
1:28 PM ET Haas has decided to skip the two-day test scheduled to take place in Budapest after the Hungarian Grand Prix. The team will skip the Hungaroring days — the last in-season test of 2018 — due to the hectic schedule which has seen Formula One contest five races in six weeks. Haas also
10:20 PM ET HOCKENHEIM, Germany — Lewis Hamilton has revealed that a Formula One team other than Mercedes approached him about a 2019 contract, but he insists he did not take the offer seriously. Mercedes announced Hamilton’s new two-year contract on Thursday that will see the four-time world champion stay at the team until the
9:56 AM ET Connor McDonagh Kevin Magnussen is unfazed by Fernando Alonso’s complaints over team radio after the pair were embroiled in an intense fight last time out at the British Grand Prix. The duo fought hard in the closing stages of the race at Silverstone with the Spaniard eventually coming out on top, overtaking
4:51 PM ET Haas’ American development driver, Santino Ferrucci, has been sacked by his Formula 2 team after deliberately crashing into his teammate on the cool down lap of a race earlier this month. Ferrucci was handed a four-race ban after intentionally hitting the rear of fellow Haas junior Arjun Maini’s car after the F2