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
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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
12:34 PM ET On June 16-17 the Circuit de la Sarthe, on the outskirts of the French town of Le Mans, will host sports car racing’s most famous event. In April, it hosted the two-wheeled equivalent. ESPN was invited to spend that race stationed inside the operation of Honda’s factory team, providing a perfect view
10:16 AM ET The Canadian Grand Prix may have been a forgettable race in terms of on-track action, but the result underlines how tight this year’s championship fight will be. On a circuit where everybody expected Mercedes to have the fastest car, Ferrari emerged with a comfortable victory following a hard-fought pole position. As ever
12:14 PM ET Connor McDonagh Nico Rosberg says Max Verstappen’s return to form at the Canadian Grand Prix was down to him channeling his anger in similar fashion to reigning champion Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen has endured a tough start to the season with several high-profile mistakes. The Dutchman began the weekend on the defensive saying