1:39 PM ET Connor McDonagh Max Verstappen is confident Daniel Ricciardo will be his teammate at Red Bull in 2019. Ricciardo’s future has dominated the media headlines in recent weeks with the Australian linked with Mercedes, Ferrari and even McLaren in recent weeks. Interest from Mercedes and Ferrari appears to have cooled with Red Bull
Formula 1
1:05 PM ET SPIELBERG, Austria — Mercedes has brought a significant aero upgrade to the Austrian Grand Prix in the hope of solidifying its advantage in the drivers’ and constructors’ championships. After an engine upgrade saw Lewis Hamilton take a comfortable victory at last week’s French Grand Prix, Mercedes will debut a new sidepod design
11:09 AM ET Connor McDonagh Kevin Magnussen says it’s unlikely he will be driving for any team other than Haas in 2019. Silly season is in full swing with the futures of Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen dominating the headlines in recent weeks. Magnussen’s future with the American squad is yet to be confirmed with
6:34 AM ET Haas boss Guenther Steiner says 2018 is the first opportunity Kevin Magnussen has had to showcase his true racing talent. Magnussen has been one of the standout performers this season and has scored all of the American team’s 27 points, most recently holding off Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas on the final lap to
6:58 AM ET F1’s return to France didn’t got to plan for all concerned and in this week’s talking points we discuss the traffic, Sebastian Vettel’s Turn 1 error and McLaren’s deepening problems. ESPN’s F1 editor Laurence Edmondson, associate editor Nate Saunders and F1 writers Kate Walker and Maurice Hamilton offer their opinions below. With
7:32 AM ET A round-up of the best radio soundbites from the French Grand Prix, which featured an irritated Romain Grosjean and more frustration for Fernando Alonso. “Get out of here! Get out of here quick!” After Marcus Ericsson’s crash at the end of FP1, the back of his Sauber caught fire rather dramatically, prompting
5:03 AM ET McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has admitted his team is unlikely to fight for championships as long as it is an engine customer of Renault. McLaren will use Renault engines until the end of the 2020 season after ditching its works deal with Honda over the winter. The switch followed three years
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
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