Formula 1

Open Extended Reactions With Max Verstappen‘s championship already wrapped up, one major talking point is likely to dominate Formula One for the foreseeable future: whether the grid will welcome an 11th team, Andretti-Cadillac, in 2026. Earlier this month, the governing FIA accepted Andretti’s bid to join the F1 grid. For that to happen requires sign-off

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 18, 2023, 02:45 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions If you found yourself scrolling through Valtteri Bottas’ Instagram account for the first time, you’d be forgiven for not knowing he’s a Formula One driver. Away from race weekends, his account, which

Oct 17, 2023, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One drivers and PGA Tour golfers will compete next month in Netflix’s NFLX.O first live sports event when they face off in a match play golf tournament at Wynn Las Vegas, the streaming company said on Tuesday. Billed as a clash of wheels and irons,

Oct 17, 2023, 09:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Rory McIlroy are part of a group which has invested €200 million ($210,970m) in the Alpine Formula One team. In June this year the Renault Group confirmed it had sold a 24% stake in the Alpine grand prix team to a

Oct 16, 2023, 07:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One’s governing body is reviewing Lewis Hamilton’s punishment for crossing a live track without permission at last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix amid concern the penalty was not tough enough. The seven-times world champion collided with Mercedes team mate George Russell at the first corner at

Oct 14, 2023, 08:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll has apologised to Formula One’s governing body for his behaviour at last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix and been given a written warning, the FIA said on Friday. An FIA spokesman said the 24-year-old Canadian driver, son of team owner Lawrence, had apologised

Oct 13, 2023, 06:52 AM ET Formula One’s Belgian Grand Prix has secured a one-year extension to its current deal, keeping it on the calendar through 2025. Formula One said in a statement that this year’s race at Spa-Francorchamps had seen an attendance of 380,000 across the weekend, 20,000 more than at the same event

Open Extended Reactions Bernie Ecclestone, the former boss of Formula One, has pleaded guilty to a criminal tax fraud charge for failing to declare more than £400 million ($492 million) of overseas assets to the UK government. Ecclestone, 92, appeared at London’s Southwark Crown Court on Thursday in relation to a trust he held in

Open Extended Reactions FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is confident Andretti’s bid to join Formula One will be accepted without legal action or a relationship breakdown between the governing body and the championship. The FIA accepted Andretti’s bid to join the F1 grid in future, most likely in 2026, but Formula One Management (FOM), the

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 10, 2023, 07:09 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Pirelli has won the contract to remain in its position as Formula One’s sole tyre supplier from 2025 to 2027, with the option to extend an additional year. The Italian tyre manufacturer faced opposition from