Formula 1

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 28, 2023, 09:16 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SPA FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Alpine has confirmed team principal Otmar Szafnauer and other senior personnel will leave the team after this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Szafnauer’s departure follows news last week that Alpine CEO Laurent

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 26, 2023, 10:07 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 It’s only the midway point of the 2023 Formula One season, but the chances of anyone other than Max Verstappen being crowned champion look incredibly slim. With a 110-point lead over his teammate Sergio Perez

With a single press release, Red Bull turned a routine Pirelli tyre test into one of the biggest news stories of the Formula One season. Daniel Ricciardo, back on the Formula One grid with junior team AlphaTauri, effective immediately, replacing Nyck de Vries and placing Red Bull’s Sergio Perez under enormous pressure to turn his

MONTREAL — Few things seem to happen as regularly in Formula One as Charles Leclerc suggesting a strategy call to Ferrari and being completely overruled or ignored. It happened again on Saturday, as he failed to advance to the final portion of qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix, finishing 11th. The conditions were tricky and

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 17, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Sergio Perez admitted he is “not going through a great moment” after he failed to make the top 10 in qualifying for the third race in a row at the Canadian Grand Prix. Perez is

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 17, 2023, 06:23 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 A frustrated Charles Leclerc says Ferrari continues to make life too difficult for itself after a disagreement with his team over the correct tyre choice in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix saw him dumped

Red Bull’s unbeaten start this year has led to early speculation the team can be the first to record an unbeaten Formula One season. But can it really be done in a 22-race season? On pure pace alone, Max Verstappen thinks so. “When you look at it realistically with how quick the car is, yes

Jun 15, 2023, 05:38 PM ET Sergio Perez said he needed a reset in Canada this weekend and rejected a suggestion by Red Bull team boss Christian Horner that he would be feeling less pressure after recent disappointments. The Mexican is now 53 points behind team mate and Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen after

MONTREAL – A bizarre CCTV issue curtailed the first practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix on Friday. Fans were left sat in the grandstands at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as F1 teams and drivers watched on waiting for the issue to be fixed. The cameras were not synced correctly to what was happening on

Jun 16, 2023, 10:57 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has said that Max Verstappen could eclipse his record for Formula One Grand Prix wins in the future. Hamilton is on the verge of signing a contract extension with Mercedes and will have an opportunity to add to his 103 victories at the Canadian Grand Prix this