Formula 1

MONTREAL — Max Verstappen said he was blocked from joining Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo’s planned run in a Formula One car at the famous Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit. In September, Vettel will return to Red Bull colours in the car he took to the 2011 championship, while Ricciardo will drive the 2012 car. The Nordschleife

MONTREAL — Max Verstappen said he has no interest in Red Bull completing an unbeaten season if he wins his third championship this year. No F1 team has won every race in a calendar season but the dominant nature of Red Bull’s seven victories this year has led to speculation they can be the first.

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 14, 2023, 01:31 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Sebastian Vettel will drive the famous Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in a Formula One car later this year when he is reunited with his championship-winning Red Bull RB7. The four-time world champion retired at the end

Stefano Domenicali has been CEO of Formula One since 2021. Kym Illman/Getty Images Formula One boss Stefano Domenicali says interest in the sport is currently so high that teams are turning down “almost billions” from prospective buyers. F1 is enjoying an unprecedented global boom and the demand to join the grid — either through buying an

Jun 13, 2023, 06:59 AM ET The auction of trophies that would have been awarded at this year’s cancelled Emilia Romagna Grand Prix have raised £247,171 ($310,666) for flood relief in the region. The race at Imola was called off last month after flooding in the Emilia Romagna region claimed 14 lives and displaced more

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 12, 2023, 08:29 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says he regrets not signing Max Verstappen when he had the chance but doubts a driver combination of Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton would have worked. Before Verstappen was announced as

Red Bull chief engineer Paul Monaghan said the team were annoyed by the pictures which circulated of its car floor design, but they do not think “ignorant copies” will make any of their rivals go faster. The underside of the dominant RB19 was photographed after Sergio Perez crashed out of qualifying and his car was

Jun 8, 2023, 12:11 PM ET Daniel Ricciardo and Will Arnett will host an alternate telecast on ESPN2 during next weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix. The debut episode of The Grandstand with Daniel Ricciardo and Will Arnett will air on June 18 on ESPN2 in the U.S., while regular race coverage of the Canadian Grand Prix

Jun 9, 2023, 04:40 AM ET The red and white helmet was a one-off creation for the Monaco Grand Prix, in which Charles Leclerc finished sixth. ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images The Formula One helmet worn by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc at his home Monaco Grand Prix last month sold for a record €306,000 ($329,960) in an

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 8, 2023, 12:49 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Formula One has said the running of next weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal is not at risk from the wildfires burning in Quebec. Smoke from more than 150 active wildfires has blown south from