Formula 1

May 30, 2023, 04:10 PM ET Red Bull’s chief engineering officer Rob Marshall will leave at the end of the year to join Formula One rivals McLaren, both teams announced on Tuesday. McLaren said Marshall will take the role of technical director, engineering and design when he starts in Woking, at McLaren’s HQ, on Jan

May 30, 2023, 03:56 PM ET Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has rejected “harsh” criticism of the Formula One team’s Monaco Grand Prix pace while apologising to Charles Leclerc for a mistake that cost him a likely first home podium. Leclerc qualified third fastest in Monaco on Saturday but received a three-place grid penalty for unnecessarily

MONACO – Red Bull boss Christian Horner felt Aston Martin handed Max Verstappen victory amidst the chaos caused by rain at the Monaco Grand Prix. Aston’s Fernando Alonso pitted from second position for medium dry tyres, not the intermediate wet tyre, on Lap 54. Editor’s Picks 2 Related However, the rain intensified suddenly on the

MONACO — Carlos Sainz said he should not have openly criticised Ferrari during the Monaco Grand Prix, even though he still thought after the race his team’s strategy had been needlessly cautious. Sainz was frustrated with his team’s pit call during the dry portion of the Monaco race, when he was hoping to gain a

May 29, 2023, 10:24 AM ET Alpine took their first podium finish of the Formula One season in Monaco on Sunday and Chief Executive Laurent Rossi, who warned of the consequences of failure after poor opening results, said he was proud of the performance. Esteban Ocon‘s third place in the most glamorous street race of

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMay 29, 2023, 06:47 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 MONACO –Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said he believes any attempt to cap Red Bull’s performance with a change of regulations would ruin Formula One. Red Bull has won all six races so far this

MONACO — Christian Horner downplayed the suggestion of an unbeaten Formula One season after Max Verstappen claimed Red Bull’s sixth straight win at the Monaco Grand Prix. F1 has never seen a team complete a perfect season before — the closest any has come was McLaren in 1988, winning 15 of the 16 races. Editor’s

MONACO – George Russell said friends who texted him congratulations after finishing fifth at the Monaco Grand Prix did not realise he made a mistake which effectively threw away a podium finish. Russell had done 54 laps on the hard tyre when he stopped for intermediates as the rain intensified – his long stint effectively

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMay 28, 2023, 03:23 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 MONACO — With the benefit of hindsight, Fernando Alonso had a clear shot at his 33rd Formula One victory at Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix. Had Aston Martin fitted intermediate wet-weather tyres to his car on

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMay 28, 2023, 10:57 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 MONACO — Max Verstappen weathered a rainstorm, impacts with the barriers and pressure from Fernando Alonso to secure victory for Red Bull at the Monaco Grand Prix. The reigning champion’s winning margin stood at 27.9s