Formula 1

Aug 17, 2023, 12:58 PM ET Lawyers for former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa have started legal action against Formula One bosses and the governing FIA seeking substantial damages resulting from an alleged ‘conspiracy’ that denied him the 2008 championship. The Letter Before Claim said the Brazilian, now 42, was robbed of the title through actions

Sebastian Vettel ditched flights and drove himself to all but two of the European races in his final Formula One season in a bid to lower his carbon footprint. Vettel, a four-time champion and third on the all-time grand prix winners’ list, became known for his environmental activism in the final years of his F1

Formula One’s current season would have the hallmarks of a classic if Red Bull had two Sergio Perezes instead of one Max Verstappen, according to McLaren boss Zak Brown. Red Bull has won every sprint race and grand prix this year and is on course for the first undefeated season in F1 history. Verstappen went

Charles Leclerc has said staying with Ferrari beyond 2024 remains his top priority as he wants to win a world championship with the Italian team. The future for Leclerc, one of the grid’s top drivers, is currently unclear as he is in the penultimate year of the five-year deal he signed in December 2019. In

The Miami Grand Prix will remain a day-time race in 2024, but the event is still open to the prospect of becoming an F1 night event in future. Miami, which hosted the second race of its 10-year race deal at the Hard Rock Stadium in May, is the second of three U.S. races on this

Mercedes is still a step behind Red Bull but Lewis Hamilton has praised his team for the progress made since starting the season on the back foot. Mercedes ditched its radical zero-sidepod concept after the first qualifying session of the year, at the Bahrain Grand Prix, and rolled out a new upgrade at the Monaco

Christian Horner says Red Bull’s current dominant position in Formula One is doubly satisfying as it comes after years of watching Mercedes crush all opposition, a period of time he likened to a jail sentence. Red Bull is currently undefeated in 2023 and is on course to comfortably retain both the constructors’ championship and Max

Aug 2, 2023, 10:49 AM ET A year on from the summer shock of Fernando Alonso announcing his departure and Oscar Piastri ruling out replacing him, Renault-owned Alpine go into Formula One’s August break in a state of upheaval again. The Piastri saga was the talk of Formula One last August, with the Australian issuing

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 2, 2023, 05:07 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Max Verstappen already has one hand on the 2023 Formula One world championship trophy, such has been his dominance in the first half of the season. His Red Bull team has emerged as an unbeatable

Lewis Hamilton quoted from “Austin Powers: Goldmember” to poke fun at how dominant Max Verstappen is in Formula One this season. Verstappen breezed to an eighth straight race win at the Belgian Grand Prix, one away from Sebastian Vettel’s record of nine consecutive. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Asked Sunday evening if Verstappen is having it