Formula 1

5:39 PM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Charles Leclerc took little comfort from qualifying 0.155s off Sergio Perez’s pole position time at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, saying Ferrari’s gap to Red Bull is much bigger than Saturday’s session suggested. Leclerc was second fastest but will drop to 12th on the grid with a ten-place

1:45 PM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Max Verstappen finished 15th in qualifying at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after he lost power in his Red Bull during the second part of the session. The reigning champion was the clear favourite for pole position after finishing 0.6s clear of his nearest rival in final practice

4:14 PM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Toto Wolff would not blame Lewis Hamilton for leaving Mercedes if the team’s struggles continue for another year or two. Hamilton looks set for another disappointing season this year after Mercedes slipped further behind Red Bull over the winter and behind its engine customer Aston Martin. Hamilton has

11:52 AM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia is open to the possibility of hosting two Formula One races per season in the future, according to chairman of the Saudi Automobile & Motorcycle Federation Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al Faisal. The third running of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will take place this

Mar 17, 2023 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Lewis Hamilton has announced he has split with his long-term performance coach Angela Cullen ahead of the second race of the 2023 season. Cullen had worked alongside Hamilton for seven years, travelling with him to and from races and became an integral part of his inner circle. The

10:46 AM ET Ferrari has taken what it says is a precautionary step of changing the power unit in both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz‘s cars for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Leclerc already has a 10-place grid penalty this weekend as Ferrari has moved on to his third control electronics unit, one more than

3:18 PM ET Lewis Hamilton distanced himself on Thursday from Formula One rivals who said they felt comfortable to be racing in Saudi Arabia this weekend. The Briton, a seven-times world champion and Formula One’s most successful driver, chose his words carefully but left little doubt about his stance. Attending an official FIA news conference

1:36 PM ET Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have defended Ferrari from recent Italian media reports suggesting turmoil behind the scenes, with the latter saying the press is trying to “destabalise” the team. Ferrari’s F1 team has been under fire over the past few weeks after a disappointing opening race, which saw Aston Martin’s Fernando

7:01 AM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Max Verstappen will arrive at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix a day late on Friday after suffering from a stomach illness earlier this week. The world champion will miss Thursday’s media sessions as a result but says he is now “feeling fine again.” Verstappen tweeted that he had

11:59 AM ET Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will serve a 10-place grid penalty at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the second race of F1’s season. Leclerc retired from third position in the closing stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix due to a problem with his Ferrari’s control electronics. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Ferrari has confirmed Leclerc