Formula 1

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMay 4, 2023, 09:07 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 LET’S ADDRESS THE elephant in the room right from the start. Lewis Hamilton has no plans to retire from Formula One when his current Mercedes contract expires at the end of the year. In fact,

9:21 AM ET Nikita Mazepin, a Russian ex-Formula One driver, is fighting British government sanctions imposed following the invasion of Ukraine in a bid to resurrect his racing career. Nikita Mazepin was dropped last March by his team Haas, which also severed ties with its title sponsor Uralkali URKAI.MM, a Russian fertiliser producer then controlled

9:04 AM ET It has been 5,799 days and counting since an American driver with a full-time Formula One seat contested a U.S. Grand Prix. Scott Speed finished 13th at Indianapolis in 2007 for what was then known as Scuderia Toro Rosso, and it would be the last time he would see the checkered flag

3:57 AM ET Fernando Alonso said he has always tried to help teammates throughout his career but Formula One is only now being kind to him with what radio messages they choose to broadcast. During the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Alonso asked Aston Martin to pass set-up advice over to teammate Lance Stroll. “Tell Lance my

9:51 AM ET Esteban Ocon said Formula One was lucky to avoid a disaster at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix when he narrowly avoided driving into photographers in the pit-lane on the final lap. The FIA’s race stewards opened an immediate investigation into the moment which saw photographers gathered at the entrance to the pits Ocon

10:14 AM ET F1 design legend Adrian Newey has reportedly extended his stay with Red Bull, ending speculation about him switching teams. Newey, who has designed title-winning cars at Williams, McLaren and Red Bull, was in the final year of his contract coming into 2023. According to a report in Motorsport.com, Newey has agreed to

Apr 30, 2023 Sergio Perez said he should be leading the Formula One championship and saw himself as a true title contender after beating Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen to victory in Azerbaijan on Sunday. The pair now have two wins apiece after four rounds of a record 23-race season, with Red Bull in a

6:24 AM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — After four rounds of the 2023 season, the battle between the Red Bull drivers is far closer than many expected. Max Verstappen leads Sergio Pérez by six points in the drivers’ standings, with the pair taking two race victories each, and Perez winning the first of six sprint races

12:34 PM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — An investigation into the near miss between Esteban Ocon‘s Alpine car and multiple people gathering for the podium ceremony at Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix has prompted the FIA to take immediate steps to avoid a repeat of the incident. The governing body expressed its “regret” at what happened and

3:14 PM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has explained the timing of the pit stop that saw Max Verstappen lose the lead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and fall behind teammate Sergio Perez. Verstappen took the lead of the race on Lap 4 from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who started on