Formula 1

12:56 PM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Lewis Hamilton fears Mercedes will be a long way off the pace of its rivals at this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix after he finished Friday practice eighth fastest. Fernando Alonso set the pace during Friday’s evening session in Bahrain, with Hamilton’s best effort 0.636s slower than the Aston Martin

7:14 AM ET ESPN staff This weekend, a new season of Formula 1 racing takes off from Bahrain. ESPN is excited to provide new content and expanded viewing options for American F1 fans all season across a variety of platforms. When is the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix? How can I watch? The Gulf Air

10:42 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton has called on Formula One to do more to raise awareness of the human rights records of the countries it visits, after saying very little progress has been made in Bahrain since the sport first raced there in 2004. Hamilton’s comments came after 20 members

11:36 AM ET MANAMA, Bahrain — Lewis Hamilton has said he is a fighter and has no plans to leave Formula One if he is unable to challenge for a title this year with Mercedes. The seven-time champion failed to win a race last season for the first time in his 16-year career and goes

5:20 AM ET A new Formula One season starts with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 5, but three of the grid’s most popular drivers will not be lining up on the starting grid. One is the biggest star of the ‘Drive to Survive’ boom, the other is a four-time world champion and environmental activist,

2:56 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close Laurence Edmondson F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close Nate Saunders General Editor, F1 The new Formula One season starts with the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. Here’s some answers to the most important questions of the season to bring you

7:22 AM ET The AlphaTauri Formula One team has denied rumours it is up for sale, with team principal Franz Tost saying Red Bull will continue to support it going forward. Reports in the German media last week said the team could be sold by Red Bull, but a statement on the eve of the

9:54 AM ET Susie Wolff, former principal of the Venturi Formula E team and wife of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, has been appointed managing director of the new all-female Formula One academy, F1 said on Wednesday. The new series aims to help young female drivers move up the motorsport ladder. No woman has started a

5:37 AM ET Associated Press Electric karting tracks will be built underneath the South Stand of the stadium. Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images Formula One and Premier League football club Tottenham have formed a partnership to build race tracks for karting at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. As part of the 15-year partnership announced Tuesday,

9:53 AM ET Formula One drivers can help steer the sport away from a “moral vacuum” by speaking out at season-opening races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, human rights campaigners said on Tuesday. Paul Scriven, a member of Britain’s House of Lords, told a news conference organised by the London-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and