Formula 1

10:40 AM ET Formula One will have its first sprint race weekend of the 2023 season at Baku’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend, albeit with a tweaked format to how it ran in 2021 and 2022. The sprint race was introduced to spice up certain races, offering venues the chance to effectively have three days

8:51 AM ET The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will be the first race to feature a re-jigged sprint format, which was signed off at a meeting of the F1 Commission on Tuesday. Sprint weekends will now feature two qualifying sessions, one to set the grid for a shortened sprint race on Saturday and another to set

5:15 AM ET Associated Press A German publisher has sacked one of its magazine’s editors and apologized to the family of Michael Schumacher for publishing a fake interview with the Formula One great that was generated by artificial intelligence. Tabloid magazine Die Aktuelle ran a front cover spread promising an exclusive interview with Schumacher, who

8:14 AM ET James Allison has returned to the role of technical director at the Mercedes Formula One team after switching jobs with Mike Elliott. Team boss Toto Wolff confirmed the news in an interview with Autosport, saying the decision came from Elliott, who took on the role of technical director when Allison became chief

5:44 AM ET Claire Williams has launched a new charitable initiative in memory of her father, legendary team boss Frank Williams. He was the founder of the team which still shares his name and remains one of F1’s most successful team bosses, overseeing seven drivers’ championships and nine constructors’ championships. Williams, who died in 2021,

1:27 PM ET Michael Schumacher’s family plans to take legal action against a German magazine that ran an AI-generated interview with the Formula One legend. German outlet Die Aktuelle ran a front cover spread promising an exclusive interview with Schumacher, who has not been seen in public since suffering a serious brain injury in a

4:39 AM ET Reuters and ESPN Audi’s preparations to enter Formula One in 2026 are picking up speed and a prototype power unit will run on the test bench before the end of the year, the German manufacturer said on Tuesday. The Volkswagen-owned brand announced last October that it was taking a stake in the

8:28 AM ET The Australian Grand Prix’s stewards have rejected Ferrari’s attempt to reopen the investigation into Carlos Sainz’s in-race penalty. Sainz dropped from fourth place to last in the final results of the race due to a five-second penalty for making contact with Fernando Alonso at a late red-flag restart. The stewards issued the

7:45 AM ET Christian Horner has dismissed suggestions legendary car designer Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull for a rival team. Newey is considered the best technical mind of the modern Formula One era, having designed championship winning cars for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull, who he joined in 2006 and where he is currently

9:43 AM ET Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur does not think Red Bull’s windtunnel penalty will have a meaningful impact on the team’s Formula One advantage this year. Red Bull was fined $7 million and lost 10 percent of its aerodynamic testing time after being deemed to have breached the 2021 cost cap. Windtunnel time is