Formula 1

7:16 AM ET A new season of Drive to Survive has become a fixture of any Formula One fan’s calendar and the fifth installment of the blockbuster hit is no different. This year’s installment opened a lid on several key moments and storylines last year. ESPN was in the paddock as they unfolded and can

12:27 PM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu topped the second day of preseason testing in Bahrain, beating world champion Max Verstappen to the fastest time by 0.040s. Zhou’s presence at the top of the timesheets served as a reminder of how difficult it is to read into the competitive order at

7:01 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz finished the second morning of preseason testing in Bahrain at the top of the timesheets. With just three days of track time before the first race on March 5, teams have already hit the midway point of preseason testing for the year. Sainz’s fastest time

12:15 PM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Reigning world champion Max Verstappen topped the opening day of preseason testing as Formula One returned to action in Bahrain. The three-day test at the Bahrain International Circuit is the only chance teams will have to run their cars on track ahead of the opening race at the same

9:44 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Toto Wolff said the early signs are that Mercedes’ 2023 car does not have the same bouncing issues the team struggled with so much last year. After eight straight titles, Mercedes won only a single race last year as it struggled to get to grips with its erratic car.

6:50 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Reigning world champion Max Verstappen started the 2023 Formula One season where he left off in 2022 by topping the first morning of testing in Bahrain. The Red Bull driver set a 1:32.959 — 2.5 seconds off last year’s pole position time at the same circuit — as all

3:25 PM ET There will be just three days of preseason testing before the opening race weekend of the 2023 Formula One season and they are about to get underway from February 23 to 25. The number of test days has been halved this year due to stability in the regulations from last year, and

Feb 21, 2023 The charred remains of the Formula One car Romain Grosjean crashed at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix will go on display at a new exhibition in Madrid next month. Grosjean survived the terrifying accident, which saw his Haas crash into an unprotected barrier at 120mph, split in two and burst into flames.

11:12 AM ET Formula One’s preseason officially kicks off this week with three days of testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, but all 10 teams have already unveiled their cars to the world over the past few weeks. We saw a handful of big ‘season’ launches, as they appear now to be known — some

10:50 AM ET Lance Stroll will miss all of Formula One preseason testing with Aston Martin after suffering minor injuries in a bicycle crash this week. Stroll was “involved in a minor accident” while training in Spain, the team confirmed in a statement on Monday. The team is yet to confirm who will replace Stroll