Formula 1

4:52 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Oscar Piastri was left beaming from ear to ear after finishing eighth in his maiden Australian Grand Prix and recording the first points of his fledgling Formula One career. The hometown hero benefitted from a slew of accidents throughout the chaotic event at Albert Park, which was red-flagged a

9:50 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The promoter of the Australian Grand Prix has promised a review of its security measures after a large group of spectators invaded the track at the end of Sunday’s race. Photos showed spectators climbing on catch fencing and straying beyond the crash barriers as the cars finished the race

9:53 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Haas’ protest over the result of the Australian Grand Prix has been thrown out by the FIA’s stewards, meaning the race classification is now official. The race finished with two red flags in the last four laps — the first of which led to a messy restart on lap

9:03 AM ET Reuters and ESPN Pierre Gasly apologised to his Alpine team mate Ocon Esteban after veering into him in a crash that took both drivers out of the Australian Grand Prix straight after a messy restart late in the race. However, Gasly escaped a penalty that had the potential to tip him into

4:52 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — He may have endured a disappointing qualifying session at his maiden Australian Grand Prix but Oscar Piastri is already impressing those at McLaren, including teammate Lando Norris. The 21-year-old Melburnian will start Sunday’s race at Albert Park from 16th position after missing out on advancing to the second phase

6:03 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Seeing the top three drivers get out of their cars after qualifying session at the Australian Grand Prix, you’d be forgiven for being transported back to 2021. A Red Bull driver on pole followed closely by two Mercedes cars is nothing new in F1, but in the context of

2:45 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Sergio Perez says a technical issue affecting the brake balance on his car was to blame for his early exit in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver ran wide at Turn 3 after locking up under braking on his first flying lap in qualifying. The

12:55 AM ET The feeling may not be mutual but former Formula One racing director Michael Masi is open to meeting with Mercedes more than a year after losing his job over the controversial 2021 title-decider in Abu Dhabi. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton missed what would have been a record eighth title after Masi changed

12:52 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Red Bull reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo is just “10 minutes away from being ready” for a return to a Formula One cockpit, says team boss Christian Horner. Ricciardo completed a move back to Red Bull this past offseason — albeit in a third driver capacity — after former team

1:11 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Max Verstappen said he felt physically limited in the cockpit of his Red Bull Formula One car during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend as he struggled to recover from a virus. The illness meant the world champion arrived a day late at the event, missing his usual Thursday