Formula 1

4:23 AM ET Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he regularly faced racist abuse while at school, revealing it was the most traumatizing and difficult time in his life. Speaking to the On Purpose podcast, the 38-year-old said he had bananas thrown at him and was called racist slurs while growing up in

3:40 PM ET FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has urged potential buyers of Formula One to “apply common sense” to their valuation of the sport, after a report claimed Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund explored the possibility of a $20 billion takeover bid last year. Bloomberg reported that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) valued

8:55 AM ET The organisers of the Miami Grand Prix have announced a series of upgrades for the 2023 version of their event, including a resurfaced track and a new paddock location on the field of Hard Rock Stadium. Formula One’s inaugural Miami GP took place in the area surrounding the Miami Dolphins‘ Hard Rock

8:14 AM ET The governing FIA shook up its Formula One structure on Wednesday with Steve Nielsen, who has decades of experience with a string of teams, joining from the commercial rights holder as sporting director. The restructuring follows a review ordered by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and will be in place for the

7:07 AM ET Formula One has confirmed it will not replace the canceled Chinese Grand Prix this year, meaning there will be 23 races this season rather than the planned 24. F1 canceled this year’s Chinese Grand Prix, which was due to take place on April 16, last December due to “the ongoing difficulties presented

Jan 13, 2023 Williams’ new principal James Vowles said after his appointment on Friday that the struggling former champions would be no Mercedes ‘B’ team in Formula One. Vowles will join next month from Mercedes, where he was head of strategy and part of Toto Wolff’s top management at a team that won a record

10:44 AM ET Toto Wolff admitted Andretti including General Motors brand Cadillac in their proposed F1 entry bid is “a statement” but was still non-committal on whether he is for or against the outfit joining the grid in 2026. Andretti and Cadillac’s partnership was met with a lukewarm response from F1 and a handful of

1:05 PM ET F1 world champions Red Bull will launch its 2023 car in an event in New York on Feb. 3. Red Bull will unveil what is expected to be a revised livery and a brand new team kit for reigning drivers’ champion Max Verstappen and his teammate Sergio Perez. Verstappen dominated F1 in

7:06 AM ET Mercedes’ director of strategy, James Vowles, will join Williams as team principal on Feb. 20, filling the vacant position left by Jost Capito last month. Vowles is best known for his role in race strategies at Mercedes, including occasional messages to the drivers over team radio explaining decisions on the pit wall.

9:15 AM ET Ferrari have terminated a Formula One sponsorship deal with Swiss blockchain technology company Velas, the team said on Thursday. The Zug-based company became a partner of the Italian racing team last season, with branding prominent on the cars’ rear wings, as part of a multi-year deal. Velas was also title sponsor of