Formula 1

Feb 24, 2023 SAKHIR, Bahrain — McLaren looks set for another tough start to a Formula One season after missing car development targets over the winter. McLaren started 2022 on the back foot after encountering brake issues in the Bahrain preseason test and has had a quiet start to the same test this year, which

4:30 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain – Twelve months on from splitting with a title sponsor and driver on the eve of a new season, Guenther Steiner said Haas enjoyed its most seamless test since it arrived in Formula One. Last year Haas’ preseason included splitting with Russian title sponsor Uralkali and driver Nikita Mazepin, leading

8:39 AM ET Brazilian Felipe Drugovich will make his Formula One race debut in next weekend’s Bahrain season-opener if Lance Stroll cannot return in time from a cycling injury, Aston Martin said on Sunday. The team said they would give the 24-year-old Canadian, son of the team’s billionaire owner Lawrence, every chance to race. “Should

2:46 PM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack would not rule out the possibility of Sebastian Vettel making a remarkable comeback to replace the injured Lance Stroll at the opening race of the Formula One season in Bahrain next week, but said their favoured plan was still to have Stroll in

12:04 PM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Sergio Perez put Red Bull comfortably clear at the top of the order to round off winter testing for F1’s 2023 season and reinforce the feeling the world champions have a strong advantage going into the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 5. Perez’s lap of 1:30.305 in the final

6:34 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc set the fastest time of preseason testing so far after clocking a 1:31.024 on the final morning of running at the Bahrain International Circuit on Saturday. The Ferrari driver used the C4 tyre compound — the second softest in Pirelli’s range — to lower the

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