Formula 1

1:10 PM ET Ferrari finished the 2022 season as it started it, with its team setting the fastest time of a test session. Carlos Sainz led the way on a 1:25.245s, with Charles Leclerc and junior driver Robert Schwartzman both finishing with 0.1s during their respective runs in the car. Ferrari’s early promise failed to

7:22 AM ET Fernando Alonso had his first taste of Aston Martin machinery on Tuesday as he and five others familiarised themselves with their 2023 teams for the first time. After one of the busiest driver markets in recent years, there are a few changes this year which are reflected in the lineup of the

11:24 AM ET ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Before climbing into a Formula One car for the final time ahead of a grand prix, Sebastian Vettel did a lap of the Aston Martin garage to thank each and every mechanic. It was a simple gesture, but one that meant a huge amount to his

3:55 AM ET Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc hailed a big step forward as Formula One championship runner-up on Sunday and hoped to go one better next season. The Monegasque finished second to Red Bull’s double world champion Max Verstappen in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. “Considering where we were last year, it’s a really big

Nov 20, 2022 ABU DHABI — Lewis Hamilton ranks his 2022 season among the worst three of his career, but says he is not overly concerned about missing out on a race victory this year. The seven-time champion recorded his worst ever position in the driver standings after finishing sixth, 35 points adrift of teammate

8:49 AM ET Logan Sargeant said he was ready for Formula One and had high expectations after Williams confirmed he will race for them next season as the championship’s first U.S. driver since Alexander Rossi in 2015. The announcement on Monday came after the 21-year-old Williams academy driver secured a Formula One super-licence in Sunday’s

11:22 AM ET Sebastian Vettel signed off his legendary Formula One career with a 10th-place finish in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Vettel’s final race has been marked in a number of ways, including a track run on Saturday evening the four-time world champion organised for people of all abilities within the paddock to take

10:57 AM ET Mercedes will put its troublesome 2022 car in the receptions of its two F1 factories as a reminder how difficult it is to win in Formula One, after Toto Wolff declared: “Next year, we are back.” After eight straight constructors’ titles, Mercedes won just a single race this year at last week’s

5:32 AM ET ABU DHABI — Sebastian Vettel organised a track run on Saturday evening at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to say farewell to the paddock ahead of the final race of his career. The four-time champion announced his retirement at the Hungarian Grand Prix this year, with Abu Dhabi marking his 299th and

9:09 AM ET Ferrari Formula One boss Mattia Binotto said on Saturday he was relaxed about his future with the team and had discussed recent speculation that he was facing the sack with company chairman John Elkann. Ferrari issued a statement earlier this week dismissing as “totally without foundation” media reports in Italy that Binotto