Formula 1

10:37 AM ET McLaren is targeting a top four finish in the Formula One constructors’ championship this year, but says it could take a few races before the full potential of its new car is released. The new MCL60 — which breaks McLaren’s naming convention of recent years to mark 60 years since Bruce McLaren

4:59 AM ET Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali has issued a warning to prospective F1 team owner Michael Andretti, saying some of his recent comments in the media were “not smart”. Andretti has joined forces with American car manufacturer Cadillac in the hope of setting up a new F1 team in 2026, but the project

5:30 PM ET Red Bull sister team AlphaTauri has introduced flashes of red to its colour scheme for the 2023 season. The Italian team, named after Red Bull’s fashion brand, launched their car at New York’s Fashion Week on Friday to continue the company’s U.S-themed start to the new season. AlphaTauri AlphaTauri Reigning champions Red

6:43 AM ET Jean-Eric Vergne of DS Penske won an action-packed Hyderabad E-Prix on Saturday, marking a successful return of a high-profile motorsport event in India. Vergne held off a strong challenge from Envison Racing’s Nick Cassidy to cross the chequered flag in the first place despite having less than 0.5 percent energy left in

11:44 AM ET Six protesters who were involved in a track invasion on the opening lap of last year’s British Grand Prix have been convicted after a two-week trial. Prosecutors claimed the members of the Just Stop Oil environmental campaign group, five of whom briefly sat on the circuit while the race was going on,

8:21 AM ET FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, head of motorsport’s governing body, has stepped back from overseeing Formula One in a day-to-day capacity. Ben Sulayem was elected on a manifesto which included the restructure of race control and the FIA’s F1 operation as a whole. FIA single-seater boss Nicholas Tombazis will take over that

4:17 AM ET Permission has been granted for the Las Vegas Grand Prix to be staged on the city’s iconic Strip until the year 2032 after the Clark County Commission passed a motion to secure the event’s long-term future. The inaugural event in November will be the first of a three-year deal, but Tuesday’s ruling

Feb 7, 2023 Formula One drivers need more guidance from the governing FIA on what they can say at races this season after a rule change caused concern, Williams driver Alex Albon said on Monday. The FIA updated the International Sporting Code last December with a clause requiring prior written permission for drivers to make

5:23 PM ET Formula One will never gag anyone, chief executive Stefano Domenicali has stated in response to a pre-season controversy between the governing FIA and drivers over ‘political’ statements and freedom of speech. The Italian, who represents U.S.-based commercial rights holders Liberty Media, told the Guardian newspaper he also expected the sport’s Paris-based governing

4:39 AM ET The Alfa Romeo Formula One team has revealed its new car for 2023, the C43, via an online launch. The team, which is run by Sauber and now part-owned by Audi, has switched to a black and red livery, featuring large areas of bare carbon fibre, for the last year of its