Formula 1

10:44 AM ET Ferrari dismissed media reports in Italy on Tuesday that Formula One team boss Mattia Binotto was set to be replaced by Sauber’s Frederic Vasseur at the end of the season and said they were “totally without foundation.” The Corriere della Sera and Gazzetta dello Sport newspapers had suggested Frenchman Vasseur was being

Nov 14, 2022 Daniel Ricciardo will have a three-place grid drop for his McLaren farewell in Abu Dhabi next weekend after he collided with Haas driver Kevin Magnussen on the opening lap in Brazil on Sunday. Stewards deemed the 33-year-old Australian was “wholly to blame” for the incident at Interlagos and also dished out two

Nov 13, 2022 The FIA has explained why Yuki Tsunoda was not allowed to unlap himself ahead of the final safety car restart at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The incident evoked memories of last year’s controversial season finale in Abu Dhabi, when race control only allowed select cars to unlap themselves in order to speed

11:57 AM ET Nico Hulkenberg is set to replace Mick Schumacher at Haas in 2023, according to German publication Bild. The move will be announced ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, allowing Hulkenberg to drive for the team at the tyre test which follows the season finale next week. Hulkenberg, 35, has not

6:20 AM ET Mercedes feared George Russell would not finish Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix due to a water leak, team boss Toto Wolff revealed after the British driver celebrated his first Formula One victory. Russell had led a seemingly trouble-free race from the start at Interlagos but Wolff, who did not travel to Brazil, told

Nov 13, 2022 Max Verstappen holds Lewis Hamilton to blame for their collision at the Brazilian Grand Prix, saying he knew as soon as they went wheel to wheel in Turn 1 that they would collide in Turn 2. The incident revived memories of the pair’s epic title battle last year as they collided on

6:47 AM ET Max Verstappen’s refusal to help Sergio Perez in his bid for second in the championship was reportedly based on frustrations that have been bubbling away for five months since May’s Monaco Grand Prix. According to two Dutch journalists well connected to the Verstappen camp, the two-time world champion believes Perez intentionally crashed

3:39 PM ET Newly crowned champion Max Verstappen refused a Red Bull team order at the Brazilian Grand Prix to help teammate Sergio Perez in his fight for second in the title race. Perez dropped down the order after a late safety car restart, with nearest championship rival Charles Leclerc one of the cars to

1:37 PM ET Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen turned the clocks back to 2021 in Brazil, as they collided on track for the first time this season. Last year’s title rivals collided on track three times in 2021 but had not come to blows this year. That changed after a Safety Car restart on Lap

4:45 PM ET George Russell says he and Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton will be free to race when they start alongside each other on the front row of the grid at the Brazilian Grand Prix, but expects the team to split their strategies to stand the best chance of holding off Max Verstappen in third.