Formula 1

4:56 AM ET Audi has taken another step towards its Formula One entry in 2026 by acquiring a minority stake in the Sauber F1 team this month. Last year, Audi announced its plan to enter F1 in 2026 and in October confirmed it would run its own team by buying a stake in Sauber and

10:38 AM ET Sexist comments attributed to the head of Formula One’s governing body and splashed across the media do not reflect the beliefs of president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the FIA said on Saturday. The 61-year-old, who was elected in 2021 and has recently been at odds with Liberty Media-run Formula One, was quoted by

7:00 PM ET New Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur is targeting a championship victory in his first year in charge of the team, but has ruled out a reshuffle of staff before the new season gets underway in March. Ferrari has not won a Formula One title since its constructors’ victory in 2008 and last

4:37 AM ET Sauber managing director Alessandro Alunni Bravi has been appointed as team representative for the Alfa Romeo Formula One team — a role similar to a traditional team principal. Former CEO and team principal Fred Vasseur left Alfa Romeo at the end of last year to join Ferrari, with McLaren team principal Andreas

6:16 AM ET McLaren is Formula One’s ultimate sleeping giant, but team CEO Zak Brown thinks it will have all the tools in place to compete for championships by 2025. Daniel Ricciardo‘s 2021 Italian Grand Prix win is McLaren’s only victory since the final race of the 2012 season, while the team’s last drivers’ championship

11:11 AM ET The owners of Formula One have accused FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem of “interfering” in the commercial rights of the sport in an “unacceptable manner” after he commented on the value of F1 on Twitter. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Ben Sulayem reacted to a Bloomberg report that Saudi Arabia’s

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

8:14 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

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