Formula 1

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.

4:24 PM ET Alpine teammates Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon blamed each other for the collisions that will see them start at the rear end of the grid for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix. Alonso, who is leaving Alpine for Aston Martin next year, twice made contact with his teammate on the opening lap of Saturday’s

Nov 11, 2022 McLaren’s Lando Norris will drive as normal at the Brazilian Grand Prix despite contracting food poisoning earlier this week. Norris skipped Thursday’s media sessions after falling ill in Sao Paulo, but McLaren said it had no concerns about him missing track time on Friday. Returning to the car on Friday was more

5:00 PM ET In the heat of the moment, Charles Leclerc labelled Ferrari’s decision to send him out on the wrong tyres in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix as “f—ing unbelievable,” but later revealed he had accepted the tyre choice before heading out on track in Q3. Using intermediate tyres when the rest of

4:30 PM ET Kevin Magnussen said he never even dreamed pole position was possible in Brazil and praised his Haas team for making it happen at Interlagos. Magnussen claimed a popular first pole for himself and Haas in a dramatic qualifying session affected by the rain. In the opening moments of Q3, Magnussen got out