Formula 1

11:22 AM ET Carlos Sainz will drop five places on the grid at the Brazilian Grand Prix after Ferrari incurred a penalty for fitting a new engine to his car. Sainz will use his sixth engine of the season this weekend, meaning he is three engines over his original quota of three for the year.

3:00 PM ET Double Formula One world champion Max Verstappen said he was not a big fan of sprint races, despite winning both of the ones held this season, as the sport discusses future format changes. Sprint qualifying is held on Friday to determine the starting grid for a race on Saturday in which the

3:33 PM ET Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton has praised his former rival Max Verstappen for his dominant championship-winning performance this year. Verstappen secured his second title last month with victory at the Japanese Grand Prix and has won 14 of the 20 races so far this year, breaking the record for the most wins in

1:11 PM ET AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly says he is embarrassed to be one incident away from a potential race ban after amassing ten penalty points on his superlicence this year. If Gasly notches up another two points on his licence before May next year, when the first of his points will expire, he will

6:04 AM ET The head of Formula One’s governing body warned on Tuesday that online abuse, including death threats, against volunteers and officials would destroy the sport if left unchecked. International Automobile Federation (FIA) President Mohammed Ben Sulayem said a female steward recently received death threats while staff had been targeted with harassment and hate

3:45 AM ET Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was made an honorary citizen of Brazil on Monday by the country’s lower house of Congress and dedicated it to his boyhood idol, the late Brazilian triple world champion Ayrton Senna. “I feel like now I’m one of you,” the Mercedes driver said in a

12:20 PM ET Max Verstappen and Red Bull will talk to Sky Sports as normal at the Brazilian Grand Prix, despite a boycott of the broadcaster at last month’s Mexican Grand Prix. Verstappen did not talk to Sky’s channels on Saturday or Sunday at the Mexico City race, citing what he considered to be disrespectful

8:36 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo is in talks with Mercedes and Red Bull about a reserve driver role for the 2023 season. Ricciardo has already confirmed he will not be racing next year, with McLaren buying out the final year of his contract after an underwhelming season. 2 Related The Australian driver was underwhelmed by

2:53 PM ET Mauro Forghieri, the technical director and designer who helped Ferrari win a string of Formula One titles from the 1960s through to the 1980s, has died in Italy at the age of 87. “Legends last forever…It’s been an honour making history together. Ferrari and the world of motorsport will never forget you,”

10:54 AM ET Max Verstappen is enjoying the most dominant of Formula One seasons, but Red Bull team boss Christian Horner reckons the double world champion still deserves more recognition. The 25-year-old took a record 14th win of the season in Mexico City on Sunday and has now scored more points in a single campaign