Formula 1

11:31 AM ET SINGAPORE — Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Formula One faces a “heavyweight” issue amid claims Red Bull and Aston Martin exceeded the sport’s cost cap in 2021. After several months of analysing all 10 teams’ accounts, the FIA is set to issue certifications to those that met the $145 million budget

7:07 AM ET SINGAPORE — The FIA has confirmed that any breach of Formula One’s financial regulations will be “dealt with” amid reports Red Bull and Aston Martin may have exceeded the budget cap in 2021. F1 introduced a budget cap last year in the hope of levelling the playing field among teams and making

10:05 AM ET Formula One driver Alex Albon feels fortunate to even be able to consider racing at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix after the health complications which followed his surgery for appendicitis two weeks ago. Albon, who was replaced at the Italian Grand Prix by stand-in Nyck de Vries, suffered a respiratory failure and

10:07 AM ET Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he felt for the fans ahead of a Singapore Grand Prix that could see Red Bull’s Max Verstappen take a second successive title with five races to spare. Last season went down to the wire in Abu Dhabi, with Verstappen and Hamilton level

7:45 AM ET Gabriel Tan With an ice-cool gaze and a remarkable ability to keep calm in high-pressure situations, Valtteri Bottas is not unlike other famous Finns that have come before him in Formula 1. Of course, there is Mika Hakkinen, can boast winning back-to-back world titles in 1998-99 at a time when Michael Schumacher

6:02 AM ET The Mercedes Formula One team will renew its title and technical partnership with Malaysian oil company Petronas from 2026, it announced on Wednesday. Mercedes have won the constructors title eight times since partnering with Petronas in 2010, though drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are yet to win a race this season.

11:49 AM ET Six Formula One grands prix from the 2023 season onwards will have sprint sessions after the governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), on Tuesday approved an increase from three events this year. Sprint sessions have become highly popular with fans since it was introduced last year with qualifying taking place on

5:35 AM ET Alfa Romeo has confirmed Zhou Guanyu will stay at the team for the 2023 Formula One season. The rookie, China’s first F1 driver, has finished in the points on three occasions this season, including a 10th place finish on his debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Zhou has impressed the team with

4:35 AM ET McLaren will race with a revised livery featuring some striking neon pink flashes for the upcoming Formula One races in Singapore and Japan. The new-look car also features Cyberpunk-inspired illustrations of the engine on the side of the car, giving off the impression of being see-through at certain points. McLaren has retained

In the Hollywood version of his year, 2022 would have been his shot at redemption. Fuelled by his feelings of injustice following last December’s title decider in Abu Dhabi — in which a controversial decision by race control resulted in him losing the championship to Max Verstappen on the final lap — he would have