Formula 1

3:22 PM ET Seven times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton joked on Saturday that he might take his iPad into the cockpit with him at the Italian Grand Prix for entertainment if he gets stuck in a queue of slipstreaming cars. The Mercedes driver will start 19th on Sunday due to engine penalties. “I’m imagining

6:56 AM ET Nyck de Vries will replace Alex Albon at Williams for the Italian Grand Prix after the Thai driver contracted appendicitis. The Dutchman, who won Formula 2 in 2019 and Formula E in 2021, is in the running to be Alex Albon’s teammate next year as there is ongoing uncertainty about the future

9:01 AM ET Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will drop to the rear end of the grid for the Italian Grand Prix as he joined the growing list of drivers taking an engine change penalty. The nature of Monza’s circuit, which features long straights and overtaking opportunities, is seen as a place where the impact of grid

8:10 AM ET Formula One’s drivers and teams observed a minute’s silence ahead of practice for the Italian Grand Prix following the death of Queen Elizabeth II aged 96. On Friday afternoon, personnel of all 10 teams stood outside their garages in the pit-lane to observe the tribute, followed by a short applause. Each team

4:45 AM ET Porsche has confirmed it is no longer in negotiations to join forces with Red Bull in Formula One following several months of talks. Porsche was planning to enter F1 at the start of the new engine regulations in 2026 and was in negotiations with Red Bull about partnering with the team. It

8:59 AM ET Lewis Hamilton will start this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after Mercedes confirmed his car would be fitted with a new power unit that will incur a grid penalty. Hamilton will use his fourth power unit of the season in Italy, taking him over his quota for

11:30 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo has not ruled out taking a reserve driver role at Mercedes next year, but says a race drive with a Formula One team remains his priority. Last month, Ricciardo agreed to cut his current McLaren contract one year short after it emerged the team had signed Oscar Piastri to replace

9:57 AM ET Ferrari has revealed the tweaked livery it will use at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the car company. The one-off livery features a splash of yellow to pay homage to Modena, the hometown of the company’s founder, Enzo Ferrari. Yellow is one of the colours of

Sep 5, 2022 AlphaTauri has defended itself against accusations that Yuki Tsunoda‘s retirement from the Dutch Grand Prix was staged to help Red Bull win the race. Tsunoda’s stoppage on Lap 46 was a key moment in the race, triggering a Virtual Safety Car period that allowed Max Verstappen to make a pit stop with

11:05 AM ET The Dutch Grand Prix was the closest Mercedes has come to winning a Formula One race this season, yet the team fell just short of beating Max Verstappen and Red Bull. Ultimately a faster car and stronger strategy won at Zandvoort, but there were a number of “what ifs” after the race