Formula 1

Aug 28, 2022 Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto defended Charles Leclerc’s late pit-stop at the Belgian Grand Prix, saying the team will not stop taking a “brave” approach to strategy decisions. Leclerc appeared to be set for fifth position before pitting for fresh tyres on the penultimate lap. The decision was supposed to allow Leclerc to

Aug 28, 2022 Formula One has confirmed the Belgian Grand Prix will remain on its race schedule for 2023. The popular race at Spa-Francorchamps was under threat next year with the return of the Qatar Grand Prix, the addition of a race in Las Vegas and the potential return of the Chinese and South African

Aug 27, 2022 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Lewis Hamilton is looking forward to seeing the back of his current Mercedes car after admitting Ferrari and Red Bull were in a “different league” during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton qualified 1.8s off the fastest qualifier Max Verstappen — his biggest margin to the front all

2:21 PM ET Lewis Hamilton said he will not talk to Fernando Alonso about their collision at the Belgian Grand Prix because of what Alonso said about him immediately after the incident. Old Formula One rivals Hamilton and Alonso collided on the opening lap Sunday while fighting for third position at Les Combes chicane. Immediately

9:49 AM ET Fernando Alonso labelled seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton “an idiot” who only knows how to race at the front after they collided on the first lap of the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. The two old rivals were battling for third position down the Kemmel Straight with Hamilton looking to overtake Alonso

After several days of rain in Canada the weather looks a lot more stable today. An hour away from lights out and it’s 19 degrees Celsius (66F) and there’s barely a cloud in the sky. Feeling in the paddock this morning is that this is Verstappen’s race to lose. Start will be fascinating – surely

12:13 PM ET Carlos Sainz will start from pole at the Belgian Grand Prix despite not setting the fastest time in qualifying, after a slew of engine and gearbox penalties for drivers set up a wildly mixed up grid for Sunday’s race. In a weird quirk of F1’s rules, it means no driver is starting

2:07 PM ET SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Charles Leclerc is concerned Ferrari’s rival Red Bull has found a significant step in performance after Max Verstappen qualified over 0.7s clear of the rest of the field at the Belgian Grand Prix. Grid penalties for Verstappen and Leclerc mean they will both move down the grid and start

9:36 AM ET Renault-owned Alpine expressed confidence in their case ahead of a meeting on Monday of Formula One’s Contract Recognition Board to decide which team Australian Oscar Piastri should race for next season. Team boss Otmar Szafnauer told reporters at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday that Alpine’s contract with their 21-year-old reserve was

11:48 AM ET Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer has accused Oscar Piastri of lacking integrity and said he’s gone back on his word by trying to race for McLaren. Piastri is in the middle of a legal dispute between McLaren and Alpine, with both teams set to visit the FIA’s contract recognition board next week to