Formula 1

8:54 AM ET SPA FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Six drivers, including F1 championship rivals Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, will start towards the rear of the grid at the Belgian Grand Prix after receiving penalties for power unit and gearbox changes. Verstappen, Leclerc, Esteban Ocon, Lando Norris, Valtteri Bottas, and Mick Schumacher will make up the

3:22 AM ET SPA FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Car manufacturer Audi has confirmed it will enter Formula One in 2026 as a power unit constructor. The news was announced following the sign-off of F1’s new engine regulations for 2026, which will provide Audi with an opportunity to enter the sport on more equal terms with existing

12:53 PM ET Lando Norris said he has no sympathy for the struggles which led to teammate Daniel Ricciardo’s early departure from McLaren. On Wednesday, Ricciardo and McLaren confirmed they will part ways at the end of 2022, one year before his contract was due to expire. McLaren’s decision was ultimately prompted by Ricciardo’s disappointing

11:23 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo has dismissed rumours of racing in a different series next year, saying his only desire after leaving McLaren is to stay in Formula One. On Wednesday, McLaren and Ricciardo confirmed they will part ways at the end of the season, cutting his reported $15 million-a-year contract short one season early.

8:34 AM ET Formula One boss Stefano Domenicali believes it is “very unlikely” the sport will have a female driver in the next five years. A woman hasn’t started a Formula One race since Italy’s Lella Lombardi competed in the 1976 Austrian Grand Prix. This year F1 is being supported at a handful of events

2:52 PM ET McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has said he is willing to shoulder some of the responsibility for Daniel Ricciardo’s struggle to secure results in the past two seasons, which ultimately led to the team’s decision to terminate the Australian’s contract one year early. On Wednesday, McLaren confirmed Ricciardo’s departure at the end

10:24 AM ET The future of Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula One career has never looked so uncertain. On Wednesday, he and McLaren confirmed they will part company at the end of 2022, one year before his contract was due to expire. It’s a remarkable turn of events for one of F1’s most talented and popular drivers.

Aug 19, 2022 Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he feels “transformed” after travelling in Africa during the racing series’ August break. The Briton, Formula One’s only Black driver whose paternal grandparents emigrated to Britain from the Caribbean, has documented across social media his trip to Namibia, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. “These

3:14 PM ET Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali said the sport has no plans to hold future races in Russia. The Russian Grand Prix was scheduled to be held in Sochi this year before moving to Igora Drive in St. Petersburg in 2023, but F1 canceled the race after Russia invaded Ukraine. Domenicali said the

4:56 AM ET Kimi Raikkonen completed 44 laps on his return to NASCAR before he was punted into the barriers and out of the race at Watkins Glen. The 2007 world champion was making a one-off appearance in the series, driving for Trackhouse Racing’s Project91 team, which has been set up to bring international drivers