8:11 PM ET MEXICO CITY — The main road approaching the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez was at a standstill 30 minutes before the opening practice session of the Mexican Grand Prix on Friday morning. Traffic jams are not uncommon in Mexico City, but this one was locked solid for at least two miles and growing in

5:46 PM ET Demand for Miami Grand Prix tickets ahead of the second U.S. race’s debut next year already exceeds capacity several times over, Formula One’s owners reported on Thursday. Miami in May will be the second U.S. round, joining Austin, Texas, whose race last month reported a record three-day crowd of 400,000 with a

7:08 PM ET Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has poked fun at Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, saying the Austrian would make a good pantomime villain. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton are engaged in one of F1’s all-time great title fights this year. Tensions have been high between both drivers and both

5:11 PM ET U.S. motor racing entrepreneur Michael Andretti said on Thursday that “control issues” had led to the collapse of takeover talks with the owners of Sauber, who run the Alfa Romeo Formula One team. Andretti — a former IndyCar champion, F1 racer and son of 1978 Formula One world champion Mario — had

5:59 PM ET MEXICO CITY — Lewis Hamilton says he is determined to win this year’s title “the right way” and has ruled out attempting to secure the championship by colliding with his rival Max Verstappen. Hamilton is 12 points behind Verstappen with five races remaining, meaning the championship could still go down to the

7:13 AM ET Ex-Formula One driver Nico Hulkenberg has ruled out a move to IndyCar in 2022, citing “personal reasons”. Hulkenberg has been looking for a full-time drive since leaving Renault’s Formula One team at the end of 2019. The German driver made two stand-in appearances for Aston Martin last season as a COVID-19 substitute

6:51 AM ET Sergio Perez said he understands that Red Bull will have to consider team orders if he is ahead of Max Verstappen at the Mexican Grand Prix. Perez arrives at his home race with the best chance of winning since the venue arrived on the calendar in 2015. Teammate Verstappen leads Lewis Hamilton

9:17 AM ET McLaren announced New Zealander Emma Gilmour as their first female racer on Wednesday with the rally driver set to compete in the new electric Extreme E off-road series next year. The announcement during the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow took the British-based team back to its origins, with late founder and

6:14 AM ET Porsche says Formula One is becoming more appealing as a series it could enter in future, with talks between the two ongoing. F1 has introduced a new cost cap this season and is introducing new engine rules in 2026. The Volkswagen Group, which owns Porsche and Audi, has been contemplating entering F1

3:53 PM ET Every Formula One grand prix promoter wants to hold a sprint race but only six are likely next season after the experiment of three this year, F1’s motorsport head Ross Brawn said on Monday. Next year’s F1 calendar is due to feature a record 23 rounds. Britain’s Silverstone, Italy’s Monza and Brazil’s