10:39 AM ET ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Lewis Hamilton says he would welcome George Russell as his teammate at Mercedes next year, with it looking increasingly likely that the Williams driver will replace Valtteri Bottas in 2022. Russell, who is managed by Mercedes, said on Thursday that he was informed before the Belgian Grand Prix about

3:31 AM ET Formula One will review the rules on how long a race needs to run before points can be awarded after bad weather turned Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix into a three-lap farce with no overtaking allowed. McLaren Racing head Zak Brown told Reuters on Monday he had spoken to Formula One chief executive

11:55 AM ET ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Fellow world champions Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel led tributes to the retiring Kimi Raikkonen, who said he has no immediate plans to keep racing beyond 2021. Raikkonen, the 2007 world champion, announced on Wednesday he will step away from F1 at the end of the season. The Finnish

Sep 1, 2021 Formula One says it is “working through various options “for people who bought tickets for the washed-out Belgian Grand Prix this past Sunday, although it has yet to offer refunds. Reigning seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton led the calls for fans to be given a full refund for a race he labelled

11:07 AM ET McLaren boss Zak Brown said the Belgian Grand Prix debacle highlighted the flaws of Formula One’s current system of governance, which in his opinion left the sport unable to avoid the negative fallout of Sunday’s event. The event, branded a “farce” by reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton, saw just three laps completed

1:11 PM ET Kimi Raikkonen confirmed on Wednesday he will retire from Formula One at the end of 2021, paving the way for Valtteri Bottas to replace him at Alfa Romeo and George Russell to move to Mercedes. Raikkonen, 41, is the last driver to win a drivers’ championship for Ferrari, having done so in

4:43 AM ET George Russell said the unusual circumstances under which he scored the first top-three result of his career made no difference to the sense of pride he took from finishing second at the Belgian Grand Prix. 1 Related Russell finished second to Max Verstappen on Sunday despite completing just three laps behind the

11:30 AM ET Formula One is considering easing some of its strict COVID-19 ‘bubble’ protocols, in force since last year, so teams can entertain sponsors and guests more freely at races. 1 Related McLaren Racing chief executive Zak Brown told Reuters change was overdue and the situation was discussed in Belgium last weekend. He hoped

Aug 29, 2021 Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel said it was a joke that points were awarded for the rain-affected Belgian Grand Prix, which was limited to just three laps behind a safety car. 1 Related The race, which was scheduled to run for 44 laps, was initially delayed for over three hours by a

3:40 AM ET George Russell is the obvious choice for Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One teammate next year after his performances with Williams, according to former team boss Ross Brawn. “In my view, there is only one decision for Mercedes next year with regards to the second seat,” Brawn, now Formula One’s managing director