4:30 AM ET The 2021 Japanese Formula One Grand Prix, scheduled to be held in October, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Wednesday. “Following ongoing discussions with the promoter and authorities in Japan the decision has been taken by the Japanese government to cancel the race this season due to

5:39 PM ET Dutch driver Nyck de Vries won the Formula E world championship as rivals crashed out of the season’s final race in Berlin on Sunday, with Mercedes also taking the teams’ title. De Vries finished eighth in a race at the capital’s old Tempelhof airport that was won by Frenchman Norman Nato for

6:59 AM ET It would be an understatement to say Daniel Ricciardo’s start with McLaren has been disappointing so far. A big understatement, in fact. Ricciardo is one of F1’s best overtakers, a winner of seven races since 2014 and a driver considered to be a title contender just waiting for a car to match.

1:36 PM ET Ferrari want Formula One rookie Mick Schumacher to stay at Haas next season and Italian Antonio Giovinazzi to remain with Alfa Romeo, team boss Mattia Binotto said. Both are Ferrari Academy graduates and Ferrari provides engines to both teams. 1 Related “Mick Schumacher’s first season is a learning one, without pressure, and

3:07 PM ET Formula One stewards dismissed Aston Martin’s request for a review of Sebastian Vettel’s Hungarian Grand Prix disqualification on Monday, a ruling that stretched Lewis Hamilton’s championship lead to eight points. The four-time world champion was stripped of second place after a required litre of fuel could not be extracted following the Aug.

5:42 AM ET By the end of August, Valtteri Bottas should know where his future in Formula One lies. It’s no secret that world champions Mercedes are considering replacing him with Williams driver George Russell in 2022, but as of last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, the world champions insisted no decision had been made. Bottas

9:02 AM ET Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 With Formula One on its summer break in August, the season is on ice

3:18 PM ET Aston Martin has confirmed it will press ahead with its appeal of Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification from the Hungarian Grand Prix. Vettel finished second in Budapest but was stripped of the result in the hours following the race due when his car was found to have less than one litre of fuel in

10:39 AM ET Valentino Rossi, one of motorcycling’s greatest and most charismatic champions, announced on Thursday his retirement from MotoGP at the end of the 2021 season after a quarter of a century in grand prix racing. The 42-year-old Italian, who races with the number 46, is a nine times world champion with seven of

2:23 PM ET It was one of the most unusual sights in modern Formula One history as Lewis Hamilton lined up on an empty grid, waited for the lights to go out and raced himself down to Turn 1. 1 Related Such a situation has never happened before and is unlikely to ever happen again,