Aug 1, 2021 Valtteri Bottas took full responsibility for the early chaos at the Hungarian Grand Prix, which ended his and several other drivers’ races and flipped the race on its head. Bottas had a slow getaway on the wet track and then missed his braking point at Turn 1, hitting McLaren’s Lando Norris in

5:00 AM ET Williams driver George Russell will join Formula One world champions Mercedes for a test of next year’s tyres in Hungary on Tuesday, Pirelli said. The Briton has a long-term Mercedes contract and has been tipped to replace Valtteri Bottas as Lewis Hamilton’s team mate next year. The team have said a decision

5:18 AM ET Aston Martin will let the data decide whether they appeal Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification from second place at the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Formula One team said on Monday. 1 Related The decision has a bearing on the title battle between Mercedes’ seven-times champion Lewis Hamilton, who stands to inherit second place in

12:04 PM ET Charles Leclerc is highly likely to face grid penalties later this season after Ferrari declared his car’s current engine a write-off as a result of a collision at last Sunday’s Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix. 1 Related Leclerc was shunted off at the first corner by Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll on a

4:38 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Sebastian Vettel has been reprimanded for wearing a rainbow-coloured t-shirt with the words “Same Love” on it during the national anthem ceremony ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Vettel wore the t-shirt in order to protest recent legislation in Hungary aimed at limiting the discussion of homosexuality and transgender

8:49 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Two and a half years ago, Esteban Ocon’s Formula One career was on the ropes. At the end of the 2018 season, his contract with Racing Point had been terminated so that the team’s new owner, Lawrence Stroll, could vacate a seat for his son Lance, leaving Ocon on

Aug 1, 2021 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen salvaged a point but lost his Formula One championship lead to Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday after a first-lap collision left him with a badly damaged car. The mayhem was triggered by a mistake made by Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas, who collected

Aug 1, 2021 Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he suspects he has long COVID-19, after suffering dizziness and fatigue in the aftermath of a hard-fought Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. “Everything got a bit blurry on the podium,” the 36-year-old said. Hamilton was looked over by his Mercedes team doctor after a

5:44 PM ET Kawhi Leonard has declined his $36 million player option for next season to become a free agent, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday. The expectation is that Leonard will negotiate a new deal to remain with the LA Clippers, Wojnarowski reported. Leonard can potentially sign a four-year, $176.2 million

9:38 AM ET Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll were both given five-place grid penalties for the next race for causing a multiple car pile-up on the opening lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix. The race started in wet conditions, with drivers on the intermediate tyre. Lewis Hamilton led comfortably away from pole position but a