3:11 PM ET Pirelli on Tuesday ruled out any production or quality defects as the cause of high-speed blowouts suffered by Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The company said in a statement that Verstappen’s Red Bull and Stroll’s Aston Martin teams had followed Pirelli’s prescribed parameters

2:00 PM ET The new Extreme E electric off-road series has cancelled races in Brazil’s Amazon and Argentina’s Patagonia regions due to the coronavirus pandemic, with Scotland now a possible alternative, it said in a statement on Friday. The Amazon round was scheduled for Oct. 23-24 with the Glacier X Prix listed for Dec. 11-12.

7:13 AM ET McLaren will enter Extreme E, an all-electric off-road championship, in 2022 as it expands its McLaren Racing brand into new series. 1 Related McLaren will race alongside teams owned by seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton and 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg. The series aims to raise awareness of environmental issues by

4:32 PM ET The boss of the U.S. Grand Prix is open to hosting two races in 2021 to fill the void left by the cancellation of the Singapore Grand Prix if Formula One requests it. Austin’s Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is set to host this year’s event on Oct. 24. The start of

Jun 9, 2021 Simon Roberts will stand down as Williams team principal following an internal restructure that will result in CEO Jost Capito taking over the role. 1 Related A team statement on Tuesday said the move is part of streamlining exercise aimed at moving Williams back to the front of the grid. Roberts joined

12:09 PM ET Sebastian Vettel looks like a man reborn at Aston Martin and the decision to sign him appears to be paying off, Formula One’s managing director for motorsport Ross Brawn said on Monday. Germany’s four times world champion joined the former Racing Point team this season, after struggling in his last two campaigns

Jun 7, 2021 Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said he and Lewis Hamilton are “destroyed” by the way their Azerbaijan Grand Prix unravelled on Sunday. In a remarkable climax, Hamilton squandered a golden opportunity to reclaim the lead of the championship by driving straight on at the restart. The race had been stopped when Hamilton’s title

8:13 AM ET Red Bull boss Christian Horner has continued his war of words with Toto Wolff, criticising the way his Mercedes counterpart has criticised his own team’s recent performances. Mercedes has scored just six points over the past two races, Monaco and Azerbaijan, its worst performance over two consecutive races since the end of

6:58 AM ET Ferrari has named Benedetto Vigna as its new CEO, taking on the role that was left vacant when Louis Camilleri suddenly retired from the car company six months ago. Ferrari Chairman John Elkann occupied the role temporarily but has now appointed Vigna, who will join the car company on September 1. Vigna

1:08 PM ET Mick Schumacher was furious with Haas teammate Nikita Mazepin for a piece of driving which nearly led to a collision at the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. On the long straight at the end of Baku’s circuit, Schumacher used the slipstream to reel Mazepin in. As Schumacher moved to the right