1:20 PM ET Retired Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg said he respects Naomi Osaka’s decision to shun French Open press conferences for mental health reasons and added that she is “ballsy,” but recognised opponents could find it unfair. The German made considerable use of sports psychology as he battled and beat Mercedes teammate Lewis

11:33 AM ET Formula One’s managing director of motorsport, Ross Brawn, says he would be “amazed” if a protest against Red Bull’s rear wing at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is successful, arguing the FIA has been consistent in its application of rules regarding flexible body work. 1 Related The legality of Red Bull’s rear wing

4:37 AM ET The driveshaft hub failure that prevented pole-setter Charles Leclerc from starting his home Monaco Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday was a result of his crash in qualifying the day before, Ferrari said on Monday. 1 Related The Italian team had said after the race that it was not clear the problem

11:05 AM ET Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes cannot afford to have another race weekend like Monaco if he is to mount a successful title challenge against Red Bull’s Max Verstappen this year. 1 Related Hamilton lost the lead of the championship for the first time in 2021 last weekend after he finished seventh and Verstappen

4:59 AM ET British barrister Graham Stoker announced on Tuesday his candidacy to succeed Jean Todt as head of Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, with Denmark’s record nine times Le Mans 24 Hours winner Tom Kristensen in his leadership team. 1 Related International Automobile Federation President Todt, in office since 2009, is standing down

8:31 AM ET Formula One is willing to alter the circuit layout at the Monaco Grand Prix if there is a chance it will improve racing. Sunday’s race in Monaco featured just one overtake in 78 laps when Mick Schumacher barged past Haas teammate Nikita Mazepin at the Fairmont Hairpin on the opening lap. All

7:54 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has said the world must continue to work for equality to honour the legacy of George Floyd. It is one year since Floyd was killed in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin, a police officer, kneeled on his neck for more than eight minutes. On April 20, Chauvin was found guilty of

10:25 AM ET Max Mosley, the former president of motor racing’s governing body, the FIA, has died aged 81. Mosley headed up the FIA between 1993 and 2009 and played a pivotal role in pioneering improvements in safety standards after the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

7:07 AM ET Mercedes will be unable to remove the front-right wheel nut from Valtteri Bottas’ Monaco Grand Prix race car until it returns to the team’s UK factory this week. Bottas was running in second position before he stopped for a scheduled tyre change mid-race, only for Mercedes to struggle to remove the tyre.

12:18 PM ET Sergio Perez has confirmed one of his family security guards was shot in a failed robbery attempt in Guadalajara, Mexico, before he took part in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. On Saturday, thieves unsuccessfully attempted to steal one of the cars belonging to Perez’s security detail. After completing qualifying in Monte