5:23 AM ET The Turkish Grand Prix will not take place on June 13 due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country, with Austria getting a second 2021 F1 race instead. The news follows travel restrictions being imposed on Turkey by the UK, where seven of F1’s 10 teams are based. As with the
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7:11 AM ET Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Max Verstappen will do “his talking on the track” in his title battle with Lewis Hamilton this year and believes the 23-year-old is more than capable of soaking up pressure from his rival. 1 Related After four rounds of the 2021 championship, Hamilton leads Verstappen
6:54 AM ET Valtteri Bottas has put his Mercedes AMG GT road car up for sale to raise funds for his home go-kart track in Lahti, Finland. 1 Related The Mercedes F1 driver posted a link on social media to a page inviting offers on his blue, 2018 Mercedes AMG GT at a starting price
4:20 AM ET Formula One’s governing body has warned teams it will introduce new rear wing flexibility tests next month amid suspicions of rule bending. 1 Related Mercedes’ seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton flagged up the issue after qualifying for last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, which he won. “The Red Bulls are really fast
5:56 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo missed a Juventus training session on Monday to visit Ferrari’s Formula One headquarters at Maranello, Italy. Ronaldo made the visit with Juventus president Andrea Agnelli and John Elkann, Exor president and Ferrari chairman. Exor is the holding company run by the Agnelli family that controls Juventus and Ferrari. At Maranello,
9:56 AM ET Lewis Hamilton is ready to start new contract negotiations with Mercedes, meaning he would continue in Formula One beyond the end of 2021, and is hoping to have a new deal in place by August. 1 Related After eight years at Mercedes, the seven-time world champion signed a one-year deal over the
1:04 PM ET Haas driver Nikita Mazepin has been penalised three grid places at the Spanish Grand Prix for impeding Lando Norris during qualifying — a penalty that will have no impact on his grid position as he was due to start last anyway. 1 Related Mazepin held up Norris through the final three corners
6:47 AM ET Valtteri Bottas has defended his decision not to let teammate Lewis Hamilton pass easily at the Spanish Grand Prix despite being told to move over by his Mercedes team. 1 Related Differing strategies resulted in Bottas and Hamilton racing over the same piece of track in the final third of the grand
7:17 AM ET Lewis Hamilton may have opened up a new front in his battle with Max Verstappen after saying he learned more about his Formula One title rival, and the Dutchman’s car, in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix than in all the other races put together. 1 Related Mercedes’ seven times world champion spent most
3:30 AM ET In over 70 years of Formula One, there haven’t been many drivers like Lando Norris. He’s quick, but that’s nothing new at the top level of motor racing. What sets him apart is how open he has been about his struggles away from racing. It’s easy to assume Norris has everything you