3:17 AM ET Romain Grosjean will drive a Formula One car for the first time since his dramatic accident at last year’s Bahrain Grand Prix after world champions Mercedes organised a one-off test for the French driver. Grosjean will drive the 2019 title-winning Mercedes W10 in a private test day at Paul Ricard on June

9:48 AM ET If the first three races of the 2021 season have taught us anything about this year’s championship battle, it’s that tiny mistakes have the potential to be very costly. It may seem unfair to point out errors rather than moments of brilliance from the racing we’ve seen so far (although we will

2:05 PM ET It wasn’t a classic by any stretch, but the Portuguese Grand Prix was confirmation of two things we’ve suspected for a while: Mercedes and Red Bull are incredibly closely matched, and the Hamilton-Verstappen battle has the potential to be a box office rivalry. The margin of Hamilton’s 29-second victory is misleading, masking

8:25 PM ET ESPN News Services FORT WORTH, Texas — Pato O’Ward passed Josef Newgarden with 23 laps to go Sunday at Texas, and the Mexican-born driver stayed in front for his first IndyCar victory at what he considers his home track. O’Ward celebrated four days before his 22nd birthday while driving for Arrow McLaren

5:29 PM ET Red Bull’s Max Verstappen completed an unwanted ‘track limits’ triple when he was stripped of a fastest lap bonus point at the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday. The deletion for going too far off the track came a day after the Dutch 23-year-old missed out on pole position when he also ran

3:53 PM ET The Alfa Romeo Formula One team failed on Sunday to overturn a penalty that cost Kimi Raikkonen points at last month’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Stewards had accepted a team request for a review at the Portuguese Grand Prix based on the emergence of new elements, but later issued a statement upholding

2:19 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 After a disastrous Emilia Romagna Grand Prix two weeks ago, Valtteri Bottas bounced back

2:02 PM ET We could happily get used to this. For the third race weekend this season, it looks like a close battle is brewing between Mercedes and Red Bull. A familiar theme developed from Friday practice, with very little to pick between the top two teams on both single-lap pace and long runs. If

5:46 AM ET Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and 11 other Formula One drivers will boycott social media for the next three days. The boycott is aimed at making a stand against discriminatory abuse online. Teams, players and the governing bodies of English football agreed last week to boycott social media from 3pm on Friday

1:58 PM ET Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday that he planned to be in Formula One next season, was enjoying this year’s title battle and had already been laying the groundwork for 2022. The 36-year-old, who is out of contract with Mercedes at the end of this year, tested Pirelli’s 18-inch 2022