Even seven-time world champions make mistakes — and the problem with being the best team on the grid is that when mistakes happen, they tend to be huge. As was the case on Sunday evening, when a simple mix up of identical-looking tyres cost George Russell his first win in Formula One and Mercedes an

4:07 PM ET Charles Leclerc has been given a three-place penalty for the final race of the season after his collision with Sergio Perez at the Sakhir Grand Prix. Leclerc collided with Perez on the opening lap, knocking the Racing Point driver into a spin which also caught out Max Verstappen. Leclerc and Vetstappen ended

11:42 AM ET Sebastien Ogier clinched the world rally championship for the seventh time in eight years after the Frenchman won the season-ending Rally Monza on Sunday. Toyota teammate Elfyn Evans, who had a 14-point lead before the final round in northern Italy, crashed out on Saturday but returned for the final three stages at

Williams driver George Russell replaces Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes this weekend in what is being seen as the ultimate job interview for a full-time drive with the world champions in 2022. His first competitive track session went well, with second on the grid, but how close was it to being even better? When Formula One

4:21 PM ET Daniel Ricciardo said he had constructive discussions with Formula One over the decision to broadcast extensive replays of Romain Grosjean’s fiery crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Ricciardo was angered by the footage of the accident, which Grosjean miraculously managed to escape with relatively minor injuries. Grosjean’s wife Marion thanked Ricciardo for

1:13 PM ET Lewis Hamilton’s stand-in George Russell is not in a straight shootout for a 2022 seat with Valtteri Bottas at the Sakhir Grand Prix, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. With Hamilton missing the penultimate race of the season having contracted COVID-19, Mercedes junior Russell has stepped up from the backmarking Williams team

11:09 AM ET Formula One will race twice in Bahrain this year, with the second of the two events taking place on an alternative outer track layout of the Bahrain International Circuit. 1 Related Misleadingly dubbed an “oval” by F1 boss Ross Brawn several months ago, the circuit is actually a shortened version of the

7:50 AM ET Warning: this story contains details that some readers may find distressing. It took 28 seconds for Romain Grosjean to emerge from the flaming wreckage of his Haas Formula One car on Sunday night at the Bahrain Grand Prix. 1 Related On impact with the crash barrier, Grosjean’s body was subjected to 53

9:21 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Formula One driver Kevin Magnussen will move to the IMSA sports car series in 2021 driving for Chip Ganassi Racing. The Danish driver will be paired with Renger van der Zande in a Cadillac DPi-V.R, the team said Thursday. Ganassi is returning to the sports car series