1:26 PM ET Lewis Hamilton said receiving a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II would be an “incredible honour” and admitted talk of it becoming a reality still seems far-fetched. 1 Related Reports in the UK press this week said Hamilton is set to be named on the Queen’s New Year’s honours list and given the

1:59 PM ET Any proposed cap on the salaries of Formula One drivers should be careful not to hold back the sport’s top talent, newly crowned seven-times champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday. Formula One has been discussing a cap on driver salaries as part of a wider effort to level the financial playing field

8:54 AM ET Red Bull’s sporting director Jonathan Wheatley will miss Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19, the Formula One team said on Thursday. “We can confirm that during mandatory pre-race testing in the UK, Sporting Director Jonathan Wheatley tested positive for COVID-19,” the former champions said on Twitter. “In accordance with

10:29 AM ET This year’s championships have been decided in favour of Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes, but there is still plenty to play for at the final three races, including a number of seats on the 2021 grid. In this week’s rankings, we focus on the future as much as looking at recent performances. This

4:49 AM ET Andy Murray has said Lewis Hamilton is deserving of a knighthood but added that he doesn’t believe athletes should be given the award from Queen Elizabeth II. The Times reported that seven-time Formula One champion Hamilton would receive the honour in recognition of his achievements in 2020. 1 Related Hamilton, 35, has

6:29 AM ET Saudi Arabia will host Formula E’s first ever night race with a double-header in Diriyah next February, the all-electric series announced on Tuesday. Organisers said low consumption LED floodlights would be powered by fully renewable energy, using low-carbon certified hydrogenated vegetable oil made from sustainable materials. Formula E first raced in Saudi

5:05 AM ET Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton is set to receive a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his achievements in 2020. 1 Related Hamilton, 35, has moved level with Michael Schumacher’s record tally of world titles — he had already surpassed the German driver for all-time race wins. He will

8:06 AM ET Associated Press MILAN — Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi was transferred to a hospital in Padua on Saturday to continue his recovery, more than five months after he was seriously injured in a handbike crash. Zanardi underwent several surgeries at hospitals in Siena and later in Milan to stabilize

10:04 AM ET Mexico’s Sergio Perez says he is more prepared for a top Formula One drive now than he was ahead of his unsuccessful stint at McLaren in 2013. Perez, who finished second at the Turkish Grand Prix, is currently without a race seat for next season but has been linked with Alex Albon’s

6:34 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has lost a three-year legal battle with a luxury Swiss watchmaker over the trademark ‘Hamilton’. 1 Related The seven-time F1 champion had been trying to prevent Hamilton International from registering its brand in Europe, according to the Daily Mail. Hamilton’s company, 44IP, had tried to void Hamilton International’s application as