5:23 AM ET Sebastian Vettel says he has “zero tolerance” for a mistake made by FIA race director Michael Masi during qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix, which saw the second session get underway while a recovery crane was still in one of the run-off areas. 1 Related The crane was recovering Nicholas Latifi’s Williams
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8:27 AM ET Lewis Hamilton says he did not come close to signing a deal with Ferrari despite holding initial talks to understand what might be possible with the Italian team. 1 Related Hamilton is expected to continue at Mercedes next under a new contract, but a meeting with Ferrari chairman John Elkann at the
9:00 AM ET Hidden front wing damage played a significant part in dashing Lance Stroll’s Turkish Grand Prix hopes after he led from pole position, the Canadian’s Racing Point Formula One team said on Monday. Stroll, whose Mexican team mate Sergio Perez finished second, was leading the race until he pitted for fresh intermediate tyres
6:46 AM ET Lewis Hamilton won a record-equalling seventh world title at the Turkish Grand Prix, but you won’t have seen a picture of him holding the championship trophy. It remains one of the most curious aspects of F1 that the champion does not get his prize when he wins the title, something which sets
6:35 AM ET Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has been named the most influential black person from the UK. The Powerlist 2021 put the Mercedes driver, the only Black driver in F1 history, top of its list. Hamilton has been outspoken in support of the Black Lives Matter movement this year and encouraged
10:45 AM ET Pirelli’s F1 boss Mario Isola tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. Isola, 51, who is in charge of F1’s sole tyre supplier, had his test at the Turkish Grand Prix and is now isolating. His close contacts have been identified and retested, with none coming back positive. Octane/Action Plus via Getty Images)
10:01 AM ET Mercedes expect to start contract talks with Lewis Hamilton in the next few days now the Briton has clinched a record-equalling seventh Formula One world championship, team boss Toto Wolff has said. The 35-year-old Hamilton’s current deal ends next month. “Flying back from a seventh drivers’ championship, you can’t talk about a
10:01 AM ET Lewis Hamilton said his motivation for remaining in Formula One after claiming a seventh world championship is the chance to use his platform to make the world a better place. Hamilton moved level with Michael Schumacher’s record of championships with a supreme drive to victory at the Turkish Grand Prix. While Hamilton
5:34 AM ET Sergio Perez more than deserves to stay in Formula One, managing director Ross Brawn said on Monday after the Mexican finished second to now-seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton in Turkey at the weekend. Perez is without a seat for 2021 after Racing Point signed four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel, who finished
11:30 AM ET Lewis Hamilton matched Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world titles at Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix, putting the two drivers on an equal standing in Formula One’s record books. The argument over who is the greatest of all time (or GOAT) is entirely subjective and has no single satisfactory answer, but at a