Lewis Hamilton quoted from “Austin Powers: Goldmember” to poke fun at how dominant Max Verstappen is in Formula One this season. Verstappen breezed to an eighth straight race win at the Belgian Grand Prix, one away from Sebastian Vettel’s record of nine consecutive. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Asked Sunday evening if Verstappen is having it

Jul 29, 2023, 02:20 PM ET SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Lewis Hamilton felt the penalty he received for colliding with Sergio Perez during Saturday’s sprint was harsh. Hamilton made contact with Perez as he passed him at the Stavelot corner, six laps into the shortened race. The contact left Perez with big damage to the sidepod

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz both suggested the other had been at fault for their collision at the Belgian Grand Prix. Piastri’s hopes of replicating his podium heroics from Saturday’s sprint were undone immediately when he was struck on the left-hand side by Sainz, who had locked up under braking on the

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 30, 2023, 02:02 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — In the early 1980s, NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt was given the nickname One Tough Customer. The nickname, which was also the advertising strapline of his sponsor Wrangler Jeans, stemmed from his reputation

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 28, 2023, 09:16 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SPA FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Alpine has confirmed team principal Otmar Szafnauer and other senior personnel will leave the team after this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Szafnauer’s departure follows news last week that Alpine CEO Laurent

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Otmar Szafnauer confirmed he and Alpine mutually parted ways as he felt the team’s new goal of becoming a regular F1 winner before 2026 is unrealistic. On Friday, Alpine announced Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane will leave the team after this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Bruno Famin, newly-appointed VP of Alpine

Helmut Marko has given a remarkably frank assessment of Red Bull driver Sergio Perez, saying the Mexican has finally “woken up” from his dream of becoming a Formula One champion. Perez’s horrid form since finishing second at the Miami Grand Prix in May has corresponded with teammate Max Verstappen’s run of seven straight wins, allowing

Alain Prost has launched a scathing attack on Alpine’s faltering Formula One team, labelling recently departed CEO Laurent Rossi “incompetent” and an example of the corporate influence which has taken hold of the team. On Friday, Alpine confirmed the departure of team boss Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane after this weekend’s Belgian Grand

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 29, 2023, 02:28 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Pierre Gasly said visibility was so bad at the start of Saturday’s Belgian Grand Prix sprint race that he no longer felt safe. After a delay of 30 minutes, Saturday’s sprint race,

Jul 27, 2023, 01:24 PM ET McLaren’s Lando Norris apologised for Max Verstappen’s smashed Hungarian Grand Prix trophy on Thursday and promised to be more careful next time he cracked open the champagne on the Formula One podium. The large pink and white handmade porcelain trophy, which took nearly six months to make, tumbled off