7:40 AM ET Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has criticised some of his rival F1 team bosses for being “up the arse” of Formula One when discussing its new commercial agreement in public, only to speak negatively about it in private. Mercedes and F1 are at loggerheads over the terms of the new deal, known in

5:05 AM ET Racing Point has had 15 championship points deducted and been fined 400,000 Euros ($472,942) after the FIA upheld Renault’s protest over its controversial car. Renault protested its midfield rivals over its controversial ‘pink Mercedes’ at the previous three races. The FIA seized Racing Point’s brake ducts after the first protest at the

3:54 PM ET Ferrari and McLaren have both lodged their intention to appeal the sanctions handed to Racing Point following Renault’s successful protest of the team’s 2020 car. A look ahead to Silverstone’s second F1 race in eight days and what Pirelli’s response to the British GP drama means for the weekend’s action.Listen to the

12:55 PM ET SILVERSTONE, Great Britain — Mercedes will pay tribute to Sir Stirling Moss at this weekend’s Formula One 70th Anniversary Grand Prix by carrying a horseshoe emblem on the nose of its cars. Moss, who drove for Mercedes in Formula One in 1955, died earlier this year at the age of 90. In

12:06 PM ET SILVERSTONE, Great Britain — Valtteri Bottas said he talked with other teams before signing with Mercedes for 2021, but ultimately decided a one-year extension with the world champions was the best deal on offer. 1 Related Bottas started negotiations with Mercedes after the second race of the season, and his new contract

2:17 PM ET SILVERSTONE, Great Britain — Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he does not feel comfortable negotiating a new contract with Mercedes while people are losing their jobs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 1 Related Hamilton’s contract expires at the end of this season and he is expected to sign

5:33 AM ET Mercedes has confirmed Valtteri Bottas will remain with the team in 2021. The news was widely expected following confirmation Mercedes junior George Russell, the only likely candidate to replace Bottas, will remain with Williams in 2021. On Thursday, ahead of the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone, Mercedes formally announced Bottas’ deal.

12:33 PM ET Formula One commentary legend Murray Walker believes Lewis Hamilton is better than Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher because he does not share their “highly debatable driving tactics”. 1 Related Hamilton is five victories from overtaking Schumacher’s F1 record of 91 grand prix wins, and another world title would bring him level with

5:00 AM ET Formula One tyre supplier Pirelli has launched a comprehensive investigation into what caused the series of dramatic tyre failures at the end of the British Grand Prix on Sunday. A look at how the British Grand Prix unraveled so dramatically and the key decisions made on the pit-wall which ensured a three-wheeled

7:02 AM ET The hearing into Renault’s protest over the legality of Formula One rival’s Racing Point’s 2020 car will take place at Silverstone today. Renault has lodged an identical protest after the last three F1 races. The protest revolves around concerns about Racing Point’s collaboration with Mercedes, notably around the design of the brake