2:35 PM ET SAO PAULO, Brazil — Sebastian Vettel has shrugged off speculation about the legality of Ferrari’s engine after Max Verstappen suggested the Italian team had been cheating up until the U.S. Grand Prix. Verstappen made the comments after Ferrari struggled for performance at the last round in Austin following a purple patch at

11:10 AM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live When the championship contender is starting from 14th on the grid and he hasn’t won a race in five months, you can’t

3:23 PM ET SAO PAULO — Six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton is already focusing his mind on extending his contract with Mercedes beyond the end of 2020. 1 Related Hamilton wrapped up his sixth world title two weeks ago at the U.S. Grand Prix and is now one championship away from equalling Michael Schumacher’s

1:09 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Formula One paddock hosts a lot of serious business during a race weekend, but

11:09 AM ET Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso says Max Verstappen is the Formula One driver he rates highest at the moment because of his tendency to attack at all opportunities. Alonso is one of the most successful drivers of the modern era but walked away from the championship at the end of 2018. Alonso’s

9:56 AM ET Lewis Hamilton’s championship victory has prompted us to look at the Power Rankings a little differently this week ahead of the penultimate round of 2019, the Brazilian Grand Prix. With Hamilton celebrating a sixth title and the talk naturally shifting to whether he can match Michael Schumacher’s records, it is also worth

5:20 PM ET Mercedes’ future in F1 after 2021 is “not a given”, says team principal Toto Wolff. The German carmaker’s factory team have won both the constructors’ and drivers’ championships for an unprecedented six years in a row, and next season is the last before a financial, technical and sporting shakeup. “Everything indicates that

Aug 9, 2019 The 2020 Formula One grid is all but complete now, with Williams the only team yet to confirm its lineup for next season. Here is how the grid looks and what led every team to the decision it has made. Mercedes Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

5:37 AM ET Red Bull has confirmed Thai driver Alexander Albon will remain Max Verstappen’s teammate in 2020. Albon started his rookie F1 season at Toro Rosso but was promoted to Red Bull in August, with Pierre Gasly going the other direction. Red Bull called the switch an opportunity to evaluate it’s two young drivers

5:44 AM ET Lewis Hamilton‘s domination of Formula One is “getting a bit boring” and it is time for the younger generation to take over at the top, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has said. The Dutch driver hopes he and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, also 22-years-old, will be fighting for the Mercedes driver’s throne next year.