6:34 AM ET Kimi Raikkonen had an altercation with a drunken fan in the paddock of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, which hosts this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. The incident occurred in the central area between all of the F1 teams’ hospitality units. Raikkonen was approached by the fan, who was wearing an orange Max Verstappen cap,

1:21 PM ET SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Lewis Hamilton is convinced Mercedes is in the mix with Ferrari at the Belgian Grand Prix despite his team’s significant disadvantage in engine power. Ferrari has not won a race yet in 2019 but Spa is the first of two races at power-sensitive circuits. The Italian team is expected

12:27 PM ET SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — The Belgian Grand Prix is usually a good time for engine manufacturers to introduce a new upgrade. It is the first of two races, the second being Monza’s Italian Grand Prix, consisting of long straights which rely on outright power and place less emphasis on clamping downforce to a

12:54 PM ET Reigning Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has launched a plant-based burger chain, Neat Burger. Hamilton has paired up with Beyond Meat and UNICEF ambassador Tommaso Chiabra to found the company which hopes to “transform the way people see plant-based food”. The first Neat Burger will open just off London’s Regent Street

12:37 PM ET SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Having lost his 2020 Renault seat to Esteban Ocon, Nico Hulkenberg‘s most obvious landing spot on next year’s grid would be alongside Kevin Magnussen at Haas. Hulkenberg and Magnussen had an infamous spat after the 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, following a collision on track. Hulkenberg sought out the Danish

12:01 PM ET SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Pierre Gasly can remember the exact time he was told he was losing his Red Bull seat — 8.42am on the morning of the news being made public in early August. Just a week into F1’s summer break, Red Bull confirmed it was sending the out-of-form Frenchman back to

8:10 AM ET SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Esteban Ocon will make a return to Formula One in 2020 as Nico Hulkenberg’s replacement at Renault. 1 Related Shortly after Valtteri Bottas’ new Mercedes deal was confirmed on Thursday, another piece of the jigsaw for next year fell into place as Renault confirmed the French driver would be

6:03 AM ET Ahead of each race in 2019, ESPN is ranking every driver on the grid in our Formula One Power Rankings. In compiling these standings, we have taken out the car factor and focused solely on the drivers and how each has been performing. This is not a prediction for how the race

2:36 PM ET ESPN staff Alexander Albon and Pierre Gasly have been adjusting to their new surroundings after Red Bull’s decision to swap them between teams earlier this month. Albon has been elevated from junior team Toro Rosso after just 12 races of his rookie season, with the out-of-form Gasly returning to the Italian outfit

12:08 PM ET ESPN staff Brazilian football icon Neymar has released an F1-themed boot called ‘Speed Freak’. Neymar revealed his new racing-inspired piece of footwear, which Nike says is designed specifically for his “fast-paced game”, pointing out that he’s been leaving defenders in his wake since bursting onto the scene with Santos in 2009. The