Formula 1

7:31 AM ET The Formula One calendar could expand to a record 22 races next season after the Catalan government approved a one-year extension for the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. Barcelona was out of contract after this year’s race and considered one of those most at risk of dropping off the
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1:55 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Lewis Hamilton would not have a problem with Max Verstappen becoming his Mercedes teammate next year, saying he would enjoy the opportunity to prove he is the better driver. Verstappen currently drives for Red Bull and, despite having a less competitive car than Hamilton, has won two of the
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9:21 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Haas team principal Guenther Steiner is holding the threat of team orders over his drivers after repeated on-track clashes between Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean this season. 1 Related For the second race in a row — and the third time this season — the Haas drivers banged wheels
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6:32 AM ET Mercedes has given details on why one of Lewis Hamilton‘s pit stops took over 50 seconds to complete at the German Grand Prix last weekend. After qualifying first and third, the world champions had a disastrous home race at Hockenheim with Hamilton finishing ninth and Valtteri Bottas crashing out from fourth. The
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6:50 AM ET The Mercedes F1 team has appointed a new non-executive chairman, a position previously held by Niki Lauda who died in May, and a new non-executive director to replace Ola Kallenius, who became chairman of parent company Daimler earlier this year. Markus Schafer, head of Damiler’s Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development, has
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6:26 AM ET Laurence Edmonson A previously unheard radio message during the German Grand Prix has revealed Lewis Hamilton wanted to retire his car after spinning at Turn 1 late in the race. Hamilton’s car was carrying damage after a collision with the barrier on lap 29 — the same incident that cost him the
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