F1 Academy boss Susie Wolff wants her series to be like “rocket fuel” for female talent looking to progress up racing’s junior racing ladder, having entered into a partnership with Formula One’s 10 teams. From next year F1 teams will each nominate a driver to take part in the series and provide its livery to

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Runaway championship leader Max Verstappen has been given a five-place grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix. Verstappen’s Red Bull team has fitted a fifth gearbox to his car, one more than is allowed under the regulations before penalties are incurred. That means the Dutchman, leading the drivers’ championship by 110 points,

Jul 28, 2023, 05:29 AM ET British Formula E driver Jake Hughes has broken a world indoor speed record by hitting 218.71kph (135.9mph) inside London’s ExCeL Centre in a modified version of the electric championship’s Gen3 racecar. The event, a duel with Brazil’s 2016-17 Formula E champion Lucas di Grassi with the pair taking turns

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 27, 2023, 07:53 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Ferrari’s sporting director Laurent Mekies will leave the team at the end of this week as he prepares to move to his new role as AlphaTauri team principal next year. In April,

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Daniel Ricciardo joked that the interest around his Formula One return last week was as though he had just won the world championship. Ricciardo finished 13th for AlphaTauri at the Hungarian Grand Prix, a week after replacing Nyck de Vries. The eight-time race winner, who remains one of F1’s most popular figures,

Alex Albon has been one of Formula One’s standouts in 2023 and is likely to be a key cog in future driver markets as he looks to reestablish himself at a top team in future. Albon, discarded by Red Bull at the end of 2020, has thrived since returning to the grid with Williams last

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 26, 2023, 12:21 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 All ten Formula One teams will nominate a driver to take part in the all-female racing series F1 Academy next year, with each driver sporting the associated livery on their car. F1 Academy is in

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 26, 2023, 10:07 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 It’s only the midway point of the 2023 Formula One season, but the chances of anyone other than Max Verstappen being crowned champion look incredibly slim. With a 110-point lead over his teammate Sergio Perez

BUDAPEST, Hungary — After 11 races, Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s Formula One success is as inevitable as the turning of night into day. However the battle behind the runaway leaders has been the complete opposite. The notion of a ‘Big Three’ has been shattered this year. In 2022, Lando Norris’ third place for McLaren

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Daniel Ricciardo had an impressive comeback race to Formula One and felt it could have included a fight for points were it not for an early hit from Zhou Guanyu. Ricciardo, who started and finished 13th, was hit from behind at the opening corner by the Alfa Romeo driver. Zhou misjudged his