5:59 AM ET Since the start of 2014, Mercedes has won 75 percent of the grands prix it has entered. It has secured five constructors’ championships, five drivers’ championships and, since the start of the 2019 season, five one-two victories from five races. If it isn’t the greatest F1 team of all time, it’s quickly

5:34 AM ET ESPN staff Kevin Magnussen has downplayed his clash with Haas teammate Romain Grosjean at the Spanish Grand Prix and said it was a consequence of two drivers fighting hard for position. Haas boss Guenther Steiner held clear-the-air talks between Magnussen and Grosjean after they clashed while fighting for seventh position late in

2:45 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — McLaren’s highly anticipated return to the Indianapolis 500 got off to a brutal start Wednesday following Fernando Alonso’s crash on the second day of practice. Alonso hit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway wall three times and heavily damaged the car McLaren built in its England factory when he lost

8:11 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — McLaren’s return to the Indianapolis 500 was slowed at first by electrical problems. When Fernando Alonso finally got his car up to speed, he hit three walls at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and significantly damaged the celebrated bright orange machine. Mechanics labored Wednesday in the buttoned-down McLaren garage trying

12:45 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Russian driver Nikita Mazepin kept Mercedes at the top of the timesheets on the second day of this week’s in-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya. The two-day test was the last opportunity teams have to complete unrestricted testing before the end of the season and Mercedes opted to

6:40 AM ET The Spanish Grand Prix saw Mercedes take its fifth one-two victory in as many races this year while Ferrari failed to perform despite bringing a raft of updates to its car. With the championship looking increasingly one-sided, we assembled our panel of F1 journalists — Maurice Hamilton, Laurence Edmondson, Kate Walker and

12:33 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Mercedes’ domination of the Circuit de Catalunya continued into the first day of this week’s in-season test in Spain as Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets by 1.711s. The two-day test, taking place at the scene of Mercedes’ one-two victory at Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, is the last chance for

11:33 AM ET Rich Energy, the title sponsor of the Haas Formula One team, has lost a trademark dispute in the UK courts with bicycle manufacturer Whyte Bikes. The High Court case was based on the similarities of the logos of the two brands, with Whyte claiming Rich Energy’s stylised stag logo was “an un-authorised

9:00 AM ET The Dutch Grand Prix at the historic Zandvoort circuit will return to Formula One in 2020 after an absence of 35 years. The new contract will run for at least three years, with the race set to be squeezed into a date ahead of Monaco on the 2020 calendar. The circuit, located

3:57 AM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Less than 48 hours after the chequered flag fell at the Spanish Grand Prix, Formula One’s ten teams have returned to the Circuit de Catalunya for two days of in-season testing this week. 1 Related Although in-season testing is a low-key affair, the two days could have a significant