6:12 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 Formula One, still reeling from Imola 1994, may have staggered through Monaco but the reality would hit home in the more workaday

4:16 AM ET Fernando Alonso has moved a step closer to winning the World Endurance Championship title after victory at a snow-affected Spa-Francorchamps with Toyota. The Spaniard and his teammates, Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastien Buemi, claimed victory at what is the penultimate race of the WEC 2018-19 super-season. The trio claimed the Le Mans 24

4:13 AM ET Seven years ago, Vicky Piria felt like she was on the verge of achieving something special. The Italian racer was talking to F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone and the Caterham team about the possibility of a test role for 2013. Just 18 years old, she was racing in the GP3 series, two steps

7:11 AM ET ESPN staff Despite four straight defeats to Mercedes in the first four races of the 2019 season, Sebastian Vettel says there is good reason to keep the faith in his Ferrari team. 1 Related After two promising weeks of pre-season testing, Ferrari was being billed as the team to beat in 2019.

4:45 AM ET Reuters and ESPN Staff Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso will be replaced by New Zealander Brendon Hartley in the Toyota World Endurance Championship (WEC) team after the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, the Japanese manufacturer announced on Wednesday. 1 Related Toyota said Alonso “will explore new motorsport adventures

Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has led the tributes to Ayrton Senna 25 years after the Brazilian driver’s death. Senna, regarded by many to be the greatest driver in Formula One history, was killed in an accident at the Italian circuit Imola, host of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. It was a tragic weekend