4:11 AM ET A majority of Formula One’s grand prix promoters issued a statement on Monday expressing concern about how the sport is being run by owners Liberty Media. The Formula One Promoters’ Association (FOPA) said representatives of 16 grands prix had met in London to discuss the situation ahead of the 21-race season starting

9:58 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 Valtteri Bottas finished fifth at the weekend’s Artic Lapland Rally in Finland, winning a stage along the way. Maurice Hamilton looks at

4:44 PM 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 Valtteri Bottas finished fifth at the weekend’s Arctic Lapland Rally in Finland, winning a stage along the way. Maurice Hamilton looks at

3:03 PM ET ESPN staff Fernando Alonso has added the Rolex 24 Hours to his growing list of race victories outside of Formula One, after driving as part of the winning team at the Daytona International Speedway this weekend. Alonso joined teammates Jordan Taylor, Renger van der Zande and Kamui Kobayashi in the No.10 Wayne

9:41 AM ET ESPN staff Renault has appointed former Michelin CEO, Jean-Dominique Senard, as its new chairman following the resignation of Carlos Ghosn. Ghosn, who held the roles of chairman and CEO until his resignation this week, was arrested in Japan last November over allegations of financial impropriety. He strongly denies any wrongdoing but, following

5:44 AM ET ESPN staff McLaren has released its vision for the future of grand prix racing, from fully-electric, shape-shifting cars to circuits that include banked corners and zones for inductive charging. The fifth Formula E season gets underway in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but will it be worth watching? Formula One’s current focus is

4:31 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 It was a typical January day 60 years ago when Mike Hawthorn set off from his home in Surrey and headed for

5:56 AM ET ESPN staff Mexican rally diver Benito Guerra beat Formula One stars Sebastian Vettel and Pierre Gasly to claim a surprise victory at the Race of Champions on Sunday. Mick Schumacher has joined the young driver programme of the Ferrari team his father, Michael, won five championships with at the start of the

2:45 PM ET Formula One triple world champion and airline entrepreneur Niki Lauda has been released from hospital, the Vienna General Hospital said Wednesday, after he was treated for influenza following a lung transplant five months ago. Lauda, a 69-year-old Austrian, had been holidaying in the Spanish island of Ibiza when he was flown to