11:19 AM ET Mick Schumacher has joined the young driver programme of the Ferrari team his father, Michael, won five championships with at the start of the 2000s. On Michael Schumacher’s 50th birthday, Maurice Hamilton remembers a revealing and — as it turned out — poignant interview with the seven-time world champion, whose health still

6:34 AM ET Felipe Massa has used the ‘ten year challenge’ to recall his near-fatal crash at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix. During qualifying for that race, Massa was driving at full speed when he was struck in the face by a loose coil which had come loose from the car he had been following.

2:46 PM ET Max Verstappen attended this weekend’s Formula E race in Morocco as part of the punishment handed down to him for an altercation with Esteban Ocon at last year’s Brazilian Grand Prix. The FIA said Verstappen was at the Marrakesh E-Prix — the second race of the all-electric series’ current season — “as

8:53 AM ET ESPN staff McLaren has appointed the man who helped guide Porsche to multiple World Endurance Championship titles and Le Mans victories, Andreas Seidl, as managing director. Seidl will take responsibility of all aspects of its Formula One operation, reporting to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown. The team says the German’s appointment is

4:02 AM ET ESPN staff Lawrence Stroll has lofty ambitions for his Force India team. The Canadian billionaire purchased the team during the summer of 2018, saving it from administration in the process. His son Lance will join as one of its two drivers next season alongside the long-serving Sergio Perez. In recent seasons Force

10:11 AM ET A run down of the key dates for any Formula One fan ahead of 2019 with a calendar of events which stretches from February all the way through to December. A look at the most compelling narratives likely to dominate the new year of Formula One, including Ferrari’s brewing intra-team battle and

12:48 PM ET Ferrari has confirmed technical chief Mattia Binotto has replaced Maurizio Arrivabene as team principal. A look at the most compelling narratives likely to dominate the new year of Formula One, including Ferrari’s brewing intra-team battle and Red Bull’s hopes of becoming title contenders with Honda. Such a drastic move on the eve

8:41 AM ET Former Formula One world champion Niki Lauda has returned to intensive care five months after undergoing a lung transplant, Austrian media sites reported Sunday. Lauda, 69, is reportedly suffering from flu and has been transferred to hospital in Vienna where he was previously treated in the summer. Austrian publication Oesterreich reported on

11:06 AM ET Five-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has led tributes to Michael Schumacher on the Ferrari great’s 50th birthday. Schumacher has not been seen in public since he suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident five years ago and is being cared for at his home in Switzerland. On Michael Schumacher’s

4:23 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 On Wednesday, January 20 2002 I flew to Barcelona, specifically to interview Michael Schumacher. While this would be one among many for