5:36 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Sebastian Vettel has been dealt what could be the knock-out blow to his fading Formula One championship hopes after incurring a three-place grid penalty for the U.S. Grand Prix. Vettel’s season has unravelled due to a number of mistakes this season and what had looked set to be a

4:11 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Gene Haas says the performance advantage of Formula One’s top three teams makes it feel like the rest are competing in a different racing class. The Haas team is fighting Renault for fourth in the championship this year, the position which has become customarily known as ‘best of the

2:22 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Sebastian Vettel’s slim title hopes may have taken another hit after he was summoned to the stewards following first practice at the U.S. Grand Prix. Vettel is being investigated for speeding under red flag conditions during the opening practice session, which has the potential to carry a three-place penalty

5:33 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Daniel Ricciardo is unsure whether he would ever feel fully comfortable racing on one of IndyCar’s oval race circuits. Lewis Hamilton is on the brink of his fifth world title but says his biggest successes are yet to come. ESPN talks to the Mercedes driver about how he plans

5:07 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Sebastian Vettel says the 67-point gap between himself and Lewis Hamilton tells you all you need to know about who has done a better job in this year’s championship fight. Lewis Hamilton may be on the brink of beating Sebastian Vettel to this year’s Formula One title, but insists

Lewis Hamilton’s dominant win at Suzuka has him on the cusp of a fifth world championship. Could he clinch it at this weekend’s U.S. Grand Prix? Focus on… Hamilton set for world championship No. 5 If Lewis Hamilton leads another Mercedes one-two in Austin on Sunday afternoon, he will be crowned the 2018 drivers’ champion.

8:51 AM ET The gardens of the Tokyo Prince Hotel are heaving with people. Polite conversation mixes with a hip-hop beat as waiters move their way through the crowd topping up champagne flutes. As a group of cameramen position themselves around the hotel’s swimming pool, the iconic red and white Tokyo Tower provides the backdrop.

12:08 PM ET Nico Rosberg thinks Sebastian Vettel needs to step back and reanalyse his mental approach to race weekends if he wants to beat Lewis Hamilton to the Formula One championship in 2019. Vettel looked to be well-placed for a fifth world title earlier this year but a series of mistakes have handed the

11:20 AM ET Team boss Maurizio Arrivabene is sure Sebastian Vettel will win a championship with Ferrari at some point in the future and has compared the four-time world champion with Michael Schumacher. Vettel is on the brink of being ruled out of this year’s title race and needs to finish within eight points of

4:55 AM ET McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne has confirmed he will race in Formula E next year for the Mercedes-affiliated HWA Racelab team. Vandoorne has driven the last two seasons for McLaren in Formula One but lacklustre performances alongside Fernando Alonso will see him replaced by F2 driver Lando Norris next year. With very few