Feb 7, 2023 Formula One will never gag anyone, chief executive Stefano Domenicali has stated in response to a pre-season controversy between the governing FIA and drivers over ‘political’ statements and freedom of speech. The Italian, who represents U.S.-based commercial rights holders Liberty Media, told the Guardian newspaper he also expected the sport’s Paris-based governing

4:17 AM ET Permission has been granted for the Las Vegas Grand Prix to be staged on the city’s iconic Strip until the year 2032 after the Clark County Commission passed a motion to secure the event’s long-term future. The inaugural event in November will be the first of a three-year deal, but Tuesday’s ruling

5:20 AM ET Formula One drivers need more guidance from the governing FIA on what they can say at races this season after a rule change caused concern, Williams driver Alex Albon said on Monday. The FIA updated the International Sporting Code last December with a clause requiring prior written permission for drivers to make

4:39 AM ET The Alfa Romeo Formula One team has revealed its new car for 2023, the C43, via an online launch. The team, which is run by Sauber and now part-owned by Audi, has switched to a black and red livery, featuring large areas of bare carbon fibre, for the last year of its

9:19 AM ET Logan Sargeant says it will be an honour to end Formula One’s eight-year wait for an American driver this year. Florida-born Sargeant, 22, will race at Williams this season alongside Alex Albon at a time when F1’s popularity Stateside is booming like never before. Until this year, F1 had been without a

9:02 AM ET Williams will go into the 2023 season with a largely unchanged colour scheme, despite the arrival of new partner Gulf. There was speculation the team would lean heavily into the Gulf sponsorship in its livery, similar to the one-off design McLaren ran at the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix. However, Gulf’s representation on

4:53 AM ET F1 boss Stefano Domenicali’s bizarre no-show on stage at Red Bull’s season launch was due to a last minute decision not to steal the limelight from the confirmation of the Ford partnership. Domenicali created the viral moment of Red Bull’s car launch at Manhattan’s Classic Car Club on Friday, as he failed

2:11 PM ET NEW YORK — On Friday, Ford announced its return to Formula One as a partner of Red Bull’s nascent powertrains division. The deal will see the famous Blue Oval back on the F1 grid from 2026 onwards, although its involvement in F1 will remain a step short of the likes of Mercedes,

7:15 AM ET NEW YORK — Ford has confirmed it will return to Formula One in 2026 as it joins forces with world champions Red Bull. The American automotive giant announced its return to the sport on Friday morning at Red Bull’s launch event in New York. The deal will see Ford team up with

10:03 AM ET NEW YORK, U.S. — Red Bull has launched the car which will defend the Formula One title in 2023. While the colour scheme stayed true to previous seasons, Red Bull confirmed at the event at Manhattan’s Classic Car Club that it will run fan-designed liveries at the U.S. races in Miami, Austin