5:32 AM ET ABU DHABI — Sebastian Vettel organised a track run on Saturday evening at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to say farewell to the paddock ahead of the final race of his career. The four-time champion announced his retirement at the Hungarian Grand Prix this year, with Abu Dhabi marking his 299th and

5:44 AM ET ABU DHABI — American driver Logan Sargeant has secured a place on the Formula One grid with Williams next year after finishing fourth in the Formula 2 championship and gaining enough points to earn an F1 superlicence. A superlicence is required to race in F1 and earned via a points system, with

7:08 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo might well be taking part in his final Formula One race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Ricciardo, whose McLaren contract has been cut short one year early, is set to be Red Bull’s third driver next year, meaning he will not be racing in Formula One for the first

9:09 AM ET Ferrari Formula One boss Mattia Binotto said on Saturday he was relaxed about his future with the team and had discussed recent speculation that he was facing the sack with company chairman John Elkann. Ferrari issued a statement earlier this week dismissing as “totally without foundation” media reports in Italy that Binotto

7:08 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo is set to return to Red Bull as the team’s third and reserve driver for the 2023 season, ESPN can confirm. ESPN understands the deal will be confirmed on Sunday, bringing the Australian back to the team he left at the end of 2018. Ricciardo’s role is expected to include

10:00 AM ET ABU DHABI — FIA president Mohamed Ben Sulayem says Formula One’s governing body is making changes to ensure penalties for breaching the sport’s cost cap are decided earlier in the year. The FIA announced Red Bull had breached last year’s $145 million cost cap in early October before issuing a penalty later

Nov 17, 2022 Max Verstappen has hit out at the media for stories written about him after the Brazilian Grand Prix and branded the social media abuse he and his family received in the aftermath “disgusting.” Verstappen, who won the 2022 title in October, did not obey a team order from Red Bull to let

6:42 AM ET ABU DHABI — Red Bull has admitted it made “some mistakes” in the way it dealt with its team orders controversy at the Brazilian Grand Prix. After overtaking teammate Sergio Perez for sixth place following a late safety car at Interlagos, Max Verstappen was told to give the position back on the

Nov 15, 2022 Ferrari dismissed media reports in Italy on Tuesday that Formula One team boss Mattia Binotto was set to be replaced by Sauber’s Frederic Vasseur at the end of the season and said they were “totally without foundation.” The Corriere della Sera and Gazzetta dello Sport newspapers had suggested Frenchman Vasseur was being

6:32 AM ET The collapse of crypto exchange FTX has left Formula One partners Mercedes in ‘utter disbelief’ and the sector needs regulation, team principal Toto Wolff said. Mercedes suspended the partnership last week, removing FTX branding from their cars and other assets ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix. FTX filed for bankruptcy on Friday