8:27 AM ET Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc said on Wednesday he was more focused on next season than battling Red Bull rival Sergio Perez for second place in this year’s Formula One championship. The Monegasque driver heads into this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the penultimate race of the campaign, only five points behind the Mexican.

6:04 AM ET The head of Formula One’s governing body warned on Tuesday that online abuse, including death threats, against volunteers and officials would destroy the sport if left unchecked. International Automobile Federation (FIA) President Mohammed Ben Sulayem said a female steward recently received death threats while staff had been targeted with harassment and hate

3:45 AM ET Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was made an honorary citizen of Brazil on Monday by the country’s lower house of Congress and dedicated it to his boyhood idol, the late Brazilian triple world champion Ayrton Senna. “I feel like now I’m one of you,” the Mercedes driver said in a

12:20 PM ET Max Verstappen and Red Bull will talk to Sky Sports as normal at the Brazilian Grand Prix, despite a boycott of the broadcaster at last month’s Mexican Grand Prix. Verstappen did not talk to Sky’s channels on Saturday or Sunday at the Mexico City race, citing what he considered to be disrespectful

8:36 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo is in talks with Mercedes and Red Bull about a reserve driver role for the 2023 season. Ricciardo has already confirmed he will not be racing next year, with McLaren buying out the final year of his contract after an underwhelming season. 2 Related The Australian driver was underwhelmed by

2:53 PM ET Mauro Forghieri, the technical director and designer who helped Ferrari win a string of Formula One titles from the 1960s through to the 1980s, has died in Italy at the age of 87. “Legends last forever…It’s been an honour making history together. Ferrari and the world of motorsport will never forget you,”

10:54 AM ET Max Verstappen is enjoying the most dominant of Formula One seasons, but Red Bull team boss Christian Horner reckons the double world champion still deserves more recognition. The 25-year-old took a record 14th win of the season in Mexico City on Sunday and has now scored more points in a single campaign

7:07 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo said he is talking to Formula One teams about a reserve role next year and that taking a break from racing could prove to be “a blessing in disguise.” The Australian finished seventh for McLaren in Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix and was voted Driver of the Day by fans

7:08 AM ET Lewis Hamilton said Fernando Alonso questioning the value of his Formula One titles made him “giggle a little bit.” Ahead of the Mexican GP, Alonso told Dutch media that Max Verstappen’s two world titles are worth more than Hamilton’s seven because the Red Bull driver has not just beaten his teammate to

Oct 30, 2022 Max Verstappen refused to talk to Sky Sports at the Mexican Grand Prix due to what he perceives to be disrespectful coverage of his first F1 title win, saying “I’m not going to tolerate it anymore”. The reigning two-time champion did not talk to the UK broadcaster at the Mexico City race,