Jul 31, 2022 BUDAPEST, Hungary — Ferrari must get better in every area after the team blundered its way through the Hungarian Grand Prix. Ferrari’s track record of poor strategy calls continued on Sunday as Leclerc went from leading the race to finishing 16 seconds behind Max Verstappen, who looks likely to wrap this year’s

4:20 AM ET Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Fernando Alonso will replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel at Aston Martin next season, the

Jul 30, 2022 BUDAPEST, Hungary — Max Verstappen says the FIA is treating Formula One drivers as if they were “amateurs” when it comes to discussing topics like track limits in driver briefings. The FIA’s two new races directors, Eduardo Freitas and Niels Wittich, have clashed with drivers on various topics during briefings this year.

6:17 AM ET Former race director Michael Masi revealed he had received online death threats after the controversy last year that allowed Max Verstappen to claim the Formula One world title. The Australian changed the safety car restart procedure at the end of the December’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a move that handed the crown

After several days of rain in Canada the weather looks a lot more stable today. An hour away from lights out and it’s 19 degrees Celsius (66F) and there’s barely a cloud in the sky. Feeling in the paddock this morning is that this is Verstappen’s race to lose. Start will be fascinating – surely

12:34 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Max Verstappen said he simply lost power on his final qualifying run at the Hungarian Grand Prix, leaving him tenth on the grid for Sunday’s race. Verstappen looked in contention for pole position, which was claimed by Mercedes’ George Russell ahead of the two Ferraris, but made a mistake

1:07 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Toto Wolff said George Russell can win the Hungarian Grand Prix after Mercedes secured pole position for the first time this year. Russell surprised the Ferraris in the final seconds of qualifying to take his first ever F1 pole by 0.044s. Mercedes has been off the pace of Ferrari

7:57 AM ET Formula One launched a ‘Drive It Out’ initiative on Saturday to tackle abuse after recent incidents of racist and homophobic behaviour by spectators and the sexual harassment of female fans. The sport said it was sending a clear and united message that the abuse, both at races and on social media, must

8:19 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Sebastian Vettel has backed Haas driver Mick Schumacher to replace him at Aston Martin when he retires at the end of this season. Vettel announced his retirement on Thursday and has ten races remaining before he leaves F1. The news means there is a vacant seat alongside Lance Stroll

9:50 AM ET Sebastian Vettel’s retirement from Aston Martin has left a sizeable void on next year’s grid — a lucrative seat at one of Formula One’s most ambitious teams. With the grid’s biggest names — Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc — locked down for the foreseeable at their present teams, the top