Jul 12, 2022 McLaren driver Lando Norris has called on the FIA to remove sausage kerbs, a type of raised kerb placed around corners, from circuits following two big accidents in other series. Sausage kerbs are often added to chicanes to deter drivers from cutting corners, but in the past two weeks have been responsible

8:58 AM ET Michael Masi, the former Formula One race director who oversaw last year’s controversial season finale in Abu Dhabi, has left the FIA and relocated to his home country of Australia. Masi was removed as F1 race director ahead of the 2022 season after the FIA found “human error” was to blame for

Jul 11, 2022 Carlos Sainz went from first time Formula One winner to non-finisher in the space of a week on Sunday after his Ferrari engine blew just as he was set for second-place at the Austrian Grand Prix. Sainz said he was unhappy with the speed of the rescue vehicles as his car burst

Jul 10, 2022 SPIELBERG, Austria — Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said lifetime bans should be handed out to “brainless” abusive fans after a number of incidents among attendees at the Red Bull Ring overshadowed the Austrian Grand Prix. Multiple accounts of anti-gay, racist or sexist abuse were shared on social media by fans in the

Jul 10, 2022 SPIELBERG, Austria — Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto was so concerned about the reliability of Charles Leclerc’s car at the end of the Austrian Grand Prix that he was unable to watch the final three laps. Leclerc won the race but in the closing stages reported that his throttle was sticking open

Jul 10, 2022 SPIELBERG, Austria — The top three finishers at the Austrian Grand Prix — Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton — have all been issued €10,000 suspended fines for a breach of parc ferme regulations immediately after the race finished. The investigation centered on their physios interacting with them and handing them

6:59 AM ET SPIELBERG, Austria — Even when things are going well for Charles Leclerc, there always seems to be a negative waiting just around the corner. Ferrari had the pace to secure a one-two victory in Austria that had the potential to slash at least ten points from Max Verstappen’s championship lead over Leclerc.

Jul 9, 2022 SPIELBERG, Austria — Lewis Hamilton has questioned why fans at the Austrian Grand Prix cheered after he crashed out of qualifying on Friday evening. Hamilton lost control of his Mercedes in Turn 7 and crashed into the barriers lining the outside of the track. The impact was severe enough to damage his

Jul 9, 2022 SPIELBERG, Austria — Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel was given a suspended fine of 25,000 euros after storming out of a drivers meeting ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix. Vettel left the meeting “without permission” on Friday evening during a heated discussion between drivers and FIA officials over growing frustrations around decision-making

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