2:34 PM ET SILVERSTONE – Carlos Sainz was surprised to be told he had claimed pole position at the British Grand Prix, an achievement which felt like a long time coming for the Ferrari driver. “Holy s—-,” Sainz said on the radio. “I didn’t expect that one!” It was pole position at the 151st attempt

2:03 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — For three practice sessions and a good part of qualifying, it looked like Lewis Hamilton might put himself on the front row of the grid Sunday for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. New upgrades on both Mercedes cars had yielded a step forward in dry conditions relative to

11:15 AM ET SILVERSTONE, England — Lewis Hamilton said “old voices” from Formula One such as Nelson Piquet’s are irrelevant to what the sport wants to achieve in the future and should not be given a platform to promote discriminatory opinions. Three-time champion Piquet has been banned from the F1 paddock after he used a

9:28 AM ET SILVERSTONE — Lewis Hamilton has removed his nose stud ahead of the British Grand Prix, seemingly ending the controversy over Formula One’s jewellery ban. This year the FIA has clarified a long-standing rule in F1’s regulations banning drivers wearing items of jewellery during races, something Hamilton had been in defiance of. The

7:59 AM ET Formula One world champion Max Verstappen says he is now ready to work with the Netflix docuseries ‘Drive to Survive’ after previously shunning it for the way the protagonists were portrayed. The Red Bull driver did not cooperate with producers for the fourth season of the behind-the-scenes show which premiered this year.

10:25 AM ET SILVERSTONE, England — A group of environmental protesters have threatened to invade the track during Sunday’s British Grand Prix. Police intelligence has revealed the plot ahead of what could be a historic week at Silverstone, with a record 400,000 fans expected to attend across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 1 Related Race day

6:03 AM ET Renault-owned Alpine launched a programme on Thursday to increase the number of women at their Formula One team and help female drivers reach the top for the first time in half a century. Only two women have started a Formula One race since the world championship began in 1950, and the last

2:10 PM ET SILVERSTONE — The FIA will start enforcing rules around how much Formula One cars can bounce — or porpoise — from the French Grand Prix onwards. F1’s governing body has introduced a Technical Directive on the issue following safety concerns about the impact of the bouncing on drivers’ health. After the Azerbaijan

1:55 PM ET TOWCESTER, England — Max Verstappen said the racial slur Nelson Piquet used to describe Lewis Hamilton is “not correct” but insisted the three-time world champion is “definitely not a racist.” Verstappen knows Piquet, the father of his girlfriend, Kelly, better than most in the Formula One paddock and was quick to say

7:20 AM ET Lando Norris has said he has received death threats on social media and that “not enough gets done” to tackle the issue. The 22-year-old Brit is one of F1’s most popular drivers with millions of followers on social media and streaming platform Twitch. Last year he spoke about the dark side of