11:49 AM ET Juri Vips, the driver cut from Red Bull’s driver programme for using a racial slur during a livestream, will continue racing in Formula 2 after his Hitech team said it wanted to provide the Estonian “the chance to redeem himself”. Formula 2 has reacted to the decision with dismay, saying it is

8:48 AM ET Nelson Piquet has apologised for a racial slur he used to describe Lewis Hamilton and said the word he used has been taken out of the context he intended. A Formula One source told ESPN that Piquet, a three-time world champion, has been banned indefinitely from visiting the F1 paddock in the

6:12 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has condemned three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet for using a racial slur about him in an interview. The 69-year-old Brazilian used the derogatory term in a podcast in Portuguese following last year’s British Grand Prix, when title rivals Hamilton and Max Verstappen collided on the first lap at

12:50 PM ET MILTON KEYNES, U.K. — When the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a lockdown across the U.K. during the Christmas of 2020, Red Bull’s legendary Formula One designer, Adrian Newey, found himself with a lot of time on his hands. Usually he’d spend the period between Christmas and New Year skiing or taking a

12:51 PM ET Red Bull have cancelled the contract of junior driver Juri Vips after he used a racial slur during a livestream, the team announced on Tuesday. Vips, who apologised for his behaviour, was initially suspended on June 22 while the team carried out an investigation, which has now been concluded. “Following its investigation

7:47 AM ET Formula One plans to introduce a sustainable fuel in 2026 as part of its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030. The synthetic fuel will be introduced in line with the sport’s next iteration of hybrid engines, which will make their debut the same year. F1 hopes the fuel will be used

4:46 AM ET The city of Madrid has officially expressed an interest in hosting a Formula One race, the city’s regional government announced on Thursday. Although Spain already hosts a race in Barcelona, which has a contract until 2026, and the lack of F1-grade tracks in Madrid, the Spanish capital’s local government believe it can

4:19 AM ET AlphaTauri has ended any lingering doubts about Pierre Gasly’s future by confirming on Friday the French driver will stay with the team for 2023. The news means Gasly remains contracted to the Red Bull programme but driving for its junior team, where he memorably won the 2020 Italian Grand Prix. 1 Related

5:46 AM ET Former Formula One champion Nico Rosberg had a rare return to the cockpit of a racing car in a demo run for his Extreme E team this week. Rosberg drove his team’s Rosberg X Racing car a the Nurburgring Offroad Park, near the famous F1 circuit and close to the team headquarters.