Apr 12, 2022 Italy has seized properties worth some €105 million ($114.45 million) owned by Russian former Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin and his oligarch father. The operation targeted a villa — known as Rocky Ram — located in the north of the island of Sardinia. It is part of broader efforts aimed at penalising

Apr 10, 2022 Lewis Hamilton explained what he meant when he told Mercedes they had put him in a “difficult position” while running behind teammate George Russell at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. Hamilton had spent the race ahead of Russell until a late Safety Car allowed the Mercedes newcomer to have a pit

Apr 10, 2022 Max Verstappen said his retirement from the Australian Grand Prix was “unacceptable” after he fell further behind championship leader Charles Leclerc due to a reliability issue with his Red Bull. Verstappen retired on lap 40 while running in a comfortable second place behind Leclerc, who dominated out in front. Verstappen has finished

12:41 PM ET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A Russian go-karter who made what appeared to be a Nazi salute on a race podium is under investigation, the FIA motorsports governing body said Monday. Artem Severiukhin was filmed extending his raised right arm then laughing as he stood on the podium after winning a European

Apr 9, 2022 Lewis Hamilton said driving Mercedes’ underperforming Formula One car at the moment is like trying to tame a rattlesnake. After failing to make it out of the first qualifying session in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago, Hamilton turned in an improved display ahead of Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, where he will start

6:14 AM ET On the basis of pure performance, there has been very little to choose between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen this season. But on the basis of championship points, the gap is already vast. With three of this year’s 23 races complete, Leclerc has a 46-point lead over Verstappen — a margin larger

Apr 9, 2022 MELBOURNE, Australia — Fernando Alonso believes Alpine had a genuine chance of securing pole position at the Australian Grand Prix. If not, he says “top two or top three was guaranteed.” The Spaniard suffered a suspected hydraulics issue midway through the final phase of qualifying. It prevented him from dropping a gear

4:46 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Daniel Ricciardo has hailed McLaren’s double points finish at the Australian Grand Prix a “mega result” and says he will now “rehydrate with a couple of beers” before leaving Melbourne. The home favourite finished sixth at Albert Park, one place behind teammate Lando Norris. It’s the first time since

Apr 8, 2022 Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said it is “awesome” to see the continued growth of Formula One in America after the announcement of a Las Vegas Grand Prix for the 2023 season. Las Vegas will host a Saturday night race down the city’s famous Strip next November, joining Miami and Austin as

Apr 8, 2022 Sebastian Vettel took an unorthodox way back to the pit lane during a Friday practice session at the Australian Grand Prix, and it cost him €5,000. Vettel was forced to stop his Aston Martin at Turn 10 of Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit after suffering a loss of power. To get back to