5:57 AM ET Formula One’s drivers opted against boycotting the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix because government ministers assured them security measures were being “elevated to the maximum”, according to the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA). F1’s 20 drivers held a remarkable four hour meeting on Friday evening as they resisted F1’s calls to race on

2:26 PM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — This weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is expected to go ahead as planned despite Formula One drivers raising concerns about a missile attack on a nearby oil facility Friday afternoon. Talks between drivers, team bosses and F1 executives over the security of the event continued until 2.30 a.m.

2:26 PM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Formula One has confirmed this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will go ahead as planned despite an attack on a nearby oil facility. An Aramco oil depot 10 kilometers east of the Jeddah street circuit was in flames Friday evening, with a large plume of black smoke visible

6:19 AM ET Red Bull has found that a vacuum within its fuel system caused its double Bahrain Grand Prix retirement. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez dramatically encountered car issues in the final laps of the season’s opening race, both while running in a top three position. It meant Red Bull left the opening race

5:59 PM ET Las Vegas will host its first Formula One race in November 2023, according to Sports Business Journal. F1 has been in negotiations with Las Vegas and Nevada officials for months with an eye toward holding an annual race in and around the Las Vegas Strip. The race will be officially announced in

3:29 PM ET Red Bull head into Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix confident there will be no repeat of the gremlins that put both their cars out of the season-opener in Bahrain, the team’s Mexican driver Sergio Perez said on Thursday. The 32-year-old and his world champion team mate Max Verstappen, who was on course

4:12 AM ET Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel has yet to test negative for COVID-19 and travel for this weekend’s Formula One Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia, the team said on Thursday. Four-time world champion Vettel missed the season opener in Bahrain last weekend after testing positive for the coronavirus, with Nico Hulkenberg replacing him, who

Mar 21, 2022 Haas boss Guenther Steiner said the U.S.-owned Formula One team’s return to form in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix could not have been scripted any better. Kevin Magnussen finished fifth for the team at the Sakhir desert track on Sunday. The result was the outfit’s highest finish since the Austrian Grand Prix

Mar 21, 2022 Ferrari and Carlos Sainz are close to signing a contract extension to keep the Spaniard at the team beyond this season. Sainz replaced Sebastian Vettel last year on a two-year deal and finished ahead of Charles Leclerc in their first season as teammates, claiming podium finishes in Monaco, Hungary, Russia and Abu

Mar 20, 2022 Max Verstappen‘s defence of his first Formula One world championship started in dramatic circumstances as he was forced to retire in the car in the closing laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen ran second for the entire race and looked well placed to challenge Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc for victory at a