1:10 PM ET Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes will be fighting for scraps behind Red Bull and Ferrari at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton qualified fifth in a session that felt like a changing of the guard in F1 after eight years of Mercedes being the benchmark. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc edged out Red Bull’s Max Verstappen

Mar 17, 2022 Germany’s Nico Hulkenberg will replace compatriot Sebastian Vettel in Formula One’s Bahrain season-opener after the four times world champion tested positive for COVID-19, Aston Martin said on Thursday. “Sebastian Vettel has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not therefore be taking part in the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix,” the team said in

Mar 18, 2022 Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali said the controversial end to last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix had not eroded the trust of the sport’s fans as it prepares to embark on a new era at this weekend’s season-opener in Bahrain. Max Verstappen clinched his first title at the Yas Marina season

9:24 AM ET Reuters and ESPN Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Friday his €50,000 fine for missing last year’s FIA gala awards ceremony will be put towards helping improve diversity in motorsport. The Briton skipped the governing body’s presentation after a controversial final race of the season in Abu Dhabi

Mar 16, 2022 Formula One’s governing body made a tweak to the safety car rules on Tuesday to avoid a repeat of the controversy that erupted after last year’s title-deciding race in Abu Dhabi. Race director Michael Masi, who was replaced last month, changed the procedure in the closing laps at Yas Marina in a

10:48 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Red Bull’s Sergio Perez believes Formula One should consider allowing drivers who have tested positive for COVID-19 to continue to race as long as they don’t have severe symptoms. Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel was ruled out of the opening round of the new season this weekend after testing positive

9:57 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Red Bull driver Sergio Perez doubts he will participate in the next season of the Netflix documentary Drive to Survive after saying the latest one had “probably gone too far” in dramatizing the 2021 F1 season. After it was released on March 11, the latest series of Drive to

4:32 PM ET The McLaren Formula One team announced a multi-year partnership with Google on Wednesday ahead of the new season starting in Bahrain this weekend. No financial details were provided, although the partnership is the latest to involve a major U.S. company and Formula One, with the sport growing in the Americas and a

5:59 AM ET McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has tested negative for Covid-19, meaning he will be allowed to return to the Formula One paddock on Thursday and compete in this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Ricciardo tested positive for the virus after arriving in Bahrain last week, ruling him out of the final three days

9:59 AM ET Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Struggling with whom to support in Formula One this year? This is the guide