2:59 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 The Spanish Grand Prix provided the fourth consecutive contest which saw Lewis Hamilton and
Sutton, on wet-weather tyres, had lost the lead to the slick-shod Jake Hill, but as the rain once again intensified in the closing stages he was able to home in for the kill, and took the lead with two and a half laps remaining. Sutton started his Laser Tools Racing Infiniti Q50 from third on
Giovinazzi was the first driver to dash into the pitlane when Yuki Tsunoda’s retirement on track triggered an early safety car. However, as the team prepared to fit a new set of tyres, a crew member realised that one of them was flat. After signalling to his colleagues, the change was aborted, and a second
12:22 PM ET Lewis Hamilton said his Spanish Grand Prix victory on Sunday showed the trust he and Mercedes have in one another to make the right decisions. Hamilton and his team delivered a strategic masterclass to beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who had won the race down to Turn 1 to lead. Mercedes turned
Cook started his BTC Racing Honda Civic Type R from the front row, but lost out to the rear-wheel-drive cars of poleman Ash Sutton (Laser Tools Racing Infiniti Q50) and third qualifier Colin Turkington (West Surrey Racing BMW 330i M Sport) at the start. Cook then tried to repass Turkington around the outside into the
Ocon moved into F1 as a Mercedes young driver in 2016, and spent 2019 serving as its reserve driver before making a full-time return last year with Renault’s works squad. Ocon signed a two-year deal with Renault – since rebranded as Alpine – and has led its efforts so far in 2021, qualifying fifth for
Watch highlights from FP2 in Barcelona as the teams and drivers looked to end Friday on a high ahead of qualifying on Saturday… For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Tweets by F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1 @f1 #F1 #SpanishGP
12:04 PM ET Sergio Perez has revealed pain in his left shoulder contributed to his poor qualifying result at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday. The Red Bull driver will start Sunday’s race from eighth on the grid after qualifying over 0.9s off teammate Max Verstappen, who will start second. Perez spun at Turn 13
Jaguar driver Evans pulled off two quick moves over Robin Frijns and Antonio Felix da Costa under his second attack mode to grab the lead of the race and had built a one-second gap over the rest of the field before a late safety car period erased his advantage. When the race resumed with less
At the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, the Mercedes driver narrowly edged out Red Bull title rival Max Verstappen by 0.036s to take a stunning 100th pole of his F1 career, now going 35 poles beyond previous record holder Ayrton Senna. His 100th pole position came almost 14 years after his first, at the 2007 Canadian Grand
12:06 PM ET Formula One rookie Yuki Tsunoda questioned whether AlphaTauri is giving him the same car as teammate Pierre Gasly after a frustrating qualifying session for the Spanish Grand Prix. Tsunoda was broadcast cursing on his car radio after being eliminated from the opening segment of qualifying, saying “I cannot believe this car”. He
The 79-year-old politician, who finished runner-up to Nelson Piquet in the 1981 F1 world championship, was admitted to the Sanatorio Santa Fe on Wednesday after suffering a digestive haemorrhage. On Friday, the Santa Fe hospital reported the serving Argentinian senator’s condition was “clinically stable, with acceptable haemodynamic parameters”. But after a new episode of internal
The Japanese driver was angry after being dumped out of Q1 for the Spanish Grand Prix, having been left with no explanation as to why he was lacking pace. Tsunoda went on to suggest that the characteristics of his AlphaTauri AT02 car seemed different to those of Gasly across the garage, who managed to qualify
1:04 PM ET Haas driver Nikita Mazepin has been penalised three grid places at the Spanish Grand Prix for impeding Lando Norris during qualifying — a penalty that will have no impact on his grid position as he was due to start last anyway. 1 Related Mazepin held up Norris through the final three corners
The reigning champion landed pole on the full Monaco grand prix circuit by 0.012s over Envision Virgin Racing driver Robin Frijns in a session when just 0.059s split the top four. That marked the DS Techeetah racer’s second first-place in three races, having inherited the position in Valencia last month when Stoffel Vandoorne had his
Liberty Media has long been trying to expand the sport in the USA, and finally achieved its first goal when last month it confirmed that the first Miami GP will be held in 2022. Asked in a call with Wall Street analysts if a local driver on the grid in Miami would boost the sport
MotoGP coverage in the UK has been behind a paywall since the 2014 season, when BT Sport took over exclusive broadcasting rights from the BBC. The BBC broadcasted entire grand prix weekends across its red button and main channels from 2003 through to the end of 2013, with the series enjoying strong viewership during its
Catch up with all the best action from the second practice session in Portimao. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Tweets by F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1 @f1 #F1 #PortugueseGP
After a tricky qualifying session in Portimão, the team were in recovery mode on race day as Lando came home fifth, having started seventh, and Daniel made up seven places to finish in a points-paying position. #SendIt Join McLaren Plus, our fan engagement programme which brings McLaren fans closer to the team with the most
Formula E has been holding biennial events in Monaco since the inception of the championship in 2014, but this year marks the first time that the electric series will use the entire length of the circuit that also serves as the venue for Formula 1’s most prestigious race. The track has undergone a select number
Hamilton only has a one-year deal with Mercedes, and inevitably there has been much speculation about him stepping away at the end of 2021, especially if he wins a record eighth F1 world championship. Hamilton himself has insisted that he hasn’t made any decision, and that when he does, it would not be influenced by
1:27 PM ET Kimi Raikkonen suffered teasing from his six-year-old son as well as Formula One colleagues after colliding with Alfa Romeo team mate Antonio Giovinazzi at last weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix. The 2007 world champion said after the race that he was distracted trying to change a switch on the steering wheel, a confession
Four-time F1 world champion Vettel has failed to score any points in his first three races with Aston Martin, having struggled with the car’s rear-end instability following the FIA’s downforce cuts for 2021. But the team hoped to remedy his struggles with an upgrade package that was used by team-mate Lance Stroll last weekend in
Travellers returning to the UK who have been in countries on the list in the previous 10 days are obliged to pay for a compulsory 10-day quarantine in government-approved hotels. Turkey will officially join the red list on 12 May, a month before the scheduled race date of 13 June. It’s understood that the usual
Double 125cc world champion and veteran team boss Gresini passed away in February after a battle with COVID-19. Last week it was announced his wife Nadia Padovani had taken over ownership of Gresini Racing and had become its team principal ahead of its return to independent status in MotoGP from 2022. Aprilia – who confirmed
Frantic edge-of-the-seat racing is set to return this weekend with the start of the British Touring Car Championship and FIA Formula 3 Championship. The BTCC is set for arguably one of the most fascinating title battles in its history with the likes of defending champion Ash Sutton, four-time champion Colin Turkington, returning three-time champion Gordon
Four-time F1 world champion Vettel joined Aston Martin for this season following his exit from Ferrari at the end of last year, linking up with Lance Stroll. Vettel had hoped to rediscover his form after a tough final year with Ferrari, but has failed to score any points in the opening three races of the
The slenderest of margins claimed pole in Portugal – but who came out on top? Watch all the best bits from qualifying at the Algarve International Circuit. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Tweets by F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1 @f1 #F1 #PortugueseGP
8:15 AM ET Red Bull has signed five more people from Mercedes to key roles in its new Formula One engine division. Red Bull will manufacturer its own engines from 2022 onwards following the withdrawal of Honda at the end of this season. It has already poached one of Mercedes’ senior power unit enginers, Ben
Red Bull announced in February that it would be taking over the production of its power units from Honda at the end of the year, moving its engine operations in-house in anticipation of the next rules cycle in 2025. The team has since been on a hiring spree for its engine division, including the signing