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2:38 AM ET Lando Norris has labelled Formula One’s rule about allowing drivers to change tyres during a red flag stoppage as “the worst rule ever invented by someone.” The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix featured two stoppages due to crashes. The first was controversial at the time, as Max Verstappen stayed out during a Safety

9:39 AM ET ABU DHABI — It’s almost beyond belief. After 21 races, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton head to the final round of the Formula One championship level on points. It’s a remarkable situation that has only happened once before in F1’s history and it promises to provide a spectacular showdown as the two

5:04 AM ET Christian Horner believes the drama of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix showed Formula One is still missing the experience of former FIA race director Charlie Whiting. The Jeddah race descended into chaos, with two red-flag stoppages and a collision between championship contenders Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull were furious Verstappen

6:11 AM ET Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton go into the final race of the season, Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, level on points. It is a remarkable situation that has only happened once before in the sport’s 71-year history, when Emerson Fittipaldi and Clay Reggazoni entered the 1974 finale level. In the modern era

6:49 AM ET Enzo Fittipaldi suffered a fractured heel in the crash at the start of Sunday’s Formula 2 race ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Fittipaldi, grandson of two-time Formula One champion Emerson, drove into the back of Theo Pourchaire’s car, which had stalled on the grid. 2 Related Both drivers were immediately

6:01 PM ET Max Verstappen has received a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Lewis Hamilton at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but he still will be classified in second place after finishing the Formula One race 15.3 seconds clear of Valtteri Bottas in third place. Hamilton hit the rear of Verstappen’s car on

6:23 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 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix had just about everything. Controversy. Drama. A collision between

2:22 PM ET Max Verstappen had no explanation for the mistake which saw him lose pole position at the Saudi Grand Prix. Verstappen seemed to have pole in the bag with a lap that was right on the limit at the end of qualifying, including a near miss with the wall at Turn 2. He

3:34 PM ET Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton cast doubt on Saturday on whether branding for a company linked to the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire would stay on his Mercedes race car amid a backlash in Britain and calls for his team to terminate the deal. The partnership with Irish-based cladding and insulation company

5:21 PM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Race after race, corner after corner, Max Verstappen has been pushing his Red Bull to the limit this year. His impeccable judgement of speed versus grip has saved him from disaster and delivered him to glory on numerous occasions, but on the final corner of the final lap

12:20 PM ET Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said he wants to do everything in his power to be a force for positive change in Saudi Arabia ahead of the country’s first race. Hamilton will wear Pride colours on his race helmet for the second race in a row this weekend, having done so at

1:31 PM ET Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff is to meet survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire after apologising on behalf of his team on Friday for any distress caused by a sponsorship deal with a company linked to the 2017 disaster. The deal with Kingspan, an Irish company that produces high-performance insulation and

8:58 AM ET SAM SCHMIDT had to wait seventeen years to drive his wife to a date. He wasn’t even meant to be alive at that point, not after what happened to him back in January 2000. Back then, Schmidt was a racing driver, doing what he loved the most, preparing for a new Indy

1:31 PM ET Sebastian Vettel organised a karting event for women in Saudi Arabia this week ahead of the country’s first Formula One race. The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will take place in Jeddah on Sunday against a backdrop of accusations of “sportswashing” by human rights groups. One of the controversies is over rights for

1:54 PM ET The survivors’ group of the Grenfell Tower fire has written to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff to ask the reigning Formula One champions to end their sponsorship deal with building materials company Kingspan. Kingspan made some of the insulation cladding used on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, which caught fire on June 14,

5:04 AM ET Williams Formula One principal and chief executive Jost Capito has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be in Saudi Arabia for the penultimate race of the season, the team said on Thursday. 1 Related The race in Jeddah is the first since the death of team founder Frank Williams at the

6:28 AM ET McLaren’s Lando Norris has announced he is moving from England to Monaco, with financial reasons playing a part in his decision. The 22-year-old Briton has had a standout season with his Woking-based team and signed a multi-year contract extension in May. “It’s something that obviously a lot of drivers do,” he told

6:41 AM ET There is a slim chance that Max Verstappen can clinch his first world championship crown at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix. Verstappen leads Mercedes driver and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton by eight points ahead of the penultimate race. It’s a small margin, but mathematically a champion could be crowned on Sunday

8:11 AM ET Lando Norris is at the tail-end of a break out season. Were it not for an ill-judged tyre call at the end of October’s Russian Grand Prix, he’d be F1’s newest race winner. Despite that missed opportunity, it’s hard to deny the year Norris has had. Three podium finishes early in the

5:16 AM ET The all-electric Formula E series provided a first glimpse on Monday of what it said would be the world’s most efficient racing car. The third generation (Gen3) car, to be raced from season nine in 2023, was presented to the manufacturers, teams, drivers and sponsors at an event in Valencia. Teams are

4:31 AM ET Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone paid tribute to the late Frank Williams as a pioneer who helped to build the modern sport and without whom it might have ceased to exist. Williams, who had been quadriplegic since a 1986 car accident in France, died on Sunday aged 79, his family said

5:05 AM ET U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has thanked Lewis Hamilton for his advice and support since her thrilling maiden Grand Slam win in September, describing the seven-times Formula One world champion as her role model. Speaking after her straight-sets win over Elena-Gabriela Ruse at an exhibition event in London on Sunday, Raducanu said

9:42 AM ET Frank Williams, the founder of one of Formula One’s most successful and popular teams, has died at the age of 79. Williams founded the Williams F1 team in 1977 and quickly turned the privateer outfit into one of the sport’s best, competing and winning against some of the biggest manufacturers in motor

5:04 AM ET Formula One has renewed its contract with Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the Spanish Grand Prix until 2026, it announced on Friday. F1 said in a statement that as part of the new agreement, improvements to the track and facilities will be made ahead of next season’s race on May 22, 2022. 1

6:57 AM ET If you were looking for a face to represent Generation Z in Formula One, Lando Norris’ might just be it. As one of F1’s most popular drivers, and possibly it’s most active online, he fits the bill perfectly. What sets Norris apart from many of his peers is his social media presence.

7:23 AM ET Associated Press MANDALIKA, Indonesia — The final Superbike World Championship round on the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok drew tens of thousands of fans Sunday, the biggest crowd for any event in the country since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, as Toprak Razgatlioglu became the first-ever Turkish rider to win the

8:11 AM ET Back-to-back victories for Lewis Hamilton have completely changed the feel around his championship battle with Max Verstappen. Just two races ago after a dominant win at the Mexican Grand Prix, Verstappen looked like he was cruising to the championship., so much so it seemed like he might even have a chance to

5:08 AM ET LUSAIL, Qatar – Momentum is a fickle force at this stage of a Formula One world championship. Rewind two weeks to the Monday after the Mexican Grand Prix and momentum promised to carry Max Verstappen to his first F1 title. Return to the present day, and it has swung behind Lewis Hamilton

2:20 PM ET Max Verstappen said he was not surprised to be handed a grid penalty at the Qatar Grand Prix as he “never gets presents” from F1’s race stewards. Verstappen qualified second in Qatar but dropped five places down the grid for failing to slow for yellow flags at the end of qualifying. Verstappen

1:18 PM ET Lewis Hamilton is delivering superhero performances because recent adversity has “woken up the lion” in the seven-time world champion, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Eight days ago Hamilton’s title chances appeared to have been dealt a severe blow at the Brazilian Grand Prix when his Mercedes’ rear wing failed a scrutineering