7:00 AM ET At the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this Sunday, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will look to emerge victorious from one of the most dramatic championship contests Formula One has ever seen. It’s been incredible, it’s been unpredictable and it’s been controversial. It might sound clichéd, but if you were to make a
Joan Mir guided Suzuki to its first MotoGP title since 2000 last year, with the Japanese marque also winning the teams’ championship. But its title defence was difficult, with Suzuki coming away from 2021 without a win and Mir only able to score six podiums across 18 races due to the GSX-RR’s lack of development
Hamilton and Verstappen are heading in to the final race of the season tied on points, with the driver that finishes ahead on Sunday set to take the crown. While Mercedes is coming off the back of three consecutive wins, Red Bull took a comfortable victory at the Yas Marina circuit 12 months ago as
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
Neuville and Wydaeghe were involved in a frightening crash while testing Hyundai’s all-new 2022 Rally1 hybrid challenger in France last weekend. The i20 ran off the road, suffering heavy damage which curtailed the team’s maiden test of the car expected to be close to the final iteration that will contest the WRC’s first season of
After news broke last week that the RPM team’s storied #43 would be under new majority ownership next year, the rebranded organisation officially revealed its new name during a news conference on Tuesday, in which it was revealed that the team will run two Chevrolets for Erik Jones and Ty Dillon. Jones, who recently signed
The tweaked concept, which merges artwork by UAE-based female artist Rabab Tantawy with McLaren’s traditional papaya and blue colours, will run for the first time in Friday practice at the Yas Marina circuit. The new colours were revealed at a special event in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday night, and are the result of a Driven
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It was an incident-packed race that saw Verstappen and Hamilton go wheel-to-wheel on a number of occasions, and eventually come to blows, sparking two penalties and plenty of fallout. It has all left the championship on a knife-edge heading to Abu Dhabi. Verstappen and Hamilton will arrive at Yas Marina level on points at the
A bad-tempered grand prix in Saudi Arabia, which was marred by sniping from both Red Bull and Mercedes camps – plus a collision and more controversy between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen – has pointed towards an escalation in the F1 title battle intensity. Verstappen has shown he is not afraid to take things to
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
At last month’s Brazilian GP Verstappen ran Hamilton wide in Turn 4 as the British driver tried to overtake around the outside, but the incident wasn’t investigated as FIA race director Michael Masi decided not to refer the matter to the stewards. The non-call precedent caused a lot of angst in the paddock, both inside
All of MotoGP’s 2020 rookies had their first seasons in the premier class completely upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the campaign to start in July and take in just nine tracks across 14 races. Binder proved one of the breakout stars of 2020, scoring a sensational maiden win for himself and KTM in
Reigning FE champion De Vries lapped the 1.7-mile configuration of the track in 52.552 seconds, setting his best time on his 25th of 62 laps. Vandoorne, Williams Formula 1 reserve Jack Aitken (Ed Carpenter Racing) and Juncos Holinger’s 2022 IndyCar driver Callum Ilott were also in attendance at the four-car evaluation test. De Vries, who
The test, which uses standard current cars and tyres, will run in parallel with a two-day test for race drivers with the definitive 2022 18-inch tyres. Although not all teams have officially announced their drivers for the rookie test, a full list has begun to take shape. Several teams have put a focus on using
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
The news that Acura will continue a relationship that started with the current ARX-05 Daytona Prototype international follows nearly a year after it was announced that the marque would race on into the LMDh era in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in North America. It was an open secret that the two companies would continue working
Hamilton’s front wing had taken a double battering in the Jeddah race on Sunday, following a clash with Esteban Ocon at the restart and then having run into the back of Max Verstappen’s Red Bull. The loss of performance was notable on the Mercedes pitwall, with its data suggesting that the downforce deficit from the
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
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Formula 1’s first visit to Saudi Arabia provided a memorable and controversial race as tensions flared between title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. It became the latest chapter in their rivalry following the spats at Silverstone, Monza and Interlagos, but the eventual Hamilton victory means they sit tied on points going into the Abu
The 2013 Moto2 world champion made a shock switch from KTM to the factory Honda squad for 2021, but found the transition immensely difficult. With COVID-19 forcing pre-season testing to be cut down to just five days in Qatar before the first two races of the year at Losail, Espargaro was left playing catch-up for
Mick Schumacher triggered a red flag when he spun off at the high-speed Turn 22 early in the race. Following the restart, an unsighted Nikita Mazepin ran into the back of George Russell as the Williams driver tried to avoid Sergio Perez, who had been spun round by contact with Charles Leclerc. Mazepin’s chassis was
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
The son of ex-Formula 1 driver Jean steps up to Japan’s two senior categories after a season spent mostly in Super Formula Lights and Super GT’s lower GT300 category. He also replaced Kazuki Nakajima for five out of this year’s seven Super Formula races at TOM’S this season, and will take over that seat full-time
Horner was left frustrated at a number of decisions made by current F1 race director Michael Masi during the Jeddah race – which included the five-second penalty that ultimately cost Max Verstappen a chance of winning. On an evening that included Masi making major calls on red flags, handing positions back, bartering with Red Bull