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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 18, 2024, 02:25 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Mercedes’ livery has been described as incredible by Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes Mercedes will run a one-off livery at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. The car will be predominantly green in recognition of the team’s title sponsor Petronas celebrating its 50th…  read…

In the round-up: Pirelli conducted its first test of the new tyres Formula 1 will use for the 2026 season yesterday. In brief First test for 2026 F1 tyres Felipe Drugovich completed 670 kilometres of testing for Pirelli yesterday in a modified 2023-specification Aston Martin AMR23 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. This was the first test for the…

Lewis Hamilton knew he faced a frustrating Azerbaijan Grand Prix once Mercedes decided to sacrifice his seventh place on the grid so he could take a fresh power unit. But the team’s hopes he would be able to use that extra power to recover a decent points finish were dashed as Hamilton found it difficult to make any progress in…

A fourth DRS zone has been added at Singapore’s Marina Bay circuit in an effort to make passing easier at the street circuit. The new zone has been added between turns 14 and 16. This section of track was revised last year, cutting four corners from the layout, due to construction work at the harbour front. The FIA considered adding…

Max Verstappen’s plight became clear in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix when he caught championship rival Lando Norris and Williams driver Alexander Albon after his pit stop. While his Red Bull race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase urged him to pass the pair “quickly”, it soon became clear Verstappen couldn’t pass them at all. Once Norris pitted, Red Bull gave Verstappen all the…

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend is often one of the most difficult and dangerous for drivers to contend with all season long. The perfect location, therefore, for two rookie drivers to make their second grand prix starts in their young careers. But while the inexperienced drivers in the field made their mistakes in practice, some of the sport’s veterans waited…

In the round-up: Williams team principal James Vowles says they can make more gains in the second half of the season after their windfall result in Azerbaijan moved them ahead of Alpine to eighth in the championship. In brief Vowles eyeing more points for Williams Vowles praised Alexander Albon and Franco Colapinto for delivering the team’s biggest points haul since…

For 49 of its 51 laps, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was a tense, enthralling affair that slowly built up to a boil as the race went on. The two-way battle for the lead between Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc became a three-way fight with Sergio Perez putting the Ferrari driver under pressure. Then, Carlos Sainz Jnr began to reel in…

Formula 1 sophomore sensation Oscar Piastri looks like the real deal: the McLaren driver’s standout Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory had all the hallmarks of a future world champion. Piastri’s first F1 win at the Hungarian Grand Prix felt muddied slightly by the clumsy and prolonged back-and-forth between McLaren and teammate Lando Norris about the latter moving over to give the…

The Singapore Grand Prix is often one of the longest and most gruelling races on the calendar, but the Formula 1 teams can look forward to three weekends off after it. Join us on RaceFans Live throughout every session of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. Look out for the live page on the site during every session and follow all…

But it’s only by going back to watch that first E-Prix that you can truly appreciate how far Formula E has come in its first decade, and it’s easy to remember why it was considered by a broad spectrum of motorsport fans to be a bit of a joke. The biggest indictment of early Formula E were the cars themselves,…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 16, 2024, 06:06 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Lando Norris said an “unfair” yellow flag during qualifying ruined his entire Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend and cost him crucial points in his title battle with Max Verstappen. The McLaren driver recovered to fourth place from 15th on the grid…

Lando Norris said those who blamed him for his elimination in the first round of qualifying in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix were “talking nonsense”. The McLaren driver said he was a victim of circumstances when he had to abandon his final flying lap in Q1 when a yellow flag was briefly shown. The incident occured as a result of Esteban…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 16, 2024, 03:06 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Max Verstappen has urged Red Bull to continue to up its game to aid his title defence this year, but said main rival Lando Norris still needs a “perfect” final seven races to beat him. Norris chipped three points out…

When Alpine junior driver Oscar Piastri sealed the Formula 2 championship at his first attempt in 2021, establishing himself as the outstanding young talent in single-seater motorsport, his reward was something of a disappointment. Although he had the chance to drive Formula 1 cars on a regular basis throughout 2022, he would not be racing. At all. Piastri’s ambition far…

Alex Palou secured his third IndyCar championship despite finishing a lap down in the season finale in Nashville. Colton Herta scored his second victory of the year as the curtain fell on the 2024 IndyCar season by passing Pato O’Ward with five laps to go. Any intrigue over the outcome of the championship ended after 12 of the 206 laps…

In the round-up: Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the team know they weren’t quick enough for third place on merit in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. In brief George Russell was promoted from fifth to third by the collision between Carlos Sainz Jnr and Sergio Perez at the end of the race. Wolff said the team know that flattered their…

Charles Leclerc admitted he didn’t put up enough of a fight when Oscar Piastri attacked him for the lead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. However the Ferrari driver also felt the team’s strategy harmed his chances of keeping the McLaren driver behind. Leclerc’s lead over Piastri was almost six seconds when the McLaren driver made his pit stop on lap…

Sep 15, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Oscar Piastri hailed his Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory as his best yet after soaking up relentless pressure from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to put McLaren top of the Formula 1 standings. Passing pole-sitter Leclerc on the 20th lap in Baku, the 23-year-old Australian defended lap after lap as the Ferrari sought a way past. A…