A driver died following a crash in an endurance sports car race Saturday at the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany, where four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was also preparing to race.
Category: Formula 1
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‘Scalpel, not a baseball bat’: Wolff on F1 changes
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has warned against taking a “baseball bat” to Formula 1’s controversial 2026 technical regulations, saying he expects Monday’s crunch meeting on the rules to end with targeted changes to improve the spectacle.
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Verstappen: ‘Stupid’ for GP not to join McLaren
Max Verstappen said race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase wanted his blessing to move to McLaren before making the decision.
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Who’s really fastest in 2026? F1’s new rules are confusing the pecking order — and the drivers
Formula 1’s new era was always going to bring questions, but its first week of serious running has raised more than most. With one more preseason test in Bahrain still to come, ESPN makes sense of a fascinating three days in Sakhir.
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Domenicali: F1 critics have ‘short memories’
Critics of Formula 1’s new style of racing and its controversial new cars have “short memories”, according to championship CEO Stefano Domenicali.
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Vettel on F1’s rules: I sympathise with the drivers
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has said he sympathises with the current Formula 1 drivers over the controversial new cars.
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Ferrari impress as Leclerc leads F1 testing times
Charles Leclerc ensured Ferrari ended preseason testing in style with a scintillating set of late laps in Bahrain that will increase hype around the Italian team’s 2026 chances.
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F1 drivers eviscerate new cars at Australian GP – what’s going wrong, and is there a quick fix?
F1’s new cars failed to deliver on a painful debut as Lando Norris and Co. raged at the driving experience – ESPN’s Nate Saunders makes sense of the situation.
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F1 discussing rule changes for 2026 season
Formula 1 has started discussions around whether to make small rule changes for the rest of the 2026 season.
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F1’s 2026 rule tweaks: What’s changed after driver criticism, and will it make a difference?
Formula 1 has delivered a set of rules tweaks to its controversial 2026 regulations — but what do they mean and will they appease drivers ahead of the Miami GP? ESPN’s Laurence Edmondson explains.