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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Max Verstappen’s inner circle is unravelling — and so are Red Bull’s hopes of keeping him
The departure of Max Verstappen’s longtime race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase will add fuel to the inferno that is building over the four-time world champion’s immediate F1 future, writes ESPN’s Nate Saunders.
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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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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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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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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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When’s the next F1 race, and why is there such a long break?
Three races into a new season and an all-new era of regulations, the Formula 1 2026 season has hit an unexpected pause.