Category: motor racing

Fia’s Masi Sends out Collision Warning Ahead of F1 Title Showdown

Formula One drivers could face suspension or lose all their points for driving in an unsportsmanlike manner, race director Michael Masi has warned ahead of Sunday’s title-deciding battle at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, 36, and his 24-year-old Red Bull rival Max Verstappen head into the floodlit finale at the Yas…


Verstappen Lives up to Favorite Tag in Mexico

Red Bull’s Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen lapped a hefty half a second faster than Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton in free practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix on Friday. Verstappen set a best time of one minute 17.301 seconds in the afternoon at the high-altitude Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with seven-times world champion…


Hamilton’s Penalty Was Harsh, Says Mercedes’ Allison

LONDON—Lewis Hamilton’s penalty for causing an opening-lap collision with Formula One rival Max Verstappen at last Sunday’s British Grand Prix was harsh, according to his Mercedes team’s technical head James Allison. Allison said in a post-race debrief that the seven-time world champion had done nothing wrong. “As far as we were concerned…the maneuver that Lewis…