Gregory Leporati

The Williams driver shares his travel secrets—and his plans for a summer break road trip.

For most Formula 1 fans, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are the sport’s most prominent figures. But for those inside the paddock, both names have taken a backseat this season to that of a quiet and unassuming Red Bull engineer: Adrian Newey. The 65-year-old Brit is not your typical race engineer. He focuses less on the week-to-week issues and more on big-picture concepts, using his immense knowledge of physics and aerodynamics to design—from the ground up—some of the most dominant race cars o…

There’s arguably no hotter name in motorsports right now than McLaren. The storied team is enjoying a resurgence in Formula 1, punctuated by Lando Norris’s dramatic first career win at the Miami Grand Prix. And the young Brit backed it up this past weekend in Italy, finishing runner-up to Max Verstappen by less than a second. “That was an awesome race,” says Zak Brown, McLaren’s hands-on CEO, who caught this past weekend’s action live from his team’s pit wall. “Lando managed his tires very well,…

Few people on earth travel as often as professional athletes (and the people who work with them). With On the Road, the GQ Sports Travel Questionnaire, they’re weighing in on everything from room service to flying comfortably to their favorite chain restaurants. In a quiet hotel suite in midtown Manhattan, Toto Wolff is gazing out at the expansive city skyline. “New York is my favorite place,” he says in his distinctive Austrian accent. In recent years, the 52-year-old team principal of the Merc…

Tim Kitzrow has lost track of how many retro video game conventions he’s attended. The longtime voice actor—best known for his color commentary in the classic arcade game, NBA Jam—appears at so many of them each year that it’s practically become his full-time job. Billing himself as “Mr. Boomshakalaka,” in honor of one of his more memorable catchphrases, he crisscrosses the country, signing autographs for throngs of gamers and basketball fans of a certain age. “They come up to me and say that my…

On Thursday, a jaw-dropping rumor sent shockwaves throughout the sports world: Lewis Hamilton, the living Formula 1 legend and global superstar was said to be joining Scuderia Ferrari in 2025, ending his highly successful 12-year partnership with Mercedes. Hours later, rumor was fact: Ferrari shared the news via X, Mercedes confirmed it, and Carlos Sainz (whose seat Hamilton will take at the Prancing Horse) shared that he’d be on the move in 2025, too. In a statement, Hamilton called leaving Mer…

It’s a chilly night in the desert, and the atmosphere is tense in the Alpine garage. The French Formula 1 team’s driver, Esteban Ocon, is in the midst of a remarkable performance at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, dicing his way from 16th to the top five. Now he needs a solid pit stop to secure a strong finish. As Ocon slows down to enter pit lane, the Alpine crew springs to life, rolling fresh tires out of the garage and readying their wheel guns. Strategists and engineers look on, crunching numbers…

In a dimly lit cocktail bar at the Venetian Hotel—with the jingling of casino slots humming in the background—A$AP Rocky holds court. The rapper is chatting with a handful of friends and media members about his unlikely new role as Puma’s creative director, with a brand-new Formula 1 capsule just released in conjunction with the ostentatious Las Vegas Grand Prix. In some ways, his collaboration with Puma makes perfect sense—after all, his partner, Rihanna, has a longstanding FENTY X PUMA sneaker…

Sarah Bovy has been asked the question countless times before: How does it feel to be a woman competing in a male-dominated sport? And these days, she doesn’t really feel like she needs to answer it. “To be honest, I got sick of that question back when I was 16 years old,” she laughs. “I understand why they ask it, of course,” Bovy adds, cracking a smile. “It’s still unusual for most people to see a woman in a race car—but that’s exactly what we’re hoping to change.” The now 34-year-old Belgian…

This certainly wasn’t the season Fireman Ed was expecting. Just a few weeks ago, the popular Jets superfan—full name Ed Anzalone—was riding high, excited to root on a team with legitimate Super Bowl expectations. Aaron Rodgers shouted him out at his introductory press conference, and Anzalone reciprocated with a delightfully unhinged Instagram video welcoming the future Hall-of-Famer to New York (“Take us to the promised land, Aaron!!!” Anzalone screamed). But only four snaps into the season cam…

The Ferrari driver on fighting jet lag and playing in-flight chess with Charles Leclerc.

After the famed stuntman’s tragic death, his wife and teenage daughter are racing in his honor.

The NASCAR and F1 champs are teaming up—in an absolutely enormous vehicle—to give it a go.

The actor-turned-NASCAR prospect talks racing, TV reboots, and Bryan Cranston’s pre-Daytona jitters.

Ahead of their 18th season together, the Mets broadcasters talk adapting to the pitching clock, maintaining their on-air chemistry, and the state of their Mets.

Ahead of the Daytona 500, the rival stars chat about on-track beefs, F1 connections, and their celebrity team owners.

The newly announced Williams driver will be the first American to compete in the series since 2015.

Pierson, 16, is ready to tackle the legendary endurance race—and then, maybe, his homework.

The Formula 1 boy wonder talks the Miami Grand Prix, championship hopes, and teaming up with Lewis Hamilton.

Formerly a punchline, the quirky Olympic sport has gained cultural traction—for real, this time.