Madeline Coleman

Stay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula One. to receive the Prime Tire newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. Carlos Sainz was beaming as he stood on the podium in Melbourne while Ferrari sang the Italian national anthem. Just 16 days ago, the Spaniard underwent surgery after receiving an appendicitis diagnosis. He’s been recovering ever since, spending upward of a week in bed, and still wasn’t feeling 100 percent on Saturday when he qualified second for the Australian Gr…

Felipe Massa has been consistent since August 2023. He wants justice after the . Now, that pursuit has taken the form of a lawsuit seeking more than $80 million in damages. Earlier this month, Massa filed papers in the King’s Bench Division of the High Court in the U.K. The Athletic has obtained and reviewed the Particulars of Claim, which name Formula One Management (FOM), former CEO Bernie Ecclestone and the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) as defendants. Advertisement The form…

Japan’s Suzuka International Racing Course is as iconic as they come. Soichiro Honda — yes, that Honda — was behind the creation of Japan’s first full-scale road racing track, and circuit designer John Hugenholtz drew up the iconic, quirky figure eight. The initial layout saw the circuit cross over itself three times, but the current design only features the single cross of Sectors 2 and 3. Advertisement Still challenging more than 30 years after holding its first F1 grand prix, Suzuka is a driv…

are a mad dash and a headache within the world of Formula One, but when the sport returns to a track it hasn’t competed on since 2019, sprint races become even more challenging. returns to China in a few days after a five-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the country’s subsequent heavy restrictions, which . That being said, F1 because of “the ongoing difficulties presented by the COVID-19 situation.” Advertisement The 2024 Chinese GP will also mark the first sprint race weekend of t…

| Formula One is complicated, confusing and constantly evolving. This story is part of our guide to help any fan — regardless of how long they’ve watched the sport or how they discovered it — navigate the pinnacle of motorsports. Sprint races are back, Formula One fans. Terms within this sport sometimes seem complex — parc ferme, autoclaves, degradation, ECU, , HANS and so on — but this is a rare case where you can guess the meaning simply from the name. A sprint race is a mad dash over one-thir…

Much has changed since Formula One last raced in China. The last Chinese Grand Prix took place in April 2019, and it was a 1-2 finish for then-Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel rounded out the podium, competing for Ferrari at that time, and Max Verstappen finished fourth, 27.627 seconds off Hamilton. But by the end of the year, COVID-19 had been discovered in the country. The World Health Organization declared the disease a pandemic…

| Formula One is complicated, confusing and constantly evolving. This story is part of our guide to help any fan — regardless of how long they’ve watched the sport or how they discovered it — navigate the pinnacle of motorsports. Box, box. Every Formula One fan is familiar with that radio message, the call for a driver to head in for a pit stop. Whether it’s changing tires, serving a time penalty or repairing damage, the pit stop is one of the most strategically important moments during any gran…

This weekend’s Miami Grand Prix set a new Formula One viewership record for its live U.S. TV audience. that an average of 3.1 million viewers tuned in for ABC’s broadcast on Sunday, with a peak of 3.6 million. The previous record average viewership was 2.6 million viewers (and peaked at 2.9 million), which was set during the inaugural Miami GP in 2022. The television ratings then dipped for last year’s race, coming in at 1.96 million. Advertisement That’s a 48 percent increase in viewership from…

Stay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula One. to receive the Prime Tire newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is looking into the denial of Andretti Global’s bid to join the Formula One grid for 2025 or 2026. In a letter sent to Liberty Media president and CEO Greg Maffei and CEO Stefano Domenicali, which was , the chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) requested a variety of documents and communications as well as “a staff-level…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A Formula One grand prix weekend is like a Super Bowl-caliber event in Miami – especially when it comes to the food. Extravagant hospitality packages are created, award-winning chefs cater the weekend to bring the flavor of South Florida to , and VIPs flood the paddock. Over the years, the likes of the Williams sisters, David Beckham, Ed Sheeran, Michael Jordan and Paris Hilton have walked through the Hard Rock Stadium campus. Roughly 242,000 people attended the inaugural M…