1955 Mercedes F1 car sells for record $53m

A streamlined Mercedes raced by Formula One greats Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 set a record for a grand prix car on Saturday, selling at auction for €51.2 million ($53m).

Horner: FIA right to drop Herbert as steward

Formula 1’s governing body was right to drop Johnny Herbert as a steward because of the former racer’s media work, according to Red Bull boss Christian Horner who denied his team had influenced the decision.

Former ESPN motorsports writer Hinton dies at 76

Ed Hinton, an ESPN senior writer who specialized in motorsports before retiring in 2014, a career that also included writing for Sports Illustrated, the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times, died Thursday in Birmingham, Alabama, at 76 years old.