ESPN News Services Mar 11, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Formula One driver Felipe Massa said on Monday he had filed a lawsuit in a London court against auto racing’s governing body FIA, series owner Formula One Management (FOM) and FOM’s former CEO Bernie Ecclestone amid his attempt to claim the 2008
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Associated Press Mar 10, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Team Penske silenced recent criticism aimed at series leadership by dominating the IndyCar season-opening race with a Josef Newgarden win from the pole Sunday on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg. Pato O’Ward of Arrow McLaren Racing broke up the
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMar 10, 2024, 09:12 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton said Mercedes still needs to make “big changes” if it is to challenge Red Bull for wins this season. Hamilton is set to leave the team at the end of
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Associated Press Mar 9, 2024, 04:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Josef Newgarden won the pole for IndyCar’s season-opening race on Saturday, giving Team Penske something to celebrate as its leadership faced criticism throughout the paddock for its management of the series. It made for a weird day on what is
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMar 8, 2024, 06:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz will miss the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after he was diagnosed with appendicitis following Thursday’s practice sessions. He will be replaced by 18-year-old Ferrari reserve driver Oliver Bearman,
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Mar 8, 2024, 10:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Audi will take 100% control of Swiss-based Sauber ahead of its transformation into the German carmaker’s factory Formula One team from 2026, the Volkswagen-owned brand said on Friday. Oliver Hoffmann will step down from Audi’s management board to take overall responsibility for the F1 programme while
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Associated Press Mar 8, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Michael Andretti shied away from discussing his rejection by Formula One on Friday in his first interview since the series denied his application to join the grid as a true American team. “We’re in the process of doing things, so
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Open Extended Reactions The employee who accused Red Bull F1 team boss Christian Horner of inappropriate behaviour has been suspended by the company, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN. Last week Horner was cleared of misconduct after a lengthy investigation by parent company Red Bull GmbH. The employee, who still has the
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMar 6, 2024, 09:59 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Bob Bell is the latest big-name engineer to leave Alpine after taking a new role as Aston Martin’s technical executive director. Bell has a long history in Formula One, working for McLaren,
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Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia – Daniel Ricciardo said he and Yuki Tsunoda have cleared the air following a fiery conclusion to the Bahrain Grand Prix. After the race had finished, Tsunoda twice drove past his teammate on the cool-down lap in an aggressive fashion, having been upset with RB’s handling of a team
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMar 5, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Saudi Arabia has released computer-generated images of its planned new racing circuit in Qiddiya, which will feature a 20-storey-high elevated first corner and a swimming pool overlooking a section of track. Since
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMar 5, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Saudi Arabia has released computer-generated images of its planned new racing circuit in Qiddiya, which will feature a 20-storey-high elevated first corner and a swimming pool overlooking a section of track. Since
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ESPN News Services Mar 5, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The FIA said Tuesday that its compliance officer has received two complaints “detailing potential allegations involving certain members of its governing body” in seeming reference to whistleblower claims against the president of Formula 1’s governing body. The BBC reported this week that FIA
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Mar 4, 2024, 10:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Renault-owned Alpine announced another managerial shake-up on Monday with three new bosses replacing technical director Matt Harman and aerodynamics head Dirk de Beer, who have left the Formula One team after a dismal start to the season. Alpine said in a statement that both had chosen
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMar 4, 2024, 01:33 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is reportedly under investigation by the organisation he leads after a whistleblower alleged he interfered with the result of last year’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. According to
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Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen’s father, Jos, will not attend the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix following comments he made about under-fire Red Bull boss Christian Horner, sources told ESPN. Horner was cleared of misconduct last week by Red Bull GmbH, parent company of the race team, following an investigation into an allegation of inappropriate behaviour
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Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen’s father Jos has launched a remarkable attack on Red Bull boss Christian Horner, saying the team is “in danger of being torn apart” if he stays as team principal. The younger Verstappen’s victory in Bahrain came after weeks of focus around Horner and a misconduct investigation launched after a woman
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Mar 2, 2024, 09:41 AM ET Christian Horner and his wife Geri Horner walked into the Bahrain Grand Prix paddock hand-in-hand on Saturday in a public show of unity after the Red Bull Formula One team boss was cleared of allegations of misconduct towards a female employee. The 50-year-old Horner and the former Spice Girls
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Open Extended Reactions BAHRAIN — Daniel Ricciardo criticised RB teammate Yuki Tsunoda’s “immaturity” after they narrowly avoided a collision on the cool-down lap, which followed the conclusion of the Bahrain Grand Prix, which was comfortably won by Max Verstappen. On the lap back to the pits after racing had finished, Tsunoda divebombed down the inside
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