Marty Smith Close Marty Smith ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Ryan McGee Close Ryan McGee ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Oct 31, 2023, 11:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ryan
Month: October 2023
Open Extended Reactions Lando Norris’ drive from back end of the grid to fifth at the Mexico City Grand Prix reminded McLaren team principal Andrea Stella of one of Fernando Alonso’s most famous wins. Norris failed to set a competitive time in qualifying and started 17th but showed great pace during the race, even overcoming
Oct 30, 2023, 07:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull boss Christian Horner hailed the return of the Daniel Ricciardo of old on Sunday as the Australian raced to AlphaTauri’s best result of the season at the Mexico City Grand Prix. The points for seventh place were the first that Ricciardo, winner of eight
Open Extended Reactions Charles Leclerc was booed by the home crowd crammed into the stadium at the Autodromo Rodriguez Hermanos after colliding with Mexican national hero Sergio Perez. Leclerc found himself sandwiched between Perez and Max Verstappen as they approached Turn 1 at the Mexico City GP. Perez, who later said he saw an opportunity
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 28, 2023, 08:02 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions After securing fourth on the grid for Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo said he would allow himself an hour of celebration before focusing on turning Saturday’s qualifying result into points. Ricciardo
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 28, 2023, 08:57 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions MEXICO CITY — Charles Leclerc did not think Ferrari had the performance to beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to the front row of the grid in Mexico and believes a good start
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 28, 2023, 09:32 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions MEXICO CITY — No further action has been taken against drivers who were investigated for impeding other cars in the pit lane during qualifying at the Mexican Grand Prix. Max Verstappen, George
Open Extended Reactions The 2023 Formula One racing season is reaching its final leg of events, with expanded viewing options for American F1 fans across a variety of platforms. After Max Verstappen snatched another victory at the Austin Grand Prix, the action heads to Mexico City at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. When is the Mexico
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 27, 2023, 03:19 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions MEXICO CITY — Lewis Hamilton believes Sergio Pérez is not getting the support he needs at Red Bull, saying he would find a similar situation in his team “very hard to deal
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 26, 2023, 06:41 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions MEXICO CITY — Max Verstappen insists any notion of a bitter rivalry between himself and Red Bull teammate Sergio Pérez is “made up,” after his security was increased ahead of Perez’s home
Oct 26, 2023, 07:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergio Pérez called on his Mexican fans to send a positive message to the world at his home grand prix by showing respect for Formula One rivals and Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen. The Mexican driver, second in a championship already won by Verstappen for the
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 26, 2023, 07:22 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions MEXICO CITY — After being disqualified from last weekend’s U.S. Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is sure several drivers escaped a similar punishment simply because their cars weren’t checked by the FIA after
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 26, 2023, 09:32 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 23, 2023, 05:01 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Engineers from Mercedes and Ferrari say the limited practice time afforded by F1’s sprint format was a contributing factor in the costly setup mistakes they made at the U.S.
Oct 23, 2023, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Williams rookie Logan Sargeant celebrated a surprise first point in Formula One on Sunday, thanks to the disqualifications of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, and ended a 30-year wait for a U.S. driver to score. Sargeant was classified 10th at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas after
Oct 23, 2023, 12:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lando Norris took yet another second place at the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday but feared his resurgent McLaren team may now have missed their best chance of a win this season. The 23-year-old Briton has finished runner-up five times this year and six times in
Associated Press Oct 23, 2023, 01:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rahal Letterman Lanigan on Monday hired Pietro Fittipaldi, the current reserve driver for the Haas Formula One team, to race its third car in the IndyCar Series next season. Fittipaldi, the Brazilian-American grandson of 1989 IndyCar champion and two-time Indy 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi,
Alanis King, Racing columnistOct 23, 2023, 04:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Christopher Bell secured his place in the Championship 4 by winning at Homestead-Miami on Sunday. James Gilbert/Getty Images Fans of stock car racing likely spent Sunday like they normally would: watching NASCAR. It was a 400-mile race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in southern Florida. During
Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas – After scoring his 50th Formula One victory Max Verstappen joked that his career wins still look like “rookie numbers” compared to old rival Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen, who has already wrapped up his third championship, hit a half century in Austin by beating Hamilton on track, although the Mercedes driver
Oct 22, 2023, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Lewis Hamilton has lost second position at the U.S. Grand Prix after technical infringements saw him and Charles Leclerc disqualified from the race. After the chequered flag, Hamilton’s Mercedes and Leclerc’s Ferrari were scruniteered by the FIA and found to be in breach
Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Charles Leclerc competed at the U.S. Grand Prix with the help of painkillers after suffering intense pain from a tooth infection all week. Leclerc claimed pole position on Friday, finished 12th in Saturday’s sprint race and then sixth in Sunday’s main race. After getting to the end of Austin’s
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 22, 2023, 12:12 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Both Aston Martin drivers and both Haas drivers are set to start the U.S. Grand Prix from the pit lane in order to make changes to their setups under
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 21, 2023, 08:46 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Max Verstappen has reiterated his criticism of Formula One’s sprint race format, saying it detracts from the excitement of a race weekend. Verstappen has been a vocal opponent of
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 21, 2023, 07:53 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Watching Max Verstappen‘s Red Bull disappear into the distance during Saturday’s sprint race at the Circuit of the Americas underlined to Lewis Hamilton just how much work his Mercedes
Open Extended Reactions Mercedes driver George Russell slammed the FIA’s prospective €1m fine for drivers in the future Getty AUSTIN, Texas – George Russell said he and his fellow drivers will challenge Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, about the prospect of being fined €1 million ($1.05m) in the future. Ahead of the U.S. Grand Prix, the
Oct 20, 2023, 03:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One is an extreme sport and needs to stay so, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said in response to concern about driver safety after a gruelling Qatar Grand Prix this month. The 38-year-old Mercedes driver told reporters ahead of the U.S. Grand Prix that racing
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 20, 2023, 07:35 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Max Verstappen said qualifying sixth for the U.S. Grand Prix should make his race on Sunday “a bit more fun” as he looks to claim his 15th win of
Oct 19, 2023, 05:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One drivers expressed shock and amazement on Thursday after the sport’s governing body quadrupled the amount stewards can fine them to a maximum of one million euros ($1.06 million). The change to the International Sporting Code (ISC) was approved at a meeting of the FIA’s
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 19, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Sergio Pérez has denied reports he is set to retire from Formula One at the end of this year and remains 100 percent certain he will be a Red
Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistOct 19, 2023, 09:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pato O’Ward is the last remaining IndyCar starlet with direct ties to Formula One, thanks to his performances for Arrow McLaren. Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports July of 2022 was a heady time for IndyCar drivers who harbored Formula One dreams. The long-broken bridge