Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 30, 2024, 08:26 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali says the sport’s calendar will remain capped at 24 races despite more than 35 new venues showing an interest in joining the sport’s annual calendar — 11
Month: April 2024
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 30, 2024, 08:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Aston Martin has challenged the 10-second penalty issued to Fernando Alonso during the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race by petitioning the sport’s governing body, the FIA, with a right to review. Alonso
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterApr 30, 2024, 09:35 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 Tony Stewart stands next to his dragster after finishing fourth in his first professional final round at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals on
Associated Press Apr 29, 2024, 09:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions David Malukas was released by Arrow McLaren on Monday without running an IndyCar race for the team because of injuries the 22-year-old suffered in an offseason mountain biking crash. Malukas was signed in September to the three-car IndyCar team when McLaren was in a
Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 04:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Scott McLaughlin won his second straight race at Barber Motorsports Park, giving Team Penske a much-needed triumph Sunday just days after IndyCar erased Josef Newgarden’s victory and disqualified McLaughlin from the season opener. McLaughlin and Penske’s fuel strategy worked to perfection,
Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOVER, Del. — Kyle Larson ran into his first speed bump in his busy May. Larson next month will become the fifth driver in history to attempt to complete “The Double” and run 1,100 miles in one day, starting with the Indianapolis 500 in
Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 11:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Will Power said Thursday he was unaware of any manipulations to Team Penske’s push-to-power system until after last weekend’s IndyCar race at Long Beach and never illegally used the mechanism. Team Penske is under heavy scrutiny following the March 10 season-opening race at St.
ESPN News Services Apr 26, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden blinked back tears Friday as he accepted blame for using a manipulated push-to-pass system in his season-opening IndyCar win that has since been stripped, calling it an embarrassment. Newgarden insisted he is “not a liar” and said
Open Extended Reactions Nico Hulkenberg will be leaving Haas at the end of the season. Dan Istitene – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Nico Hulkenberg will leave Haas for Sauber in 2025, the two teams confirmed on Friday. Hulkenberg joined Haas in 2023 after three seasons without a full-time ride and has been one of
ESPN News Services Apr 25, 2024, 12:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Theo Pourchaire faces a new challenge following his IndyCar debut, going from the streets of Long Beach to the road course at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. The 20-year-old Frenchman, who is the reigning Formula 2 champion, will get his second turn racing
Apr 25, 2024, 02:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Adrian Newey, Formula One’s most sought-after designer, wants to leave champions Red Bull, according to media reports on Thursday. A Red Bull spokesperson said Newey was contracted until at least the end of 2025 “and we are unaware of him joining any other team.” The BBC
Alanis King, Racing columnistApr 25, 2024, 09:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Parker Kligerman races during the NASCAR Xfinity Series on April 13 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. (Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Most people think of NASCAR as one thing: “Just a bunch of left turns.” But NASCAR is so
Associated Press Apr 24, 2024, 10:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Team Penske suffered a humiliating disqualification Wednesday when reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden was stripped of his victory in the season-opening race for manipulating his push-to-pass system. Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin, who finished third in the opener on the downtown streets of St.
Apr 24, 2024, 11:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ferrari has signed a multi-year partnership with HP, making the world’s second-largest PC vendor the new so-called title sponsor of Ferrari’s motor racing team, including for Formula One, the two companies said on Wednesday. Based on the agreement, for which no financial details were provided, the
Apr 23, 2024, 09:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ferrari will race at the Miami Grand Prix with a colour scheme featuring two different shades of blue to mark its history in the United States, the team announced on Tuesday. The Italian outfit, famous for racing in its distinctive shade of red, will unveil the
Daniel Ricciardo hit out at Lance Stroll’s unapologetic stance on their collision at the Chinese Grand Prix. Stroll went into the back of Ricciardo’s RB car as the pack slowed before a restart following a spell behind the Safety Car. The cars ahead had slowed dramatically at the penultimate corner and were bunched tightly together,
Apr 21, 2024, 08:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chants of “Guanyu, Guanyu, Guanyu” drowned out all other sound at the Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday as Zhou Guanyu, China’s first and only Formula One driver, stepped on to the starting grid ahead of his first Chinese Grand Prix. Sauber’s Zhou, who was racing in
Open Extended Reactions Formula One will this week discuss a plan to extend grand prix championship points from the top 10 to the top 12 finishers of a race. Under the current structure, the top ten drivers score points, which are handed out as 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. On Thursday, the suggestion of changing that format will be
Apr 22, 2024, 08:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull boss Christian Horner rejected suggestions Max Verstappen has made Formula One boring after the triple world champion took his domination to new heights in China over the weekend. Verstappen’s maiden win in Shanghai was his fourth of the season and sent him 25 points
Associated Press Apr 21, 2024, 06:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONG BEACH, Calif. — Scott Dixon moved closer to A.J. Foyt on IndyCar’s all-time win list by picking up his 57th career victory Sunday on the downtown streets of Long Beach. Foyt is IndyCar’s winningest driver with 67 victories. Dixon’s win is his second
Associated Press Apr 21, 2024, 02:47 PM ET COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said. Thousands of spectators looked on as the mishap took
SHANGHAI, China — Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Max Verstappen could still leave Red Bull before the end of his contract due to factors that run deeper than which team has the fastest car. Verstappen’s on-track dominance this year means he is already on course to secure a fourth consecutive title with Red Bull, but
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 20, 2024, 05:50 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI, China — Lewis Hamilton admitted his own mistake was to blame for his disappointing performance in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton will start 18th on Sunday’s grid after getting
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 20, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lando Norris secured pole position on Friday for the sprint race. The McLaren driver has only one career pole position, at the 2021 Russian Grand Prix. Lars Baron/Getty Images SHANGHAI, China — McLaren
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 20, 2024, 06:27 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI, China — Aston Martin has lodged a protest with the stewards of the Chinese Grand Prix over Carlos Sainz’s continued participation in qualifying following his accident in Q2. Sainz crashed on
Associated Press Apr 19, 2024, 07:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONG BEACH, Calif. — Reigning Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire will make his IndyCar debut on the streets of Long Beach with Arrow McLaren as the 20-year-old Frenchman becomes the latest replacement for injured driver David Malukas. Pourchaire said Friday that he was initially
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 18, 2024, 05:15 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Out-of-contract Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz is confident his “best options are still open” for 2025, despite news last week that Aston Martin has signed Fernando Alonso for another two years. Sainz, who
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 19, 2024, 03:53 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI, China — Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said his team is in no rush to confirm its driver line-up for 2025, despite Sergio Perez hinting at an imminent contract renewal
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 18, 2024, 09:07 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has hit back at suggestions that his move to Ferrari in 2025 has been vindicated by on-track results this year, saying his decision was made purely because it was right
Apr 18, 2024, 09:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull are talking to Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz about signing for 2025 but Audi have offered him far more, the team’s motorsport consultant Helmut Marko said on Thursday. Sainz, 29, must leave Ferrari at the end of the season to make way for Mercedes’ seven-time world