Apr 18, 2024, 07:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Aston Martin were concerned the intensity of Formula One’s 24 race calendar might lead Fernando Alonso to call it a day instead of signing a contract extension for at least two more years, team principal Mike Krack said on Thursday. The 42-year-old double world champion, whose
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Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistApr 17, 2024, 01:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IndyCar will put in place a new charter system that welcomes more entrants into the series. (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) How much is too much? It’s a question IndyCar Series team owners are asking themselves as a recent wave of
Open Extended Reactions Fernando Alonso said on Thursday that he does not think there will be any issues with racing into his mid-forties and added that he will be the first to admit to Aston Martin if his performance drops off before the end of his new contract. Alonso has signed a multi-year extension with
Open Extended Reactions Fernando Alonso‘s decision to stick with Aston Martin until at least 2026 closed one door for fellow Spaniard Carlos Sainz, who remains the biggest free agent in Formula One after the announcement earlier this year that his seat at Ferrari will go to Lewis Hamilton in 2025. It’s quite a remarkable situation
Austin Lindberg, Senior EditorApr 12, 2024, 02:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Legends of F1 and MotoGP Lewis Hamilton and Valentino Rossi swapped rides during a promotional event in 2019. Mirco Lazzari/Getty Images for Monster Energy It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time, not all that long ago, when Formula One was not
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 12, 2024, 07:12 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Formula One has released the race dates for next year’s 24-round season which includes the return of Australia as hosts of the season opener on March 16. The 2025 calendar, which marks
Fernando Alonso has admitted he had preliminary discussions with other Formula One teams before making the “easy” decision to pledge his future to Aston Martin through to 2026. Alonso’s new multi-year deal, confirmed on Thursday, will keep him racing in F1 until at least age 45. The future of the two-time world champion has been
Open Extended Reactions Andretti Global has officially opened a facility at Silverstone which it hopes will be the hub of a future Formula One team. The American company was granted entry by the the governing FIA last year, but had its application to join in 2025 or 2026 denied by Formula One Management (FOM) in
Open Extended Reactions Fernando Alonso appeared to imitate Michael Jordan’s comeback press release to announce his stay at Aston Martin. Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Fernando Alonso has pledged his Formula One future to Aston Martin with a new multi-year deal, the team announced on Thursday. In a confirmation appearing to imitate Michael Jordan’s famous comeback announcement,
Austin Lindberg, Senior EditorApr 10, 2024, 09:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Justin Marks, center, took his Trackhouse Racing team to MotoGP with Raúl Fernández, left, and Miguel Oliveria for the 2024 season. Trackhouse Racing Daniel Suárez winning the third-closest NASCAR race in history. Shane van Gisbergen becoming the first driver to win on their Cup
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 8, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SUZUKA, Japan — Although still 20 seconds shy of Max Verstappen‘s Red Bull at the chequered flag, Ferrari’s performance at the Japanese Grand Prix showed just how much progress the team has
Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 10:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHANDLER, Ariz. — John Force raced to his record 156th NHRA victory and first in two years, with the 74-year-old Funny Car great powering past Matt Hagan on Saturday at Firebird Motorsports Park in the completion of the postponed Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Force
Apr 7, 2024, 05:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions McLaren’s Lando Norris said it was disheartening to fight a losing battle against Ferrari in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix and that it was clear the Italian team still has the edge when it comes to pace. Norris had been upbeat about challenging for victory at Suzuka
Charles Leclerc said he was pleased with Ferrari’s execution of their one-stop strategy after finishing fourth at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday but conceded he had left himself with too much to do after struggling in qualifying. Leclerc, who started eighth, completed 27 laps on a set of medium tyres before switching to hards
Associated Press Apr 7, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions William Byron took the lead with 73 laps to go and held onto it during a two-lap overtime finish Sunday to enhance Hendrick Motorsports’ celebration of its 40-year anniversary of its first victory in racing with a victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 7, 2024, 06:50 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SUZUKA, Japan — Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes Max Verstappen is already destined for a fourth world title this year, despite there being 20 races left to run. On Sunday in
Open Extended Reactions SUZUKA, Japan — A clumsy collision between Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Albon on the opening lap of the Japanese Grand Prix prompted it to be suspended for 30 minutes. Ricciardo had drifted wide on the approach to the Esses section of the Suzuka section and into the path of Albon’s Williams, prompting
Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 07:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Kyle Larson won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, turning a fast lap at 96.034 miles per hour to edge Bubba Wallace for the top spot by one one-thousandth of a second. Wallace completed his best
Apr 6, 2024, 05:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull’s dominant display in Saturday’s qualifying sessions at the Japanese Grand Prix proved they are in a different league, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz said as he vowed to fight for a spot on the podium in Sunday’s race. Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen took pole
Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 03:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SUZUKA, Japan — Max Verstappen was asked a few days ago if he had concerns going into the Japanese Grand Prix. His rear brakes caught fire just two weeks ago at the Australian GP, forcing him out on the fourth lap. “No, no,” Verstappen
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterApr 5, 2024, 01:30 PM 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 William Byron won the Daytona 500 for the first time in February for his 11th victory in the NASCAR Cup Series. Jared C.
Apr 5, 2024, 05:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mercedes’ early-season struggles continued on Friday at the Japanese Grand Prix as team principal Toto Wolff alluded to Lewis Hamilton losing one of his four allotted engines, meaning the seven-time world champion could face grid penalties later in the season. “That one is for the bin,”
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 5, 2024, 02:55 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Toto Wolff said he has a shortlist of candidates to replace Lewis Hamilton, but wouldn’t name them. Kym Illman/Getty Images SUZUKA, Japan — Toto Wolff has left open the possibility of four-time world
Open Extended Reactions SUZUKA, Japan — Fernando Alonso’s controversial Australian Grand Prix penalty for potentially dangerous driving has split opinion among his Formula One rivals. While defending fifth position from George Russell on the final lap of the Melbourne race, Alonso decelerated early on approach to Turn Six — the move caught the Mercedes driver
Apr 4, 2024, 05:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fernando Alonso is yet to decide his future in F1. Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Triple world champion Max Verstappen will not leave Red Bull next season, his Aston Martin rival Fernando Alonso said on Thursday, dismissing the prospect of his departure being the surprise twist in this
Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton said Sebastian Vettel would be the ideal driver at Mercedes. David Davies/PA Images via Getty Images SUZUKA, Japan – Lewis Hamilton believes old rival Sebastian Vettel would be “an amazing option” to replace him at Mercedes in 2025. Hamilton’s move to Ferrari for next season has blown the driver market wide
Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has said he is “at peace” with the controversial outcome of his 2021 championship fight with Max Verstappen even though he felt “robbed” of a record eighth F1 title. At that year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, FIA race director Michael Masi incorrectly applied F1’s rulebook to force a restart on
Apr 3, 2024, 08:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has said he is considering a return to Formula One in 2025. Vettel, 36, retired from F1 at the end of the 2022 season with 53 race wins in a career spanning 16 years. F1’s driver market was sparked earlier this
Apr 2, 2024, 08:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Aerodynamicist David Sanchez has left McLaren only three months after joining the Formula One team, which had trumpeted him as a major signing in its bid to return to the top. Former champions McLaren announced the Frenchman’s departure on Tuesday in a statement detailing organisational changes
Apr 1, 2024, 06:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One’s United States-based owner Liberty Media have announced a takeover of MotoGP’s parent company Dorna, valuing the world’s leading motorcycle racing championship at €4.2 billion ($4.53bn), MotoGP said in a statement on Monday. Dorna will remain an independently run company attributed to Liberty Media’s Formula