Month: July 2024

Open Extended Reactions Oliver Oakes has been appointed as Alpine team boss. Joe Portlock – Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images Alpine has appointed Oliver Oakes as the boss of its Formula One team, replacing the outgoing Bruno Famin. Oakes, founder of the feeder series team Hitech GP, will become the second youngest F1 boss
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Open Extended Reactions Williams boss James Vowles was surprised neither Red Bull nor Mercedes showed serious interest in Carlos Sainz for 2025 and beyond. Sainz, set to be replaced at Ferrari by Lewis Hamilton, will join Williams on a multiyear deal next season. The deal ended months of speculation about his future, but during a
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Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton said his record-extending 105th Formula One win at the Belgian Grand Prix was bittersweet given Mercedes teammate George Russell‘s disqualification from victory. Hamilton inherited the Spa win after Russell’s car was found to be underneath the minimum weight requirement for every car at the end of an event. Editor’s Picks
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Open Extended Reactions Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz will join Williams in 2025, the team confirmed Monday, ending months of speculation about the Spanish driver’s future. Sainz has signed on a multi-year Williams deal, meaning he will drive alongside Alex Albon in 2025. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Announcing the deal, Williams said he will race at
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Open Extended Reactions Sergio Pérez‘s future at Red Bull will be on the agenda as team principal Christian Horner and advisor Helmut Marko meet on Monday to discuss the team’s faltering 2024 season. Pérez’s poor form over the past races and the resurgence of McLaren has seen Red Bull’s constructors’ championship lead whittled down to
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George Russell has been stripped of his victory at the Belgian Grand Prix after his Mercedes car was found to be underweight after the chequered flag. The decision means teammate Lewis Hamilton was promoted to first place, securing his second victory of the season after his win at the British Grand Prix earlier this month.
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 27, 2024, 02:48 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Sergio Perez has finished on the podium in four of 13 races so far this season. SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Sergio Perez has played down the significance of his
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 27, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Max Verstappen is approaching Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix as a damage limitation exercise as he prepares to start the race from 11th on the grid. The Red Bull driver
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 26, 2024, 06:50 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPA FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Sergio Pérez claims his position at Red Bull is not at risk over the summer break, saying he is 100% certain he will still be at the team
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 26, 2024, 08:58 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Max Verstappen faces a 10-place grid penalty from wherever he qualifies at the Belgian Grand Prix after he exceeded his quota for engines this season. A grid penalty was
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 26, 2024, 10:12 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Alpine team principal Bruno Famin will leave his role at the end of August as the team’s parent company, Renault, prepares to put an end to its Formula One
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 25, 2024, 12:53 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Lewis Hamilton has suggested Max Verstappen should act more “like a champion” after taking a dig at the Red Bull driver’s turbulent Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. After two seasons
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Jul 25, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Sainz has been on the podium five times this year, including his win at the Australian Grand Prix. Bryn Lennon – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz remained tight-lipped on Thursday about his future ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Prix, but said he
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 25, 2024, 12:03 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Lando Norris said he was “not proud” that McLaren’s team orders controversy at the end of the Hungarian Grand Prix overshadowed teammate Oscar Piastri‘s first win. With the two
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