Month: September 2024

Sep 30, 2024, 04:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Renault will end Formula 1 engine production at their Viry-Chatillon factory after the 2025 season, with the French carmaker’s Alpine team set to race with power units made by another manufacturer. Alpine announced in a statement on Monday that the facility outside Paris, which employs more

Sep 30, 2024, 03:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari from Mercedes next year. Clive Mason/Getty Images Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton battled with depression for years from an early age as he dealt with the pressure of pursuing a career in motor racing and faced bullying at school. Hamilton, who

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Motorsports icon Michael Andretti told The Associated Press on Sunday he’s at a point in his life where he no longer wants to run the day-to-day of his global operation and that’s why he turned over leadership to his business partner. No, Dan Towriss

Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Aric Almirola crashed victory lane in the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff opener Saturday at Kansas Speedway for his second victory of the season. Almirola, the 40-year-old former Cup driver running a limited Xfinity schedule for Joe Gibbs Racing, has six

Open Extended Reactions Red Bull racing adviser Helmut Marko said he believes Daniel Ricciardo lost his killer instinct when he left Red Bull for Renault in 2019. Ricciardo claimed seven of his eight race victories at Red Bull, before spending two years apiece with Renault and McLaren — winning the 2021 Italian Grand prix for

Open Extended Reactions New RB driver Liam Lawson said he did not enjoy being on the sidelines at the Singapore Grand Prix as the situation with Daniel Ricciardo unfolded. On Thursday, Red Bull’s second team confirmed that Lawson will replace Ricciardo for the rest of the year. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The likelihood of that

Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michael Andretti has restructured Andretti Global to give co-owner Dan Towriss control of the organization while Andretti will stay on as a strategic adviser of the team he has led since 2002. Andretti in early 2023 confirmed he had sold part of the company

Open Extended Reactions Daniel Ricciardo should go down as one of the best and most consequential drivers of the past 15 years in Formula 1, even if results of more recent times may not have reflected the talent he had. Ricciardo’s departure from RB — finally confirmed on Thursday — was a prolonged farce that

Open Extended Reactions Liam Lawson will replace Daniel Ricciardo at RB for the remainder of the 2024 Formula 1 season, Red Bull finally confirmed on Thursday. The saga over Ricciardo’s future dominated the build-up and aftermath of last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Ricciardo was emotional in interviews after the race, where

Keith Jenkins Sep 25, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR has crowned a Cup Series champion every year since 1949. The title is decided by a scoring system that awards drivers points based on race results throughout the season. Although several drivers have won multiple championships, there’s only one who earned the nickname

Open Extended Reactions Sergio Pérez praised Williams rookie Franco Colapinto for his driving during the Singapore Grand Prix, stating the Argentine “didn’t put a foot wrong.” Colapinto pulled off a great pass at the start of the race, divebombing down the inside of a group of cars to vault up the order. Editor’s Picks 2

Associated Press Sep 25, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alexander Rossi on Wednesday was announced as the newest driver at Ed Carpenter Racing, which will be the third team in four years for the former Indianapolis 500 winner. Rossi, who won the 100th running of the Indy 500 as a rookie in 2016,

Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Lando Norris laid down a marker of how real his championship challenge is with his dominant win at the Singapore Grand Prix, but the headlines by Sunday evening belonged to his former teammate Daniel Ricciardo. Aside from a close shave with the wall at Turn 10 on Lap 45, Norris’

Sep 24, 2024, 12:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull head of race strategy Will Courtenay will leave his role to join Formula 1 world championship rivals McLaren as their sporting director, the Woking-based team said on Tuesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Red Bull have lost a number of senior employees, including star designer

Sep 24, 2024, 05:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One constructors’ champions Red Bull hope to pick up the pace over the last six rounds of the season after Max Verstappen emerged stronger than expected from back-to-back street races in Azerbaijan and Singapore, team boss Christian Horner said. The triple world champion, who will

Sep 23, 2024, 07:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RB principal Laurent Mekies has fuelled speculation that Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix was Daniel Ricciardo‘s Formula 1 farewell by saying it was the reason the team gave the Australian a chance to set fastest lap. “Given this may have been Daniel’s last race, we wanted to

Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 11:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IndyCar on Monday finalized a charter system for 25 entrants that, while it pales in comparison to the contentious deal reached between NASCAR and its teams over their revenue sharing model, does give 10 open wheel organizations some guarantees. The initial agreement runs through

Sep 23, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A rear wing controversy that had Formula 1 rivals up in arms at the Singapore Grand Prix was a “red herring” and good news for McLaren even if they do not use that version again, the team’s boss Andrea Stella has said. The championship leaders drew

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 22, 2024, 01:41 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Christian Horner refuted claims of collusion. Eric Alonso/Getty Images SINGAPORE — Red Bull team principal Christian Horner denied there was any co-ordination between his team and Red Bull-owned RB in ensuring Daniel Ricciardo

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 22, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions McLaren’s race winner Lando Norris celebrates with team boss Zak Brown. Clive Rose – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images SINGAPORE — McLaren CEO Zak Brown plans to “ask questions” amid suggestions Red

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 21, 2024, 01:13 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions After running across the circuit following his accident during Singapore Grand Prix qualifying, Carlos Sainz was fined €25,000 by the stewards, €12,500 of which will be suspended. Sainz lost control of his

Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Daniel Ricciardo missed the opportunity to make a statement in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix as questions swirl over his Formula 1 future. Ricciardo and RB looked strong in Friday practice but the Australian was unable to progress through Q1 — he will start Sunday’s race from 16th on

Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Fernando Alonso has urged Aston Martin not to get distracted by 2026 and the arrival of Adrian Newey, calling on the team to “shake things up a little bit” to improve its current car. Formula 1 design legend Newey will join Aston Martin in March next year, primarily to focus

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 20, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions The stewards of the Singapore Grand Prix have ordered Max Verstappen to “accomplish some work of public interest” after he used a profanity during an FIA press conference on Thursday. The three-time

Associated Press Sep 20, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex Bowman, who just two weeks ago was desperately trying to debunk rumors his seat was in danger, will start the first elimination race of NASCAR’s playoffs from the pole. Bowman turned a lap at 126.720 mph Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee

Open Extended Reactions The FIA have asked McLaren to modify the design of their controversial rear wing amid ongoing intrigue from rivals. Footage from last week’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix appeared to show part of McLaren’s rear wing flexing upwards on the straight. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The FIA has been investigating closely after rivals raised

Sep 19, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen has hit back at suggestions for F1 drivers to mind their language on the team radio. Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images Max Verstappen said Formula 1 should not air team radio if the sport is concerned about bad language after the head of the governing

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 19, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Lewis Hamilton is sixth in the F1 drivers’ championship. Clive Mason/Getty Images Lewis Hamilton raised concerns over FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem comparing Formula 1 drivers swearing on team radio to “rappers,” saying there was a

Open Extended Reactions Sergio Pérez was involved in a crash with Carlos Sainz in the Azerbaijan GP. SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images SINGAPORE — Sergio Pérez and Carlos Sainz cleared the air after their crash at last week’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in an “awkward” 20-minute conversation while sat next to each other at the circuit’s medical

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 19, 2024, 05:57 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions McLaren’s Oscar Piastri won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku last weekend. Clive Mason/Getty Images SINGAPORE — McLaren will run a one-off livery at the Singapore Grand Prix inspired by its iconic Marlboro-sponsored