Month: December 2024

Dec 27, 2024, 07:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has held “concrete talks” about investing in MotoGP outfit KTM, according to the brand’s boss. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Hamilton, the most successful Formula 1 driver of all time, with seven world titles and 105 race victories, is a lifelong fan of motorcycle racing’s

Open Extended Reactions The final chapters of the 2024 Formula 1 season were written weeks ago. The FIA’s awards ceremony took place earlier this month. With the calendar about to turn to 2025, though, now is the perfect time for ESPN’s end-of-season awards. Who was this year’s best driver? (That one shouldn’t be too difficult

Dec 19, 2024, 10:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker reached rare air in the Week 16 edition of “Thursday Night Football.” As the second quarter wound down, the Denver Broncos were flagged for a kick-catch interference penalty on a fair catch, resulting in a 15-yard advance for the Chargers.

Open Extended Reactions Christian Horner said the decision to promote Liam Lawson to Red Bull over Yuki Tsunoda was a marginal call. On Thursday Red Bull confirmed Lawson will be Max Verstappen’s 2025 teammate and the replacement for Sergio Perez, who has left the team. Lawson returned to RB this year but has just 11

Associated Press Dec 20, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge set a Jan. 8 hearing to hear NASCAR’s motion to throw out an antitrust lawsuit filed against the stock car series by Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports The two teams are suing NASCAR and were

Dec 20, 2024, 09:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Yuki Tsunoda will represent experience and continuity at Racing Bulls next year but, passed over for promotion, the Japanese looks to be running out of road at the Red Bull-owned Formula 1 team. Editor’s Picks 2 Related A flurry of Red Bull announcements culminated on Friday

Open Extended Reactions Formula 2 runner-up Isack Hadjar will replace Red Bull-bound Liam Lawson at RB in 2025. Editor’s Picks 1 Related French driver Hadjar, 20, will step up to partner Yuki Tsunoda at the junior team. Lawson’s move to the senior Red Bull team as the replacement for the outgoing Sergio Perez was confirmed

Dec 19, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull has confirmed that Liam Lawson is to replace Sergio Pérez as Max Verstappen‘s teammate for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Pérez’s exit was announced on Wednesday after a difficult season that saw Red Bull lose the constructors’ championship despite Verstappen winning his fourth straight

Open Extended Reactions Liam Lawson admitted he found it difficult to ignore the obvious prospect of a Red Bull promotion in the final races of 2024. Lawson has been confirmed as Sergio Perez’s replacement for 2025. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The news of Perez’s exit and Lawson’s likely promotion picked up steam in the final

Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Dec 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Valtteri Bottas will return to Mercedes as a reserve driver next year after missing out on a seat in Formula 1 in 2025. Bottas was Lewis Hamilton’s teammate at Mercedes from

Dec 18, 2024, 01:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The first Ferrari Formula 1 car to be raced by Lewis Hamilton will be revealed at a launch event at the team’s factory in Maranello on Feb. 19 next year. After 12 years at Mercedes, Hamilton’s Ferrari contract will start in January next year and see

Open Extended Reactions Christian Horner has insisted Red Bull tried “everything” to salvage Sergio Pérez‘s Formula 1 career with the team and added he believes the Mexican driver will benefit from some time out of the sport. Editor’s Picks 2 Related On Wednesday, Pérez and Red Bull confirmed their split, bringing an end to the

Open Extended Reactions Sergio Perez joined Red Bull in 2021 from Racing Point. Mark Thompson/Getty Images Sergio Perez’s departure from Red Bull’s Formula 1 team is likely to be confirmed before Christmas, sources have told ESPN. Since the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Perez has been negotiating whether to remain on as an ambassador in 2025 or

Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Dec 16, 2024, 09:41 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions It’s that time of year again: a chance to divide opinion and awaken the trolls by ranking the top 10 drivers of the Formula 1 season. We’ve attempted to remove car

Dec 15, 2024, 11:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Abbi Pulling still has a long road ahead to reach Formula 1 after winning the all-women’s F1 Academy title, but it remains the target and she believes time is on her side. Part of the Renault-owned Alpine F1 team’s academy, the 21-year-old Briton will have a

Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Dec 13, 2024, 07:34 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Rwanda president Paul Kagame has confirmed his country is bidding to host a grand prix in the future and said “good progress” has been made in discussions with Formula 1. Over

Open Extended Reactions Daniel Ricciardo has no interest in returning to Formula 1 with General Motors’ Cadillac team in 2026, sources have told ESPN. A report in Bild this week suggested Ricciardo is at the top of the list for Cadillac, with an agreement in principle to join the grid in 2026. Editor’s Picks 2

Dec 13, 2024, 07:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull driver Max Verstappen collected the Formula 1 champion’s trophy for the fourth year in a row at an awards ceremony held in Africa for the first time on Friday. The 27-year-old was handed the trophy in Kigali, Rwanda by International Automobile Federation (FIA) president

Dec 13, 2024, 11:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mohammed Ben Sulayem is president of the FIA. Getty Formula 1’s governing body approved statute changes on Friday that critics say will limit the powers of audit and ethics committees. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said the revisions were approved at its general assembly in Kigali, Rwanda,

Dec 12, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Eddie Jordan was a team owner between 1991 and 2005. He has since been a television pundit and manager. Clive Rose/Getty Images Former Formula One boss Eddie Jordan spoke on Thursday of going through “very dark days” after being diagnosed with prostate and bladder cancer earlier this year. The 76-year-old’s

Kelly Crandall Dec 12, 2024, 09:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ryan Blaney spends his offseasons by switching off the competitive part of his personality. James Gilbert/Getty Images Ryan Blaney gets lazy. Brad Keselowski takes more chances. Hendrick Motorsports drivers get right back down to business. There is no one-size-fits-all template for navigating a NASCAR winter,

Dec 12, 2024, 06:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen has assured Formula E he will be watching their races after the electric series donated $250,000 to charity following a bet on the Red Bull driver’s fourth successive Formula 1 title. Formula E chief executive Jeff Dodds promised in February to pay the sum

Dec 11, 2024, 06:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was top of the timesheets as Formula 1 wrapped up the season with a final test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. His departed teammate Carlos Sainz had a first full day with new employers Williams, and was second fastest, while a cast of

Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Dec 10, 2024, 06:05 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Formula 1’s post-season test is underway in Abu Dhabi, with a number of drivers making their debuts for their 2025 teams just two days after the end of the 2024 season.

Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Dec 10, 2024, 11:04 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Ferrari has confirmed a “multi-year” deal to supply engines and gearboxes to the Cadillac Formula 1 team for its planned arrival on the grid in 2026. In November, F1 announced an

Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Dec 10, 2024, 06:19 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Andrea Stella credits the team’s success to unlocking the potential in people and encouraging the team to not be a ‘one-man show’. Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Image McLaren team principal Andrea Stella is

Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Dec 9, 2024, 05:25 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen said he no longer understands how penalties are apportioned in Formula 1 after receiving a 10-second time penalty for a collision with Oscar Piastri on the opening lap of

Dec 9, 2024, 08:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergio Pérez is holding talks with Red Bull in the coming days to work out the “right way forward,” with his Formula 1 exit likely to be confirmed. Sources have told ESPN that Red Bull are set to move on from Pérez after the discussions, which

Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Dec 9, 2024, 05:51 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Mercedes would celebrate Lewis Hamilton winning an eighth world title with Ferrari next year as long as it doesn’t come at the expense of its own championship success, team principal Toto

Dec 8, 2024, 03:12 PM ET Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen will serve a penalty for swearing when he visits Rwanda next week to collect his winner’s trophy, the governing FIA said on Sunday. Verstappen, who secured his fourth successive championship in Las Vegas last month, was ordered to do “work of public interest’