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
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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
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
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