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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 14, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions McLaren has questioned whether the yellow flag that ruined Lando Norris‘ qualifying performance at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix needed to be shown. Norris was on his second run in the opening session

Sep 14, 2024, 03:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Christian Horner told an FIA news conference at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday that he is in favour of replacing the regular post-season young driver test in Abu Dhabi with a non-championship 10-car sprint race for rookies. The Red Bull team boss said that he

Sep 13, 2024, 07:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergio Pérez suggested he could benefit more than teammate Max Verstappen from any fix to the car issues that have slowed Formula One champions Red Bull. The Mexican driver also told reporters ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that the problems might have been masked by

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 13, 2024, 12:03 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions BAKU, Azerbaijan — Lando Norris said that he believes McLaren is “a long way off” the pace of rival teams Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes after Friday practice for this weekend’s Azerbaijan

Associated Press Sep 12, 2024, 05:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Santino Ferrucci signed a contract extension with AJ Foyt Racing on Thursday that will pair him with David Malukas next season on the resurgent team. The Foyt team has shown considerable progress this year under an alliance with Team Penske, and

Associated Press Sep 12, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Firestone will continue as the only tire supplier for all IndyCar racing under a long-term extension between Bridgestone America and Penske Entertainment. The length of the deal announced Thursday was not detailed. But the agreement will keep Firestone as the only

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 12, 2024, 11:37 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen has downplayed the link between Adrian Newey’s departure from Red Bull and his car’s dip in competitiveness. Newey, who has confirmed he will join Aston Martin next year, announced he

Sep 11, 2024, 12:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull teammates Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez have played tug-of-war for supremacy at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in recent years. Pérez won the race in 2021, Verstappen snatched it back in 2022, and Pérez returned to the winner’s circle last season. The pair will duke

Sep 11, 2024, 03:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll hailed Adrian Newey as a bargain after announcing the star designer would be joining his Formula One team next March as managing technical partner and shareholder. Newey, 65, said in May he was leaving champions Red Bull in search of a

Sep 11, 2024, 06:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions All 10 Formula One teams complied with the cost cap for the second year in a row in 2023 but procedural breaches were identified for engine makers Alpine and Honda, the governing FIA said on Wednesday. The 2023 season was the third year under cost cap

Kelly Crandall Sep 11, 2024, 09:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Martin Truex Jr. enters the final NASCAR playoffs of his career having just eked into the postseason on points. James Gilbert/Getty Images Dale Earnhardt Jr. recalled a day from many years ago when he saw Martin Truex Jr. in the garage. The latter, as Earnhardt

Open Extended Reactions Adrian Newey, Formula One’s foremost designer, will join Aston Martin from Red Bull in March 2025, it was confirmed on Tuesday. Newey, the sport’s most successful car designer of all time, will join Aston Martin’s senior leadership in the newly-created role of managing technical partner and will lead the development of the

Open Extended Reactions Fernando Alonso has said that he thinks Aston Martin will be a force to be reckoned with now that he finally has the opportunity to work with legendary designer Adrian Newey. Newey will join the team as managing technical partner from Red Bull in March next year, an impressive coup for ambitious

Associated Press Sep 10, 2024, 10:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CONCORD, N.C. — Hendrick Motorsports and Arrow McLaren Racing scheduled a Tuesday afternoon news conference in which they are expected to announce Kyle Larson will run the Indianapolis 500 again in 2025. Larson told The Associated Press last week he wanted to run the

Open Extended Reactions “The way to win a championship is with the team. You’re going to need Oscar and you’re going to need the team”. At some point during Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, or in the hours that followed, Lando Norris might well have reflected on those words. They had been spoken by race engineer

Open Extended Reactions Oliver Bearman made is Formula One debut with Ferarri. Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Oliver Bearman will make his Haas debut early as Kevin Magnussen‘s replacement at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Ferrari reserve driver Bearman, who made his Formula One debut at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when Carlos Sainz had appendicitis, is

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 6, 2024, 09:48 AM 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 Defending NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney, top right, has his work cut out for him in this year’s stacked Playoffs field. Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Sep 4, 2024, 02:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Adrian Newey, Formula One’s star designer, is set to join Aston Martin in 2025 with the team expected to confirm the move next week. Aston Martin have invited media to a press conference next Tuesday with senior leadership at the Silverstone factory. Sources, and media reports,

Sep 5, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ferrari have appointed Loic Serra to be their chassis technical director. ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images French engineer Loic Serra will take over as Ferrari’s chassis technical director when he joins in October, the Formula One team confirmed on Thursday. Ferrari’s former chassis technical director Enrico Cardile

Open Extended Reactions After a controversial debut race Formula One is finding less resistance from the local community ahead of the second Las Vegas Grand Prix. F1’s flagship $500 million event featured a race down the famous Las Vegas Strip but the event faced criticism for the road closures and disruptions to local businesses in

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 09:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Martin Truex Jr. is planning to take part in the Daytona 500 and reunite with his former crew chief Cole Pearn. Truex said in June that he no longer will be a full-time driver after this season, but revealed his plans for the

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Make no mistake: Kyle Larson wants to run the Indianapolis 500 again next year. The deal he and Hendrick Motorsports signed with Arrow McLaren Racing was always a two-year deal, but 2025 was an option year that Larson said Wednesday is

Open Extended Reactions The Las Vegas Grand Prix was held for the firs time in 2023. Clive Mason – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images The Las Vegas Grand Prix will feature a Ferrari Challenge support race as part of Formula One’s plans to improve the spectator experience in year two and beyond. F1’s flagship event

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 2, 2024, 09:22 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions MONZA, Italy — For the final 10 laps of Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, Monza’s Centrale Grandstand, which has stood overlooking Formula One‘s fastest pit straight for 102 years, erupted in celebration each

Open Extended Reactions The governing FIA has confirmed all 2024 front wings are legal after Red Bull and Ferrari raised concerns about the designs of McLaren and Mercedes’ cars. Formula One’s season has been turned upside down since Red Bull’s dominant run at the start of the year, with McLaren and Mercedes claiming three wins

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 3, 2024, 07:23 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull in 2025. Mark Thompson/Getty Images Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll has spoken about his desire to sign Adrian Newey, following reports that a deal with the Red

Open Extended Reactions Lando Norris finished third behind his teammate after starting from pole. ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images MONZA, Italy – Lando Norris said McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri risked a collision with his “too close for comfort” move for the lead of the Italian Grand Prix. Norris led away from pole position into Turn One

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 2, 2024, 09:13 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Pierre Gasly believes the FIA should overturn the single race suspension Kevin Magnussen is set to serve at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a collision between the two drivers tipped Magnussen over

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 2, 2024, 06:17 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Red Bull’s Christian Horner admits his team risks losing both drivers’ and constructors’ championships this year if it is unable to find a solution to the issues it faced at the Italian

Open Extended Reactions Charles Leclerc took his seventh career win, and second of the year at Monza. Clive Rose/Getty Images MONZA, Italy – Charles Leclerc never thought he would match the raw emotions of his first Ferrari win at the Italian Grand Prix, until he did it again on Sunday. Leclerc and Ferrari pulled off a