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Associated Press Sep 1, 2024, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Alex Palou suffered a power failure seconds before Sunday’s race began at the Milwaukee Mile in a blow to the IndyCar season championship leader. Palou was out of his car as it was being towed back to the garage for

Sep 1, 2024, 06:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Williams boss James Vowles has apologised to Mick Schumacher after saying the son of seven-times world champion and Ferrari great, Michael, was good but “not special.” Vowles made the comment on Friday in explaining why Williams had preferred Argentine F2 racer Franco Colapinto over the more

Associated Press Aug 31, 2024, 09:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Pato O’Ward remained in the headlines Saturday by winning the first race of a doubleheader at the Milwaukee Mile, where he has spent the weekend questioning IndyCar leadership for allowing NASCAR to beat the series to a race in Mexico

Associated Press Aug 31, 2024, 02:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST ALLIS, Wis. — The line for Pato O’Ward at every IndyCar autograph session snakes around corners, blocks the entrances for other drivers and pretty much shames his rivals. When his Arrow McLaren Racing team tries to debrief at the track, fans of the

Open Extended Reactions Max Vertsappen is under contract at Red Bull until 2028. Mark Thompson/Getty Images MONZA, Italy — Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has left the door open for the team to sign Max Verstappen in 2026. On Saturday, it was confirmed Italian teenage sensation Andrea Kimi Antonelli, part of the team’s academy, will replace Ferrari-bound

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 30, 2024, 08:29 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Following his decision to cut Logan Sargeant from Williams midseason, team principal James Vowles said it would have been “almost unfair” to continue with the American beyond his last race in Zandvoort.

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 30, 2024, 01:22 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff described Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s pace before his first practice accident at the Italian Grand Prix as “astonishing.” The 18-year-old made his grand prix weekend debut during first

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 30, 2024, 08:14 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Mercedes junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli spun out of his debut practice session at the Italian Grand Prix after just five laps at the wheel. Antonelli, who is expected to be announced

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 29, 2024, 01:31 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s dominance has been diminished by Lando Norris and McLaren. Mark Thompson/Getty Images MONZA, Italy — Max Verstappen is targeting a fourth world title this year, but said the

Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistAug 29, 2024, 12:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions At the age of 43, Will Power is fighting to claim his third IndyCar crown. Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK IndyCar’s biggest kid loves to sing, play the drums, revels in old-school hip hop, and has no interest in

Aug 22, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Don’t look now, but here comes Lando Norris. With a comfortable 22-second win last week in the Dutch Grand Prix, Norris cut Max Verstappen‘s lead in the 2024 Formula One drivers’ championship standings from 78 points to 70 with nine races to go. Norris looks to

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 26, 2024, 11:32 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Red Bull’s motorsport advisor Helmut Marko can always be trusted to tell it like it is, and after Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix, it was no different. “We’re clearly being

Open Extended Reactions McLaren boss Zak Brown is convinced Lando Norris has a car capable of overturning Max Verstappen’s sizeable lead and can make a title fight out of the 2024 season. Norris beat Verstappen by a comfortable 22 seconds at the Dutch Grand Prix, a bigger winning margin than any of the Dutchman’s dominant

Open Extended Reactions Williams have dropped American racing driver Logan Sargeant for the Italian Grand Prix, handing a debut to academy driver Franco Colapinto in the process. Sargeant’s torrid season hit a new low at the Dutch Grand Prix when he crashed out of practice in a car featuring a lot of upgraded parts. Editor’s

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 25, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Off the back of his victory at the Dutch Grand Prix, Lando Norris is now convinced McLaren has the fastest car in Formula One. Norris took his second race win of the

Niamh Lewis Aug 25, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and George Russell said they were surprised by Ferrari’s pace and Charles Leclerc’s third-place finish at the Dutch Grand Prix. Leclerc started sixth before leapfrogging Sergio Pérez and Russell as McLaren’s Lando Norris beat home favourite Max

Open Extended Reactions The Haas F1 team has been given clearance to leave Netherlands for the Italian Grand Prix after former sponsor Uralkali confirmed payment of outstanding money was owed. Haas’ trucks were held at the Zandvoort circuit overnight after the Dutch Grand Prix while Uralkali waited to receive $9 million from the American team.

Aug 26, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions McLaren and Dutch Grand Prix winner Lando Norris have blown the Formula One constructors’ championship wide open with Red Bull in danger of being overhauled, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Norris took the chequered flag 22.8 seconds clear of Red Bull’s home hero Max Verstappen

Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — Will Power remained in the IndyCar championship hunt with a wire-to-wire victory Sunday at Portland International Raceway. Power started second alongside polesitter Santino Ferrucci — the first A.J. Foyt Racing driver to lead the field to green in a decade —

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 25, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Red Bull boss Christian Horner has said they are lucky that rival McLaren made a slow start to the season after Lando Norris dominated the Dutch Grand Prix to move closer to

Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — Santino Ferrucci won the first pole of his IndyCar career on Saturday and gave AJ Foyt Racing the top starting spot at Portland International Raceway. Ferrucci, who is benefiting from a first-year alliance between Foyt and Team Penske, pulled off the

Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 06:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen will drive full time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025 for Trackhouse Racing. Team owner Justin Marks made the announcement Saturday at Daytona International Speedway with van Gisbergen by his side. The 35-year-old

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 24, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton will start the Dutch Grand Prix from 15th after receiving a three-place grid penalty for impeding Sergio Pérez in qualifying. The Mercedes driver set the 12th fastest time on Saturday

Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina racetrack shuttered briefly for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic can sue the top health regulator on allegations that Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration violated the constitutional rights of its operators by trying to make an example out

Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It’s a Front Row front row at Daytona International Speedway. Michael McDowell won the pole for Saturday night’s 400-mile race at Daytona, edging Front Row Motorsports teammate Todd Gilliland in qualifying Friday. McDowell reached a top speed of 183.165 mph

Aug 23, 2024, 10:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lando Norris is Formula One world champion material and McLaren are to blame for some of his mistakes, team boss Andrea Stella said on Friday in response to the driver’s self-criticism. Norris had told reporters on arrival at the Dutch Grand Prix that he felt he

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 23, 2024, 03:31 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Alpine has confirmed its reserve driver Jack Doohan will be promoted to a full-time race seat alongside Pierre Gasly next season. Doohan will replace the Haas-bound Esteban Ocon, who announced in June

Niamh Lewis Aug 22, 2024, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has backed proposals for Rwanda to host a Formula One grand prix in the future, having travelled around Africa during the summer break and visited a refugee camp. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said recently that Rwanda has “presented a good plan” and

Kelly Crandall Aug 22, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney is gearing up for a title defense as stock car racing prepares for the home stretch ahead of the postseason. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images As the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs approached last season, Ryan Blaney and his team were, as

Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen‘s record shattering rise has changed Formula One forever, but the man who helped give him his debut says the Dutchman has reshaped both ends of the racing pyramid. Helmut Marko, famed as the godfather of Red Bull’s driver programme, is always on the lookout for the company’s next superstar driver.