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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 27, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Max Verstappen is approaching Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix as a damage limitation exercise as he prepares to start the race from 11th on the grid. The Red Bull driver

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 26, 2024, 06:50 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPA FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Sergio Pérez claims his position at Red Bull is not at risk over the summer break, saying he is 100% certain he will still be at the team

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 26, 2024, 08:58 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Max Verstappen faces a 10-place grid penalty from wherever he qualifies at the Belgian Grand Prix after he exceeded his quota for engines this season. A grid penalty was

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 26, 2024, 10:12 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Alpine team principal Bruno Famin will leave his role at the end of August as the team’s parent company, Renault, prepares to put an end to its Formula One

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 25, 2024, 12:53 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Lewis Hamilton has suggested Max Verstappen should act more “like a champion” after taking a dig at the Red Bull driver’s turbulent Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. After two seasons

Jul 25, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Sainz has been on the podium five times this year, including his win at the Australian Grand Prix. Bryn Lennon – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz remained tight-lipped on Thursday about his future ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Prix, but said he

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 25, 2024, 12:03 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Lando Norris said he was “not proud” that McLaren’s team orders controversy at the end of the Hungarian Grand Prix overshadowed teammate Oscar Piastri‘s first win. With the two

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJul 25, 2024, 09:09 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 Of the 32 sports taking place at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris, auto racing isn’t among them. AP Photo/Michel Euler, File Earlier

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 25, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Esteban Ocon will join Haas next season on a multi-year deal, the American team confirmed on Thursday. The French driver will be paired with rookie Oliver Bearman in an

Open Extended Reactions Red Bull’s dilemma over what to do with Sergio Pérez deepened over the Hungarian Grand Prix. As Pérez made yet another inexplicable qualifying mistake and Max Verstappen struggled to fifth on Sunday, McLaren recorded its best F1 race weekend for more than a decade. Red Bull, who ahead of last year’s Belgian

Open Extended Reactions A Deadpool & Wolverine livery has been made for Alpine. Alpine Alpine will run a one-off colour scheme at the Belgian Grand Prix to mark the release of Marvel movie Deadpool & Wolverine. At Spa-Francorchamps, Alpine’s car will be black with flashes of red and will feature a Wolverine-style scratch mark across the

Open Extended Reactions Formula One will not expand the championship points scoring format from the top 10 to the top 12 finishers, it was confirmed on Tuesday. Some F1 teams have pushed for the idea of expanding the existing points system to improve the fight between the teams in the middle and at the lower

Associated Press Jul 23, 2024, 07:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — NHRA drag racing great John Force has been discharged from the hospital where he was undergoing rehabilitation for a traumatic brain injury sustained last month in a fiery, 300 mph crash at the Virginia Nationals. The 75-year-old was released from Barrow Neurological

Jul 23, 2024, 08:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto will lead Audi’s Formula One entry with current bosses Oliver Hoffmann and Andreas Seidl departing, the German manufacturer said on Tuesday. Binotto will join on Aug. 1 as chief operating and chief technical officer at Sauber Motorsport, the Swiss-based entity

Open Extended Reactions Daniel Ricciardo finished 12th at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Getty BUDAPEST, Hungary — Daniel Ricciardo’s frustration turned to anger as he drove back to the pits after the Hungarian Grand Prix as he waited for an apology from his RB team which never came. Ricciardo had a standout qualifying performance on Saturday but

Doug Greenberg, ESPNJul 22, 2024, 05:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 1-2 finish for McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris on Sunday at the Hungarian Grand Prix was the team’s ninth straight podium and first double podium of the year. That forward momentum now has McLaren favored to win the Formula One constructors’ championship

Jul 22, 2024, 08:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has clarified a radio exchange in which Max Verstappen‘s race engineer appeared to call the triple world champion childish during Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Gianpiero Lambiase, who has worked with Verstappen for some eight years and is known for standing

Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen was involved in some heated exchanges on the team radio. Mark Thompson/Getty Images BUDAPEST, Hungary — Max Verstappen was in no mood for criticism about his fiery radio messages at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen’s rage intensified over the course of the race as he was both frustrated at

Associated Press Jul 21, 2024, 04:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Colton Herta won the chaotic Honda Indy Toronto on Sunday for his first victory in more than two years, starting from the pole and maintaining control throughout at Exhibition Place. The 24-year-old American completed the first weekend sweep in IndyCar history, posting

Jul 21, 2024, 08:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Drivers will have a cooling system in the cockpit at the Dutch Grand Prix. Mark Thompson/Getty Images Formula One will test an active cooling system in the cockpits of cars for next month’s Dutch Grand Prix in response to the extreme heat experienced by drivers in Qatar

Jul 20, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth in Hungary after winning the British Grand Prix two weeks ago. James Sutton – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Mercedes suffered a disappointing qualifying on Saturday at the Hungarian Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton qualifying fifth and George Russell out in Q1,

Associated Press Jul 20, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Colton Herta took the IndyCar pole position Saturday on the Exhibition Place street course, turning a lap at 59.5431 seconds Trying to win for the first time this season, the Andretti Global driver will start alongside Andretti teammate Kyle Kirkwood on Sunday.

Open Extended Reactions BUDAPEST, Hungary — For the second race in a row Sergio Perez crashed out of the first qualifying session as the prospect of an early exit from Red Bull grew ever closer. On a drying track, in remarkably similar conditions to two weeks ago at Silverstone, Perez spun out at Turn Eight

Jul 19, 2024, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull Formula One boss Christian Horner hailed Sergio Pérez‘s best Friday practice performance in months and revealed it came after a kitchen meeting to discuss the Mexican’s poor run of results. Perez was fourth fastest in second practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix in a

ESPN News Services Jul 19, 2024, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark made her first appearance at Indianapolis Motor Speedway — on Josh Berry‘s No. 4 Ford. The rookie driver took his Stewart-Haas Racing entry the traditional 2.5-mile oval with an image of the WNBA’s rookie star plastered across the hood

Jul 19, 2024, 07:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions George Russell is so sure of Mercedes’ form and future prospects he is convinced teammate Lewis Hamilton would not have signed for Ferrari had he known what was coming. Seven-time world champion Hamilton, Formula One’s most successful driver of all time, stunned the sport when he

Open Extended Reactions BUDAPEST, Hungary — Max Verstappen confirmed he raced with blurred vision in some races after his infamous crash at the 2021 British Grand Prix. Verstappen hit the wall at 180mph after colliding with title rival Lewis Hamilton, a major flashpoint in their legendary championship battle that year. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The

Open Extended Reactions BUDAPEST, Hungary — Lewis Hamilton said former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher’s decision to share publicly that he is gay “sends such a positive message” but said the sport still has progress to make on inclusivity. Schumacher, younger brother of Michael and winner of six F1 races between 1997 to 2007, announced in

Open Extended Reactions BUDAPEST, Hungary — Kevin Magnussen said his priority is to stay in Formula One beyond 2024 but his immediate future is still being held up by Carlos Sainz‘s own contract situation. On Thurdsay, Haas confirmed Magnussen — the team’s most experienced driver — will leave at the end of the season. The

Open Extended Reactions Kevin Magnussen will leave Haas at the end of the season, the team confirmed on Thursday. Magnussen is Haas’ longest-serving driver, racing with the team from 2017 until 2020 and then again since his F1 comeback in 2022. Haas has already signed Ferrari junior Oliver Bearman to one 2025 seat and ESPN