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Jun 9, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions George Russell secured his second career pole position on Saturday. Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images George Russell secured Mercedes their first podium of the Formula One season in Canada on Sunday but the Briton said he should have done better than third and it was a “missed opportunity.”

Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 03:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Jamie Chadwick became the third woman to win an Indy NXT race and the first to accomplish the feat on a road course when she led for all 20 laps Sunday at Road America. Indy NXT is the final step

MONTREAL, Canada — Charles Leclerc was at a loss to explain Ferrari’s lack of pace during qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix, saying his car simply did not have enough grip to compete for a place in the top ten. Two weeks ago, Leclerc won the Monaco Grand Prix from pole position but will start

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 8, 2024, 07:10 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL, Canada — George Russell is confident he can hold off Max Verstappen to secure Mercedes’ first victory since 2022 at Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix. Russell and Verstappen clocked identical lap times

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 8, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL, Canada — Yuki Tsunoda will stay at RB in 2025 after Red Bull’s junior team confirmed it had taken up an option to retain the Japanese driver for another season. Tsunoda

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 7, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen’s drivers’ championship lead has narrowed to 31 points. Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images MONTREAL, Canada — Mercedes’ technical director James Allison believes championship leaders Red Bull may have made a step

Associated Press Jun 7, 2024, 04:12 PM ET ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Agustin Canapino has taken a leave of absence from IndyCar following his rejection that rival driver Théo Pourchaire had received death threats from Canapino fans over an on-track incident between the two. Canapino will not race this weekend at Road America in Wisconsin,

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 7, 2024, 09:41 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has had a second tattoo of a race circuit inked on his body, this time to commemorate Lando Norris‘ first Grand Prix victory in Miami last month.

Jun 7, 2024, 05:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One is debuting its first generative AI-designed trophy at the Canadian Grand Prix but, novelty and sponsorship aside, the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) for speed and strategy is growing stronger all the time. The various software systems are helping cars go faster and helping

Jun 6, 2024, 06:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Esteban Ocon has one F1 career win at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, with Alpine. Jure Makovec/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images One mistake is not the reason he lost his seat at struggling Formula One outfit Alpine, Esteban Ocon said on Thursday, insisting there were no hard

Associated Press Jun 6, 2024, 01:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arrow McLaren has ended its IndyCar partnership with Juncos Hollinger Racing after one of McLaren’s drivers said he had received death threats. Théo Pourchaire said he received online threats after making contact with Juncos Hollinger driver Agustin Canapino during the Detroit Grand Prix last

Apr 22, 2024, 09:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Unlapped is ESPN’s Formula One show. Join our host Katie George and ESPN’s F1 writers Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson as they geek out about F1 and the personalities behind it. Each Unlapped episode will serve both the new F1 fan and the seasoned motorhead. We’ve

Jun 5, 2024, 08:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alpine’s Australian reserve driver Jack Doohan will replace Esteban Ocon in Friday’s first practice session in this week’s Canadian Grand Prix, the Renault-owned Formula One team said. Alpine announced on Monday that Ocon, who collided with teammate Pierre Gasly at the last race in Monaco and

Jun 5, 2024, 06:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez will join the Ducati factory team on a two-year deal starting in 2025, the Italian manufacturer said Wednesday. The 31-year-old Spaniard, who also has world championships from 125cc and Moto2, is racing this season for the Ducati satellite team Gresini

Associated Press Jun 4, 2024, 09:19 PM ET TORRANCE, Calif. — Parnelli Jones, the 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner, died Tuesday at Torrance Memorial Medical Center after a battle with Parkinson’s disease, his son said. Jones was 90. At the time of his death, Jones was the oldest living winner of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”

Open Extended Reactions Sergio Pérez has signed an extension to stay with Red Bull through to 2026, the Formula One world champions confirmed on Tuesday. Red Bull had a group of competitive drivers to pick from, including Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, but have opted for the safety and stability of Pérez for the forseeable future. –

Associated Press Jun 2, 2024, 04:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Scott Dixon made some savvy decisions, choosing not to pit for rain tires early and calculating that he would have enough fuel to finish, that paid off at the Detroit Grand Prix. Dixon also had some good fortune on his side. “Some

Austin Lindberg, Senior EditorJun 3, 2024, 04:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MotoGP world championship leader Jorge Martín will leave Ducati and join Italian rival Aprilia in 2025, the latter announced on Monday. The 26-year-old has spent the entirety of his three-plus-season MotoGP career with Ducati, riding for the factory-supported Pramac team, and had been

Open Extended Reactions Esteban Ocon will leave Alpine at the end of 2024, the Formula One team confirmed on Monday. Ocon’s future with the team, which he joined under its previous guise Renault in 2020, has been in doubt for a while. – Unlapped: How to listen or watch ESPN’s new F1 show, episode archive,

Open Extended Reactions Formula One owners Liberty Media will not follow the example of the sport’s previous regime and set the 10 teams against each other when negotiating the next commercial deal in 2026, according to CEO Greg Maffei. F1’s major stakeholders are bound by the Concorde Agreement, which outlines the commercial terms each will

Associated Press Jun 2, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EPPING, N.H. — John Force raced to his record 157th NHRA victory Sunday at age 75, beating teammate Austin Prock in the Funny Car final at the NHRA New England Nationals. Force had a 4.081-second run at 319.29 mph in his Chevrolet Camaro SS,

ESPN News Services Jun 1, 2024, 02:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Josef Newgarden, six days after winning the Indianapolis 500 for the second straight year, has agreed to a multiyear extension with Team Penske, the team announced Saturday. “I don’t think I have any words for what this has been like,” Newgarden said. “Team

Associated Press Jun 1, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Colton Herta won the 12th pole of his IndyCar career Saturday at the Detroit Grand Prix, finishing ahead of defending champion Álex Palou and Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden. Herta finished third in his first-round qualifying group, but he topped the Fast

Open Extended Reactions Esteban Ocon said he has been “deeply saddened” by the suggestions he is not a team player in the aftermath of his collision with Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly at the Monaco Grand Prix. He also insisted he will be competing at the Montreal Grand Prix, despite speculation after that race Alpine boss

Open Extended Reactions Formula One officials believe Las Vegas’ second race this year will make fewer headlines for being disruptive to the city’s residents. Greg Maffei, CEO of F1 owners Liberty Media, apologised to Las Vegas residents ahead of last year’s debut race after a long period of preparations to the circuit, which runs down

Associated Press May 30, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Roger Penske is well aware his integrity has been questioned because of a cheating scandal that cost Josef Newgarden his season-opening IndyCar victory. “It always bothers you when people take shots at you,” Penske told The Associated Press on Thursday. “But you

Associated Press May 30, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carl Edwards says he never expected to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame so when the announcement came down a week ago, he was unreachable for hours until his wife encouraged him to check his phone. He was shocked

Field Level Media May 29, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Indy 500 saw its best viewership in three years thanks to a rain delay that pushed the end of the race into prime time on Sunday, according to numbers released by NBC. The telecast drew 5.34 million viewers from across all NBC

Associated Press May 29, 2024, 05:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Helio Castroneves will run the next two IndyCar races in place of Tom Blomqvist, who was part of an opening lap crash that eliminated three cars at the start of the Indianapolis 500. Castroneves, who is now part of the ownership group at Meyer

Open Extended Reactions McLaren boss Zak Brown has said it is unfair to frame Andretti’s failed bid to join Formula One as proof of an anti-American bias in the sport. Andretti’s application to enter F1 in 2025 or 2026 was rejected by F1 owners Liberty Media, although the door is open for entry in 2028