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Feb 6, 2024, 08:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton‘s former Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas has said he expects the seven-time Formula One world champion to be a good fit for Ferrari when the British driver moves to the Italian team next year. The switch was announced last week after Hamilton, 39, exercised a

Open Extended Reactions Stake F1, what the longtime Sauber team is now known as, launched its new-for-2024 livery on Monday. ESPN Formula One is gearing up for a new season with two “new” teams on the grid, at least in name: Stake F1 and Visa Cash App RB. Only, these are two existing teams under a

Open Extended Reactions Red Bull boss Christian Horner is under an internal investigation for allegations of inappropriate behaviour. The investigation is being conducted by the wider Red Bull company, not the Red Bull F1 team which Horner has been team boss of since its inception in 2005. Red Bull said in a statement on Monday:

Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has said his blockbuster 2025 Ferrari move will fulfil a “childhood dream” and compared it to the “leap of faith into the unknown” he made to join Mercedes in 2013. Hamilton stunned the racing world and his Mercedes team this week by signing a deal with Ferrari starting next season,

Associated Press Feb 3, 2024, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Denny Hamlin, who wasn’t even sure he’d be healed from offseason shoulder surgery in time to compete in the Clash at the Coliseum, won the Saturday night exhibition that NASCAR hurried into a one-day show to avoid a dangerous “Pineapple Express”

Associated Press Feb 3, 2024, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — NASCAR moved The Clash at the Coliseum to Saturday night out of concerns for inclement weather headed toward California. Only heat races were scheduled to be run Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, but with a forecast calling for heavy

Open Extended Reactions Haas has launched the car which will compete in its first season without the leadership of former team boss Guenther Steiner. Haas’ new car, dubbed the VF-24, sees the team lean more into a predominantly black look, which has become a trend across the F1 grid as teams strip away paint to

Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton will make a sensational move to Ferrari for the 2025 Formula One season on a multiyear contract, the Italian team confirmed on Thursday. Hamilton, a seven-time world champion and winner of a record 103 races, will drive for Mercedes this coming season before replacing Carlos Sainz the following year. –

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorFeb 2, 2024, 08:51 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted Lewis Hamilton’s decision to leave for Ferrari in 2025 was not a surprise, but admitted the timing, just three weeks before the first day of

Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Ryan Hunter-Reay and Conor Daly will be competing in this year’s Indianapolis 500 for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, the team announced Thursday. Hunter-Reay will drive the No. 23 Chevrolet as he attempts to qualify for his 16th start in the race. The

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 09:21 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 Buzz for the 2024 NASCAR season will begin to build at Sunday’s Clash at the Coliseum exhibition in Los Angeles. Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Laurence Edmondson Close Laurence Edmondson F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close Nate Saunders General Editor, F1 Feb 1, 2024, 05:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has won seven drivers’ titles in his F1 career. Michael Potts/BSR Agency/Getty Images Lewis Hamilton is set for a sensational

Open Extended Reactions Formula One has formally rejected Andretti and Cadillac’s joint bid to enter the championship in 2025 or 2026 but has left the door open for the team to enter in 2028. Andretti and Cadillac, a General Motors brand, had formed a technical partnership to join F1 as an 11th team. The bid

Open Extended Reactions Former Haas boss Guenther Steiner said F1’s decision to block Andretti joining before 2028 shows the sport is in such good health it can no longer afford to have uncompetitive teams. On Wednesday, F1 rejected the joint Andretti-Cadillac bid to join the grid in 2025 or 2026, although it has kept the

ESPN News Services Jan 31, 2024, 07:38 AM ET Longtime race car owner Chip Ganassi issued a public apology after he ran over and killed a driver’s puppy shortly before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona over the weekend. In a social media post Tuesday, Ganassi called the incident, in which he ran

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJan 29, 2024, 11:59 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions The recently renamed Visa Cash App RB Formula One team (VCARB) has announced the signing of three senior engineers to bolster its technical department. Tim Goss, who recently stepped down as the

Associated Press Jan 28, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Roger Penske snapped a 54-year losing streak at the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Sunday when Felipe Nasr held off two-time defending race winner Tom Blomqvist in the final 45 minutes of the most prestigious endurance race in the United

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJan 26, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lando Norris has committed his long-term Formula One future to McLaren after signing a multi-year deal that takes him beyond his existing contract, which was due to expire at the end of

Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistJan 25, 2024, 09:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IMSA’s introduction of the GTP class last season has seen interest in the sports-car racing series rise ahead of its 2024 campaign. Nigel Cook/News-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK Raging into the darkness, brake discs aglow in red, exhausts firing blue flames rearward as the

Open Extended Reactions Red Bull‘s junior Formula One team, formerly known as Toro Rosso and then AlphaTauri, has been renamed Visa Cash App RB ahead of the 2024 season, the team announced on Wednesday. Red Bull hopes the new deal will help move the team, known for giving F1 debuts to reigning world champion Max

Open Extended Reactions Madrid is the latest city to get in on the Formula One boom with a street race, set to be added to the calendar in 2026, but the reaction to the new venue has been mixed at best. “Street race” has become a loaded term in F1. To some critics, it can

Associated Press Jan 23, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Roger Penske received his record-extending 19th Indianapolis 500 trophy at a Tuesday reception in Michigan alongside winner Josef Newgarden, who needed 12 tries to earn his first Borg-Warner. The Borg-Warner is one of the most iconic trophies in sports and features the likeness of

Open Extended Reactions Madrid will become the ninth street race on the F1 calendar. James Gasperotti/Ciancaphoto Studio/Getty Images Madrid will host a Formula One street race from 2026 onwards, it was announced on Tuesday, leaving a question-mark over the future of the existing Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. F1’s last Madrid event was in 1981 at

Jan 19, 2024, 07:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Sainz Sr. extended his record as the oldest winner of the Dakar Rally at the age of 61 on Friday with his fourth victory in the car category and the first for Audi. Ferrari Formula One driver Carlos Sainz Jr. was there to embrace his

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJan 18, 2024, 05:16 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Mercedes technical director James Allison has signed a new “long-term” contract to commit his future to the team into Formula One’s next set of technical regulations in 2026. The deal follows news

Associated Press Jan 18, 2024, 06:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sara Price slid out of her off-road vehicle at the Dakar Rally, after a rigorous ride through the diabolical dust and dunes in Saudi Arabia, and had to check for certain she had made history in the endurance event. “I don’t think an American

Jan 17, 2024, 09:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions McLaren boss Zak Brown has urged Formula One and the governing FIA to ensure Red Bull and sister team AlphaTauri do not gain an unfair advantage from closer ties. Red Bull have owned two teams since 2006, when the Austrian energy drink brand bought the failing

Austin Lindberg, Senior EditorJan 17, 2024, 09:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nicky Hayden was the last American to be crowned MotoGP champion, winning the title in 2006. Denis Doyle/Getty Images In the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, the United States ruled MotoGP. Between 1978 and 1993, American riders won 13 of 16 world championships. Kenny Roberts

Jan 16, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With Red Bull links never far away, securing Lando Norris’ long-term future will be a priority for McLaren CEO Zak Brown in 2024. Norris, under contract with McLaren through to the end of 2025, has been a Red Bull target on several occasions during his racing

Open Extended Reactions McLaren boss Zak Brown has warned Formula One it could be in for an even more one-sided season in 2024 if Red Bull has made further steps forward with its dominant 2023 race car. Red Bull won all but one race last year, a record 19 of which were claimed by Max