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Associated Press Jan 15, 2024, 06:06 PM ET MADRID — Spanish motorcycle racer Carles Falcon has died from injuries he sustained in a crash at the Dakar Rally a week ago, his team said Monday. The TwinTrail Racing Team said on Instagram the neurological damage caused by the cardiac arrest Falcon sustained in the crash

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJan 15, 2024, 06:15 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Mercedes F1 co-owner Toto Wolff will remain in his role as team principal for at least three more years. Wolff is one of three equal shareholders in the F1 team, holding a

Jan 13, 2024, 11:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Guenther Steiner said he was “stung” by not having the chance to say a proper farewell to the Haas Formula One team after being told by phone last month that his contract as principal was not being renewed. Haas announced the shock departure of the 58-year-old

Jan 12, 2024, 10:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One’s new season will be a record-breaking 24 races long and will start on March 2 at the Bahrain Grand Prix. There’s plenty of build-up to the first race, with teams designating time to unveil their new cars and colour schemes to the public, before

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJan 11, 2024, 11:36 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Gene Haas has cited on-track performance as the main reason Guenther Steiner lost his position as team principal at the Haas Formula One team this week. The shock news was announced on

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 11, 2024, 09:11 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 Cale Yarborough won three NASCAR Cup Series championships in 1976, 1977 and 1978. Bettmann/Getty Images As the race shops and racetracks of the

Open Extended Reactions Guenther Steiner’s departure from Haas is of course a loss for Formula One, but it is a huge blow to the team he is leaving behind and one which raises questions about the long-term ambitions of its owner, Gene Haas. Wednesday’s surprise announcement means the American team, for the first time since

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJan 8, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Formula One‘s governing body, the FIA, has confirmed a restructuring of its single-seater department following news that sporting director Steve Nielsen and technical director Tim Goss will leave the federation. Tim Malyon,

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJan 8, 2024, 09:46 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Williams has confirmed it will continue to use Mercedes engines under Formula One’s new power unit regulations from 2026 onwards. The news follows McLaren’s announcement last year that it will continue to

Jan 7, 2024, 02:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula E has announced the cancellation of the Hyderabad E-Prix, alleging a contract breach by the new Telangana government. The second Formula E race in India was slated to be held on February 10. Formula E has alleged a breach of contract by the Municipal Administration

Open Extended Reactions F1’s new season begins on March 2 with the Bahrain Grand Prix after three days of testing the week prior at the same venue. Preseason sometimes gives an indication of the competitive order, but the true picture only starts to properly emerge over that first weekend, so predictions are difficult to make

Jan 4, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Former Brazilian Formula One driver Wilson Fittipaldi Jr. suffered a cardiac arrest on Christmas Day, his wife said on Thursday. Fittipaldi Jr., who is the brother of two-time F1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, was celebrating his birthday — which also falls on Dec. 25 — at the time. “During

Jan 1, 2024, 06:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sauber has unveiled the new logo for its Formula One team, which will race as Stake for the next two seasons. Stake has replaced Alfa Romeo as the title partner of the long-running Sauber team in the interim years before it partners up with Audi from

ESPN News Services Dec 29, 2023, 08:51 PM ET Gil de Ferran, the 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner and holder of the closed-course land speed record, died Friday at age 56. De Ferran died after racing with his son at The Concourse Club in Florida, multiple former colleagues confirmed to The Associated Press. Fellow Brazilian driver

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterDec 27, 2023, 09:11 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 The NASCAR Cup Series Advent Health 400 at Kansas Speedway was one of the most entertaining races of the 2023 season. (Photo by

Open Extended Reactions Steve Nielsen’s appointment was seen as a good move within F1. Bryn Lennon – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images FIA sporting director Steve Nielsen has quit his role with racing’s governing body after less than a year in the position. Nielsen was appointed in January to oversee and improve the FIA’s race

Associated Press Dec 22, 2023, 06:25 PM ET NEW YORK — Paula Murphy, a Hall of Fame racer and the first woman licensed to drive a Funny Car, died Thursday. She was 95. The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced Murphy’s death on Friday. It did not provide any details. Murphy was a pioneer for

Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistDec 21, 2023, 09:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Indy Car Chip Ganassi Racing driver Álex Palou (10) of Spain during the 2023 Gallagher Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) The latest IndyCar season was unlike anything I’ve witnessed. To start, a ridiculous number of

Open Extended Reactions On paper, Sergio Perez was a shoo-in for a slot in our top ten F1 drivers of 2023. He was one of two not named Max Verstappen to win a race and he finished second to the Dutchman in the world championship. And yet, he’s not made the cut on ESPN’s list,

Open Extended Reactions McLaren CEO Zak Brown has raised concerns about the relationship between Red Bull and its junior team, AlphaTauri, as “something that needs to be addressed in the future”. Red Bull has owned two F1 teams since the mid-2000s — it bought the Jaguar team for the 2005 season, before purchasing Italian-based Minardi

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorDec 18, 2023, 10:55 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Construction of a new Red Bull wind tunnel will get underway next year, team principal Christian Horner has confirmed, with the team hoping to have it up and running by 2026. The

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorDec 17, 2023, 08:27 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur used the word “embarrassing” to sum up the saga surrounding the FIA’s recent compliance investigation into F1 power couple Susie and Toto Wolff. Last week, F1’s governing

Open Extended Reactions The Alfa Romeo Formula One team will race with the official name of Kick Sauber for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, the entry list for the next F1 season has revealed. Alfa Romeo has been the title partner of Sauber’s long-established F1 team since 2019 in a deal which expired with the

Associated Press Dec 15, 2023, 12:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — A.J. Foyt Racing has named Sting Ray Robb as the driver of the No. 41 Chevrolet next season in the IndyCar Series. The 22-year-old Robb is entering his second year in the series and will drive a Chevy for the first time

Dec 15, 2023, 05:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull‘s world championship winning Formula One team has demonstrated its pit stop prowess by completing a stop in pitch black conditions in just 2.84 seconds. Until this year’s Qatar Grand Prix, Red Bull held the world record for the fastest ever F1 pit stop at

Open Extended Reactions Former Ferrari boss and FIA president Jean Todt said the result of the controversial 2008 Singapore Grand Prix should have been scratched out as soon as wrongdoing first emerged. That 2008 race became known as ‘Crashgate’ when, a year later, it emerged Renault had instructed Nelson Piquet Jr to crash, which helped

Open Extended Reactions Former FIA president Jean Todt has said he’s not surprised to have been criticised by his successor, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, and has disputed some of the claims made by the current FIA president. Earlier this year, Ben Sulyaem claimed there were budget issues for the FIA, saying: “There was a financial issue

Dec 13, 2023, 06:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Davide Brivio joined Alpine in 2021. Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli – Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images The Renault-owned Alpine Formula One team announced the departure of former racing director Davide Brivio on Tuesday, amid speculation the Italian was heading back to MotoGP. Brivio joined Alpine

Associated Press Dec 12, 2023, 09:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Chip Ganassi Racing on Tuesday said DHL Express will be the primary sponsor for two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou in a multiyear partnership that ends DHL’s long partnership with Andretti Global. DHL, a global shipping and logistics giant, had been a main

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorDec 8, 2023, 05:08 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Entirely subjective, often controversial and always tough to pick, ESPN’s end-of-season top ten ranking is back to mark the end of another year in F1. This list should not be read as