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Kelly Crandall Feb 7, 2025, 08:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After winning the Daytona 500 in 2023, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. made it back-to-back seasons with Cup Series wins by claiming victory at Talladega last season. Sean Gardner/Getty Images Ricky Stenhouse Jr. reflects quite a bit on his NASCAR career. Now 37, Stenhouse thinks about his

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 6, 2025, 09:17 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions In 2025, 30% of the Formula 1 grid will be made up of rookies, with six drivers making their full season debut this year. Three of those rookies have one or more grand prix

Feb 5, 2025, 07:33 AM ET Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin fractured his hand and foot and will require surgery after a nasty crash in preseason testing in Sepang, Malaysia, on Wednesday, casting doubts on his title defense this season. Martin, who made the switch from Pramac Racing to Aprilia after winning the 2024 MotoGP

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 5, 2025, 01:15 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Two days of Pirelli tyre testing — featuring Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri — have come to an end at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. The test represented a

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 5, 2025, 05:42 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Zhou Guanyu became the first Chinese F1 driver in 2022. Getty Former Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu has been confirmed as one of Ferrari’s reserve drivers for the 2025 season alongside Antonio Giovinazzi. The pair will

Feb 4, 2025, 03:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions George Russell won the 2024 Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand Prix. Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Las Vegas Grand Prix will start two hours earlier in the 2025 season than it has done previously in a shift likely to boost the U.S. television

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 4, 2025, 11:22 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Sauber’s chief technical officer Mattia Binotto at F1 testing in Abu Dhabi in December. Gongora/NurPhoto via Getty Images In preparation for its relaunch as the Audi F1 team next year, Sauber will open a base

Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has returned to testing duties for Ferrari in a Pirelli tyre test at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. Hamilton’s blockbuster move to Ferrari has dominated off-season headlines. Last week the seven-time world champion crashed during a private three-day test at the same circuit, while he and new teammate Charles Leclerc were

Feb 2, 2025, 06:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A streamlined Mercedes raced by Formula 1 greats Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 set a record for a grand prix car on Saturday, selling at auction for €51.2 million ($53m). The sleek, silver W196 R Stromlinienwagen, one of only four complete examples in

Jan 31, 2025, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula 1’s governing body is introducing new load tests to ensure bendy front and rear wings are no longer a talking point this season. The FIA said on Friday that the scope of rear wing tests on cars would be increased from the start of the

Associated Press Jan 31, 2025, 01:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tim Cindric, president of Team Penske and Roger Penske’s longtime right-hand man on competition, will step back as the overall leader of the organization but remain president of the IndyCar program. Cindric joined Penske in 1999 and oversaw the operations in

Jan 31, 2025, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ex-racing driver Johnny Herbert will no longer serve as an FIA race steward. Joe Portlock – Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images Formula 1’s governing body was right to drop Johnny Herbert as a steward because of the former racer’s media work, according to Red Bull

Kelly Crandall Jan 31, 2025, 10:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For the first time since 1971, Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will host a NASCAR Cup Series race when the Clash takes place there Sunday. Brian A. Westerholt/NASCAR via Getty Images Tim Brown, 53, is finally getting the opportunity to be a NASCAR

Laurence EdmondsonJan 29, 2025, 09:24 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Today, Jan. 29, is day 52 of 98 between the final race of the 2024 Formula 1 season and the first race of the 2025 season. From this point onward, things in the F1

Open Extended Reactions Johnny Herbert will no longer serve as an FIA race steward due to his media work. Joe Portlock – Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images Former driver-turned-pundit Johnny Herbert will no longer serve as an FIA race steward for Formula 1 races due to the “incompatible” dual roles he was trying to

Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton crashed during the second day of Ferrari’s private test at the Circuit de Cataunya on Wednesday, a source has told ESPN. Hamilton is understood to have run off the circuit and into the barriers during the private test in Barcelona, which is taking place in a modified version of the

Jan 28, 2025, 01:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The W196 4 is expected to be the second costliest car ever sold at an auction. Getty A sleek, long-nosed Mercedes raced by Stirling Moss and five-times Formula 1 world champion Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 could become the most expensive grand prix car of all time

Jan 28, 2025, 05:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Italian Kimi Antonelli, the 18-year-old rookie replacing seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes this season, has passed his driving test. “Mission completed,” Mercedes posted on its Instagram account, with ticks for both super licence and driving licence, above a photo of Antonelli

Open Extended Reactions Formula 1’s competitive order might be dictated by engine power with the new rule change in 2026, according to new Aston Martin designer Adrian Newey. Newey was poached from Red Bull by Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll as part of the ambition to make the team title contenders under the new regulations.

Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton will continue to get to grips with life as a Ferrari driver during a private test session for him and teammate Charles Leclerc in Barcelona this week. Ferrari has booked the Circuit de Catalunya, host of the Spanish Grand Prix, for three days in a test running from Jan. 28-30.

Associated Press Jan 27, 2025, 10:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson is now the majority owner of Legacy Motor Club under a restructuring in which investment adviser Knighthead Capital Management bought into the Cup Series team. Knighthead manages $9 billion of assets with a portfolio that includes investments in Hertz,

Associated Press Jan 26, 2025, 02:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Roger Penske started his 59th season in motorsports the same way he closed last year — as a champion. Porsche Penske Motorsport on Sunday won the Rolex 24 at Daytona for the second consecutive year, and third time overall, to

Jan 23, 2025, 07:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A gut feeling drove Lewis Hamilton to sign for Ferrari, Formula One’s most successful driver told LinkedIn on Thursday, at the start of his bid to return the sport’s most successful team to former glories. Hamilton made his track debut for Ferrari on Wednesday, almost a

Laurence EdmondsonJan 23, 2025, 08:02 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen was fined for using profanity at the Singapore GP last season. Clive Rose/Getty Images Formula 1 drivers could face points deductions or bans if they repeatedly swear or criticize the sport’s governing body

Laurence EdmondsonJan 22, 2025, 03:14 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton got behind the wheel of a Ferrari for the first time on Wednesday at Fiorano during his first week with the team. Crowds of fans gathered in Maranello at the team’s base

Laurence EdmondsonJan 22, 2025, 04:35 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has described his first experience behind the wheel of a Ferrari Formula 1 car as “one of the best feelings of my life” after making his track debut with his new team

Open Extended Reactions The No. 24 RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 set the fastest time of testing before this weekend’s 24 Hours of Daytona. Courtesy of IMSA The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is having a moment. Buried for decades behind bigger and more-popular racing series, the Florida-based IMSA series is fighting back — and gaining

Jan 21, 2025, 06:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A year on from stunning the world with news of his move from Mercedes to Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton finally got to work at the iconic Maranello factory on Monday as a full-time Scuderia driver. Hamilton met with Ferrari’s Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur, CEO Benedetto

Laurence Edmonson Jan 21, 2025, 10:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton is reuniting with his former performance coach Angela Cullen as he prepares for his first season with Ferrari, sources have told ESPN. Cullen, a physiotherapist from New Zealand, worked alongside Hamilton from 2016 until early 2023 and travelled with him to races

Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Jan 21, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Following an overhaul of Haas’ trackside engineering team, Laura Mueller will become Esteban Ocon‘s race engineer this season while Carine Cridelich will join from rivals Racing Bulls as head of strategy