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DOHA, Qatar — An angry Lance Stroll appeared to push his trainer out of the way after being eliminated in the first qualifying session at the Qatar Grand Prix. Stroll, who’s billionaire father Lawrence owns the Aston Martin team he drives for, continued his woeful form by failing to progress beyond Q1 for the fourth

Oct 4, 2023, 03:10 PM ET Aston Martin will fight for overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 2025 with a racing prototype of its Valkyrie hypercar, the British-based sportscar maker announced on Wednesday. Backed by endurance partner Heart of Racing, Aston will enter at least one Valkyrie in the hypercar category

Aston Martin boss Lawrence Stroll has questioned why Formula One would let Andretti join as an 11th team, saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. This week the governing FIA gave its approval for an Andretti-Cadillac bid to join F1 in 2025 or 2026, pending approval from the sport’s commercial rights holder, Liberty Media.

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 5, 2023, 12:37 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Ross Chastain is NASCAR’s preeminent lightning rod, but he’s got better things to do than trade barbs with rivals. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Ross

Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 05:23 PM ET Former Formula One driver Romain Grosjean said Wednesday he is pursuing arbitration against Andretti Global because the team is not bringing him back for a third season in the IndyCar Series. Grosjean, who has spent the three seasons since his death-defying 2020 F1 crash racing IndyCar in

Oct 4, 2023, 08:37 PM ET Ford teams have claimed they are at a “continued disadvantage” for the Bathurst 1000 after proposed changes to their cars were rejected. Mooted aerodynamic adjustments to the Mustangs have been knocked back ahead of Sunday’s race, prompting a strong response just hours before practice begins at the famed Mount

Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 10:33 AM ET MADRID — Honda’s MotoGP team and former world champion Marc Márquez will be ending their 11-year partnership at the end of the season, the Japanese engine-maker said Wednesday. Driving a Honda, Márquez won six world championships, won 59 races and secured 64 pole positions in the MotoGP

Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 04:53 PM ET McLaren Racing is suing IndyCar champion Alex Palou for at least $23 million to recoup costs the team says it lost when the driver reneged on the contract he signed to join the team. Palou, a 26-year-old Spaniard, guaranteed that he had “no outstanding obligation under any

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 3, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are closing in on

Liam Lawson will continue to race for AlphaTauri in place of the injured Daniel Ricciardo at the Qatar Grand Prix. Red Bull reserve driver Lawson replaced Ricciardo when the Australian driver broke a bone in his hand in a crash during practice ahead of August’s Dutch Grand Prix. Liam Lawson has impressed behind the wheel

Oct 2, 2023, 11:57 AM ET Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, on Monday backed a bid by American Michael Andretti, son of 1978 world champion Mario, to enter a new 11th team subject to approval by the commercial rights holders. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement that Andretti Formula Racing LLC

Williams boss James Vowles says the team is “nowhere near” parting company with Logan Sargeant, who the team wants to keep in the car for 2024. Sargeant has struggled in his rookie season and a string of costly crashes over the past few races has ramped up pressure on the Floridian. The American’s place at

Sep 28, 2023, 08:56 AM ET New Zealand-based Rodin Cars said on Thursday its bid to enter Formula One as an 11th team and with a female driver had been rejected and it expected Andretti Global to be the only successful applicant. Rodin’s Australian founder David Dicker said in a statement the company had proposed

Austin Lindberg, Senior EditorSep 28, 2023, 09:21 AM ET Marc Marquez and Honda are accustomed to winning championships. They’ve fallen well short of expectations in 2023. Diogo Cardoso/DeFodi Images via Getty Images For decades, Honda has been synonymous with success in MotoGP. The Japanese manufacturer won its first world championship in 1983, when Freddie Spencer pipped

Red Bull design legend Adrian Newey says he does have some regrets at never working at Ferrari or with F1 greats like Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. Newey has been at Red Bull since 2006 and has played a key role in each of the team’s six constructors’ championships, the most recent of which it

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 26, 2023, 11:46 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are closing in on

Aston Martin’s Jess Hawkins became the first woman in nearly five years to drive a contemporary Formula One car at an event in Budapest last week. Stunt driver Hawkins, who is signed to the team in a ambassadorial capacity, drove 26 laps in the team’s 2023 car at the Hungaroring circuit which hosts the Hungarian

Associated Press Sep 25, 2023, 09:20 AM ET IndyCar will return to the Milwaukee Mile next season, and Texas Motor Speedway is off the calendar for the first time since 1997 in the 2024 schedule released Monday. The 17-race schedule features two Saturday night races, a $1 million all-star race in Southern California, 12 races

Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 08:12 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — William Byron took the lead for the first time after the final restart with six laps left to win at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, advancing to the round of eight in the NASCAR playoffs while giving Hendrick Motorsports its 300th victory. With

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 24, 2023, 06:12 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SUZUKA, Japan — Christian Horner has said he doubts Red Bull will ever be able to repeat the success it has had this season after his team won the constructors’ championship at the Japanese Grand

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 24, 2023, 02:43 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SUZUKA, Japan — Red Bull has won its sixth constructors’ championship in its 19-year history and broken the record for securing the title with the most races remaining. Max Verstappen sealed the team’s crown in

Sep 23, 2023, 07:39 AM ET McLaren Formula One boss Zak Brown has offered to fly Oscar Piastri’s mother to Japan after the Australian rookie driver put his car on the front row of the starting grid for Sunday’s race at Suzuka. The 22-year-old had also qualified on the front row for the Belgian GP

Sep 22, 2023, 10:02 AM ET Formula One stewards have accepted they erred in not imposing a grid penalty on Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for impeding in Singapore qualifying last weekend, and the decision will not serve as a precedent. Championship leader Verstappen collected two reprimands for three incidents reviewed but escaped any penalty for

Sep 22, 2023, 10:10 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo’s return to the Formula One starting grid may still be some way off as the Australian driver recovers from a broken hand, the Australian’s AlphaTauri team said on Friday. The 34-year-old has missed four races, including Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, but there has been talk

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterSep 22, 2023, 07:56 AM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). JETT LAWRENCE IS lining up a 10-foot putt in his bedroom as he explains why,

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 21, 2023, 05:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SUZUKA, Japan — McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Oscar Piastri has similar traits to two-time champion Fernando Alonso and seven-time champion Michael Schumacher. This week, Piastri, who is in his rookie season in F1,

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 21, 2023, 12:03 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are closing in on

Sep 21, 2023, 05:13 AM ET Formula One should be tougher on drivers who impede others because “no one seems to care enough,” McLaren’s Lando Norris said on Thursday. Red Bull’s runaway championship leader Max Verstappen received three summons to the stewards in Singapore last weekend for impeding in qualifying and was handed two reprimands

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 21, 2023, 02:02 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SUZUKA, Japan — Former F1 driver Sebastian Vettel has helped build 11 “insect hotels” on the inside of Turn 2 at Suzuka as part of a new campaign to raise awareness about the importance of

Not too long ago, it might have seemed inconceivable that multiple NBA superstars would become aware of the goings-on in Saudi Arabian professional soccer. Yet over the summer, LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo both weighed in on Al Hilal’s pursuit of French star Kylian Mbappé, as reports emerged that the club was willing to commit