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Sep 19, 2023, 09:26 AM ET Formula One risks disarray in the unlikely event of Felipe Massa winning a threatened legal claim for the 2008 world championship, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. Former Ferrari driver Massa, now 42, has alleged he was denied the title by a “conspiracy” because the sport’s leaders knew

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 18, 2023, 05:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SINGAPORE — Red Bull’s record-breaking run of victories was always going to come to an end eventually, and with it there was always going to be a heady mix of drama and emotions. Carlos Sainz’s

Associated Press Sep 18, 2023, 11:04 AM ET Chip Ganassi Racing is expanding to five cars for next year’s IndyCar season to accommodate 18-year-old development driver Kyffin Simpson. The expansion for Simpson will give Ganassi three rookies in next year’s Indianapolis 500. Marcus Armstrong already won IndyCar rookie of the year this season, but is

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 16, 2023, 12:53 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SINGAPORE — Lance Stroll has been declared fit to race by the medical team at the Singapore Grand Prix after walking away from a huge accident in qualifying. Stroll lost control of his Aston Martin

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 17, 2023, 12:31 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SINGAPORE – Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has no regrets over his team’s strategy gamble at the Singapore Grand Prix, which ultimately saw George Russell throw away a podium when he crashed into the barriers on

Sep 17, 2023, 05:23 PM ET AlphaTauri stand-in Liam Lawson scored his first Formula One points at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday and, in only his third race, also chalked up the team’s highest finish of the season. Despite that, the 21-year-old New Zealander managed to find fault in his weekend. Editor’s Picks 2

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 16, 2023, 12:35 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SINGAPORE — Max Verstappen says his record run of Formula One victories will come to an end at Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix after he qualified 11th on the grid. The two-time world champion is on

Associated Press Sep 16, 2023, 06:58 PM ET Truck Series champion Zane Smith has been signed to a multi-year contract with Trackhouse Racing in which he will be loaned to Spire Motorsports for a Cup Series ride in 2024. Smith, 24, will fold into the Trackhouse lineup when the team is able to expand to

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 16, 2023, 01:19 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SINGAPORE — Max Verstappen has escaped a grid penalty at the Singapore Grand Prix despite being reprimanded for two separate incidents during qualifying. The Red Bull driver was the subject of three stewards’ investigations after

The 2023 Formula One racing season is chugging along, with expanded viewing options for American F1 fans across a variety of platforms. After Max Verstappen emerged victorious at the Italian Grand Prix, the action heads to the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. When is the Singapore Grand Prix? How can I watch? The Singapore

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 15, 2023, 09:43 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

Lewis Hamilton said he was not surprised to read Helmut Marko’s offensive comments about Sergio Perez, suggesting other teams would have come down harder on the Austrian as punishment. After the Italian Grand Prix Marko, Red Bull’s motorsport consultant, said Perez’s ethnicity was to blame for his poor form this year. “We know that he

Sep 14, 2023, 05:07 AM ET Zhou Guanyu will remain with Sauber’s F1 team, currently called Alfa Romeo, in 2024, the team confirmed Thursday ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix. . Zhou, who became China’s first F1 driver when he joined in 2022, will partner Valtteri Bottas for a third straight season. Alfa Romeo’s choice

Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistSep 13, 2023, 03:17 PM ET Alex Palou won his second IndyCar championship in three seasons Sunday at Laguna Seca. Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports At the time of his first crowning as an IndyCar series champion in 2021, Alex Palou was a bright new star who rocketed from anonymity to American open-wheel

New Zealand’s Liam Lawson will continue to race for AlphaTauri in place of the injured Daniel Ricciardo at the Singapore Grand Prix. Ricciardo suffered a broken metacarpal in his left hand in a crash ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix, which also forced him to miss the Italian Grand Prix. Ricciardo will be present with

Max Verstappen’s third championship has been a matter of when, not if, for several months now, but he has to wait at least one race more until he wraps it up. The Dutchman’s win at the Italian Grand Prix was a record 10th in a row and it would be a brave bet against him

Associated Press Sep 10, 2023, 06:17 PM ET MONTEREY, Calif. — Scott Dixon snagged his third win of the season — one week too late to contend for the IndyCar championship — with a strategic run in Sunday’s season finale at Laguna Seca. The win for Dixon was the first of his career at Laguna

Associated Press Sep 10, 2023, 12:29 PM ET MONTEREY, Calif. — IndyCar will hold an all-star race next year at The Thermal Club in Southern California, with $1 million guaranteed to the winner of the made-for-TV exhibition. The $1 Million Challenge will be held March 24 and air on NBC, with practice and qualifying the

Associated Press Sep 9, 2023, 10:29 PM ET MONTEREY, Calif. — Felix Rosenqvist will end his tenure with Arrow McLaren Racing by starting from the pole in the IndyCar Series season finale at Laguna Seca. Rosenqvist won his second pole of the season — first since the Texas Motor Speedway oval in March — with

Sep 9, 2023, 08:18 AM ET Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko, one of the leading figures in the dominant Formula One team, apologised on Friday for blaming Mexican driver Sergio Perez’s fluctuating form on his ethnicity. The 80-year-old Austrian, a former racer who was a close friend of Red Bull’s late owner Dietrich Mateschitz,

Associated Press Sep 8, 2023, 03:34 PM ET MONTEREY, Calif. — David Malukas filled one of the final pieces of IndyCar free agency Friday when the relatively unknown Chicago native snagged one of the most coveted seats in the series. Arrow McLaren Racing named the 21-year-old to its third car — the one that presumably

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 8, 2023, 08:43 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

Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistSep 7, 2023, 05:34 PM ET Christian Lundgaard won his first IndyCar race in Toronto in his second full season in the series. Lance McMillan/Toronto Star via Getty Images The driver from Denmark was a mystery to IndyCar teams in 2021. He had the entirety of the paddock reaching for their phones and

Sep 7, 2023, 10:44 AM ET IndyCar Rookie of the Year leader Marcus Armstrong has signed a multiyear extension with Chip Ganassi Racing that will see him compete in the full series schedule, including the Indianapolis 500, starting in 2024. Armstrong, 23, holds a 26-point lead over Agustin Canapino for top rookie honors entering Sunday’s

Sep 6, 2023, 02:35 PM ET Myles Rowe is one step closer to joining the IndyCar Series. Rowe, who became the first Black driver to win an open-wheel championship in a North American series when he clinched the USF Pro 2000 title Saturday, will join HMD Motorsports in the Indy NXT series in 2024, the

All 10 Formula One teams spent within the budget cap for the 2022 season, the governing FIA announced on Tuesday. F1 teams were restricted to a budget of $135 million last year and each has been handed a certificate of compliance to say they operated within that figure. The audit of the 2022 cap was

Associated Press Sep 5, 2023, 12:45 PM ET MONTEREY, Calif. — Felix Rosenqvist will end his two-year waiting game with Arrow McLaren Racing by moving on next year to drive for Meyer Shank Racing. The Swedish driver will replace Simon Pagenaud, who has been sidelined since July with concussion-like symptoms suffered in a crash at

Sep 4, 2023, 10:05 AM ET Lewis Hamilton apologised to McLaren’s Oscar Piastri on Sunday for an Italian Grand Prix collision that dumped the Australian rookie out of the points after he had to pit for a new front wing. Mercedes’ seven-times world champion, the sport’s most successful driver who finished sixth despite a five-second

Carlos Sainz was robbed of his £500,000 Richard Mille watch in Milan hours after finishing third at the Italian GP, but was able to chase down the robbers and retrieve it. The Ferrari driver, still wearing his team kit after leaving the Monza circuit, was targeted by thieves near the Armani hotel in Milan. Reports

Associated Press Sep 3, 2023, 06:01 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Chip Ganassi stopped Alex Palou before Sunday’s race at Portland International Raceway and encouraged his driver to use the race to close out the IndyCar championship. Palou told the boss he planned to do it with a walk-off win. And he delivered. Palou is