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With a single press release, Red Bull turned a routine Pirelli tyre test into one of the biggest news stories of the Formula One season. Daniel Ricciardo, back on the Formula One grid with junior team AlphaTauri, effective immediately, replacing Nyck de Vries and placing Red Bull’s Sergio Perez under enormous pressure to turn his

Associated Press Jul 11, 2023, 05:08 PM ET Two-time defending Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona winner Tom Blomqvist will make his IndyCar debut this weekend in Toronto, where he will replace the injured Simon Pagenaud in the No. 60 car for Meyer Shank Racing. Pagenaud was hurt just over a week ago during practice at

Associated Press Jul 11, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Anheuser-Busch and Trackhouse Racing announced a multiyear agreement Tuesday that will make Busch Light, long one of the main sponsors for retiring NASCAR star Kevin Harvick, the primary sponsor for Ross Chastain in the Cup Series. The deal, which begins in 2024, had been in the works

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 10, 2023, 01:51 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 As champagne corks popped in McLaren’s motorhome on Sunday evening, team principal Andrea Stella was keen to manage expectations. Speaking to members of the media after Lando Norris’ second-place finish at the British Grand Prix,

Max Verstappen is cruising towards a third world championship win but he says it’s been confusing to see the competitive order behind Red Bull changing race to race. McLaren emerged as second quickest behind Red Bull at Silverstone, with Lando Norris finishing second and Oscar Piastri fourth. McLaren made a clear step forward one race

SILVERSTONE, England — Red Bull boss Christian Horner has backed Sergio Perez to rekindle his form and has said the Mexican driver only needs a clean weekend to return to his best. Perez battled back from 16th on the grid to finish sixth at the British Grand Prix on a weekend when team mate Max

Max Verstappen won his eighth race of the season at the British Grand Prix on Sunday. Ryan Pierse/Getty Images SILVERSTONE, England — Red Bull’s dominant start to the season has drawn them level with McLaren’s legendary team of the 1988 season. Max Verstappen’s British Grand Prix victory was his eighth of the season and the team’s

SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Brad Pitt was a surprise guest in Formula One’s usual drivers briefing on Friday, which Lewis Hamilton joked was the best he’s ever attended. Pitt’s currently untitled F1 movie started filming at Silverstone this week ahead of the British Grand Prix, with the production having its own garage and pitwall stand as

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 8, 2023, 01:35 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SILVERSTONE, Great Britain — Lewis Hamilton has described McLaren’s improved performance during qualifying at the British Grand Prix as a “wake-up call” for his Mercedes team. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri qualified second and third

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 7, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Lewis Hamilton believes something was wrong with his car over a single lap during Friday practice for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, but is confident his team will find a solution in time for qualifying.

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 7, 2023, 06:03 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SILVERSTONE, England — George Russell has said suspects Max Verstappen’s criticism of Formula One’s expanding race calendar is simply a negotiating tactic to earn more money on his next contract. Two-time champion Verstappen, who leads

Jul 6, 2023, 04:36 PM ET Racing in rain and spray is now Formula One’s biggest safety concern and a trial of a mudguard-style device next week should be fast-tracked onto the cars if it works, drivers said on Thursday. The trial, at Silverstone, has been in the planning since last year but has acquired

Hazel Southwell Jul 6, 2023, 10:05 AM ET The all-electric off-road Extreme E series has support from some of the biggest names in F1 and is growing in mainstream popularity. Colin McMaster You have to get the fundamentals right before you start worrying about the details. It’s a truism that holds whether you’re building a house

Mick Schumacher has completed a private test for McLaren at Portuguese circuit Portimao as part of his role as Mercedes’ reserve driver. Schumacher, son of seven-time world champion Michael, joined Mercedes this year after being released by Haas at the end of 2022. Mercedes shares its test and reserve drivers with McLaren, which races with

Jul 5, 2023, 08:02 AM ET Formula One teams will test a bolt-on wheel cover aimed at reducing spray in wet conditions next week. Mercedes and McLaren will test the device at Silverstone on Thursday next week after the tyre tests which follow Sunday’s British Grand Prix. F1 cars currently throw out a huge amount

Jul 4, 2023, 05:09 AM ET McLaren Formula One driver Lando Norris urged environmental activists on Monday not to put lives in danger with ‘stupid and selfish’ protests during this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Six “Just Stop Oil” campaigners ran on to the track after an opening lap crash at last year’s race

McLaren will run flashes of its popular old chrome livery for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. McLaren’s last championship was won by Lewis Hamilton in 2008, driving a car in the famous chrome and red Vodafone-sponsored livery. After years running the red and white of Marlboro, McLaren changed to the silver of engine partner

Formula One teams are livid at the slew of FIA penalties that changed the result of the Austrian Grand Prix five hours after it finished, multiple sources have told ESPN. Twelve penalties were retrospectively applied by the FIA’s stewards for track-limits violations after the governing body was unable to keep up with the sheer volume

Associated Press Jul 2, 2023, 04:20 PM ET Alex Palou continued his dominance of IndyCar at Mid-Ohio on Sunday, executing perfect strategy with a fast car to beat Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon by a wide margin for his third straight win and fourth in the last five races. “Three in a row, let’s

Associated Press Jul 2, 2023, 11:20 AM ET Simon Pagenaud will miss the IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio on Sunday after flipping seven times during a harrowing wreck in practice a day earlier, leaving veteran driver Conor Daly to step into his Meyer Shank Racing ride on short notice. Pagenaud was going nearly full speed entering

Associated Press Jul 1, 2023, 12:30 PM ET IndyCar driver Simon Pagenaud walked away unharmed from a terrifying wreck during practice at Mid-Ohio on Saturday, where his car from Meyer Shank Racing rolled seven times through a gravel trap before coming to rest on its side. Pagenaud remained motionless in his car for a moment

Associated Press Jul 1, 2023, 05:24 PM ET CHICAGO — Denny Hamlin won the pole Saturday for the NASCAR Cup Series’ first street race, edging Tyler Reddick on the tricky course in downtown Chicago. Hamlin led the way for the race Sunday with a lap of 88.435 seconds at an average speed of 89.557 mph

Jul 1, 2023, 08:42 AM ET Dutch teenager Dilano van’t Hoff died in an accident during a wet Formula Regional European Championship race at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps circuit on Saturday, his team said. The 18-year-old, who won the 2021 Spanish F4 championship, was racing for the Dutch MP Motorsport outfit at the Belgian Grand Prix circuit.

SPIELBERG, Austria — Max Verstappen slammed the FIA for the number of deleted lap times during qualifying for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix, saying it made Formula One look silly and its drivers look like amateurs. The FIA stewards deleted 47 laps during the three qualifying sessions on Friday at the Red Bull Ring as drivers

ESPN and Reuters Jun 29, 2023, 01:01 PM ET Max Verstappen reminded old foe Lewis Hamilton that “life is unfair” after Mercedes’ seven times world champion suggested Formula One needed a rule change to rein in Red Bull. Verstappen has won six of eight races so far this season and is already 69 points clear

Associated Press Jun 29, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Tony Kanaan insisted after driving in his final Indianapolis 500 in May that he wasn’t done with racing entirely. Turns out he’s not even leaving his team. Arrow McLaren announced Thursday the creation of a new hybrid role within its racing program for Kanaan, the popular Brazilian

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJun 29, 2023, 11:23 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year NASCAR will take to the streets of Chicago on Sunday for a first-of-its-kind race for the series. Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports It was 74 years and

Red Bull boss Helmut Marko has cast further doubt over Nyck de Vries’ future with AlphaTauri after admitting Christian Horner was right to have reservations about signing him. De Vries was signed to Red Bull’s junior team after an impressive points-scoring finish on his F1 debut at last year’s Italian Grand Prix while deputising for

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 27, 2023, 11:30 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Alpine boss Laurent Rossi admits the progress of rival Formula One team Aston Martin has acted as a reality check for his outfit this year. Alpine finished fourth in last year’s championship standings and started

Jun 26, 2023, 12:09 PM ET British racing team Hitech have applied to enter a team in Formula One from 2026 with investment from Kazakh billionaire businessman Vladimir Kim. Hitech Global Holdings, which owns and operates Hitech Grand Prix, said in a statement on Monday it had agreed the sale of a 25% interest to