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Jun 5, 2023, 12:41 PM ET Basketball great LeBron James will be the official starter when the 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race celebrates its centenary this weekend, organizers of the endurance classic said Monday. The Los Angeles Lakers forward, the NBA’s leading career scorer and a four-time champion, joins a list of

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 4, 2023, 01:05 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 MONTMELO, Spain — After finishing second at the Spanish Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton said he will meet with Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff on Monday in the hope of advancing his contract talks for next

Charles Leclerc has said he cannot understand why Ferrari is struggling to get the most out of its Formula One car at the moment. Leclerc finished 11th at the Spanish Grand Prix after qualifying 19th and starting from the pit-lane. Ferrari had made changes to the rear end of his car overnight after his struggles

Associated Press Jun 4, 2023, 06:21 PM ET DETROIT — Alex Palou started and finished first in the Detroit Grand Prix on Sunday, winning his second IndyCar race in less than a month and the sixth of his career. The Spaniard, who won the Indianapolis Grand Prix, led 74 of 100 laps on Detroit’s new

Max Verstappen strengthened his already commanding F1 title lead with dominant victory at the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. Verstappen’s lead was only challenged at Turn 1, when Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz got alongside him, but he cantered away into the distance after that. The reigning champion crossed the

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 3, 2023, 03:18 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 MONTMELO, Spain — Charles Leclerc suspects a mechanical issue was to blame for his lack of pace in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver will start 19th on Sunday’s grid after finishing

Jun 3, 2023, 11:25 AM ET MONTMELO, Spain — Max Verstappen dominated a bizarre qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix that saw the Mercedes drivers collide, Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez fail to make Q3 and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc finish up 19th. Verstappen’s fourth pole position of the season came as no surprise, but that

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 2, 2023, 01:27 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 MONTMELO, Spain — Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton is concerned he might not make the top 10 in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix after he finished Friday’s practice sessions 11th fastest. After he finished fourth

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 2, 2023, 08:54 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 MONTMELO, Spain — Max Verstappen topped the opening practice session for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix as a number of teams tested upgrades for the first time. There was a familiar look to the timesheets

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 1, 2023, 12:38 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Fernando finished second to Max Verstappen in last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. Gongora/NurPhoto via Getty Images MONTMELO, Spain — Fernando Alonso has defended Aston Martin’s strategy at last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, saying there is too

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 03:22 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Jenson Button, Jimmie Johnson and Mike Rockenfeller will pilot NASCAR’s Garage 56 entry at this month’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Chris Graythen/Getty Images “Just a

Jun 1, 2023, 07:28 AM ET Sergio Perez’s Monaco Grand Prix crash may give Mercedes aerodynamicists a useful insight into some of dominant Red Bull’s hidden secrets, according to technical director James Allison. Perez’s car was craned off the street circuit after the qualifying incident, with the rarely seen floor of the Formula One car

May 30, 2023, 04:10 PM ET Red Bull’s chief engineering officer Rob Marshall will leave at the end of the year to join Formula One rivals McLaren, both teams announced on Tuesday. McLaren said Marshall will take the role of technical director, engineering and design when he starts in Woking, at McLaren’s HQ, on Jan

ESPN News Services May 31, 2023, 02:52 PM ET The owner of the Chevrolet that was damaged during the Indianapolis 500 by the flying tire that came off Kyle Kirkwood‘s car is set to get a new vehicle, according to an Indianapolis Motor Speedway spokesperson. The spokesperson told the Indianapolis Star on Wednesday that Penske

MONACO — Christian Horner downplayed the suggestion of an unbeaten Formula One season after Max Verstappen claimed Red Bull’s sixth straight win at the Monaco Grand Prix. F1 has never seen a team complete a perfect season before — the closest any has come was McLaren in 1988, winning 15 of the 16 races. Editor’s

MONACO — Carlos Sainz said he should not have openly criticised Ferrari during the Monaco Grand Prix, even though he still thought after the race his team’s strategy had been needlessly cautious. Sainz was frustrated with his team’s pit call during the dry portion of the Monaco race, when he was hoping to gain a

Associated Press May 30, 2023, 05:40 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR suspended Chase Elliott for one race on Tuesday, one day after the five-time Most Popular Driver and former Cup champion deliberately wrecked Denny Hamlin in the Coca-Cola 600. Hendrick Motorsports said in a statement it will not appeal the suspension and Corey LaJoie

May 29, 2023, 10:24 AM ET Alpine took their first podium finish of the Formula One season in Monaco on Sunday and Chief Executive Laurent Rossi, who warned of the consequences of failure after poor opening results, said he was proud of the performance. Esteban Ocon‘s third place in the most glamorous street race of

Associated Press May 29, 2023, 06:21 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Josef Newgarden celebrated his first Indianapolis 500 win Sunday night. He cashed in Monday at the race’s annual victory dinner. The two-time IndyCar champ earned a record $3.666 million for the biggest win of his career, an increase of more than $500,000 over last year’s

Associated Press May 29, 2023, 02:32 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar owner Roger Penske says he is certain series officials will investigate what led to a wheel coming loose during a crash in the Indianapolis 500 and sailing over the catch fence and grandstands before hitting a parked automobile. “We haven’t had a wheel come

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMay 29, 2023, 06:47 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 MONACO –Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said he believes any attempt to cap Red Bull’s performance with a change of regulations would ruin Formula One. Red Bull has won all six races so far this

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterMay 28, 2023, 08:50 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year INDIANAPOLIS — What would you do if all your dreams came true? No, for real. If there was only one item left on the checklist

Associated Press May 28, 2023, 04:33 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Josef Newgarden ended 11 years of frustration and finally won the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday to extend team owner Roger Penske record to 19 victories — but first since buying Indianapolis Motor Speedway — using an audacious pass of defending race winner Marcus Ericsson during

MONACO – Sergio Perez said he is braced for a nightmare Monaco Grand Prix after crashing out of qualifying, a moment which could be pivotal in this year’s title race. Just 12 months on from winning the famous race Perez, Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen’s only realistic title challenger this year, faces the prospect of

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMay 27, 2023, 03:27 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 MONACO — Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton blamed a setup choice he made ahead of qualifying for his sixth-place qualifying position at the Monaco Grand Prix. Although he beat teammate George Russell, who qualified eighth, Hamilton

May 27, 2023, 03:52 PM ET Formula One leader Max Verstappen beat Fernando Alonso to pole position by a slim 0.084s at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday and conceded he would like to see the evergreen Aston Martin driver win again. The Spaniard, a two-time world champion like Verstappen, has not won a race

Associated Press May 26, 2023, 02:02 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time champion Takuma Sato led a strong showing from the Chip Ganassi Racing quartet in final practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Friday, while Graham Rahal and Katherine Legge worked feverishly to get up to speed before race day. Sato turned a fast lap of

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterMay 26, 2023, 11:34 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Alex Palou, who is 26 years old, will start Sunday’s 107th Indianapolis 500 from pole. Mykal McEldowney-USA TODAY Sports INDIANAPOLIS — Drivers, start your calendars. When

Associated Press May 25, 2023, 11:17 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson had surgery to repair a fractured vertebrae that he suffered in practice for the Indianapolis 500, and car owner Don Cusick said Thursday that he was “in great spirits and feeling better.” Wilson was about halfway through a two-hour practice Monday

ESPN staffMay 24, 2023, 11:22 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print James Gilbert/Getty Images NASCAR is racing the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Michael Jordan’s 23XI racing team will have two drivers — No. 23 Bubba Wallace and No. 45 Tyler Reddick — in the field for the longest