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12:10 PM ET NASCAR’s Next Gen car made the 2022 season unforgettable, for better and for worse. Chris Graythen/Getty Images We’re now more than a week into 2023, that time of year when we all have to face the hard truth about those New Year’s resolutions we were all so staunchly dedicated to not so long

4:09 AM ET The head of Formula One’s governing body on Sunday strongly supported a proposed new Andretti Cadillac all-American team and said he was surprised by “adverse reaction” to the plan. Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s comments on Twitter hinted at a row brewing between the president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and Formula One’s

Jan 3, 2023 Formula One’s governing body is ready to start a process for new teams to enter the championship, president Mohammed Ben Sulayem said on Monday. The move could open the door to American Michael Andretti’s Andretti Global F1 project, which has so far met little encouragement from most existing teams and F1 management.

10:55 AM ET Andretti Global and General Motors have teamed up in a bid to join the Formula One grid under the Cadillac brand, the team announced on Thursday. The move could bring two American powerhouses to the grid in the future, although it still needs approval from both F1 and racing’s governing body, the

8:05 AM ET Alyssa RoenigkESPN 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). There’s a famous image of rally driver Ken Block that is breathtaking for both its beauty and its sense of

8:42 AM ET Formula One’s governing body is ready to start a process for new teams to enter the championship, president Mohammed Ben Sulayem said on Monday. The move could open the door to American Michael Andretti’s Andretti Global F1 project, which has so far met little encouragement from most existing teams and F1 management.

10:45 PM ET Alyssa RoenigkESPN 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). Pro rally driver Ken Block, the Hoonigan and DC Shoes co-founder who revolutionized action sports marketing and motorsports filmmaking, died

8:48 AM ET McLaren CEO Zak Brown says the FIA is right to try to find a balance around drivers making political gestures at races as he feels protests and statements got “out of control” on several occasions in recent years. Motor racing’s governing body added a new article to its sporting code this month

2:35 PM ET This season, Dave Pena became the first Black man to win the Indy 500 as crew chief. Chip Ganassi Racing “It’s difficult to see the changes year over year because the changes in diversity happen slowly over time,” said Angela Ashmore of Chip Ganassi Racing, “but if I go back 10 years and

5:36 AM ET Formula One drivers will no longer be allowed to make political statements at race events without prior permission from the FIA. Motor racing’s governing body has added a new article to its International Sporting Code that outlaws “the general making and display of political, religious and personal statements or comments notably in

6:30 AM ET Mick Schumacher has joined Mercedes as reserve driver after Ferrari ended its four-year affiliation with him. Schumacher, the son of seven-time world champion and Ferrari legend Michael, was looking for his next move in Formula One after being cut by Haas this year following two underwhelming seasons. On Thursday, shortly after Ferrari

4:37 AM ET McLaren appointed Andrea Stella as Formula One team principal on Tuesday in a move hastened by his predecessor Andreas Seidl joining Sauber as replacement for Ferrari-bound Frederic Vasseur. Sauber run the Alfa Romeo team, which will become the factory Audi outfit in 2026. The post-season management merry-go-round came after Mattia Binotto handed

11:00 AM ET Nearly 40 members of the stock car community met on Dec. 14, 1947 to form what would become NASCAR. ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images December 14, 1947 was a Sunday afternoon. Yes, most of the men who gathered in Daytona Beach, Fla. on that chilly, gray day were dressed in suits.

9:17 AM ET Fred Vasseur’s move to Ferrari was the headline item from this week’s Formula One management merry-go-round. There were four moves in under 24 hours. After Jost Capito left his role at Williams on Monday, three followed on Tuesday — Vasseur’s expected move to Ferrari as Mattia Binotto’s replacement, and McLaren’s decision to

11:54 AM ET Williams boss Jost Capito has stepped down as team principal after two years at the helm. The team confirmed his departure on Monday. Technical director François-Xavier Demaison will also leave the team. Capito joined Williams as CEO in December 2020, becoming boss of the Formula One 1 team in July the following

9:24 AM ET Associated Press Tony Stewart‘s Superstar Racing Experience is moving to ESPN and a new night as the network plans to use the all-star summer racing series to revitalize its “Thursday Night Thunder.” ESPN said Monday it signed a multiyear agreement with Superstar Racing Experience that begins in July. SRX will air on

1:14 PM ET Associated Press IndyCar has landed its own “Drive to Survive”-type docudrama that will showcase the buildup to next year’s Indianapolis 500. The six-part “100 Days to Indy” will air on The CW Network next spring and chronicle the 100-day window ahead of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on May 28 at Indianapolis

5:07 AM ET Max Verstappen’s home Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort will stay on the Formula One calendar until 2025 after a contract extension was announced on Thursday. The sport returned to the seaside circuit in 2021 on an initial three year deal but Verstappen’s huge local popularity has made it a sell-out event. The

7:54 AM ET Just one week on from the final round of the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi, and Mercedes’ chief strategist James Vowles was back at a race track. As if his day job of chasing on-track performance around the globe for 22 weekends a year wasn’t enough, Vowles took the earliest opportunity

2:16 PM ET Formula E will race in Portland, Oregon in 2023 for the first time, the championship announced on Wednesday. The race, set for June 24, was approved at Wednesday’s FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting. The all-electric racing series has raced in the United States since season one in 2015 with races in

6:52 AM ET Austin’s U.S. Grand Prix will be one of six Formula One races held under the sprint weekend format in 2023. Austin, Baku, Spa and Qatar will all host their first sprint in 2023, with Austria and Brazil retaining the format for another season. In 2021 and 2022 F1 had three events which

7:16 AM ET It may not have come down to the final lap of the final race like 2021, but 2022’s Formula One season still threw up plenty of drama. There were plenty of standout performers and a handful of disappointments from the 20 drivers who make up the grid. Here’s our full driver rankings,

12:08 PM ET Associated Press Marcus Armstrong was a Scott Dixon fan his entire life. When he was 8, the aspiring young racer asked his fellow New Zealander to autograph a helmet visor that he hung on his bedroom wall. Next year, Armstrong will be Dixon’s teammate. Armstrong on Friday was named the fourth IndyCar

6:01 AM ET The Chinese Grand Prix will not take place in 2023 due to the country’s ongoing situation dealing with COVID-19, Formula One confirmed on Friday. China’s F1 race, slated for April 16 next year, has been in doubt for some time due to the country’s zero-COVID policy, and sources have told ESPN recent

1:10 PM ET Associated Press Jamie Chadwick, the three-time W Series champion, has at last parlayed her success in the all-women series into a bigger ride. The British racer on Thursday was selected the driver for Andretti Autosport in the Indy NXT Series next season. Indy NXT is the new name of the rebranded Indy

11:15 AM ET Mike Shank has built a racing empire from the ground up. Justin Casterline/Getty Images for SiriusXM Spend a few minutes following the never-ending volley of insults, accusations and conspiracy theories leveled between Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and Mercedes-AMG boss Toto Wolff, and you could get the impression that folks in charge

6:25 AM ET Haas boss Guenther Steiner will release a book, “Surviving to Drive”, in April next year to take readers inside his team’s rollercoaster 2022 season. Steiner, who has gained huge popularity through Netflix’s successful “Drive to Survive series on Formula One, is known for his outspoken interviews and colourful language. The book, written

6:09 AM ET Esteban Ocon has taken a parting shot at former Alpine teammate Fernando Alonso, saying the Spaniard barely did any work to push the team forward. Alonso is joining Aston Martin next year and has already predicted his new team can beat Alpine in 2023. The Spaniard grew increasingly critical of Alpine and

4:01 AM ET Mattia Binotto has resigned as the boss of Ferrari’s Formula One team after its disappointing season. Ferrari came into 2022 as strong favourites for the championship and won two of the opening three races, but their challenge soon faded. Binotto’s team won just three more times as Max Verstappen and Red Bull

6:46 AM ET The 2022 Formula One season is over. Red Bull took the championship, but all 10 teams had at least one good thing to shout about, as well as moments that didn’t go to plan, across the season. Here we look at the best and worst of every team’s season, in championship order.