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10:54 AM ET Max Verstappen is enjoying the most dominant of Formula One seasons, but Red Bull team boss Christian Horner reckons the double world champion still deserves more recognition. The 25-year-old took a record 14th win of the season in Mexico City on Sunday and has now scored more points in a single campaign

9:19 AM ET Associated Press The tit-for-tat war between Zak Brown and Chip Ganassi took another turn Tuesday when Arrow McLaren SP announced it had signed both a Ganassi sponsor and Tony Kanaan to drive the Indianapolis 500. Kanaan spent four seasons driving for Chip Ganassi Racing and the last two Indianapolis 500s. The 2003

9:07 AM ET Trick or treat. On Monday night, we had to choose. Something sweet to consume or something clever that someone comes up with, maybe even something we’ve never seen before? On Sunday evening at Martinsville Speedway, we weren’t forced to pick one or the other. We got it all at once. And that

7:08 AM ET Lewis Hamilton said Fernando Alonso questioning the value of his Formula One titles made him “giggle a little bit.” Ahead of the Mexican GP, Alonso told Dutch media that Max Verstappen’s two world titles are worth more than Hamilton’s seven because the Red Bull driver has not just beaten his teammate to

7:07 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo said he is talking to Formula One teams about a reserve role next year and that taking a break from racing could prove to be “a blessing in disguise.” The Australian finished seventh for McLaren in Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix and was voted Driver of the Day by fans

8:54 PM ET Max Verstappen refused to talk to Sky Sports at the Mexican Grand Prix due to what he perceives to be disrespectful coverage of his first F1 title win, saying “I’m not going to tolerate it anymore”. The reigning two-time champion did not talk to the UK broadcaster at the Mexico City race,

7:28 AM ET Max Verstappen is refusing to talk to British F1 broadcaster Sky Sports at the Mexican Grand Prix following comments made by pundit Ted Kravitz. The reigning double world champion is unhappy at comments Kravitz made in his “Ted’s Notebook” show after the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, when he referred to Lewis

6:58 PM ET Toto Wolff MEXICO CITY — Toto Wolff believes Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix will be Mercedes’ best shot a securing a victory this season, but stressed that beating Max Verstappen would not be an easy task. Verstappen pipped George Russell and Lewis Hamilton to pole position on Saturday by 0.3s, although both Mercedes

8:10 AM ET Fernando Alonso says Max Verstappen‘s two world championships are worth more than Lewis Hamilton‘s seven. Verstappen beat Hamilton on the last lap of the last race in 2021 for his first title before winning the 2022 title with four races to spare at the Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso, who won his two

5:22 PM ET MEXICO CITY — Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes the reputational damage Red Bull sustained after breaching Formula One’s cost cap last year is a big enough deterrent to stop teams doing the same in the future. Red Bull was fined $7 million and had its aerodynamic testing allowance reduced by 10

10:14 AM ET Red Bull has been handed a $7 million fine and a 10 percent reduction in windtunnel testing time for next season as punishment for breaching last year’s $145 million budget cap. Red Bull took the accepted breach agreement (ABA) offered to it by the FIA, meaning the penalty cannot be appealed. The

3:18 AM ET Alpine have won their bid to overturn Fernando Alonso’s penalty at the U.S. Grand Prix after the double world champion had lost seventh place as stewards upheld a protest from Formula One rivals Haas about the safety of his car. Alonso had dropped out of the points in Austin last Sunday when

6:08 PM ET MEXICO CITY — Lewis Hamilton is planning to stay on the Formula One grid until at least 2025 after opening talks with Mercedes about a contract extension. Hamilton’s current deal is due to expire at the end of next season, but he has made clear that he has no plans to retire

10:25 AM ET Lewis Hamilton expects to start contract extension talks with Mercedes in the coming months. Hamilton signed a two-year deal at the start of this season to stay in F1 until the end of 2023, but has recently made it clear he wants to keep racing beyond then. Red Bull ended Mercedes’ run

4:07 AM ET Audi will enter Formula One in 2026 as the partner of the Sauber team, which currently races as Alfa Romeo. In August, Audi confirmed it would be joining F1 as an engine constructor when it introduces new regulations, but did not confirm which team that would be with. On Wednesday it was

1:07 PM ET Associated Press Colton Herta has signed a four-year contract extension with Andretti Autosport that ties the American racer to the IndyCar team through 2027 and indicates Herta has put a pause on his Formula One ambitions. The extension announced Tuesday is significant because it shuts out the biggest teams in IndyCar from

2:17 PM ET Marty Smith Close ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Ryan McGee Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year A week after being in the middle of an incident with

6:27 PM ET Fernando Alonso believes Formula One and the FIA’s race regulations are set for a crucial moment after his Alpine team appealed the penalty which knocked him out of the points at the U.S. Grand Prix. Alonso finished seventh in Austin, Texas, despite being sent airborne at one stage in a 200 mph

7:07 AM ET Associated Press NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart will make his drag racing debut this weekend at the NHRA Nevada Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Stewart will compete for McPhillips Racing in a Top Alcohol dragster — the equivalent of NASCAR’s second-tier Xfinity Series. “I’m excited and nervous at the same

10:15 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Fernando Alonso has been relegated from seventh to 15th at the U.S. Grand Prix following a protest from rival team Haas. Alonso turned in a memorable performance in Austin after being sent airborne in a collision with Lance Stroll on lap 22, which left his car damaged. He recovered

7:17 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Red Bull and Alpine have been summoned to see the stewards after Haas lodged a protest about them following the U.S. Grand Prix. Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso drove with damaged cars during the race and had pieces come loose. Perez lost his front wing endplate four laps after

5:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Red Bull owner and co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz has died, the company’s Formula One team confirmed Saturday. He was 78. There was no immediate word on where he died or the cause of death. The Austrian billionaire gained fame as the public face of Red Bull, an Austrian-Thai conglomerate that

12:45 PM ET Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. — William Byron‘s playoff push will start from the ideal spot Sunday. He won the pole in Saturday’s qualifying laps at Homestead-Miami Speedway, turning in a lap of 32.454 seconds. That was 0.049 seconds ahead of fellow playoff entrant Bell. Another driver still in the playoff, Chase Elliott,

4:03 PM ET Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Chandler Smith, Zane Smith and Ben Rhodes became the final drivers to punch their tickets to the NASCAR Truck Series finale next month when Ty Majeski, already in the title race, won after Saturday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The drivers rounded out the championship-deciding final four on

8:01 PM ET Sebastian Vettel has frequently highlighted the impacts of climate change. Dan Istitene – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images The Circuit of the Americas (COTA) will plant 296 trees to honour retiring four-times Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel ahead of Sunday’s U.S. Grand Prix in Austin for his contributions to the sport

12:42 PM ET AUSTIN — The FIA will make changes to its safety car procedures after Pierre Gasly’s near miss with a recovery vehicle at the Japanese Grand Prix, but has also underlined the importance of driver responsibility after labelling the Gasly’s actions as “reckless.” Gasly said he came within two metres of a fatal

7:19 PM ET AUSTIN — Lewis Hamilton says Formula One might as well get rid of its cost cap if the FIA is unable to offer severe punishments to teams that overspend. The FIA found Red Bull guilty of a minor overspend under last year’s £145 million cost cap and is now in the process

1:10 PM ET At the end of his second season as Lewis Hamilton’s teammate at Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas was ready to quit Formula One. His dream opportunity of driving the fastest car on the grid against the sport’s best driver had quickly turned into a nightmare and by the end of 2018 he was close

8:29 AM ET Cape Town will host a round of the electric Formula E championship next February, joining India’s Hyderabad and Brazil’s Sao Paulo as three new venues on a 2023 calendar, the series said on Wednesday. The Feb. 25 race will be Formula E’s debut in South Africa and the fifth of 17 rounds

1:31 PM ET With glitzy new races in Miami and Las Vegas, it would be easy to forget or overlook just how important Austin’s Circuit of the Americas (COTA) has been for Formula One’s push to be relevant in the United States. Last year’s carnival-like event at COTA was confirmation of the extent F1 has