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Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen is on the brink of a fourth world championship title. Mark Thompson/Getty Images Max Verstappen’s incredible win at the Brazil Grand Prix was singled out for praise by Formula 1’s multiple world champions, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. Verstappen underlined his credentials as a master of the rain in Sao Paulo,

Nov 4, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Williams boss James Vowles said he was “hurting” after the Formula 1 team suffered three costly crashes in Brazil on Sunday and dropped a place in the constructors’ world championship. Franco Colapinto and Alex Albon both crashed in qualifying at Interlagos, postponed from Saturday, with the

Open Extended Reactions Childhood friends Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly both agreed it was a “beautiful story” to score a double podium for the Alpine team in Brazil. Ocon and Gasly mastered the conditions at Interlagos to finish behind winner Max Verstappen, Alpine’s first double podium finish since Renault returned to the sport in 2017.

Nov 4, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions McLaren have said their priority is to win the Formula 1 constructors’ title after Lando Norris‘s challenge for the drivers’ crown was all but ended in Brazil at the weekend. “The constructors’ championship was always our priority, so this doesn’t change anything,” team boss Andrea Stella

Niamh Lewis Nov 3, 2024, 04:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen celebrates a stunning drive in heavy rain with Red Bull. Mark Thompson/Getty Images Max Verstappen said he “surprised himself” with his superb drive in the rain from 17th on the grid to win the Brazilian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver is a

Nov 3, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly finished second and third respectively. Peter Fox – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Alpine hit a possible $50-million jackpot in Brazil on Sunday with French pair Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly finishing second and third respectively to rescue the Renault-owned Formula

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 1, 2024, 04:15 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Charles Leclerc has been summoned to the stewards over his use of language in a post-race press conference at the Mexico Grand Prix. The summons comes after Max Verstappen was given F1’s

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 2, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SAO PAULO — Max Verstappen has been demoted from third place to fourth in the final classification of Saturday’s Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race after he was found to be in breach

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 2, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SAO PAULO — Qualifying for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix has been rescheduled to take place at 7:30 a.m. local time on Sunday due to heavy rain at the Interlagos circuit in Sao

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 2, 2024, 11:58 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lando Norris said he took no pride in winning Saturday’s sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix after McLaren ordered teammate Oscar Piastri to move out of the lead with two laps

Nov 1, 2024, 06:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kevin Magnussen will miss the Sao Paulo Grand Prix due to sicknesss with Britain’s Oliver Bearman replacing the Dane for the whole weekend, the Haas Formula 1 team said on Friday. Bearman was in impressive form in Friday practice, lapping third fastest, and sprint qualifying at

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 1, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SAO PAULO — Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has been fined €10,000 — half of which will be suspended for a year — for swearing during a post-race press conference in Mexico. The

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 1, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SAO PAULO — Championship leader Max Verstappen will face a five-place grid penalty at Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix after a sixth engine was fitted to his Red Bull for the season. Verstappen

Oct 31, 2024, 06:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen’s driving style has been heavily criticised of late but Lewis Hamilton said little had changed since they fought for the title down to the last lap of the 2021 Formula 1 season. Red Bull’s reigning champion, who denied Hamilton an eighth title in a

Kelly Crandall Oct 31, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kevin Harvick, left, and co-owner Tony Stewart won Stewart-Haas Racing its two NASCAR Cup Series championships in 2011 and 2014. Chris Graythen/Getty Images Rodney Childers hardly goes down into the basement of his North Carolina home. The basement is where you’ll instead find his teenage

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 31, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SAO PAULO, Brazil — RB driver Liam Lawson says he learned lessons from his collision with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez at the Mexico Grand Prix, but will not change his overall approach

Oct 30, 2024, 05:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions McLaren have told Lando Norris he has no need to change the way he drives in the Formula 1 title battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, according to team boss Andrea Stella. The Briton, often his own harshest critic, had told reporters before Sunday’s Mexico City

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 30, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Fernando Alonso has an intestinal infection. Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso will miss his second media day in as many weeks on Thursday after receiving specialist treatment

Oct 30, 2024, 11:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Ferrari strategy head Inaki Rueda has joined the Sauber team as sporting director in a move that reunites the Spaniard with his former boss Mattia Binotto. Sauber, who will become the Audi factory team in 2026, announced the news on Wednesday ahead of the Brazilian

Niamh Lewis Oct 27, 2024, 08:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Reflecting on his dominant Mexico Grand Prix victory, Carlos Sainz said he achieved his target of one more race win with Ferrari as he prepares to depart the Scuderia at the end of the season. Sainz will join Williams next season and will be

Oct 29, 2024, 01:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula 1’s governing body has fined Honda and Renault-owned Alpine a total of $1 million for procedural breaches of the 2023 cost cap for engine manufacturers, the FIA said on Tuesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Honda, which currently partners Red Bull but is switching to Aston

Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistOct 29, 2024, 09:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With his Andretti Global employers still not granted a place in F1, Colton Herta’s hopes of reaching open-wheel racing’s summit are on hold. Penske Entertainment: James Black It was a heady time. As Formula 1‘s popularity was spiking at the start of the decade,

Open Extended Reactions MEXICO CITY – Sergio Perez labelled his potential Red Bull replacement Liam Lawson “out of control” and said the Kiwi has the wrong attitude needed to succeed in Formula 1. Lawson fought hard against Perez as they vied for position on Lap 19, with his car bumping into the Red Bull’s sidepod

Oct 28, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull team boss Christian Horner refused to confirm Sergio Pérez would see out the Formula 1 season after the struggling driver suffered another miserable afternoon at his home race on Sunday. Pérez started 18th and finished last on the track after collecting a penalty for

Oct 28, 2024, 04:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One stewards set a precedent in punishing Max Verstappen in Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix and the penalties will change how drivers go racing, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. Red Bull’s triple world champion was handed two 10 second penalties for forcing his

Oct 27, 2024, 08:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The drivers’ championship gap is down to 47 points between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. Bryn Lennon – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Max Verstappen sounded more concerned about his car’s pace than the penalties he collected in Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix, sanctions his Red

Open Extended Reactions MEXICO CITY — Max Verstappen was given a 20-second penalty after two different incidents with title rival Lando Norris at the Mexico City GP. Norris was forced off the circuit while trying to pass Verstappen for at Turn 4 on the 11th lap, but appeared to have been ahead at the apex.

Oct 25, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Israeli driver Robert Shwartzman collected a five-place Formula 1 grid penalty on Friday despite not having a race seat or any immediate prospect of one. Mexico City Grand Prix stewards issued the 25-year-old Ferrari reserve with the penalty he may never serve after first practice at

Open Extended Reactions Carlos Sainz took pole ahead of title rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images MEXICO CITY – Outgoing Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz could not help but feel mixed emotions as he claimed pole as the team’s surge of form continued in Mexico. Sainz, who will make way for Lewis Hamilton next

Open Extended Reactions MEXICO CITY – Sergio Perez’s self-proclaimed “terrible” season took another turn for the worse on Saturday as he qualified 18th for his home race. Perez failed to progress through Q1, finishing 0.8s off teammate Max Verstappen’s time in the same session. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The result will do little to quieten