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Nov 21, 2024, 08:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergio Perez said he doesn’t agree with his father’s comments. Kym Illman/Getty Images Mexican Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez has distanced himself from anti-gay comments made by his father Antonio about former driver Ralf Schumacher. Perez senior, who is a Mexican politician, had made disparaging remarks to

Keith Jenkins Nov 20, 2024, 02:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula 1 returns to the Vegas Strip this weekend with the second running of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The 3.8-mile track will weave past world-famous landmarks, casinos and hotels and cut through the heart of The Strip, as drivers hit top speeds of

Open Extended Reactions Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur said he has been enabling the team to work without fear of mistakes or failure as the team enjoys an unexpected constructors’ championship challenge. Ferrari is 36 points behind McLaren with three races, starting with Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, still to run. The famous Italian team has

Associated Press Nov 19, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arrow McLaren said Tuesday that team principal Gavin Ward has left the IndyCar team after two seasons in a mutual and strategic decision among executive leadership. Arrow McLaren said it will rely on a handful of leadership acquisitions, including former Indianapolis 500 winner Tony

Open Extended Reactions Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix will move into May from 2026 onwards, coupling it with Miami’s race and helping the championship consolidate the European leg into one singular period. In recent years Montreal’s race has been an anomaly, often falling between European events which make up the middle of an F1 season.

Nov 17, 2024, 09:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BARCELONA, Spain — Prima Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin was crowned the 2024 MotoGP world champion after he finished third at Sunday’s season-ending Solidarity Grand Prix, which was won by his title rival Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati. Martin led by 19 points heading into the final race

Nov 15, 2024, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Sainz will join Williams from Ferrari for the 2025 season. Mark Sutton/Getty Images Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will join Williams for Formula 1’s post-season test in Abu Dhabi next month, the Spaniard’s future employers said on Friday. Sainz is leaving Ferrari at the end of the year

Niamh Lewis Nov 14, 2024, 09:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Teams up and down the paddock form their own catering departments, feeding more than 1,000 people each race weekend. Laurence Edmondson for ESPN One of the most mind-boggling things about Formula 1 is the logistics of the so-called “circus.” It is one of few sports

Nov 13, 2024, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Las Vegas Grand Prix organisers have ruled out one day following Formula 1’s other U.S. rounds in Austin and Miami and switching to a sprint format. The 100km race, a day before the main event, is aimed at providing more racing entertainment for fans but the

Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Roger Penske on Thursday added the most prestigious street race in North America to his portfolio with the purchase of the Grand Prix of Long Beach. He bought the race from Gerald Forsythe, who owned half the event with the late Kevin Kalkhoven. Forsythe

Nov 14, 2024, 05:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Monaco first hosted a grand prix in 1950. Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images Formula 1 will race in Monaco until 2031 following a six-year extension to the principality’s contract. The Monaco Grand Prix has been on the F1 calendar since the start in 1950, hosting 70 grands

Associated Press Nov 13, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Greg Maffei is stepping down as president and chief executive of Liberty Media, the company that owns Formula 1. Liberty Media said Wednesday that Maffei would leave his role when his contract expires at the end of the year and become an adviser. The

Field Level Media Nov 13, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergio Pérez said he rejected opportunities from two other Formula 1 teams to return to Red Bull for the 2025 season. Perez signed an extension earlier this year but has come under intense scrutiny while falling to eighth in the drivers’ standings. While

Nov 12, 2024, 09:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich has stepped down with immediate effect, the FIA confirmed on Tuesday. He will be replaced by Rui Marques from the next race — the Las Vegas Grand Prix — on Nov. 24. F1’s race director oversees all sporting and technical

Nov 12, 2024, 10:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One will sell tickets to an unprecedented 2025 season launch event featuring all the teams and drivers at London’s O2 Arena on Feb. 18 as the world championship celebrates its 75th anniversary year. Formula One said in a statement on Tuesday that tickets would go

Nov 12, 2024, 12:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dan Fallows is leaving his role as Aston Martin technical director this month but will stay within the group, the Silverstone-based Formula 1 team said on Tuesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Fallows joined from Red Bull, where he was in charge of aerodynamics, in 2022 but

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 11, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Joey Logano took home his third NASCAR Cup Series championship on Sunday in Phoenix. Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Legitimacy (li-jit-uh-muh-see) noun. The state

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 8, 2024, 11:15 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions One of Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick and William Byron will be crowned 2024 NASCAR Cup Series champion on Sunday in

Keith Jenkins Nov 7, 2024, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One awards a world drivers’ championship and a world constructors’ championship at the end of each season. The drivers’ title is presented to the top competitor behind the wheel, while the constructors’ championship is given to the top team. Lewis Hamilton and Michael

Open Extended Reactions George Russell is head of the Grand Prix Drivers Association. Dan Istitene – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Formula 1’s drivers have called on the governing FIA and its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to treat them like adults amid the ongoing controversy around Max Verstappen’s community service order for foul language. The

Nov 7, 2024, 07:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sauber Motorsport chairman and Audi chief executive Gernot Dollner has said the team’s signing of 20-year-old driver Gabriel Bortoleto is a sign of a “generational shift” in Formula 1. The addition of Bortoleto to the grid means at least a fifth of the 20 F1 drivers

Keith Jenkins Nov 6, 2024, 02:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula 1‘s inaugural season was in 1950. The premier class in open-wheel single-seat racing has crowned a world champion driver every year since. Since 1958, F1 has also crowned a championship team each year with its constructors’ title. Below is a list of every

Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen leads Lando Norris by 62 points going into the final three races of the season. Getty Max Verstappen‘s incredible win at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix moved him to the brink of a fourth consecutive Formula 1 title. The victory extended his lead to 62 points over Lando Norris with three

Nov 6, 2024, 03:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sauber have confirmed Brazil’s Gabriel Bortoleto will drive in 2025 alongside Nico Hulkenberg as the team prepares to transition to Audi for 2026. The team announced on Wednesday Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will leave at the end of the season. Sao Paulo’s Bortoleto joins from

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 3, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SAO PAULO — Lando Norris said luck played an important role in the outcome of the Brazilian Grand Prix after his title rival Max Verstappen took a remarkable victory from 17th on

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