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Open Extended Reactions BUDAPEST, Hungary — For the second race in a row Sergio Perez crashed out of the first qualifying session as the prospect of an early exit from Red Bull grew ever closer. On a drying track, in remarkably similar conditions to two weeks ago at Silverstone, Perez spun out at Turn Eight

Jul 19, 2024, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull Formula One boss Christian Horner hailed Sergio Pérez‘s best Friday practice performance in months and revealed it came after a kitchen meeting to discuss the Mexican’s poor run of results. Perez was fourth fastest in second practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix in a

ESPN News Services Jul 19, 2024, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark made her first appearance at Indianapolis Motor Speedway — on Josh Berry‘s No. 4 Ford. The rookie driver took his Stewart-Haas Racing entry the traditional 2.5-mile oval with an image of the WNBA’s rookie star plastered across the hood

Jul 19, 2024, 07:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions George Russell is so sure of Mercedes’ form and future prospects he is convinced teammate Lewis Hamilton would not have signed for Ferrari had he known what was coming. Seven-time world champion Hamilton, Formula One’s most successful driver of all time, stunned the sport when he

Open Extended Reactions BUDAPEST, Hungary — Max Verstappen confirmed he raced with blurred vision in some races after his infamous crash at the 2021 British Grand Prix. Verstappen hit the wall at 180mph after colliding with title rival Lewis Hamilton, a major flashpoint in their legendary championship battle that year. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The

Open Extended Reactions BUDAPEST, Hungary — Lewis Hamilton said former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher’s decision to share publicly that he is gay “sends such a positive message” but said the sport still has progress to make on inclusivity. Schumacher, younger brother of Michael and winner of six F1 races between 1997 to 2007, announced in

Open Extended Reactions BUDAPEST, Hungary — Kevin Magnussen said his priority is to stay in Formula One beyond 2024 but his immediate future is still being held up by Carlos Sainz‘s own contract situation. On Thurdsay, Haas confirmed Magnussen — the team’s most experienced driver — will leave at the end of the season. The

Open Extended Reactions Kevin Magnussen will leave Haas at the end of the season, the team confirmed on Thursday. Magnussen is Haas’ longest-serving driver, racing with the team from 2017 until 2020 and then again since his F1 comeback in 2022. Haas has already signed Ferrari junior Oliver Bearman to one 2025 seat and ESPN

Associated Press Jul 17, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KENT, Wash. — Brittany Force will return to her Top Fuel dragster this week in Seattle, her first time competing since her father John’s horrific accident in Virginia last month. John Force Racing said this week that with 16-time NHRA champion John Force “responding

Kelly Crandall Jul 17, 2024, 09:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jeff Gordon won the last of his five Brickyard 400s in 2014. Andy Lyons/Getty Images Jeff Gordon wishes he could remember more details from his first Indianapolis victory. It has been 30 years since that day, Aug. 6, 1994. A milestone that is pretty amazing

Jul 15, 2024, 07:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The greatest athlete of the 21st century? That’s easy. It has to be Tom Brady, the quarterback of the greatest dynasty America’s favorite sport has ever seen, a seven-time Super Bowl champ and five-time Super Bowl MVP. Yep. Tom Brady. Except. Except it has to be

Open Extended Reactions Haas F1 Team will continue racing with Ferrari engines through the 2028 season, the team announced on Tuesday. Haas, the sport’s newest team, has enjoyed a close collaboration with Ferrari since joining the Formula One grid in 2016. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The American team has signed Ferrari academy driver Oliver Bearman

Keith Jenkins Jul 15, 2024, 04:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton will race for Ferrari beginning in 2025, bringing an end to the Formula One driver’s record-breaking relationship with Mercedes. Hamilton has been with the Mercedes brand since 2013. The seven-time Formula One champion began his F1 career with McLaren in 2007. Where

Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 10:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWTON, Iowa — Conor Daly is replacing Jack Harvey in the No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing car for Sunday’s IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway. Harvey left Saturday’s 250-lap race at the 0.875-mile oval after 28 laps because of severe neck pain he has

Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 02:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWTON, Iowa — It was Will Power‘s turn Sunday for Team Penske success at Iowa Speedway. Power broke through at the 0.875-mile oval, gaining his first IndyCar Series win at Iowa in the race that ended with a four-car, last-lap crash. Power had already

Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 04:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWTON, Iowa — A four-car crash on the final lap of Sunday’s IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway injured driver Sting Ray Robb. Robb was injured when his car clipped the slower car of Alexander Rossi coming out of the second turn. Robb’s car

Associated Press Jul 13, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWTON, Iowa — Scott McLaughlin continued his fast weekend at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night, winning the first race of the IndyCar Series doubleheader for his first victory on an oval track. McLaughlin led 164 of the 250 laps, winning by nearly a half-second

Associated Press Jul 13, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWTON, Iowa — Colton Herta won the pole position for Saturday’s race of the weekend IndyCar Series doubleheader at Iowa Speedway, while Scott McLaughlin set a new track record to win the pole for Sunday’s race. The fields for both races were set during

Jul 12, 2024, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull team principal Christian Horner introduced himself as Sebastian Vettel‘s stand-in on Friday after getting to drive one of his team’s title-winning Formula One cars for the first time in 20 years. The 50-year-old, whose unremarkable racing career ended in Formula 3000 in 1998 and

Jul 12, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One world champions Red Bull unveiled their RB17 hypercar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Friday. Team boss Christian Horner described it as a compilation of departing designer Adrian Newey’s greatest hits. Fifty cars, for track use only and capable of doing more than

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 11, 2024, 07:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Miami and Austin will continue to host sprint races in 2025 after Formula One confirmed all six venues that will stage the alternative weekend format next season. China, Miami, Belgium, Austin, Brazil

Open Extended Reactions Lando Norris finished third at Silverstone, his seventh podium this year and 20th overall. Alessio Morgese/NurPhoto via Getty Images As Lewis Hamilton basked in the adulation of a record ninth British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone, McLaren’s Lando Norris only had one thing running through his mind: It should have been him. It’s

Associated Press Jul 9, 2024, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions John Force has left a Virginia hospital to move to a rehabilitation center closer to his home in California and the NHRA great celebrated the news by taking his daughter for ice cream on her birthday. Brittany Force wrote on social media the stroll

Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistJul 9, 2024, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pato O’Ward took his first IndyCar victory since 2022 on Sunday at Mid-Ohio, where the open-wheel series introduced its new hybrid powertrains. Penske Entertainment: Chris Owens It was a day of days on Sunday. After 945 fruitless sunrises, seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton

Laurence Edmonson Jul 9, 2024, 06:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Ferrari technical director Enrico Cardile has joined Aston Martin in the role of chief technical officer, the Silverstone-based team have confirmed. Cardile’s departure from Ferrari was announced on Monday, with Aston Martin confirming his appointment on Tuesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Italian,

Associated Press Jul 7, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ohio — Pato O’Ward bounced back on multiple levels with an IndyCar victory Sunday he was confident of achieving with a new hybrid engine he found to his liking. The combination helped him reduce a big time deficit to Álex Palou and ultimately

Jul 8, 2024, 10:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ferrari Formula One chassis technical director Enrico Cardile has handed in his notice and is relinquishing his role with immediate effect, the Italian team said on Monday. Team principal Fred Vasseur will oversee the chassis area as an interim measure. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Cardile has

Laurence Edmonson Jul 8, 2024, 06:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SILVERSTONE, England — Pressure continues to grow on Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez after he failed to score points for the third time in six races at the British Grand Prix on Sunday. Team principal Christian Horner said the situation was “unsustainable,” underlining Red

Open Extended Reactions SILVERSTONE, England — Lewis Hamilton said the emotions poured out of him after the British Grand Prix because he had started to doubt if he would ever win a Formula One race again. Hamilton’s record-extending 104th career win, his ninth at Silverstone, was his first since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Open Extended Reactions SILVERSTONE, England — Lando Norris said he is fed up of making excuses for narrowly missing out on wins after seeing British Grand Prix victory slip through his fingers. Norris led the rain-affected race until the move back to dry tyres at the final round of pit-stops while leading Lewis Hamilton and