ESPN News Services Feb 12, 2025, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves will be inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame on May 22. The sole member of the Class of 2025 that was announced Wednesday, Castroneves was selected by a national panel of more than 150
Feb 12, 2025, 04:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A consortium led by former Formula 1 team owner and Irish businessman Eddie Jordan has bought the London Irish rugby club over a year after the Premiership team was suspended from all rugby for being unable to pay its players, the club said on Wednesday. The
Feb 11, 2025, 08:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Williams Formula 1 team announced a long-term title sponsorship with Australian technology company Atlassian on Tuesday to help their fight to rise back up the grid. The former champions, winners of 114 races and nine constructors’ titles but ninth of the 10 teams last year,
Associated Press Feb 11, 2025, 12:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Team Penske continued its reshuffling of leadership positions on Tuesday, naming Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles in the same position at IndyCar, replacing Jay Frye. Frye is out of the organization after 10 years as IndyCar president. Boles has served as
Feb 11, 2025, 07:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen has said he is hoping for more stability in 2025 as he looks to claim his fifth consecutive Formula 1 title with Red Bull. Verstappen, 27, fought off the challenge of McLaren’s Lando Norris last season to win the drivers’ championship though though perhaps
Feb 8, 2025, 08:22 PM ET Ed Hinton, an ESPN senior writer who specialized in motorsports before retiring in 2014, died Thursday at Brookwood Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. He was 76. Hinton, who graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in journalism, also wrote for Sports Illustrated during a celebrated 47-year career.
Feb 7, 2025, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin had successful surgery on his right hand after a crash in preseason testing earlier this week while the Spaniard did not need surgery on his left foot, his team Aprilia Racing said Friday. Martin fractured his hand and foot Wednesday in
Associated Press Feb 7, 2025, 10:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One of the toughest drivers in NASCAR history joined one the most enigmatic drivers of the modern era as the newest inductees into the Hall of Fame in a star-studded Friday night ceremony. Ricky Rudd, known as the “Ironman” for his
Kelly Crandall Feb 7, 2025, 08:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After winning the Daytona 500 in 2023, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. made it back-to-back seasons with Cup Series wins by claiming victory at Talladega last season. Sean Gardner/Getty Images Ricky Stenhouse Jr. reflects quite a bit on his NASCAR career. Now 37, Stenhouse thinks about his
Laurence EdmondsonFeb 6, 2025, 09:17 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions In 2025, 30% of the Formula 1 grid will be made up of rookies, with six drivers making their full season debut this year. Three of those rookies have one or more grand prix