Associated Press Dec 6, 2024, 05:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chinese Grand Prix will stay on the Formula 1 calendar until at least 2030 after a contract extension was announced on Friday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The deal was struck even though F1’s first Chinese driver, Zhou Guanyu, is without a race seat
Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI — Christian Horner laughed off Toto Wolff calling him a “yapping little terrier” and said the Mercedes boss should be focused on Lewis Hamilton‘s send-off weekend instead of George Russell‘s feud with Max Verstappen. On Thursday, Wolff joined his driver Russell’s open media session to defend him against what he
Dec 6, 2024, 12:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Abbi Pulling has won the 2024 F1 Academy title. Pauline Ballet – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Britain’s Abbi Pulling won the 2024 all-female F1 Academy title for the second time in a week on Friday after taking pole position for three season-ending races in Abu
Dec 6, 2024, 03:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula 1 star Max Verstappen has announced that he will become a father with girlfriend Kelly Piquet expecting their first child together. Red Bull driver Verstappen, 27, announced the news in a joint-social media post. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Kelly Piquet, daughter of three-time F1 champion
Dec 5, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The new Cadillac team planning to enter Formula 1 in 2026 have appointed ex-Marussia chief executive Graeme Lowdon as principal, General Motors and partners TWG Global said on Thursday. The Briton is also involved in management for China’s first and only F1 driver Zhou Guanyu, who
Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Dec 5, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Max Verstappen has labelled George Russell a loser and a liar as their war of words following last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix continues to escalate.
Dec 5, 2024, 04:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Charles and Arthur Leclerc will be the first brothers to drive in a F1 session as teammates when they turn out for Ferrari in opening practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday. Ferrari posted a picture on X on Wednesday showing the brothers together
Dec 2, 2024, 05:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alpine’s 2025 signing Jack Doohan will replace Esteban Ocon at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the team confirmed Monday. Doohan, son of motorbike racing legend Mick, will make his debut at the Yas Marina circuit on Dec. 8. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Speaking to reporters
Dec 4, 2024, 03:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Dutch Grand Prix will be held for the last time in 2026. Alex Pantling – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images The Dutch Grand Prix will be removed from the Formula 1 calendar after 2026, it has been confirmed. F1 announced a one-year extension for the
Open Extended Reactions Having been replaced by Alpine for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Esteban Ocon insisted “this is not how I want things to end.” Ocon has been dropped in favour of Jack Doohan, who was set to replace him in 2025. The move will enable Doohan to make his F1 debut now
Dec 3, 2024, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula 1 could expand to 12 teams now that General Motors’ brand Cadillac has been accepted as the 11th from 2026, according to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. F1 has always had provision for 12 in the rules but there was strong opposition from commercial rights
Open Extended Reactions Sergio Pérez is set to leave Red Bull at the end of the 2024 season, sources have told ESPN. According to multiple sources, Red Bull have decided to move on from Pérez after Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Team boss Christian Horner hinted at Pérez’s impending exit after
Dec 2, 2024, 06:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton‘s struggles at Mercedes are not giving his future employers Ferrari any concern, according to team boss Fred Vasseur. The seven-times Formula 1 world champion finished only 12th in Qatar on Sunday, the 39-year-old Briton’s last race before his farewell to Mercedes in the Abu
Michael Schumacher has not been seen in public since 2013. K. Asif/India Today Group/Getty Images A member of former Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher’s security team stole 1,500 photographs and 200 videos in a €15 million ($15.7 million) blackmail plot, German prosecutors have alleged. A trial of three suspects will open in the German city of
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorDec 1, 2024, 04:25 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions LUSAIL, Qatar — A fired-up Max Verstappen said he “lost all respect” for rival George Russell after the pair were summoned to the stewards on Saturday night to discuss an incident that
Dec 1, 2024, 06:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said the yellow flags were inconsistent. Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Image McLaren principal Andrea Stella called for a sense of proportion after Lando Norris collected one of the harshest penalties in the rule book for ignoring yellow flags at the Qatar Grand Prix
Dec 1, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has told Formula 1 drivers to mind their own business after they asked where money from race fines was going and why senior figures had left the governing body. In an interview with Reuters ahead of Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix, the
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 30, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions George Russell took aim at McLaren’s Qatar sprint race tactics on Saturday, saying he hopes Sunday’s full-length grand prix will be a “proper race” instead of “this team orders stuff.” Oscar Piastri
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 30, 2024, 05:18 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen has been stripped of his pole position at the Qatar Grand Prix after he was penalized one place on the grid for an incident in the final part of Saturday’s
Nov 30, 2024, 08:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula 1 will become even more a “battle of giants” with the arrival of General Motors’ Cadillac brand as an 11th team in 2026, RB boss Laurent Mekies said. The Frenchman told reporters at the Qatar Grand Prix that the entry of the U.S. carmaker was
Nov 29, 2024, 03:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Yuki Tsunoda has taken a big step in Formula 1 this year and is ready for a bigger team and a faster car, his RB boss Laurent Mekies said on Friday with the Japanese driver set for a post-season test at Red Bull. The test will
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 29, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions After securing seventh place on the grid for Saturday’s sprint race in Qatar, Lewis Hamilton was at a loss to explain another disappointing result, saying “I’m just slow.” In his penultimate race
Nov 29, 2024, 09:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Qatar is buying a significant minority stake in Audi’s Formula One team, the Gulf country’s estimated $510 billion sovereign wealth fund and the German carmaker said on Friday. The holding will be almost a third of the team, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters
Associated Press Nov 28, 2024, 12:51 PM ET GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and the subject of the new documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has died, her family said. She was 87. “McGee’s unparalleled achievements in off-road racing and motorcycle racing have inspired generations of athletes that followed in her footsteps,” her family
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 28, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions George Russell has raised concerns about Formula One drivers being left in the dark over significant changes at the FIA after two more senior figures were fired ahead of this weekend’s Qatar
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 28, 2024, 09:21 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Valtteri Bottas has confirmed he is in talks to secure a reserve driver role at Mercedes next year after it was announced that Mick Schumacher will leave that position in 2025. When