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Associated Press May 9, 2024, 03:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Arrow McLaren named reigning F2 champion Théo Pourchaire as the permanent replacement driver for the injured David Malukas on Thursday. Pourchaire takes over the No. 6 Chevrolet for Saturday’s Indianapolis Grand Prix and will compete in all remaining IndyCar Series races with

Associated Press May 9, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus Armstrong‘s No. 11 Honda-powered car will come with all the usual trimmings for this weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix — speed, sponsors and a shiny new paint job. The second-year driver also will be carrying a message of hope. Chip Ganassi Racing

Austin Lindberg, Senior EditorMay 9, 2024, 09:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jorge Martín sent the internet abuzz in September with his shoulder-dragging exploits at Catalunya. DAX Images/NurPhoto via Getty Images Fifty-two years ago, Kenny Roberts changed the course of motorcycle racing. The three-time MotoGP world champion from Modesto, California, is widely considered the first to

Associated Press May 7, 2024, 09:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Roger Penske on Tuesday said he has suspended the president of Team Penske along with three others for two races for their roles in the cheating scandal that has rocked IndyCar ahead of the Indianapolis 500. Penske said in an interview with The Associated

Niamh Lewis May 7, 2024, 02:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Adrian Newey has made headlines in Formula One in recent days following the announcement that he will leave Red Bull after almost 20 years in 2025. The decision opens the door to the possibility of joining a new team ahead of F1’s regulation shake-up

Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — The sight of any car pulling a gap on Max Verstappen’s Red Bull has been rare in F1’s recent past but Lando Norris was able to canter away from the three-time world champion to secure his maiden F1 win at Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix. Norris’ victory margin of nearly eight

Open Extended Reactions Daniel Ricciardo scored his first points of the season in Miami. Kym Illman/Getty Images MIAMI — Daniel Ricciardo said his sprint race was a “middle finger” statement performance aimed at his recent critics. Ricciardo finished fourth, behind Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who gave the Australian a thumbs

Open Extended Reactions MIAMI – Lando Norris said he knew his first Formula One victory was a matter of when, not if, and that he never shared the doubts of his harshest critics. Norris won at the Miami circuit which snakes around the outside of the Hard Rock Stadium, his first in 110 starts. Before

Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Kevin Magnussen could be one penalty away from a race ban following his collision with Williams driver Logan Sargeant. Magnussen clumsily tangled with Sargeant midway through the Miami Grand Prix, an incident that triggered the race-altering safety car that helped propel Lando Norris to a maiden F1 win. The race

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMay 5, 2024, 01:52 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has called on the FIA to clamp down on the “unacceptable” tactics employed by Kevin Magnussen at the Miami Grand Prix sprint race, after the

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMay 4, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Fernando Alonso said he will take the matter to the FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images MIAMI — Fernando Alonso has accused Formula One’s stewards of being biased against Spanish

Associated Press May 4, 2024, 08:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Christopher Bell put four trying weeks of crashes and misfortune behind him Saturday, posting the fastest time in qualifying at Kansas Speedway to earn the pole for the third time in his last five NASCAR Cup Series visits to the

ESPN News Services May 3, 2024, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chevrolet on Friday denied any knowledge of the IndyCar cheating scandal within Team Penske and said it had hired an independent law firm to investigate whether General Motors employees were involved. General Motors president Mark Reuss said the manufacturer respects the “decision and

May 3, 2024, 05:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The departure of Formula One’s top designer Adrian Newey from Red Bull is just the tip of the iceberg with other talent at the championship outfit dusting off their résumés, McLaren boss Zak Brown said Friday. The paddock at the Miami Grand Prix has been buzzing

Open Extended Reactions Adrian Newey said he is in no rush to make a decision on his next Formula One move after Red Bull, and he wants to take a break from the sport. The legendary F1 designer has been linked with a sensational move to Ferrari after it was confirmed he will leave the

Open Extended Reactions Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull in early 2025. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images MIAMI — Williams has thrown it’s hat into the ring as a left-field contender for Adrian Newey’s services. F1 design legend Newey will leave Red Bull in early 2025, it was confirmed on Wednesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related A

Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Max Verstappen said Adrian Newey’s imminent departure will not have an impact on his immediate future and insisted it is “not as dramatic as it seems” for Red Bull’s dominant title-winning team. On Wednesday Red Bull confirmed the F1 design legend will leave the team in early 2025, ending a

Open Extended Reactions MIAMI – Daniel Ricciardo said Lance Stroll did not reach out to apologise for their collision behind the safety car at the Chinese Grand Prix two weeks ago. Stroll drove into the back of Ricciardo’s car as the pack slowed ahead of a restart in Shanghai. Ricciardo said Stroll had “made his

May 2, 2024, 06:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions David Sanchez has joined the struggling Renault-owned Alpine Formula One team as executive technical director after leaving McLaren in April only three months after joining. The French engineer, who will oversee the technical department at Enstone, started his F1 career in 2005 as a junior aerodynamicist

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMay 1, 2024, 10:11 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions MIAMI, Florida — Ferrari has released the first images of its one-off Miami Grand Prix livery, featuring blue highlights on the wings, engine cover, halo and wheel rims. The livery has been

Open Extended Reactions United States Congress has written to Formula One requesting an explanation over its decision to reject Andretti’s bid to join the grid until 2028 at the earliest. The letter, signed by a dozen members of Congress, raised “concerns with apparent anti-competitive actions that could prevent two American companies, Andretti Global and General

May 1, 2024, 10:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ayton Senna’s death transformed Formula One’s safety rules, changing the sport forever. Photo by Grand Prix Photo/Getty Images Formula One fans and politicians gathered at Italy’s Imola circuit on Wednesday to pay tribute to triple world champion Ayrton Senna, who was killed in a high-speed crash 30

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMay 1, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali is adamant Max Verstappen’s continued domination of the sport will not impact its popularity in the United States, and has ruled out “WWE”-style intervention to mix up

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 30, 2024, 08:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Aston Martin has challenged the 10-second penalty issued to Fernando Alonso during the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race by petitioning the sport’s governing body, the FIA, with a right to review. Alonso

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterApr 30, 2024, 09:35 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 Tony Stewart stands next to his dragster after finishing fourth in his first professional final round at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals on

Associated Press Apr 29, 2024, 09:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions David Malukas was released by Arrow McLaren on Monday without running an IndyCar race for the team because of injuries the 22-year-old suffered in an offseason mountain biking crash. Malukas was signed in September to the three-car IndyCar team when McLaren was in a

Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 04:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Scott McLaughlin won his second straight race at Barber Motorsports Park, giving Team Penske a much-needed triumph Sunday just days after IndyCar erased Josef Newgarden’s victory and disqualified McLaughlin from the season opener. McLaughlin and Penske’s fuel strategy worked to perfection,

Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOVER, Del. — Kyle Larson ran into his first speed bump in his busy May. Larson next month will become the fifth driver in history to attempt to complete “The Double” and run 1,100 miles in one day, starting with the Indianapolis 500 in

Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 11:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Will Power said Thursday he was unaware of any manipulations to Team Penske’s push-to-power system until after last weekend’s IndyCar race at Long Beach and never illegally used the mechanism. Team Penske is under heavy scrutiny following the March 10 season-opening race at St.

ESPN News Services Apr 25, 2024, 12:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Theo Pourchaire faces a new challenge following his IndyCar debut, going from the streets of Long Beach to the road course at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. The 20-year-old Frenchman, who is the reigning Formula 2 champion, will get his second turn racing