With Bottas’s future yet to be decided – as one seat remains at Kick Sauber, with Nico Hulkenberg the only driver confirmed at the team for 2025 – the 35-year-old was asked during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend if the team’s struggles have complicated matters in terms of securing his seat. “Yeah, it’s how the
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 3, 2024, 09:05 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 The NASCAR community came together on Wednesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway to help provide aid to victims of Hurricane Helene. Ryan McGee CONCORD,
“Welcoming an American driver that has previously been linked to Ford marks an exciting progression in our partnership with Ford Performance. Red Bull and Ford share common values and are united in providing more opportunities for young and emerging talent in motorsports, and we can’t wait to see Chloe hit the track in Red Bull
Oct 1, 2024, 02:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Having secured a race seat with Red Bull-owned RB, Liam Lawson is mindful he could lose his Formula 1 chance in a matter of months if he fails to perform for the rest of the season. The 22-year-old New Zealander, announced as Daniel Ricciardo‘s replacement at
The F1 Commission has ruled out running a special ‘rookie race’ for young drivers at the end of the season – but is keen to explore the concept for 2025. The idea to run a race in current Formula 1 machinery for a grid of young drivers after the final Grand Prix of the season
Open Extended Reactions The U.S. Grand Prix saw a spike in ticket sales once Max Verstappen stopped winning so regularly, according to Austin circuit boss Bobby Epstein. The race at the Circuit of the Americas will take place on Oct. 21, having established itself as one of the most popular events on the F1 schedule.
“He got very deep into the questions and into the debriefs with the drivers. This is something that was surprising because normally technical directors don’t get involved in the qualifying or testing debrief with the drivers. “I was the third driver back in 2005 so we had the chance of running three cars on a
Associated Press Oct 2, 2024, 09:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two NASCAR teams — one of them owned by Michael Jordan — filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France on Wednesday, claiming the new charter system limits competition by unfairly binding teams to the
The fourth meeting of the Formula 1 Commission in 2024 took place today, October 2, at the offices of Visa Cash App RB F1 team in Faenza, Italy. The meeting was chaired by FIA Single-Seater Director Nikolas Tombazis and Formula 1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali. The following is an overview of the key discussion
Formula E has today announced that the first-ever all-women test session of an FIA Championship will take place on Thursday 7th November at Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia, as part of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship’s pre-season testing schedule. The first-of-its-kind test in the all-electric FIA World Championship provides elite women racing drivers
The FIA is pleased to announce that it has entered into an Official Licensing agreement with Next Level Racing® – a global manufacturer and distributor of industry-leading simulator seats and cockpits. Next Level Racing® will deliver FIA Official Licensed Products in over 50 countries, with the latest gear available both commercial and private customers maximising
Pushed on the “bigger picture”, and whether this covers only RB or Red Bull’s plans as well, Horner continued: “No, this goes beyond [RB]. It encompasses Red Bull Racing. Obviously, we’ve got a contract with Sergio [Perez] for next year, but you’ve always got to have an eye out in terms of what comes next.
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 1, 2024, 04:49 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Daniel Ricciardo has been replaced by Liam Lawson at Red Bull’s junior team RB. Getty Christian Horner has revealed that Red Bull’s motorsport adviser Helmut Marko wanted Daniel Ricciardo out of the RB
But as McLaren’s former Head of Vehicle Design, Matthew Jeffreys, recently told F1.com: “Adrian goes to the nth degree to get every little bit of performance from every area of the car. In doing that, he pushed us into areas which were a little bit outside of our comfort zones, so he made us consider
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 1, 2024, 05:33 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Jos Verstappen is concerned by the number of exits that are taking place at Red Bull. Clive Mason/Getty Images Max Verstappen’s father, Jos, believes “too many” big name engineers are leaving Red Bull
“I think one of the main factors [in dealing with pressure] is when you know you have a team like Mercedes around you that really believe in you, and they’ve been believing in me since a very young age,” Antonelli explained following the news of his signing. “They really help you to cope with this
The report, supported by the FIA Safe and Sustainable Mobility Grants Programme and the FIA Foundation, focuses on the environmental sustainability of electric vehicles (EVs). FIA Region I’s report seeks to understand whether sustainability outcomes could be improved, by changing policy or practice in five key areas: lifecycle emissions, manufacturing processes, energy efficiency, battery life, and transparency
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 1, 2024, 06:24 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Charles Leclerc is curious to see how he compares to Lewis Hamilton when the pair become Ferrari teammates next season. Hamilton shocked the Formula 1 world in February when he announced he
EA991 and Botswana Department of Road Transport Services Implement Star Rating for Schools to Enhance Road Safety for Children In a concerted effort to improve road safety for children, FIA Member Club Emergency Assist 991 (EA991) and the Botswana Department of Road Transport Services have implemented the iRAP’s Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) methodology. As part of the FIA Safe and Sustainable Mobility Grants Programme 2024
The confirmation of Daniel Ricciardo’s exit from the RB team – and the news that he will be replaced by reserve driver Liam Lawson for the remainder of the season – sparked plenty of reaction across the F1 world when it was announced in the days after the Singapore Grand Prix. In light of the
The team have been unable to claw back engine performance because of a freeze that was introduced in 2022 and runs until the end of 2025 with the aim of allowing manufacturers to spend their time, money and resources developing the new-for-2026 PUs, without having to divert resource to continually improving the current generation of
Sep 30, 2024, 04:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Renault will end Formula 1 engine production at their Viry-Chatillon factory after the 2025 season, with the French carmaker’s Alpine team set to race with power units made by another manufacturer. Alpine announced in a statement on Monday that the facility outside Paris, which employs more
A quartet of second-generation stars – Magnussen, Wurz, Coronel and Gene – are set to race for gold medal glory for their nation at the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games next month in Valencia. Luca Magnussen, Oscar Wurz, Rocco Coronel and Eric Gene each come from families with incredible racing pedigrees. The young stars will compete
The countdown to the third FIA Motorsport Games has reached a crucial milestone, with just one month remaining before the “Race of Nations” officially launches in Spain on 23 October. Centred around the port city of Valencia on the country’s Mediterranean coast, it will represent the third edition of the multi-disciplinary extravaganza following its successful debut
Tony Shelly Joining Bruce McLaren in F1 during 1962 was the second driver to hail from New Zealand, Tony Shelly, who entered the British Grand Prix at the wheel of a John Dalton vehicle. His appearance was brief, though, as he retired after just five laps due to a fault with the car. Shelly went
Sep 30, 2024, 03:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari from Mercedes next year. Clive Mason/Getty Images Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton battled with depression for years from an early age as he dealt with the pressure of pursuing a career in motor racing and faced bullying at school. Hamilton, who
The inaugural Eco Rally Cup demo event in Hefei, China, marked a significant milestone under the direction of the Anhui Province Motorsport Federation, the local government, and the CAMF. This was the first-ever Eco Rally event in China, serving as a demo and Candidate event for the prestigious #BridgestoneFIAEcoRallyCup. Spanning six cities, the event showcased
Formula 1 drivers display an incredible set of skills weekend in, weekend out, but there are certain occasions when they go beyond what seems to be the limit of human capability – as we showcase in our latest video compilation… Some stunning charges through the field are featured, including Ayrton Senna’s so-called ‘Lap of the
Stoffel Vandoorne was one of motorsport’s most highly rated young drivers when he made his F1 debut with McLaren, first as a stand-in for the injured Fernando Alonso and then as the two-time champion’s team mate. In our latest Lights to Flag feature, the Belgian racer opens up on his journey to the top echelon,
Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Motorsports icon Michael Andretti told The Associated Press on Sunday he’s at a point in his life where he no longer wants to run the day-to-day of his global operation and that’s why he turned over leadership to his business partner. No, Dan Towriss
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