So, it begins. Formula 1’s 2024 season has now officially kicked off after the opening two free practice sessions in Bahrain, albeit in an atypical Thursday slot, the opening two of races in the Middle East have been shuffled back by a day each to ensure that the F1 rounds do not clash with Ramadan.
Month: February 2024
ESPN News Services Feb 29, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Red Bull principal Christian Horner dismissed “anonymous speculation” after files purportedly related to his misconduct investigation were widely distributed on Thursday, two days before his team opens its bid for a fourth consecutive Formula One drivers’ championship. His statement was forced by a stunning off-track development:
On Wednesday, Autosport revealed that 18-year-old Spaniard Aldeguer has agreed a deal with Ducati to join Pramac on factory machinery in 2025. Aldeguer won five grands prix in Moto2 last year on his way to third in the championship and is one of the more highly-rated prospects in the MotoGP paddock right now. Despite his
Driving Porsche Penske Motorsport’s #6 963 LMDh, Estre set a blistering time of 1m39.990s at the beginning of the 90-minute session that was cut short by a stoppage for the new Lamborghini SC63 LMDh. Estre was the only driver to get below team-mate Frederic Makoweicki’s benchmark of 1m40.404s, which was set in relatively hotter conditions
Horner was subject to a detailed probe by Red Bull’s energy drinks company over allegations made against him by a female employee. After a process that took eight weeks, and involved an independent barrister, the complaint against Horner was dismissed on Wednesday, and he was cleared of any wrongdoing. But with Red Bull having offered
Alanis King, Racing columnistFeb 29, 2024, 09:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Last weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway ended in a three-car photo finish. Defending champion Ryan Blaney led a pack on the final lap, with Daniel Suárez to his outside and two-time champion Kyle Busch behind him. Busch shot
The seven-time champion split with previous manager Penni Thow after three years on the books at her talent advisory firm Copper, and instead returned to working with long-time friend and ex-racer Marc Hynes. Hamilton explained that his split with Thow’s company was an amicable one, having come to the conclusion to go his own way
Following the latest meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, it was announced that in the context of hydrogen combustion applications that “development and promotion of solutions based on hydrogen stored in liquid form” would be prioritised over gas storage. No reference was made to fuel cell applications, but this is not understood to indicate
Feb 28, 2024, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz said he would have done the same thing in Lewis Hamilton’s position. Eric Alonso/Getty Images Carlos Sainz said he had no hard feelings towards seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton over the Briton’s impending move to Ferrari as his replacement. Hamilton will take
The Spanish rider finished third in last year’s Moto2 world championship and proved one of the sensations of the season in which he accumulated a total of five wins, including the last four rounds of the campaign. Aldeguer already had the possibility of joining the premier class this year, after interest shown by VR46 in
The FIA has released its extensive vision for the WRC’s future at today’s World Motor Sport Council, which includes a raft of proposals designed to improve the championship. Perhaps its most bold decision is to remove the control hybrid units from Rally1 cars for the 2025 season. Hybrid power formed a significant part of the
While the cost cap affair in 2022 was a tough period for the squad, it did not bring with it the personal turmoil and invasion that has been commonplace over the last few weeks. The launching of an investigation into unspecified allegations made against him by a female employee thrust Horner into the centre of
Associated Press Feb 28, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jon Bon Jovi will be featured at the first two IndyCar races of the season and take a ride in the “Fastest Seat in Sports” with four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves. Meyer Shank
The Paolo Campinoti-run satellite Ducati team is the last team on the current MotoGP grid to reveal the colours it will race in this year. Pramac comes into the 2024 season as the reigning teams’ champions after celebrating five race wins between Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco. Martin fought for the world championship all the
The 23-year-old, who also won the 2018 Ginetta Junior and 2021 GT4 Supercup titles with Elite Motorsport, will partner Shaun Balfe after the Am driver moved across from Barwell Motorsport. Smalley was selected as Porsche’s junior driver for the 2022-23 season as he went on to finish runner-up in the Carrera Cup in 2022, before
The world motorsport governing body has shared its key objectives for the future of the WRC which was presented at today’s World Motor Sport Council. These objectives have been put together following an extensive analysis of the WRC current form carried out by the FIA’s working group that was created in December last year to
The 2022 and 2023 seasons both featured 22 rounds, with the total always playing a key role in the final numbers. However, it was a different mix of races, with the first F1-promoted street event in Las Vegas and the Qatar GP added to the calendar, with France disappearing and the Imola event – which
Feb 28, 2024, 09:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Loose drain covers saw testing halted twice in two days in Bahrain last week. Getty Bahrain’s Sakhir circuit has filled troublesome drains with concrete and carried out additional welding work ahead of Saturday’s season-opener after loose covers halted Formula One testing last week. The governing FIA said
Twelve months ago the prospect of a career in the World Rally Championship was a pipe dream for a quartet of youngsters from all four corners of the globe. But now these inexperienced drivers are daring to turn their dreams into reality thanks to the FIA Rally Star initiative. The brainchild of Jerome Roussel, one
The subject came to the fore over the Bahrain test, with McLaren CEO Zak Brown leading the questioning of how closely the two teams work together and the personnel movement between them. Asked if he thought such comments were an attempt to destabilise Red Bull – already in the spotlight in the wake of the
The addition of the 21-year-old British racer sees Abel’s program expand to three entries, which also features veteran Jacob Abel and another incoming rookie in Yuven Sundaramoorthy. Mason comes into this venture after significant experience throughout the European junior formula ranks, including eight starts last season in Formula 2. He has also amassed four wins
The testing he did with an old Alpine gave him a head start, but that programme ended in the summer of 2022 after his move to McLaren was announced. He didn’t sit in a racing car in the second half of the year, and his Bahrain debut was his first race since the 2022 F2
Open Extended Reactions Preseason testing? It’s over. The all-too-brief offseason? A distant memory. The 2023 season? Ancient history. The 2024 Formula One campaign is upon us, with the opening round of the season beginning with Practice 1 on Thursday (6:30 a.m. ET, watch live on ESPNU). Before the cars roll out of pit lane, though,
The Italian snapped a 15-year title drought for Ducati in 2022 when he beat Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo to the championship, marking the Italian brand’s first since 2007. Bagnaia then successfully defended his crown in 2023, fending off Ducati rival Jorge Martin of Pramac Racing in a showdown at the final round of the season. With
The lights are yet to go out at the Bahrain International Circuit to signal the start of the new season and EA Sports has locked in a worldwide launch date for F1 24 of 31 May. Without revealing all the information about the latest offering, the developer has teased “a fully overhauled career mode, new
Schumacher has joined Alpine to race its A424 Hypercar this year, in a bid to get back to top-line competition after a season on the sidelines as Mercedes F1 reserve. While he is continuing those reserve duties when available in 2024, the partnership with Alpine has prompted suggestions that the German could get some running
Open Extended Reactions Christian Horner should discover the outcome of the Red Bull investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour by the end of Wednesday, sources told ESPN. Horner has strenuously denied claims of controlling and inappropriate behaviour made by an employee of his F1 team. – Unlapped: How to listen or watch ESPN’s new F1
Which nation has the most drivers who will line up on the Formula 3 grid for next week’s opening round in Bahrain? It’s the UK, with five set to battle it out among the 30-car field across the 10 events. Of this quintet, Luke Browning is the only one to have race experience in the
News emerged on the morning of 1 February, a day after Hamilton informed Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff over breakfast, that the seven-time champion would join Ferrari for the start of 2025. Given the story leaked first, Mercedes and Ferrari did not formally confirm the shock switch until they coordinated their announcements later that evening.
Callum Ilott set the pace aboard the British team’s #12 Porsche 963 LMDh in the night session on Monday with a 1m40.541s laid down in the opening minutes of five hours running on the Losail International Circuit. The two privateer Jota cars hit the ground running in the second of four sessions of the two-day
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