Month: June 2024

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 30, 2024, 02:22 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPIELBERG, Austria — McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes the collision between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen at the Austrian Grand Prix was a legacy of the Dutchman’s driving style going unpunished
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Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 04:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEBANON, Tenn. — Bubba Wallace refused Saturday to discuss the details of the physical altercation in late May that led to the suspension of Aric Almirola by Joe Gibbs Racing, saying he preferred to “keep some people’s images good.” Wallace spoke after qualifying for
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IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge driver Robert Wickens took Formula E’s GEN3 race car for a test around the Portland International Raceway. Find out what the Canadian racer had to say about the experience. Watch Formula E racing: http://www.fiaformulae.com/watch Buy race tickets: https://fiaformulae.com/en/tickets Follow Formula E: https://www.facebook.com/fiaformulae Tweets by FIAFormulaE https://www.instagram.com/fiaformulae/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fiaformulae
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Jun 29, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions McLaren’s protest was dismissed by stewards. Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images SPIELBERG, Austria — McLaren’s attempt to protest the results of qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix has been dismissed by the stewards as it was deemed to be inadmissible. The team attempted to protest the results
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 29, 2024, 07:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPIELBERG, Austria — Max Verstappen believes the latest war of words between his father, Jos, and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner could have been avoided, after he backed his father’s version
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 27, 2024, 11:15 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPIELBERG, Austria — After months of speculation over his future, Max Verstappen has confirmed he will remain at Red Bull in 2025, ruling out a switch to rivals Mercedes. Verstappen has a
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 28, 2024, 10:52 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SPIELBERG, Austria — Red Bull team principal Christian Horner insists his relationship with Max Verstappen remains “very strong,” despite a new war of words with the reigning champion’s father, Jos. Ahead of
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Jun 27, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Williams announced a list of top technical hires from rival Formula One teams on Thursday including Matt Harman who was previously technical director at Renault-owned Alpine. Harman will join after the August shutdown as design director while Richard Frith, also ex-Alpine, arrives next year as head
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ESPN News Services Jun 27, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RICHMOND, Va. — NHRA great John Force, hospitalized since Sunday’s fiery crash at more than 300 mph, has been moved to the neurological intensive care unit so doctors can focus on his head injury, his racing team said in a statement Thursday. The
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Jun 27, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The world’s first hydrogen race series, Extreme H, unveiled its new car on Thursday with a fresh focus on green technology and a shift away from racing in remote locations to raise awareness of climate change. Extreme E, its predecessor, had aimed to promote sustainability and
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 27, 2024, 06:12 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Aston Martin has confirmed Lance Stroll will remain as a driver with the team for at least two more years. As the son of the team’s owner Lawrence Stroll, Lance’s future was
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Open Extended Reactions Aston Martin will build a road-legal sports car based on a commission by its Formula One driver Fernando Alonso, the manufacturer has said. Two-time world champion Alonso has helped oversee the design of the Valiant, his own version of the Aston Martin Valour which came out last year. Alonso signed a new
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Austin Lindberg, Senior EditorJun 26, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pecco Bagnaia is the two-time defending MotoGP world champion, and looking to make it three straight in 2024. MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images Pecco Bagnaia isn’t the type of character to demand your attention, but he deserves it. He certainly deserves a bit more
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Jun 26, 2024, 06:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull believe the battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris will be tight at the Austrian Grand Prix. Lars Baron/Getty Images Red Bull will be wary of McLaren’s Lando Norris at a home Austrian Grand Prix that Max Verstappen has dominated in the past but this
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Jun 23, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton enjoyed a return to the Formula One podium with Mercedes on Sunday but said his best result of the season and the team’s improvement did not make him regret his move to Ferrari next year. The seven-time world champion finished third at Barcelona’s Circuit
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Associated Press Jun 25, 2024, 12:06 AM ET RICHMOND, Va. — NHRA great John Force remained hospitalized in intensive care Monday, one day after a fiery, 300 mph crash in the Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. John Force Racing said in a statement Monday night that the 75-year-old Force was still in a Virginia
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Open Extended Reactions Mick Schumacher will do a Formula One test with Alpine next week as the French team continues to mull over its 2025 driver lineup. Schumacher, son of seven-time world champion Michael, raced for Haas in 2021 and 2022 and is now a reserve driver for the Mercedes team. The German driver is
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Jun 23, 2024, 04:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions McLaren had a quick car in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, the quickest according to some rivals, but Max Verstappen once again made the difference, Red Bull boss Christian Horner said. Triple Formula One world champion Verstappen took his seventh win in 10 races from second on
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2024, 07:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH DINWIDDIE, Va. — NHRA great John Force was alert before being taken to a medical facility after a fiery crash Sunday in the Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. During the first round of Funny Car eliminations, the engine exploded in the 75-year-old
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Open Extended Reactions Alpine have entered the race to sign Carlos Sainz for 2025, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Ahead of his home Spanish Grand Prix there were reports Sainz and Williams were about to confirm a deal, but that never materialised. Sainz had been weighing up the prospect of driving for Williams or Audi,
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2024, 09:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTEREY, Calif. — Two-time IndyCar champion Álex Palou reclaimed the lead in the points standings by winning from the pole Sunday at Laguna Seca Raceway. Palou, now a two-time winner on the permanent road course, has finished on the podium in all four of
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Open Extended Reactions BARCELONA, Spain – Charles Leclerc felt Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz was trying to do “something a bit spectacular” to impress interested teams and his home crowd when they clashed at the Spanish Grand Prix. Sainz passed Leclerc around the outside of the first corner at the start of the third lap of
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Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTEREY, Calif. — Two-time IndyCar champion Álex Palou continued his mastery of Laguna Seca Raceway by winning the pole Saturday in a qualifying session dominated by Honda drivers. It was the second pole of the season for the Chip Ganassi Racing driver who has
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Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUDON, N.H. — Christopher Bell used a three-wide, last-lap pass on Saturday to drive away and win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race for the fourth straight time at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The 29-year-old Bell needed three extra laps on the 1.058-mile track but
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Open Extended Reactions The controversial Flavio Briatore has returned to Formula One as Alpine’s executive advisor. Briatore was issued a lifetime ban from taking part in F1 for overseeing the Crashgate scandal at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. At that event then-team boss Briatore instructed Nelson Piquet Jr. to crash on purpose in order to
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BARCELONA, Spain — Mercedes have called upon police to investigate the source of an anonymous email accusing the F1 team of trying to deliberately sabotage Lewis Hamilton‘s car. The email, sent to the same list of F1 representatives that received a leak of messages purportedly linked to the Christian Horner sexual misconduct investigation earlier this
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Alanis King, Racing columnistJun 21, 2024, 09:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In his first full season in NASCAR, Shane van Gisbergen has claimed two victories the Xfinity Series. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images Last summer, three-time Australian Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen shocked the NASCAR world by winning his debut in the top-level Cup Series. It was
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