“It’s hard to believe it’s the last day of testing,” he said during Friday’s press conference, before he got in the car for his final run. “It’s kind of crazy – it’s so short for everyone but it’s a vital few days that you get in the car. “We’re just focusing on doing the best
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Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 05:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chip Ganassi Racing on Friday said it has partnered on a strategic research collaboration with OpenAI – a deal that makes the two-time reigning IndyCar championship winning team the first to bring in a partner from the artificial intelligence field.
This weekend marks the opening round of the 2025 COTFA season in which the F1 ACADEMY supported drivers will take to track for the first time. Taking place at the Algarve International Go-Kart Track in Portimão, Portugal, this first meeting is one of six scheduled rounds taking place throughout 2025. To support the ongoing identification
Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton told reporters how you show up and present yourself dispels the criticism he recieves. David Davies/PA Images via Getty Images BAHRAIN – As Lewis Hamilton embarks on his debut season with Ferrari, he says he’s still fueled by the criticism he’s received from “older white men” over his career. Hamilton, 40,
Red Bull’s Technical Director, Pierre Wache, added some more background on Lawson’s run plan, while praising him for “responding well” and providing comments “very close” to Verstappen’s. “Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t great, with some rain at the beginning of the day, so we decided to do a race simulation to get Liam up to speed
Feb 27, 2025, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ferrari’s newest recruit Lewis Hamilton has looked to allay any fears about his age ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 season, insisting he will “never be an old man.” The seven-time world champion joined Italy’s famous team from Mercedes after the 2024 campaign as he looks
It was all change at the top of the timesheets on Day 2 of 2025 pre-season testing in Bahrain, with Lewis Hamilton initially setting the pace in the morning before Carlos Sainz went fastest during the afternoon’s running. There are plenty of talking points from Thursday for our F1 TV crew to dissect, including what
Laurence EdmondsonFeb 27, 2025, 11:10 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Williams driver Carlos Sainz set the pace on the second day of preseason testing, beating the two Ferrari drivers to the fastest lap time by less than 0.1 seconds. Headline lap times in testing
Lando Norris is looking forward to further battles with Max Verstappen in 2025 after the pair went head-to-head on more than one occasion last year, with the Briton acknowledging that he expects the fights to be “tough” but respectful. Norris emerged as Verstappen’s closest rival for the championship during the 2024 campaign, leading to the
Open Extended Reactions Álex Palou has won three of the past four IndyCar championships. Can he make it four of five in 2025? Penske Entertainment: Joe Skibinski The IndyCar Series is set to open a rapid-fire season this weekend on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, and blast through 17 races in six months with the
McLaren driver Lando Norris topped the timesheets as pre-season testing for the 2025 campaign began at the Bahrain International Circuit on Wednesday. Amid chilly conditions – and around unexpected spots of rain – Norris worked his way down to a best time of 1m 30.430s on medium tyres, putting him 0.157s clear of Mercedes’ George
Laurence EdmondsonFeb 26, 2025, 11:26 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions The Monaco Grand Prix has been criticised in recent years due to a lack of overtaking. ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images In an attempt to make the Monaco Grand Prix more exciting, the FIA has
The first day of pre-season testing ahead of the 2025 season is now complete, with all 10 teams and 20 drivers having hit the track for their initial running at the Bahrain International Circuit on Wednesday. It was a day that provided plenty of talking points after McLaren’s Lando Norris ended the afternoon session at
Laurence EdmondsonFeb 26, 2025, 12:20 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions McLaren’s Lando Norris set the fastest time on the opening day of Formula 1’s preseason test in Bahrain, which was extended by an hour due to a power cut at the circuit in the
The new Formula 1 season is getting closer and closer – and this week F1 fans everywhere will finally get to see some on-track action when three days of pre-season testing get underway. All 10 teams will have their new challengers out on track, with hundreds of engineers in the garages and back at the
Open Extended Reactions Christian Horner said perhaps the response would have been different in Holland. Mark Thompson/Getty Images BAHRAIN – Red Bull boss Christian Horner compared being booed at F1’s 2025 launch event to “launching your away strip in a home fans’ stadium.” Horner and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen were loudly jeered when introduced at
Three years in a row now. Dunno why I keep doing this but FE theme still slaps so whatever.
The lip which separates the airflow to the radiators from that flowing over the top of the sidepod is now mounted above the radiator inlet rather than below, as per the fashion introduced last year by Red Bull. The front wing design is new, Aston acknowledging the previous car’s weakness of low-speed front end grip
Laurence EdmondsonFeb 25, 2025, 11:22 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Preseason testing is something of an enigma in Formula 1. Fans always get excited to see new cars onthe track, but with no competitive element to a test day, the lap times are relatively
Naturally, the last thing that teams want is for their rivals to have a chance to draw detailed conclusions about their car early on, so they will often put screens up when a driver returns to the pits to conceal the story that the paint reveals. Sticking with the aerodynamics theme, teams may add aero
Feb 25, 2025, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton will have a first impression of how his Ferrari rates against the rest when Formula 1 starts three days of testing in Bahrain on Wednesday with a new crop of cars and drivers. The seven-time world champion, who moved from Mercedes at the end
F1 ACADEMY has today announced an update to the Sporting Regulations for the 2025 season, which will see the return of reverse grid races. The composition of the race weekend will remain the same as in 2024, with up to two Free Practices, one Qualifying session and two Races, with Race 1 becoming a reverse
Laurence EdmondsonFeb 25, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Red Bull have released images of their 2025 Formula 1 racing car, the RB21. Vladimir Rys, Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull has released the first images of their 2025 car that Max Verstappen will
“The engineers are in the garages with their own headsets, collecting feedback and taking wear checks. At the end of each day, they provide a summary of the results to me. I then collect all 10 summaries and try to create one record for the teams, the FIA and F1 – we share this information
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The campaign ahead will mark the final year before the squad becomes Audi’s works outfit in 2026, and Hulkenberg gave an insight into what the aims are for Kick Sauber in 2025 with that long-term view in mind. “In some ways it’s a building year,” the 37-year-old said. “Our target is to be competitive and
Nate Saunders Close Nate Saunders Senior Writer, F1 Laurence Edmondson Close Laurence Edmondson Senior Writer, F1 • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Feb 24, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Toto Wolff proclaimed the start of “an exciting new era” for his Mercedes team as it launched its 2025 car,
Ferrari head into the new F1 season with even more eyes on them than usual following Lewis Hamilton’s move from Mercedes. But can the seven-time World Champion and the continuing Charles Leclerc combine to give the Italian marque their first taste of title glory in almost two decades? Following their runner-up finish last year, here’s
Laurence EdmondsonFeb 24, 2025, 06:34 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions In April 1972, Ferrari completed the construction of its private test track adjacent to its factory in Maranello, Italy. Built on the border of the neighbouring town of Fiorano Modenese, the 1.8-mile circuit, which
There is both change and stability at Aston Martin in 2025. While Andy Cowell replaces Mike Krack as Team Principal on the managerial side, ahead of star designer Adrian Newey’s arrival, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll form one of only two unbroken driver line-ups – alongside McLaren – on the grid. After failing to build
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