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Jan 23, 2025, 07:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A gut feeling drove Lewis Hamilton to sign for Ferrari, Formula One’s most successful driver told LinkedIn on Thursday, at the start of his bid to return the sport’s most successful team to former glories. Hamilton made his track debut for Ferrari on Wednesday, almost a

Laurence EdmondsonJan 23, 2025, 08:02 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen was fined for using profanity at the Singapore GP last season. Clive Rose/Getty Images Formula 1 drivers could face points deductions or bans if they repeatedly swear or criticize the sport’s governing body

Laurence EdmondsonJan 22, 2025, 04:35 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has described his first experience behind the wheel of a Ferrari Formula 1 car as “one of the best feelings of my life” after making his track debut with his new team

Open Extended Reactions The No. 24 RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 set the fastest time of testing before this weekend’s 24 Hours of Daytona. Courtesy of IMSA The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is having a moment. Buried for decades behind bigger and more-popular racing series, the Florida-based IMSA series is fighting back — and gaining

Laurence EdmondsonJan 22, 2025, 03:14 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton got behind the wheel of a Ferrari for the first time on Wednesday at Fiorano during his first week with the team. Crowds of fans gathered in Maranello at the team’s base

Jan 21, 2025, 06:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A year on from stunning the world with news of his move from Mercedes to Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton finally got to work at the iconic Maranello factory on Monday as a full-time Scuderia driver. Hamilton met with Ferrari’s Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur, CEO Benedetto

Laurence Edmonson Jan 21, 2025, 10:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton is reuniting with his former performance coach Angela Cullen as he prepares for his first season with Ferrari, sources have told ESPN. Cullen, a physiotherapist from New Zealand, worked alongside Hamilton from 2016 until early 2023 and travelled with him to races

Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Jan 21, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Following an overhaul of Haas’ trackside engineering team, Laura Mueller will become Esteban Ocon‘s race engineer this season while Carine Cridelich will join from rivals Racing Bulls as head of strategy

Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Jan 20, 2025, 04:45 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton is set to visit the headquarters of his new team Ferrari this week after joining at the start of the year. The seven-time world champion is expected to make

Associated Press Jan 15, 2025, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time IndyCar champ Will Power, the 2018 Indianapolis 500 winner, has signed with an agent for the first time as he heads into a contract year with Team Penske. A14 Management, a new company launched by Spanish drivers Fernando Alonso and Oriol

Jan 15, 2025, 10:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After one of the most competitive and enthralling Formula 1 seasons in recent memory, it’s almost time to get the show on the road once again for a 2025 campaign that promises plenty. Editor’s Picks 1 Related We’ll see Lewis Hamilton in a Ferrari, Max Verstappen

Associated Press Jan 13, 2025, 01:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Dale Coyne Racing has hired Jacob Abel as a full-time driver for the 2025 season, team officials announced Monday. The 23-year-old Abel has spent the past three seasons running on the Indy NXT circuit – IndyCar’s highest developmental series. He won three

ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2025, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves claimed a spot in the season-opening Daytona 500 as part of a slew of rule changes, NASCAR announced Friday. Castroneves is guaranteed a spot in the field under a new provision that earmarks a

Jan 10, 2025, 06:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Cowell has been named Aston Martin‘s new team principal in a major management overhaul while Mike Krack will move into the position of chief trackside officer, the Silverstone-based Formula 1 team said on Friday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related “The Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team

Open Extended Reactions General Motors has set up a new engine company ahead of its prospective Formula 1 debut. Cadillac Cadillac’s prospective Formula 1 team has announced its plan to build its own engines out of an American base by the end of the decade. Formula 1 and General Motors have an agreement in principal for

Open Extended Reactions Franco Colapinto has joined Alpine as a reserve driver for the upcoming Formula 1 season, the team confirmed on Thursday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The Argentine will be on stand-by behind Alpine race drivers Pierre Gasly and Australian rookie Jack Doohan should either be unable to contest a race, while also being

We’re a week into 2025, but there’s still seven weeks until anticipation for the new year’s Formula 1 season will truly begin to build, with the annual preseason test taking place Feb. 26-28 in Bahrain. That won’t stop us from looking ahead, though, because there’s plenty to unpack long before a single wheel will be

Jan 8, 2025, 04:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps is an iconic race on the sport’s calendar. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps will remain on the calendar in four out of six years to 2031 after agreeing a contract extension. The race

Jan 7, 2025, 06:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions German apparel and footwear brand Adidas will enter Formula 1 as kit suppliers to the Mercedes F1 team in a multi-year partnership announced on Tuesday for the new post-Lewis Hamilton era. Puma previously partnered the once-dominant team, who finished fourth overall in Hamilton’s last season with

Associated Press Jan 6, 2025, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will attempt to make his NASCAR debut in next month’s Daytona 500 with Trackhouse Racing. Castroneves, one of the most popular drivers in IndyCar history, has been trying for two years to get a Daytona

Jan 3, 2025, 10:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton said he was excited for 2025 and ready to embrace change at Ferrari as he updated his LinkedIn profile with the hashtag “newjob.” Editor’s Picks 2 Related Hamilton became a Ferrari driver on Jan. 1, joining the sport’s oldest and

Jan 2, 2025, 06:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton is already embracing Formula 1’s famous scarlet red after officially starting life as a Ferrari driver. Editor’s Picks 2 Related A much-anticipated F1 partnership between the sport’s most successful team and driver began on Wednesday with Hamilton joining Ferrari on a two-year deal from

Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistJan 1, 2025, 09:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A mannequin would cross Scott McLaughlin’s path at this bridge at Barber Motorsports Park in April. Joe Skibinski | IMS Photo Team Penske’s top IndyCar Series performer feared the worst. Scott McLaughlin, on his way to the first of three victories in 2024, thought

Dec 27, 2024, 07:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has held “concrete talks” about investing in MotoGP outfit KTM, according to the brand’s boss. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Hamilton, the most successful Formula 1 driver of all time, with seven world titles and 105 race victories, is a lifelong fan of motorcycle racing’s

Open Extended Reactions The final chapters of the 2024 Formula 1 season were written weeks ago. The FIA’s awards ceremony took place earlier this month. With the calendar about to turn to 2025, though, now is the perfect time for ESPN’s end-of-season awards. Who was this year’s best driver? (That one shouldn’t be too difficult

Dec 19, 2024, 10:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker reached rare air in the Week 16 edition of “Thursday Night Football.” As the second quarter wound down, the Denver Broncos were flagged for a kick-catch interference penalty on a fair catch, resulting in a 15-yard advance for the Chargers.

Open Extended Reactions Christian Horner said the decision to promote Liam Lawson to Red Bull over Yuki Tsunoda was a marginal call. On Thursday Red Bull confirmed Lawson will be Max Verstappen’s 2025 teammate and the replacement for Sergio Perez, who has left the team. Lawson returned to RB this year but has just 11

Associated Press Dec 20, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge set a Jan. 8 hearing to hear NASCAR’s motion to throw out an antitrust lawsuit filed against the stock car series by Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports The two teams are suing NASCAR and were

Open Extended Reactions Formula 2 runner-up Isack Hadjar will replace Red Bull-bound Liam Lawson at RB in 2025. Editor’s Picks 1 Related French driver Hadjar, 20, will step up to partner Yuki Tsunoda at the junior team. Lawson’s move to the senior Red Bull team as the replacement for the outgoing Sergio Perez was confirmed

Dec 20, 2024, 09:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Yuki Tsunoda will represent experience and continuity at Racing Bulls next year but, passed over for promotion, the Japanese looks to be running out of road at the Red Bull-owned Formula 1 team. Editor’s Picks 2 Related A flurry of Red Bull announcements culminated on Friday