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
Month: February 2024
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 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
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
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
As F1 heads to a new rules era from 2026, one idea that some outfits want is to clamp down on the kind of partnerships that exist between Red Bull/RB and Ferrari/Haas. McLaren CEO Zak Brown in particular has been extremely vocal on the point, as he suggests F1’s regulations are “no longer fit for
Audi’s acquisition of Sauber was officially announced in August 2022, and since then the Swiss team has been ramping up its infrastructure and headcount under CEO Andreas Seidl. Meanwhile Audi has been developing its power unit at a dedicated new F1 facility at its Neuberg base. However, last year key F1 advocate CEO Markus Duesmann
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
The team founded by ex-racer Cecchinello has been competing with Honda equipment since its entry into the premier class in 2006 with Casey Stoner. It has accumulated four victories since then, three with Cal Crutchlow and the most recent with Alex Rins at last year’s United States Grand Prix, also the latest win for a Honda rider
Saturday’s 300-mile Xfinity Series race had been a mundane affair, featuring mostly single-file racing with drivers apparently unwilling to take risky moves for fear of losing track position. Numerous cars running out of fuel at the end set up a dramatic two-lap overtime and surprise winner, but that was hardly indicative of what much of 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.
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorFeb 26, 2024, 10:27 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen and Red Bull appear to be the class of the F1 field again in 2024. Mark Thompson/Getty Images Ferrari may have finished Formula One‘s preseason testing with the fastest time, but
Despite his success in sprints in recent seasons, Verstappen has made it clear he is not a fan of having an extra event tacked on to the weekend. This year’s timetable has been changed, with the shootout on Friday followed by the sprint and main qualifying on Saturday. The key change is that while previously
Bartolini’s recruitment is the result of a drive from Yamaha in a bid to improve its form, after going from title contenders in 2021 and 2022 to a first winless season in 20 years in 2023. The Italian previously served as Gigi Dall’Igna’s right-hand man at Ducati before he was approached by Yamaha. The Japanese
It revolves around the phrase “the greatest spectacle in racing,” which was originally trademarked by former track owner Hulman and Company in 1986, and which has been used extensively in promotion ever since. Early last year, the Liberty Media-run Las Vegas GP used the phrase “the greatest racing spectacle on the planet” on social media,
The French manufacturer has been bracing itself for some early struggles, with the performance of its new A524 in Bahrain testing last week suggesting it will be battling at the back of the field – and could even be last. But while it has not been shying away from its competitive reality, Alpine team principal
Suarez, who had recovered from a multi-car accident on the second lap, lost the lead on a restart with five of 260 laps remaining, but was able to power to the outside lane on the final lap as Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney raced side-by-side. Suarez made it three-wide coming off Turn 4 and the
The American-owned outfit finished bottom of the constructors’ championship in 2023 after Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg found themselves struggling for pace in races thanks to tyre issues. Well aware of how much the problem held it back, Haas headed into F1’s pre-season test in Bahrain last week with a complete focus on race-distance runs
During Sunday’s pre-race inspection, Logano’s team was discovered to have driver gloves that did not meet SFI specifications. The gloves were not only a safety violation but also a competitive issue, as the gloves were discovered to have been altered to provide a potential competitive advantage. Allegedly, the team webbed his gloves between the thumb and
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