Month: April 2024

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 30, 2024, 08:26 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali says the sport’s calendar will remain capped at 24 races despite more than 35 new venues showing an interest in joining the sport’s annual calendar — 11
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Associated Press Apr 29, 2024, 09:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions David Malukas was released by Arrow McLaren on Monday without running an IndyCar race for the team because of injuries the 22-year-old suffered in an offseason mountain biking crash. Malukas was signed in September to the three-car IndyCar team when McLaren was in a
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Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 04:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Scott McLaughlin won his second straight race at Barber Motorsports Park, giving Team Penske a much-needed triumph Sunday just days after IndyCar erased Josef Newgarden’s victory and disqualified McLaughlin from the season opener. McLaughlin and Penske’s fuel strategy worked to perfection,
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Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOVER, Del. — Kyle Larson ran into his first speed bump in his busy May. Larson next month will become the fifth driver in history to attempt to complete “The Double” and run 1,100 miles in one day, starting with the Indianapolis 500 in
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Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 11:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Will Power said Thursday he was unaware of any manipulations to Team Penske’s push-to-power system until after last weekend’s IndyCar race at Long Beach and never illegally used the mechanism. Team Penske is under heavy scrutiny following the March 10 season-opening race at St.
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ESPN News Services Apr 25, 2024, 12:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Theo Pourchaire faces a new challenge following his IndyCar debut, going from the streets of Long Beach to the road course at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. The 20-year-old Frenchman, who is the reigning Formula 2 champion, will get his second turn racing
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ESPN News Services Apr 26, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden blinked back tears Friday as he accepted blame for using a manipulated push-to-pass system in his season-opening IndyCar win that has since been stripped, calling it an embarrassment. Newgarden insisted he is “not a liar” and said
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While teams and series bosses could not reach an agreement on a new points structure at the Geneva get-together on Thursday, they did sign off plans for new rear-facing cameras to appear from the Barcelona event in June. The new camera will offer fans a unique perspective on pursuing cars, as the camera will be
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Dorna Sports, MotoGP’s commercial rights holder, has been playing around with the idea of revamping its brand identity and introducing a new logo since last year. However, it was not until pre-season testing in Qatar in February that Dorna communicated its plans to the series’ teams. Dorna’s chief commercial officer Dan Rossomondo intends to show
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Open Extended Reactions Nico Hulkenberg will be leaving Haas at the end of the season. Dan Istitene – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Nico Hulkenberg will leave Haas for Sauber in 2025, the two teams confirmed on Friday. Hulkenberg joined Haas in 2023 after three seasons without a full-time ride and has been one of
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The new specification of car was unveiled on Thursday evening ahead of this weekend’s Monaco E-Prix, where it will also demonstrated in public for the first time on Saturday by ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard. The all-electric championship’s latest challenger is an upgrade on the current Gen3 car which has been used for the last
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Newey has decided to leave Red Bull after a two-decade stint as the team’s stalwart designer, playing an instrumental role in designing the cars that propelled Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen to a total of seven drivers’ world championships and six constructors’ titles for Red Bull. The news of Newey’s impending departure was first reported
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Apr 25, 2024, 02:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Adrian Newey, Formula One’s most sought-after designer, wants to leave champions Red Bull, according to media reports on Thursday. A Red Bull spokesperson said Newey was contracted until at least the end of 2025 “and we are unaware of him joining any other team.” The BBC
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The 29-year-old most recently competed in the opening round of the European Le Mans Championship earlier this year with LMP2 squad Inter Europol Competition, finishing eighth in Barcelona. After finishing runner-up to Esteban Ocon in the 2015 GP3 championship, Ghiotto spent five full seasons in Formula 1’s main feeder category from 2016-20 and managed a best finish of
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IndyCar handed out disciplinary action and stripped Josef Newgarden of his season-opening win after officials found evidence of illegally using the push-to-pass system on restarts. Scott McLaughlin, Newgarden’s team-mate who finished third, was also disqualified for similar actions. The outcome promoted Pato O’Ward as the race winner 45 days after the event, collecting the fifth
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