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

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

Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John Hunter Nemechek took the lead off a restart on lap 142 and drove away for the win at the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday for his 11th career victory. The 2021 trucks series regular season champ led 76 of 188

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,