Kelly Crandall Jan 31, 2025, 10:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For the first time since 1971, Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will host a NASCAR Cup Series race when the Clash takes place there Sunday. Brian A. Westerholt/NASCAR via Getty Images Tim Brown, 53, is finally getting the opportunity to be a NASCAR
Month: January 2025
Laurence EdmondsonJan 29, 2025, 09:24 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Today, Jan. 29, is day 52 of 98 between the final race of the 2024 Formula 1 season and the first race of the 2025 season. From this point onward, things in the F1
Open Extended Reactions Johnny Herbert will no longer serve as an FIA race steward due to his media work. Joe Portlock – Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images Former driver-turned-pundit Johnny Herbert will no longer serve as an FIA race steward for Formula 1 races due to the “incompatible” dual roles he was trying to
Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton crashed during the second day of Ferrari’s private test at the Circuit de Cataunya on Wednesday, a source has told ESPN. Hamilton is understood to have run off the circuit and into the barriers during the private test in Barcelona, which is taking place in a modified version of the
Jan 28, 2025, 01:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The W196 4 is expected to be the second costliest car ever sold at an auction. Getty A sleek, long-nosed Mercedes raced by Stirling Moss and five-times Formula 1 world champion Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 could become the most expensive grand prix car of all time
Jan 28, 2025, 05:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Italian Kimi Antonelli, the 18-year-old rookie replacing seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes this season, has passed his driving test. “Mission completed,” Mercedes posted on its Instagram account, with ticks for both super licence and driving licence, above a photo of Antonelli
Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton will continue to get to grips with life as a Ferrari driver during a private test session for him and teammate Charles Leclerc in Barcelona this week. Ferrari has booked the Circuit de Catalunya, host of the Spanish Grand Prix, for three days in a test running from Jan. 28-30.
Associated Press Jan 27, 2025, 10:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson is now the majority owner of Legacy Motor Club under a restructuring in which investment adviser Knighthead Capital Management bought into the Cup Series team. Knighthead manages $9 billion of assets with a portfolio that includes investments in Hertz,
Associated Press Jan 26, 2025, 02:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Roger Penske started his 59th season in motorsports the same way he closed last year — as a champion. Porsche Penske Motorsport on Sunday won the Rolex 24 at Daytona for the second consecutive year, and third time overall, to
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, 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
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
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
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 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