Formula 1

Open Extended Reactions Both Mercedes did not finish the race with Lewis Hamilton retiring at the start and George Russell crashing on the penultimate lap. PAUL CROCK/AFP via Getty Images MELBOURNE, Australia – Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso has been given a 20-second penalty for what the Australian Grand Prix stewards deemed an “unusual manoeuvre” which led

Mar 24, 2024, 04:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull’s remarkable two-year run of reliability ended at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday with Formula One world champion Max Verstappen rolling back to the pits as flames leaped from the rear of his car. The Dutchman’s run of nine successive wins was also snapped

Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Fernando Alonso‘s controversial penalty at the Australian Grand Prix, a result of the piece of driving that riled the Mercedes team he is a strong candidate to join in 2025, seemed like a classically bad bit of timing from the two-time world champion. Alonso was being chased by potential

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMar 24, 2024, 09:56 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Little more than two weeks ago, Carlos Sainz was laid up in a hospital bed in Saudi Arabia. An appendicitis diagnosis the morning of qualifying in Jeddah had seen

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMar 20, 2024, 12:22 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions When Ollie Bearman first started out in go-karts at the age of 6, Sebastian Vettel was dominating Formula One. The combination of Vettel’s success — which included four consecutive titles from 2010

Mar 20, 2024, 08:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Sainz has been seen in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Ferrari expect Carlos Sainz to race in this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne just 12 days after having his appendix removed, subject to passing an FIA medical assesment. The Spaniard

Mar 19, 2024, 07:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly is veering off the track and into the football world after investing in French third division club FC Versailles. “I’m delighted to be joining FC Versailles because I’ve always wanted to get involved in professional football,” said Gasly, who drives for

Mar 16, 2024, 05:56 PM ET The Red Bull Formula One employee who accused team boss Christian Horner of inappropriate behaviour has lodged an appeal after her complaint was dismissed, the BBC and the PA news agency reported. The move is likely to keep the subject as a major talking point in Formula One and

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMar 15, 2024, 09:06 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has finished in seventh and ninth in the first two grands prix of the 2024 season. GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images For the third season in a row, Lewis Hamilton struggled

ESPN News Services Mar 11, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Formula One driver Felipe Massa said on Monday he had filed a lawsuit in a London court against auto racing’s governing body FIA, series owner Formula One Management (FOM) and FOM’s former CEO Bernie Ecclestone amid his attempt to claim the 2008