Formula 1

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMar 11, 2024, 06:42 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions It seemed fitting that the first person to congratulate Ollie Bearman on his remarkable Formula One debut in Saudi Arabia was seven-time world champion and future Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton. As the

Mar 9, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Helmut Marko cooled some of the escalating drama at Red Bull, pledging his future to the team following talks with the company’s chief executive, Oliver Mintzlaff. Marko faced an internal Red Bull GmbH investigation relating to the ongoing saga concerning Christian Horner’s misconduct investigation. – Unlapped:

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMar 9, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Christian Horner told reporters, ‘It is absolutely fine with Max.’ Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Christian Horner said he would not stand in the way of Max Verstappen leaving Red Bull if he

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMar 10, 2024, 09:12 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton said Mercedes still needs to make “big changes” if it is to challenge Red Bull for wins this season. Hamilton is set to leave the team at the end of

Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — After comfortably winning the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix on Saturday, Max Verstappen and Red Bull are cruising toward another championship season. Both, however, are refusing to be the first to blink in the deepening mystery about the three-time Formula One world champion’s future beyond 2024. The sort of

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMar 9, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Toto Wolff said he would “love” for Max Verstappen to join Mercedes next year, but suspects his team’s car is not competitive enough to lure the reigning champion away from Red Bull.

Mar 9, 2024, 05:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions British teenager Oliver Bearman savoured a dream debut for Ferrari on Saturday, making Formula One history and hailed as Driver of the Day as well as a talent for the future. The Italian team’s youngest ever rookie, aged 18 years and 305 days, started 11th and

Mar 8, 2024, 10:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Audi will take 100% control of Swiss-based Sauber ahead of its transformation into the German carmaker’s factory Formula One team from 2026, the Volkswagen-owned brand said on Friday. Oliver Hoffmann will step down from Audi’s management board to take overall responsibility for the F1 programme while

Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Ferrari’s teen stand-in Oliver Bearman didn’t know he would be racing in Formula One when he woke up on Friday, but by the evening his debut qualifying performance was being praised by Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. As Ferrari reserve driver it was Bearman, 18, who got the

Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The saga swirling around Red Bull intensified again on Friday night as reigning world champion Max Verstappen gave the strongest hint yet his future with the team is tied to racing advisor Helmut Marko. “It is important he stays at the team,” Verstappen told reporters on Friday evening,