Formula 1

Open Extended Reactions Fernando Alonso said on Thursday that he does not think there will be any issues with racing into his mid-forties and added that he will be the first to admit to Aston Martin if his performance drops off before the end of his new contract. Alonso has signed a multi-year extension with

Austin Lindberg, Senior EditorApr 12, 2024, 02:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Legends of F1 and MotoGP Lewis Hamilton and Valentino Rossi swapped rides during a promotional event in 2019. Mirco Lazzari/Getty Images for Monster Energy It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time, not all that long ago, when Formula One was not

Open Extended Reactions Fernando Alonso‘s decision to stick with Aston Martin until at least 2026 closed one door for fellow Spaniard Carlos Sainz, who remains the biggest free agent in Formula One after the announcement earlier this year that his seat at Ferrari will go to Lewis Hamilton in 2025. It’s quite a remarkable situation

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 12, 2024, 07:12 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Formula One has released the race dates for next year’s 24-round season which includes the return of Australia as hosts of the season opener on March 16. The 2025 calendar, which marks

Fernando Alonso has admitted he had preliminary discussions with other Formula One teams before making the “easy” decision to pledge his future to Aston Martin through to 2026. Alonso’s new multi-year deal, confirmed on Thursday, will keep him racing in F1 until at least age 45. The future of the two-time world champion has been

Open Extended Reactions Fernando Alonso appeared to imitate Michael Jordan’s comeback press release to announce his stay at Aston Martin. Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Fernando Alonso has pledged his Formula One future to Aston Martin with a new multi-year deal, the team announced on Thursday. In a confirmation appearing to imitate Michael Jordan’s famous comeback announcement,

Open Extended Reactions Andretti Global has officially opened a facility at Silverstone which it hopes will be the hub of a future Formula One team. The American company was granted entry by the the governing FIA last year, but had its application to join in 2025 or 2026 denied by Formula One Management (FOM) in

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorApr 8, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SUZUKA, Japan — Although still 20 seconds shy of Max Verstappen‘s Red Bull at the chequered flag, Ferrari’s performance at the Japanese Grand Prix showed just how much progress the team has

Open Extended Reactions Sergio Perez’s rejuvenated form has put him front of the line to be Max Verstappen’s teammate again in 2025, Red Bull boss Christian Horner has said. Poor results in the middle and end of 2023 opened the door to speculation about whether Red Bull would look elsewhere when Perez was out of

Open Extended Reactions SUZUKA, Japan — Normal service resumed for Max Verstappen at the Japanese Grand Prix as he recorded a near-perfect weekend: pole position, fastest lap and race victory. Climbing out of the car, he looked like a man who had just been for a morning stroll in the park rather than someone who’d