Formula 1

Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia – Daniel Ricciardo’s underwhelming start to the season has become a major talking point in Formula One but the Australian said he is ignoring his critics and is sure a turnaround is coming soon. Editor’s Picks 1 Related While Tsunoda claimed valuable points for Red Bull’s junior team by finishing

Mar 27, 2024, 02:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Haas boss Guenther Steiner said he was not surprised by the team’s stronger than expected start to the Formula One season and suggested they had deliberately talked down their prospects. New principal Ayao Komatsu warned before the Bahrain season-opener on March 2 that U.S.-owned Haas,

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMar 24, 2024, 10:22 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Christian Horner has dropped the biggest hint yet that Australian Grand Prix race winner Carlos Sainz is in the frame for a Red Bull drive next year. With Lewis

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