Formula 1

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJan 8, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Formula One‘s governing body, the FIA, has confirmed a restructuring of its single-seater department following news that sporting director Steve Nielsen and technical director Tim Goss will leave the federation. Tim Malyon,

Open Extended Reactions F1’s new season begins on March 2 with the Bahrain Grand Prix after three days of testing the week prior at the same venue. Preseason sometimes gives an indication of the competitive order, but the true picture only starts to properly emerge over that first weekend, so predictions are difficult to make

ESPN News Services Dec 29, 2023, 08:51 PM ET Gil de Ferran, the 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner and holder of the closed-course land speed record, died Friday at age 56. De Ferran died after racing with his son at The Concourse Club in Florida, multiple former colleagues confirmed to The Associated Press. Fellow Brazilian driver

Jan 4, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Former Brazilian Formula One driver Wilson Fittipaldi Jr. suffered a cardiac arrest on Christmas Day, his wife said on Thursday. Fittipaldi Jr., who is the brother of two-time F1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, was celebrating his birthday — which also falls on Dec. 25 — at the time. “During

Jan 1, 2024, 06:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sauber has unveiled the new logo for its Formula One team, which will race as Stake for the next two seasons. Stake has replaced Alfa Romeo as the title partner of the long-running Sauber team in the interim years before it partners up with Audi from

Open Extended Reactions Steve Nielsen’s appointment was seen as a good move within F1. Bryn Lennon – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images FIA sporting director Steve Nielsen has quit his role with racing’s governing body after less than a year in the position. Nielsen was appointed in January to oversee and improve the FIA’s race

Open Extended Reactions On paper, Sergio Perez was a shoo-in for a slot in our top ten F1 drivers of 2023. He was one of two not named Max Verstappen to win a race and he finished second to the Dutchman in the world championship. And yet, he’s not made the cut on ESPN’s list,

Open Extended Reactions McLaren CEO Zak Brown has raised concerns about the relationship between Red Bull and its junior team, AlphaTauri, as “something that needs to be addressed in the future”. Red Bull has owned two F1 teams since the mid-2000s — it bought the Jaguar team for the 2005 season, before purchasing Italian-based Minardi

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorDec 18, 2023, 10:55 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Construction of a new Red Bull wind tunnel will get underway next year, team principal Christian Horner has confirmed, with the team hoping to have it up and running by 2026. The

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorDec 17, 2023, 08:10 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions After his first year in charge at Ferrari, team principal Fred Vasseur believes many of the assumptions made about his team — including some of the ones he held before taking the