Formula 1

Oct 23, 2023, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Williams rookie Logan Sargeant celebrated a surprise first point in Formula One on Sunday, thanks to the disqualifications of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, and ended a 30-year wait for a U.S. driver to score. Sargeant was classified 10th at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas after

Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Charles Leclerc competed at the U.S. Grand Prix with the help of painkillers after suffering intense pain from a tooth infection all week. Leclerc claimed pole position on Friday, finished 12th in Saturday’s sprint race and then sixth in Sunday’s main race. After getting to the end of Austin’s

Oct 22, 2023, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Lewis Hamilton has lost second position at the U.S. Grand Prix after technical infringements saw him and Charles Leclerc disqualified from the race. After the chequered flag, Hamilton’s Mercedes and Leclerc’s Ferrari were scruniteered by the FIA and found to be in breach

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 22, 2023, 12:12 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Both Aston Martin drivers and both Haas drivers are set to start the U.S. Grand Prix from the pit lane in order to make changes to their setups under

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 21, 2023, 08:46 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Max Verstappen has reiterated his criticism of Formula One’s sprint race format, saying it detracts from the excitement of a race weekend. Verstappen has been a vocal opponent of

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 21, 2023, 07:53 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Watching Max Verstappen‘s Red Bull disappear into the distance during Saturday’s sprint race at the Circuit of the Americas underlined to Lewis Hamilton just how much work his Mercedes

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 20, 2023, 07:35 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Max Verstappen said qualifying sixth for the U.S. Grand Prix should make his race on Sunday “a bit more fun” as he looks to claim his 15th win of

Oct 20, 2023, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michael Andretti said on Friday he was still aiming to enter Formula One in 2025 despite continued opposition from rival teams, and had a current specification car ready for testing. The American, a former F1 racer and son of 1978 world champion Mario with successful teams

Oct 20, 2023, 03:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One is an extreme sport and needs to stay so, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said in response to concern about driver safety after a gruelling Qatar Grand Prix this month. The 38-year-old Mercedes driver told reporters ahead of the U.S. Grand Prix that racing

Open Extended Reactions Mercedes driver George Russell slammed the FIA’s prospective €1m fine for drivers in the future Getty AUSTIN, Texas – George Russell said he and his fellow drivers will challenge Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, about the prospect of being fined €1 million ($1.05m) in the future. Ahead of the U.S. Grand Prix, the