Formula 1

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 19, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Sergio Pérez has denied reports he is set to retire from Formula One at the end of this year and remains 100 percent certain he will be a Red

Oct 19, 2023, 05:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One drivers expressed shock and amazement on Thursday after the sport’s governing body quadrupled the amount stewards can fine them to a maximum of one million euros ($1.06 million). The change to the International Sporting Code (ISC) was approved at a meeting of the FIA’s

Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistOct 19, 2023, 09:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pato O’Ward is the last remaining IndyCar starlet with direct ties to Formula One, thanks to his performances for Arrow McLaren. Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports July of 2022 was a heady time for IndyCar drivers who harbored Formula One dreams. The long-broken bridge

Oct 18, 2023, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One’s surging popularity in the U.S. will accelerate further with next month’s Las Vegas Grand Prix and an F1 movie starring Brad Pitt on the way, McLaren boss Zak Brown told Reuters. U.S. interest in the sport has been supercharged in recent years by Netflix’s

Open Extended Reactions With Max Verstappen‘s championship already wrapped up, one major talking point is likely to dominate Formula One for the foreseeable future: whether the grid will welcome an 11th team, Andretti-Cadillac, in 2026. Earlier this month, the governing FIA accepted Andretti’s bid to join the F1 grid. For that to happen requires sign-off

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 18, 2023, 02:45 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions If you found yourself scrolling through Valtteri Bottas’ Instagram account for the first time, you’d be forgiven for not knowing he’s a Formula One driver. Away from race weekends, his account, which

Oct 17, 2023, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One drivers and PGA Tour golfers will compete next month in Netflix’s NFLX.O first live sports event when they face off in a match play golf tournament at Wynn Las Vegas, the streaming company said on Tuesday. Billed as a clash of wheels and irons,

Oct 17, 2023, 09:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Rory McIlroy are part of a group which has invested €200 million ($210,970m) in the Alpine Formula One team. In June this year the Renault Group confirmed it had sold a 24% stake in the Alpine grand prix team to a

Oct 16, 2023, 07:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One’s governing body is reviewing Lewis Hamilton’s punishment for crossing a live track without permission at last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix amid concern the penalty was not tough enough. The seven-times world champion collided with Mercedes team mate George Russell at the first corner at

Oct 14, 2023, 08:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll has apologised to Formula One’s governing body for his behaviour at last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix and been given a written warning, the FIA said on Friday. An FIA spokesman said the 24-year-old Canadian driver, son of team owner Lawrence, had apologised