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Jul 23, 2024, 08:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto will lead Audi’s Formula One entry with current bosses Oliver Hoffmann and Andreas Seidl departing, the German manufacturer said on Tuesday. Binotto will join on Aug. 1 as chief operating and chief technical officer at Sauber Motorsport, the Swiss-based entity
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Open Extended Reactions A Deadpool & Wolverine livery has been made for Alpine. Alpine Alpine will run a one-off colour scheme at the Belgian Grand Prix to mark the release of Marvel movie Deadpool & Wolverine. At Spa-Francorchamps, Alpine’s car will be black with flashes of red and will feature a Wolverine-style scratch mark across the
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Associated Press Jul 23, 2024, 07:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — NHRA drag racing great John Force has been discharged from the hospital where he was undergoing rehabilitation for a traumatic brain injury sustained last month in a fiery, 300 mph crash at the Virginia Nationals. The 75-year-old was released from Barrow Neurological
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Open Extended Reactions Formula One will not expand the championship points scoring format from the top 10 to the top 12 finishers, it was confirmed on Tuesday. Some F1 teams have pushed for the idea of expanding the existing points system to improve the fight between the teams in the middle and at the lower
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Doug Greenberg, ESPNJul 22, 2024, 05:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 1-2 finish for McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris on Sunday at the Hungarian Grand Prix was the team’s ninth straight podium and first double podium of the year. That forward momentum now has McLaren favored to win the Formula One constructors’ championship
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Jul 22, 2024, 08:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has clarified a radio exchange in which Max Verstappen‘s race engineer appeared to call the triple world champion childish during Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Gianpiero Lambiase, who has worked with Verstappen for some eight years and is known for standing
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Associated Press Jul 21, 2024, 04:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Colton Herta won the chaotic Honda Indy Toronto on Sunday for his first victory in more than two years, starting from the pole and maintaining control throughout at Exhibition Place. The 24-year-old American completed the first weekend sweep in IndyCar history, posting
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Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen was involved in some heated exchanges on the team radio. Mark Thompson/Getty Images BUDAPEST, Hungary — Max Verstappen was in no mood for criticism about his fiery radio messages at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen’s rage intensified over the course of the race as he was both frustrated at
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Associated Press Jul 20, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Colton Herta took the IndyCar pole position Saturday on the Exhibition Place street course, turning a lap at 59.5431 seconds Trying to win for the first time this season, the Andretti Global driver will start alongside Andretti teammate Kyle Kirkwood on Sunday.
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Open Extended Reactions Daniel Ricciardo told himself that Hungary and next week’s Belgian Grand Prix are the two most important races for him. Mark Thompson/Getty Images BUDAPEST, Hungary – Daniel Ricciardo said he is treating the next two race weekends as the most important of his Formula One career, regardless of the situation with Sergio Perez
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ESPN News Services Jul 19, 2024, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark made her first appearance at Indianapolis Motor Speedway — on Josh Berry‘s No. 4 Ford. The rookie driver took his Stewart-Haas Racing entry the traditional 2.5-mile oval with an image of the WNBA’s rookie star plastered across the hood
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Jul 19, 2024, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull Formula One boss Christian Horner hailed Sergio Pérez‘s best Friday practice performance in months and revealed it came after a kitchen meeting to discuss the Mexican’s poor run of results. Perez was fourth fastest in second practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix in a
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Open Extended Reactions BUDAPEST, Hungary — Lewis Hamilton said former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher’s decision to share publicly that he is gay “sends such a positive message” but said the sport still has progress to make on inclusivity. Schumacher, younger brother of Michael and winner of six F1 races between 1997 to 2007, announced in
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Open Extended Reactions BUDAPEST, Hungary — Max Verstappen confirmed he raced with blurred vision in some races after his infamous crash at the 2021 British Grand Prix. Verstappen hit the wall at 180mph after colliding with title rival Lewis Hamilton, a major flashpoint in their legendary championship battle that year. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The
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Associated Press Jul 17, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KENT, Wash. — Brittany Force will return to her Top Fuel dragster this week in Seattle, her first time competing since her father John’s horrific accident in Virginia last month. John Force Racing said this week that with 16-time NHRA champion John Force “responding
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