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Open Extended Reactions Having been replaced by Alpine for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Esteban Ocon insisted “this is not how I want things to end.” Ocon has been dropped in favour of Jack Doohan, who was set to replace him in 2025. The move will enable Doohan to make his F1 debut now

In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT General Motors revealed its all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium, on March 4, 2020 at its Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors DETROIT — General Motors plans to sell its stake in a $2.6 billion electric vehicle

Dec 3, 2024, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula 1 could expand to 12 teams now that General Motors’ brand Cadillac has been accepted as the 11th from 2026, according to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. F1 has always had provision for 12 in the rules but there was strong opposition from commercial rights

Image of Jaguar Type 00 concept vehicle Jaguar Famed British carmaker Jaguar revealed its new vehicle design direction Monday night with the introduction of an all-electric concept car called “Type 00.” The vehicle, pronounced “Type Zero Zero,” features a minimalistic yet somewhat gaudy design. It is boxy with sleek lights and large wheels, a notably

Dec 2, 2024, 06:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton‘s struggles at Mercedes are not giving his future employers Ferrari any concern, according to team boss Fred Vasseur. The seven-times Formula 1 world champion finished only 12th in Qatar on Sunday, the 39-year-old Briton’s last race before his farewell to Mercedes in the Abu

Striking Volkswagen workers gather outside the Volkswagen factory on December 2, 2024 in Emden, Germany. Julian Stratenschulte| Getty Images News | Getty Images Volkswagen workers across Germany stopped work on Monday as the conflict between the German automotive giant and its employees over changes to labor agreements and potential factory closures escalated. Nine of Volkswagen’s

Michael Schumacher has not been seen in public since 2013. K. Asif/India Today Group/Getty Images A member of former Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher’s security team stole 1,500 photographs and 200 videos in a €15 million ($15.7 million) blackmail plot, German prosecutors have alleged. A trial of three suspects will open in the German city of

In this article STLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, speaks to the media at the Stellantis auto manufacturing plant in Sochaux, France, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.  Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT – Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has unexpectedly resigned from the automaker

Dec 1, 2024, 06:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said the yellow flags were inconsistent. Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Image McLaren principal Andrea Stella called for a sense of proportion after Lando Norris collected one of the harshest penalties in the rule book for ignoring yellow flags at the Qatar Grand Prix

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 30, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions George Russell took aim at McLaren’s Qatar sprint race tactics on Saturday, saying he hopes Sunday’s full-length grand prix will be a “proper race” instead of “this team orders stuff.” Oscar Piastri

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 30, 2024, 05:18 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen has been stripped of his pole position at the Qatar Grand Prix after he was penalized one place on the grid for an incident in the final part of Saturday’s

Nov 29, 2024, 03:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Yuki Tsunoda has taken a big step in Formula 1 this year and is ready for a bigger team and a faster car, his RB boss Laurent Mekies said on Friday with the Japanese driver set for a post-season test at Red Bull. The test will

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 29, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions After securing seventh place on the grid for Saturday’s sprint race in Qatar, Lewis Hamilton was at a loss to explain another disappointing result, saying “I’m just slow.” In his penultimate race

A carrier trailer transports Toyota cars for delivery while queuing at the border customs control to cross into the U.S., at the Otay border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico May 31, 2019. Jorge Duenes | REUTERS DETROIT – Shares of automakers General Motors and Stellantis fell Tuesday morning after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to put 25%

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 28, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions George Russell has raised concerns about Formula One drivers being left in the dark over significant changes at the FIA after two more senior figures were fired ahead of this weekend’s Qatar

In this article .IXIC F GM STLA DTG-DE .STOXX .DJI .SPX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) attend the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterNov 28, 2024, 07:38 AM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). Open Extended Reactions EVERYTHING HAPPENS FAST in the desert. Day becomes night, night becomes day,

Workers on the production line at the new Ferrari NV E-building factory in Maranello, Italy, on Friday, June 21, 2024.  Francesca Volpi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ferrari is thought to be something of a special case among Europe’s automobile sector even as many car giants come under pressure from the threat of U.S. tariffs.

Nov 27, 2024, 12:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Italian Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 calendar at least until 2031 as part of a six-year extension to the existing agreement, which runs through 2025, Formula One said on Wednesday. Dubbed “The Temple of Speed” where drivers often reach more than 350kph,

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via Reuters Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will visit Capitol Hill to discuss government reform with Republican congressional leaders Dec. 5, House Speaker Mike Johnson,

Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistNov 27, 2024, 10:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Logan Sargeant conducted an IndyCar test with Meyer Shank Racing last week at the The Thermal Club in Southern California. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Picture spending more than half of your life in pursuit of a singular

Skoda Kodiaq automobiles on the production line at the Volkswagen AG plant in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A small landlocked country in the heart of Europe appears to be uniquely exposed to President-elect Donald Trump’s “America First” economic agenda. Nicknamed the “Detroit of Europe” due to

Nov 27, 2024, 04:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions General Motors is coming to the Formula 1 grid in 2026 with a team branded GM/Cadillac, but that doesn’t mean the cars will be all-American. Mario Andretti, who was named to the team’s board of directors, said the GM/Cadillac team is hopeful for a deal with

Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen said he could have won his fourth Formula 1 world championship even earlier if he raced for McLaren or Ferrari. The Red Bull driver clinched the title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Sunday with two races left in the season, finishing the race ahead of title rival Lando

Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images As Inauguration Day nears, investors are trying to unravel what booms or busts lay ahead under President-elect Donald Trump. Trump’s campaign promises — from tariffs to mass deportations, tax cuts and deregulation — and his picks to lead federal agencies suggest both risks and rewards for

Open Extended Reactions Helmut Marko has said Red Bull boss Christian Horner and the company’s senior leadership will meet after the season to discuss Sergio Pérez’s future. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Pérez’s disappointing performances have helped McLaren and Ferrari overtake Red Bull in the constructors’ championship, which dictates prize money available to teams. Max Verstappen

Open Extended Reactions Formula 1 has confirmed that it has reached an agreement in principle with General Motors to add an 11th team to the grid for 2026, with the new outfit likely to be branded as Cadillac. The chance of the GM bid joining the grid appeared to be dead in the water just

Nov 24, 2024, 06:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen’s rivals were quick to congratulate the Red Bull driver on winning his fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship on Saturday but said they did not believe the Dutchman was invincible. Verstappen secured the championship in Las Vegas by finishing in sixth, one place ahead of

In this article F STLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Electric vehicle start-up Lucid on Sept. 28, 2021 said production of its first cars for customers has started at its factory in in Casa Grande, Arizona. Lucid DETROIT — The auto industry has an addiction. It’s a “capital junkie” that’s been on a yearslong

Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen won his fourth straight championship at the Las Vegas Grand Prix as he finished fifth, ahead of title rival Lando Norris on Saturday. The result gave Verstappen, 27, an unassailable lead of 63 points over McLaren’s Norris with two races to spare. Mercedes won the race with a one-two led