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It’s appropriate that the talented troupe of cheerleaders who routinely perform on the grid at Circuit of the Americas before every United States Grand Prix belong to the Dallas Cowboys. The richest, most easily recognised and popular franchise in the National Football League, the Cowboys also have of the more tortured fanbases in the league, suffering a title spanning a…

Formula E will run an all-female session during its official pre-season test for the 2024-25 campaign in November. It has been organised to help accelerate the growth of women drivers in world championship single-seater machinery and will be the second time the all-electric series has held a female test after Diriyah in 2018. For that session in Saudi Arabia, teams…

In the round-up: Pirelli changed its planned trophies for the United States Grand Prix due to concerns over possible similarities to other products. In brief US GP trophies changed Pirelli commissioned artist and designer Matteo Macchiavelli to create the trophies for the United States Grand Prix, which it was the title sponsor of. However the ‘Heroo’ designs he created were…

Join us on RaceFans Live throughout every session of the Mexican Grand Prix weekend. Look out for the live page on the site during every session and follow all the action with your fellow RaceFans. Here’s how to watch the 2024 Mexican Grand Prix live in the UK and USA: 2024 Mexican Grand Prix live session times Event Date Start…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 20, 2024, 11:45 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 AUSTIN, Texas — As the sun dipped low in the Texan sky, Ferrari’s brilliant one-two victory at Formula 1‘s U.S. Grand Prix started to become overshadowed by controversy. Following a thrilling wheel-to-wheel battle to secure the remaining place on the…

The United States Grand Prix stewards handed out four penalties for track limits infringements in today’s race. Lando Norris’ sanction was the most contentious, as it cost him a podium finish to his championship rival Max Verstappen. As with the other three, it involved a track limits sanction, and resulted in a more lenient five-second time penalty than the 10…

AUSTIN – Lando Norris said F1 stewards have to be more consistent with penalties after he lost a podium to championship rival Max Verstappen at the U.S. Grand Prix. Norris and Verstappen both ran off the circuit while they battled for third position late in the race. Editor’s Picks Norris emerged ahead and finished the race infront of Verstappen on…

Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the United States Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Circuit of the Americas. Driver performance summary…

Fernando Alonso was so infuriated by Liam Lawson’s driving in yesterday’s sprint race he promised to give the RB driver payback in the qualifying session later the same day. Lawson pointed out the two-times world champion did exactly that as soon as the qualifying session began. Alonso’s aggravation began when Lawson cheekily passed him on the first lap of the…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 20, 2024, 12:41 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 George Russell will start the United States Grand Prix from the pit lane after his accident in qualifying forced Mercedes to revert to old-specification parts on his car. Russell qualified sixth on Saturday but crashed on his second flying lap…

So much for Mercedes’ prospects of fighting for a fourth victory of the season today. After Lewis Hamilton and George Russell had arguably both missed out on beating Max Verstappen to take pole in Friday’s sprint qualifying session for different reasons, everything fell apart for them on Saturday. First, Russell fell backwards in the sprint race while Hamilton struggled with…

Liam Lawson never had a chance to qualify well up the grid for the United States Grand Prix due to his grid penalty for a power unit change. However, in the first of his six races as Daniel Ricciardo’s replacement at RB, he gave an immediate sign Red Bull may have made a wise decision by bringing him in. Lawson…

Lando Norris has taken provisional pole position for the United States Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jnr. P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Lando Norris McLaren 1’33.616 1’32.851 (-0.765s) 1’32.330 (-0.521s) 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’33.046 1’32.584 (-0.462s) 1’32.361 (-0.223s) 3 Carlos Sainz Jnr Ferrari 1’33.556 1’32.836 (-0.720s)…

Lewis Hamilton suffered another setback this weekend when he was eliminated in the first round of qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver described the session as “definitely demoralising” when he spoke to the official F1 channel. He originally set a time which was only good enough for 16th, but then lost that time when the stewards…

Oct 19, 2024, 07:12 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Christopher Bell won the pole in Saturday qualifying for the opening race of the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs. Bell turned a lap at 185.344 mph in a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing to take the top starting spot for Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bell is one of eight…

What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the United States Grand Prix sprint race. RaceFans has held polls on every F1 race since 2008 to find out which fans thought of each round of the season. Join in the latest poll and give your verdict on the race: 10 being the highest and 1 the lowest….

The state of Texas is home to many things: The Alamo, the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre and several underachieving NFL teams. Texas also plays host to the United States Grand Prix – one of the best-attended events on the F1 calendar and a popular one among drivers and teams. Naturally, many drivers are getting into the spirit of the…

Daniel Ricciardo has been replaced by Liam Lawson at RB. Mark Thompson/Getty Images AUSTIN, TEXAS — RB boss Laurent Mekies has said that the team could have handled Daniel Ricciardo’s exit from Formula 1 better. Ricciardo will be absent from the grid at the U.S. Grand Prix this weekend after his F1 career finished with emotional TV interviews at the Singapore…

The word ‘irony’ is among the most misused and misunderstood in the English language, yet Mercedes’ trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin had a rare opportunity to apply it accurately after the end of sprint qualifying in Austin when the team were beaten to pole by Max Verstappen On the face of it, his driver Lewis Hamilton appeared to have squandered…