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McLaren has confirmed that Taylor Barnard will graduate to its Formula E team following the departure of Jake Hughes. Barnard, who has been racing in Formula 2 this year – where he won the Monaco sprint race – alongside his commitments as NEOM McLaren’s reserve and development driver. The 20-year-old deputized for Sam Bird at three races last season after…

Logan Sargeant, who has lost his Formula 1 drive halfway through his second season, only narrowly qualified for the FIA superlicence which allowed him to compete in the series to begin with. In selecting Franco Colapinto as his replacement, Williams have opted for another driver who only narrowly cleared the threshold to claim a place on the F1 grid. When…

The McLaren Formula E team has confirmed that Taylor Barnard will partner Sam Bird at the team for the upcoming 2024/25 season. Barnard, an Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year finalist in 2023, takes the place of Jake Hughes, who was confirmed at Maserati MSG earlier this month. The Briton became the youngest driver to compete in…

McLaren’s Formula E team announced Tuesday afternoon that F2 rookie Taylor Barnard will drive for the team in the 2024–25 season, joining returning driver Sam Bird. By Michael McClure Barnard, currently racing for AIX Racing in Formula 2, sits 20th after 10 rounds of the season, having taken his only win of the campaign in the sprint race at Monaco….

In the round-up: Alexander Albon gave his support to departing team mate Logan Sargeant after Williams announced his replacement. In brief Sargeant’s exit “brutal” – Albon Williams confirmed yesterday Franco Colapinto will replace Sargeant from this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. Albon, who spent a year out of Formula 1 after losing his drive for Red Bull at the end of…

The NEOM McLaren squad announced Tuesday the signing of Taylor Barnard to partner Sam Bird for Season 11 of the FIA Formula E World Championship. Barnard, a McLaren Development Driver who currently lies 20th in the FIA Formula 2 standings, has balanced his rookie campaign wit AIX Racing alongside Reserve Driver duties for the NEOM FE arm of the British…

In the round-up: McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says the team have more upgrades coming for this weekend’s race at Monza following their dominant display at Zandvoort. In brief McLaren bringing Monza upgrade – Brown McLaren endured a poor weekend at Monza last year, coming away with a single eighth-place finish for Lando Norris. While some of the upgrades they…

Williams have dropped American racing driver Logan Sargeant for the Italian Grand Prix, handing a debut to academy driver Franco Colapinto in the process. Sargeant’s torrid season hit a new low at the Dutch Grand Prix when he crashed out of practice in a car featuring a lot of upgraded parts. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Sources told ESPN that Williams…

8 Photo: McLaren McLaren has announced Taylor Barnard as a full-time member of its Formula E line-up for 2025, after he impressed in several outings this season. The 20-year-old Briton’s primary programme this year has been Formula 2, where he has claimed a win in Monaco as a rookie but scored scarcely since and is currently 20th in the standings….

Franco Colapinto will make his Formula 1 grand prix debut this weekend as a replacement for the struggling Logan Sargeant. Williams has chosen to drop Sargeant, who has consistently qualified and raced behind team mate Alexander Albon this year. Colapinto, 21, joined Williams’ driver academy last year. He drove the team’s FW46 in the first practice session at the British…

McLaren has picked its 2024 supersub Taylor Barnard to replace Maserati MSG-bound Jake Hughes as it aims to fight back from a second successive disappointing Formula E season. Formula 2 race winner Barnard will partner Sam Bird next season and is setting his sights on achieving similar levels of performance to that of Hughes, who took four pole positions and…

One of the cornerstones of the world championship, this weekend sees the historic Monza circuit host the Italian Grand Prix for the 74th time. Known for the two ‘S’s – speed and the Scuderia – one of the most famous and beloved circuits on the calendar will have a slightly different look to it this weekend for the 15th grand…

After teams had shut down their factories and enjoyed some well-earned rest over the summer break, a wet and windy weekend at Zandvoort was certainly a challenging way to get drivers back into the swing of racing once more. Although the race itself was not the most eventful of the season so far, there was at least an on-track battle…

Pictures from the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20 leads Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL38 at the start of the race. 25.08.2024. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 15, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Race Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB…

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Lando Norris’ domination of the Dutch Grand Prix has inevitably prompted excitement around his chances of fighting for the championship. But realistically this result, at a track which was always likely to favour McLaren, says very little about his chances of catching runaway points leader Max Verstappen. No doubt Norris grabbed every point available to him on Sunday. Including, with…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 26, 2024, 11:32 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Red Bull’s motorsport advisor Helmut Marko can always be trusted to tell it like it is, and after Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix, it was no different. “We’re clearly being beaten and that’s alarming,” he told Austria’s ServusTV….

It’s race week again, and it’s an especially packed weekend of action in which at least one championship will be decided. Formula 1 heads to the fastest venue on its calendar, Monza, for the Italian Grand Prix. Its two top feeder series are also on the billing, including the final Formula 3 event of the season. Seven drivers are mathematically…

The Haas F1 team has been given clearance to leave Netherlands for the Italian Grand Prix after former sponsor Uralkali confirmed payment of outstanding money was owed. Haas’ trucks were held at the Zandvoort circuit overnight after the Dutch Grand Prix while Uralkali waited to receive $9 million from the American team. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The money had been…