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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 7, 2024, 10:17 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Seven different winners from the first 14 races has turned the 2024 Formula One season into compulsive viewing. Back at the first round in Bahrain, such excitement seemed unlikely as Red Bull dominated and its rivals were left tens of…

Former Formula 1 driver and 2021 Formula E champion Nyck de Vries will compete in two rounds of this year’s Super Formula season with Team Impul. De Vries will make his debut in the Japanese single-seater series at Motegi on 23-25 August, before contesting the Fuji double-header on 11-13 October. He will vacate the cockpit of the #19 SF23 entered…

In the world of international motorsport – like any sporting arena – there are plenty of examples of competitors living with type-one diabetes. IndyCar’s Charlie Kimball and NASCAR Xfinity Series racer Ryan Reed are just two examples of drivers who have raced and enjoyed success at a high level of motorsport as diabetics. Formula 3 racer Christian Mansell isn’t defined…

Helmut Marko has said that Red Bull stuck by Sergio Pérez because the team feels its car has become too difficult for him to drive and that a turnaround in form is just around the corner. Pérez’s future was under intense speculation coming into F1’s August summer break and most inside the paddock believed he was set to be replaced…

Nyck de Vries will make a surprise Super Formula debut at the Motegi circuit later this month, the first of two outings he’ll make in the Japanese single-seater series. The sometime Williams and AlphaTauri Formula 1 driver, who finished 18th in his first season back in Formula E with Mahindra, will become only the third non-Japanese driver to race in…

There were no new winners in Formula 1 last year but we’ve already had two this season: Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. But last year now looks like a blip in a sequence of seasons where several drivers have claimed their maiden victories. Carlos Sainz Jnr and George Russell did in 2022, it was Esteban Ocon’s turn the year before…

It’s a burning question making Formula E nervous right now. Will one of its founding manufacturers stay or leave? Mahindra is one of four current manufacturers that have so far not committed to the Gen4 rules which will debut at the end of 2026. Along with the two Stellantis brands (of which Maserati is technically a manufacturer via a special…

Despite the major North American professional sports leagues generating many billions of dollars in revenue every season, it’s surprising how parity and equality between teams is a fundamental concept compared to many of their European counterparts. From player drafts that offer the worst performing teams the first choice at signing the most promising young talent to salary caps intended to…

Summary Saudia’s Boeing 777 sports a special livery inspired by Formula E. The airline’s fleet of 162 aircraft includes a mix of Airbus A320s and Boeing 777s. The recent order for 105 Airbus A320neo family jets aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 goals. Saudia’s Boeing 777 widebody aircraft has recently been spotted featuring a new livery inspired by Formula E….

The driver pairing Alpine never really wanted, which few thought would prove successful, will come to an end in 10 races’ time. Last year, the team handled the occasional run-ins between Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly generally well. They were tested first when Gasly rejoined the track incautiously at Melbourne, crossed to the other side of the circuit and put…

Mercedes driver certainly puts effort to maintain the physical fitness required to be a Formula 1 driver. But what was happening here in the garage at Silverstone during the British Grand Prix weekend? Can you come up with the best caption for this picture? Post your funniest suggestion in the comments below. A selection of the best will feature in…

In their third and final season together as team mates, the battle for supremacy between Lewis Hamilton and George Russell is an intriguing affair. Russell holds the upper hand in terms of pure results and quite comfortably so by some measures. He’s a solid 10-4 up in the qualifying battle against a driver who has historically excelled at single-lap pace….

Zhou Guanyu gave a somewhat better account of himself in his second season in Formula 1 alongside Valtteri Bottas last year. However that modest progress has not continued this year and, at a team which will replace at least one of its drivers next year, it’s hard to make a case for them to continue with Zhou. Bottas’ one-lap pace…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Juan Pablo Montoya will return to NASCAR for the first time since 2014 when he races for 23XI Racing at Watkins Glen International next month. 23XI, the team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, said Friday that Montoya would drive the No. 50 Toyota in support of Mobil 1’s 50th anniversary. It is the third time…

With eight different race winners and another six drivers getting podiums, the majority of the 22-strong Formula E field tasted some form of success in 2024 and no fewer than seven drivers still had a title shot going into the finale weekend. But there were plenty of performance fluctuations within that, plenty of drivers with as much reason to kick…

There has never been a close contest between Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez during their four seasons together at Red Bull. However Perez’s form this year sunk to an alarming low after around half-a-dozen races. This roughly coincided with the team’s decision to extend his contract, blowing the theory that a show of faith in their driver would spur him…

Jonathan Wheatley is to leave Red Bull after 18 years. Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images Audi has signed Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley as the team principal of its Formula One project. Audi is in the process of taking over the Sauber team ahead of a full rebrand in 2026. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The German manufacturer recently brought in former…

Part three of our F1 team mate head-to-heads series looks at how the RB drivers measure up against each other so far. Red Bull’s decision to keep the under-performing in Sergio Perez their line-up has to be seen partly as a judgement on the performance of the two drivers in their second team. Had either Yuki Tsunoda or Ricciardo consistently…

Jul 31, 2024, 11:53 AM ET BROWNSBURG, Ind. — Drag racing Hall of Famer John Force may contend for another Funny Car title even though he won’t drive the rest of the season as he recovers from a traumatic brain injury after a crash in Virginia last month. Past Funny Car champion Jack Beckman will drive for Force, the 16-time…