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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorFeb 22, 2024, 09:18 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Mercedes driver George Russell has said the opening days of preseason testing suggest rivals Red Bull remain a step ahead of the rest of the Formula One field. Reigning champion Max Verstappen
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Feb 23, 2024, 04:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One’s preseason testing was halted for a second successive day on Friday by a loose drain cover at Bahrain’s Sakhir circuit. The track action resumed after repairs at Turn 11 with the usual lunch break dropped and the session scheduled to run until 7 p.m.
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Open Extended Reactions BAHRAIN — Max Verstappen stopped short of predicting a fourth straight Formula One world championship but said Red Bull’s new car has made a step forward from the team’s record breaking 2023 model. Verstappen won a record 18 times last year as Red Bull claimed victory in all but one grand prix.
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Open Extended Reactions BAHRAIN — Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team will leave Formula One’s preseason test feeling confident they can sweep all challengers again in 2024. At the end of running on Friday’s final day it was Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, not Verstappen, top of the order, but all the chatter this week has
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Austin Lindberg, Senior EditorFeb 23, 2024, 12:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Circuit of the Americas’ first sector features an esses section that challenges racers and rewards precision. Brian Cleary/Getty Images Monaco. Indianapolis. Le Mans. Spa. Daytona. There are certain racetracks that are so intertwined with the history of racing that they become as legendary
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Open Extended Reactions BAHRAIN — Max Verstappen’s rivals already know he will be world champion in 2024 according to Fernando Alonso, who said Red Bull’s current superiority perfectly sums up the “brutal” nature of Formula One. Verstappen won a record 18 grand prix victories in 2023 to claim a third straight championship. – Unlapped: How
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In this article RIVN LCID Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Rivian electric truck sits parked in front of a Rivian service center on August 08, 2023 in South San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of electric vehicle makers Rivian and Lucid plummeted Thursday after the companies reported disappointing results and
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Mercedes-AMG GT 43 4MATIC+ on display at Brussels Expo on January 9, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium.  Sjoerd Van Der Wal | Getty Images News | Getty Images Mercedes-Benz shares gained around 5% on Thursday morning after the German carmaker beat fourth-quarter earnings expectations and announced a new share buyback program, despite warning of “exceptional” risks
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Feb 21, 2024, 09:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula E boss Jeff Dodds has promised to pay $250,000 to charity if Red Bull’s Max Verstappen fails to win a fourth successive Formula One title this season. Red Bull won 21 of 22 races last year in the most dominant of campaigns, while 26-year-old Dutch
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorFeb 21, 2024, 11:21 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SAKHIR, Bahrain — Max Verstappen finished the opening day of Formula One’s pre-season testing in the same place that he finished last year’s championship — comfortably clear of the rest of the
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