Nate Saunders

London

Editor at Formula1

F1 writer for ESPN. Author of Forza Ferrari: How F1’s Greatest Team Can Win Again https://t.co/4ttAMbenER

Articles

Earnhardt Jr. wins unexpected debut as crew chief at Pocono

6 days ago | espn.com.au | Nate Saunders

LONG POND, Pa. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. might already be NASCAR's most popular crew chief. He's certainly an undefeated one. Pressed into unexpected service, Earnhardt called the shots for 18-year-old prospect Connor Zilisch in the No. 88 Chevrolet and they landed in victory lane Saturday in the second-tier Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway. "We had a lot of things going our way," Earnhardt said.
Stenhouse-Hocevar bad blood threatens to spill over to Pocono

6 days ago | espn.com | Nate Saunders

LONG POND, Pa. -- Carson Hocevar walked around Pocono Raceway without a scratch on his face. His polo shirt looked more tailored than tattered and the Spire Motorsports driver was ready to race rather than rumble.
Williams anuncia la renovación a largo plazo de James Vowles

1 week ago | espn.com.ar | Nate Saunders

El team principal se queda con un contrato indefinido, luego de impulsar el rescate del equipo inglésEl equipo Williams de la Fórmula 1 ha anunciado la renovación a largo plazo de su team prinpicial, James Vowles, como parte de su plan para devolver al equipo a los días de gloria del pasado. Vowles se incorporó a Williams a principios de 2023, tras una larga etapa supervisando la estrategia del equipo de la dinastía Mercedes.
Williams announce long-term extension for team principal James Vowles

1 week ago | espn.com | Nate Saunders

Williams have announced a long-term extension for boss James Vowles as part of the vision to returning the team to the glory days of old. Vowles joined Williams at the start of 2023 after a long stint overseeing strategy at the Mercedes dynasty team. He has been instrumental in orchestrating Williams' recent turnaround.
'F1' movie is thrilling, but is it authentic? 'Be open minded to Hollywood films'

1 week ago | espn.com | Nate Saunders

When "Top Gun: Maverick" director Joseph Kosinski set his sights on making a movie rooted in the high-octane world of Formula 1, he knew exactly where to start: with the sport's most decorated and recognizable figure, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. Like many this past decade, Kosinski had been swept up by the drama of Netflix phenomenon "Drive to Survive," the docuseries that propelled F1 into global mainstream culture.
George Russell: Driving better than ever but title a long shot

1 week ago | espn.com | Nate Saunders

George Russell said he was driving better than ever and ready to fight for a Formula 1 championship with Mercedes after taking the team's first win of the season in Canada, but this year still looks a long shot. The Briton, out of contract at the end of 2025 but confident of staying, recognised any title chance this season would probably require the McLaren drivers to make mistakes and drop points.
24 Hour Le Mans Fernando Alonso proud of 'legend' Robert Kubica for Ferrari win

1 week ago | espn.com | Nate Saunders

MONTREAL -- Fernando Alonso labelled Sunday a "good day for motorsport" after former Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica won the Le Mans 24 Hours. Kubica, who's promising F1 career was cut short by a rally crash in 2011, was part of Ferrari's winning outfit on Sunday. When he suffered his career-altering injury, Kubica had signed a deal to join Ferrari's Formula 1 team -- which would have made him Alonso's teammate at the time, but the move never happened.
McLaren feared disharmony, but Norrisâ€™ contrition will go a long way

1 week ago | 700espn.com | Nate Saunders

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McLaren feared disharmony, but Norris' contrition will go a long way

1 week ago | espn.com | Nate Saunders

MONTREAL -- Lando Norris stepped up to the microphone, took a deep breath, and looked up at the journalists the other side of the fence. The questions he was about to face were obvious. Less than an hour earlier he had driven into the back of title rival and McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri while battling for fourth, ending his Canadian Grand Prix three laps short.
Temblor en Alpine: renunció Luca de Meo como CEO de Renault

1 week ago | espn.com.gt | Nate Saunders

El hombre que generó el desembarco de Flavio Briatore y que más firmemente apoyaba el proyecto F1, renunció a su cargo. Seguirá en funciones hasta el 15 de julio. La inesperada noticia cayó como un baldazo de agua fría: Luca de Meo presentó su renuncia al cargo de CEO mundial de Renault, marca propietaria de Alpine, que tiene representación oficial en la Fórmula 1 con el equipo en el que corre Franco Colapinto.