7:39 AM ET It’s difficult to recall a more emotional, more confusing and yet inspiring 48 hours during NASCAR’s 72-year history than what unfolded from 10:45 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 21, through 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 23. The roller coaster began when NASCAR released a statement Sunday night that a noose had

9:05 AM ET Romain Grosjean says the difference in machinery between the ten Formula One teams on the grid makes it impossible to know who has been the best driver in the sport for the last 30 years. Speaking in the latest edition of the ESPN F1 Podcast, the Haas driver talked about missed opportunities

8:22 AM ET Associated Press ROME — Pope Francis has praised Alex Zanardi as an example of strength amid adversity as the Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist recovers from a handbike crash. Francis penned a handwritten letter of encouragement assuring Zanardi and his family of his prayers. It was published on the front page

7:27 AM ET Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc put a Formula One car through its paces for the first time since preseason at a test at Mugello on Tuesday. Vettel and Leclerc split duties in the team’s 2018 car, the SF71H, at the Tuscany circuit, which has been slated as a possible late

8:58 AM ET Former Formula One driver and twice Champ Car champion Alex Zanardi will remain in an induced coma until at least next week, according to the neurosurgeon who operated on him. The 53-year-old Italian suffered severe head injuries in a road accident while racing his handbike in Italy on Friday. “Zanardi is in

5:20 PM ET Lewis Hamilton has shared a message of support for NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace after a noose was found in the stock car driver’s garage stall Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Wallace, who is NASCAR’s only Black full-time driver, successfully pushed the racing series to ban the Confederate flag at its tracks and facilities earlier

10:26 AM ET Lewis Hamilton attended a Black Lives Matter protest in London’s Hyde Park at the weekend and said he left “feeling extremely positive that change will come”. Hamilton, F1’s only black driver and its reigning champion, has been outspoken in his support of the movement. On Sunday, a day after launching the Hamilton

5:28 AM ET Formula One will use the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix to launch a new initiative against racism, which includes a diversity and equality task force. On Monday F1 said it will return at the July 5 event with “added purpose” to recognise the issues facing modern society. Ahead of the start of the

6:09 AM ET Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is launching a commission to help motorsport engage more young people from black backgrounds and drive diversity. 1 Related The Briton, 35, said in a column in the Sunday Times newspaper that he had been working with the Royal Academy of Engineering to create a

6:48 AM ET Former Formula One driver and twice Champ Car champion Alex Zanardi remained in serious condition in intensive care on Saturday after suffering severe head injuries in a road accident while racing his handbike in Italy the day before. The 53-year-old Italian, who lost both legs and nearly his life in a 2001