Photo: 'Deadpool & Wolverine' F1 Car Revealed by BWT Alpine F1 Team for Belgian GP
Jul 24, 2024
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 22: Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds are seen attending the world premiere of "Deadpool & Wolverine" at Lincoln Center on July 22, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
The full-court marketing press for Deadpool & Wolverine has come to Formula 1, with the BWT Alpine Team showing off the new car design inspired by the new movie.
With the film set to release this week, the BWT Alpine car that will be used for the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday will be colored red and black with yellow claw marks and movie title on both sides.
— BWT Alpine Formula One Team (@AlpineF1Team) July 24, 2024
Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly will be driving the custom cars this weekend.
Ryan Reynolds, who portrays Deadpool in the films, invested in the Alpine team last year. Along with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney, Reynolds' investment group acquired a 24 percent stake in the team for $218 million.
Soon after the investment was approved, Ocon wore a Deadpool helmet for the inaugural F1 race at Las Vegas in November 2023.
Esteban Ocon will be driving in a Deadpool helmet in Las Vegas ⚔
The timing of the movie's release worked out well because Sunday will mark the final F1 race before a three-week break for the Olympics. The next event will be the Dutch Grand Prix on Aug. 25.
The Alpine team enters the Belgian Grand Prix ranked eighth in the team standings. Ocon and Gasly have combined for seven top-10 finishes in 13 races.
Deadpool & Wolverine marks the third film in the Deadpool series. It is the first film in the series to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hugh Jackman will portray Wolverine in a movie for the 10th time and first since Logan was released in 2017.
F1's Daniel Ricciardo Talks Josh Allen, Bills, 2024 Season and More in B/R Interview
Jul 22, 2024
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 21: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Visa Cash App RB prepares to drive on the grid during the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on July 21, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)
No Stefon Diggs, no Gabe Davis and no championship hopes for the Buffalo Bills?
Not so fast.
One of the team's most famous fans certainly isn't giving up hope heading into the 2024 season, especially with his good friend in Josh Allen under center.
"I think they're still in a window where they have the ability and the opportunity to go all the way," F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo told Bleacher Report. "I'm excited."
Ricciardo specifically mentioned incoming rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman as someone who has "made a lot of noise," but the second-round pick who had 11 touchdown catches last year at Florida State is just one of the replacements at wide receiver. Buffalo also signed Curtis Samuel, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Chase Claypool for more depth at the position.
He may not be able to completely replicate the production of Diggs after he was traded to the Houston Texans and Davis after he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars, but Samuel is a versatile playmaker who can impact the game as a receiver or runner and play on the outside or the slot.
And Valdes-Scantling just won the Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs.
They also have one of the game's best quarterbacks in Allen to bring everyone together as he looks to lead the Bills to their sixth straight playoff appearance and perhaps get over the hump and reach the Super Bowl.
"I've gotten to know Josh a little bit over the years," Ricciardo said. "I think that if anyone is writing them off, that's where he will shine. I think he will bring that group together so much. There's been times when we've Facetimed and he's at home and he's got literally the entire team, and they're just bonding and hanging out.
"He's definitely a people person, and that's only going to help in the situation they're in. I've got high hopes."
Those high hopes come from someone who has embraced becoming a Bills fan so much that he traveled to see Allen play at MetLife Stadium in 2022 and again in London last season. Part of that experience even included catching passes from the quarterback ahead of one of the games:
But there is still one step remaining to become a full member of Bills Mafia.
"I need to get to Buffalo," Ricciardo said. "That's a thing I've been missing. I've seen them in New York and I saw them in London, but I need to go to a home game. I do want to get to Highmark before they move on. Even though people say the stadium is outdated and that's why they're building a new one, I want to go there and experience it and the grittiness of it. Fingers crossed I somehow get there this year."
Going to Highmark Stadium before the Bills move into a new building would be another step in the genuine friendship between Allen and Ricciardo.
The pair met in Monaco in 2019 and have frequently discussed how quickly they bonded and how their friendship has grown through their respective athletic careers.
But what would that friendship look like if the pair went in on a racehorse together?
That is a question they explore in the amusing short film The Legend of Ricallen, which will premiere on Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET and 7 a.m. PT on LegendOfRicallen.com. The film, which was done as part of a partnership with Beats by Dre, follows Allen and Ricciardo as they go on quite an adventure to find the perfect racehorse.
"It is definitely ridiculous in all the good ways," Ricciardo said of the film. "Normally, filming days or sponsor days, by the end of the day you're pretty wrapped. But we could have stayed longer, we were just laughing the whole day. It was so ridiculous, and we had so much fun working together."
While fans will have to wait until Wednesday for the film, Allen and Ricciardo both posted teasers ahead of the release of Monday's trailer:
"The partnership has been really fun for me because it's something that I love and use a lot," Ricciardo said of working with Beats. "Music for me plays such a part in my racing. It can help me wind down. It can help me on the grid by shutting out the noise or pumping me up. I'll use it when I'm training. I've really loved Beats for many years. And I think also what's cool is people see me with the headphones and they're like, 'alright, that's Daniel's time and we're not going to mess with him.'"
There has been more Daniel time of late since Ricciardo has returned to the grid for a full season.
It wasn't long ago the 35-year-old was one of the best and most consistent drivers in F1, especially during his five years with Red Bull from 2014 to 2018. He notched seven race wins, including one at Monaco in 2018, and was a regular contender for podiums during that span.
However, he joined Renault in 2019, moved to McLaren after just two years and struggled to replicate that same success with just a single win in that span.
The 2023 season was an unusual one for Ricciardo, as he returned to Red Bull as a reserve driver and watched teammates Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez dominate the sport. However, it was revealed in July 2023 that he would replace Nyck de Vries on Red Bull's sister team, Scuderia AlphaTauri.
Still, he ended up making just seven starts all year because a crash ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix sidelined him for multiple weeks.
Yet Ricciardo showed enough to be given a driver spot alongside Yuki Tsunoda for RB, which was the new name for the AlphaTauri team for the 2024 season.
"It's been great," he said of his full-time return to the grid. "I definitely love being back. Twelve or 18 months ago, I felt like I needed a little bit of time off for sure. Mentally maybe a little bit lacking of confidence and lost some love for it and a bit burned out. So the time off was perfect for me. But now that I'm back, I love being back more than anything. I'm definitely going all in during this next phase of my career.
"I know there's still going to be highs and lows, but there have been some good highs this year. That's really encouraging for me. I know I can do this, and it's up to me to make sure I do it consistently and turn some heads."
Those highs and lows have come, as he is in 13th place in the standings and well behind the leader in Verstappen. But he also picked up points in the Miami Grand Prix in May, Canadian Grand Prix in June and Austrian Grand Prix in June.
Ricciardo's points have helped RB move into sixth place in the constructors standings as the team attempts to hold off Haas and battle for positioning in the middle of the grid.
While there has been no shortage of speculation about his future, Ricciardo is focused on finding consistent success for the rest of this year.
"If I look at Miami, Canada and a few races where I feel like I've definitely outperformed the car, if I could do that another handful of times," he said. "Have the types of races where everyone is like, 'yeah, he's still got it.' That's what I would like.
"And the weekends where I'm not doing something crazy, I still want to be fighting for points and find that consistency that maybe I haven't had all the time this year. From a team point of view, sixth is our target in the constructors championship. So making sure I'm doing everything I can to contribute to that."
And then maybe he can find some time to get to Buffalo for a late-season game after helping secure that sixth-place finish.
F1 Manager 2024 Review: Gameplay Impressions, Videos, Features and Modes
Chris Roling
Jul 22, 2024
F1 Manager 2024 from developer Frontier Developments is the third effort in the budding sports management simulation series.
It happens to face the tallest task of any yet in the expectations department, too. While the first game caught some by surprise and raced to a podium finish, the sophomore effort hit a bit of the stereotypical slump.
On paper, though, F1 Manager 2024 could represent the series rounding into form. The game promises a handful of key features, including the ability to create teams and manage driver personality, that could forge the best release to date.
Given a fantastic as-is foundation, the performance of those major additions will outright decide where the 2024 edition stands on the podium.
Gameplay
Fans of annual sports games know that there are years where gameplay doesn't change all that much as development focuses on modes and vice versa.
This is one of those years where things stay much the same on the gameplay side—though that doesn't have to be a bad thing.
That almost overwhelming simulation side of team and vehicle management returns in full force. New players will learn a lot, to say the least, while veterans will enjoy the depth and challenge. Managing everything from individual parts (tweakable to say, take a risk like less durability for better aero) to driver's personalties to overarching sponsorships that play into team money is still enjoyable, even if most of it is clicking around menus.
Actual on-track gameplay falls into the same similar pattern. It's fun, opposing driver A.I. is good and perhaps the freshest thing added is the strive for realism via the sheer randomness that can happen on a given race day.
The biggest new aspect of this is the presence of the aptly-named mechanical failures.
These can happen at any point during a race weekend. Some can be mitigated by monitoring things like temperature control, but the stress on a vehicle's components is real. While it doesn't feel good to suffer it, players can benefit, too—A.I. opponents can suffer the same mishaps, adding a serious dose of realistic randomness.
This new mechanic never felt overdone or unfair. Sometimes aggressive driving and fuel management in the name of making a key push produces it, just like in real life. And sometimes even the biggest names going against a player have to juggle the same setbacks.
Added to wrecks, differing weather conditions and generally realistic-feeling A.I. behavior, the anything-can-happen vibe of the simulation is both enjoyable and realistic.
Of course, the length of races and seasons has been a point of conversation in this series' early stages. The 2024 edition here, at least, permits players to simulate whichever sessions and outright races they prefer.
Graphics and Presentation
It isn't just the gameplay above that helps the series feel super realistic.
Like its predecessors, the 2024 edition does the major and minor things in tandem to achieve this. Major things include some incredible motion blur to assist the sense of speed, joining notable details like smoke off screeching tires and the roar of engines.
Sound design remains an impressive strength, with the creative, real-world radio dialogue system blatantly receiving an influx of new additions to keep things fresh.
A year ago, the new visor cam was a welcome addition to help immersion. Likewise, new camera angles have been implemented into different perspectives. There's also a new overhead view that provides a fun view of a race's scope, giving it a broadcast feel.
This can also lend a slower look at the impressively detailed real-world tracks, which offer up a variety of locales, some—like nighttime events—that really show off the game's impressive lighting work.
Replays are once again a fun look at the sheer amount of game detail, but especially because of the creative camera angles and approaches the game uses.
Like the rest here, the game's user interface (UI) doesn't appear to be changed all that much. But it's a not-broken-don't-fix-it sort of thing, as the menus are easy to navigate and the on-track information fed to players is fantastic.
Features and More
Create A Team is the new headliner this year and the chief example of sheer game modes being the focal point.
Like the mode's namesake, players take the role of Team Principal to create a custom livery for a team, meaning designs on the team logo, vehicles, and even racer attire.
It isn't limited to just the appearance of the team, either, but the starting conditions, challenges and goals.
Players can, for example, simply leap in as the 11th team with a stacked roster. Or, as is popular in other sports games, craft a sort of underdog team that must rise through the ranks. There's a certain fun in just arriving with a major bankroll and steamrolling events, but the underdog story can't exactly lose its charm, either.
Management and marketing are again a fun side thing to juggle atop the usual racing items. Planning funding through deals and hitting goals to keep the money flowing into the team is both fun in an RPG sense and critical.
This has far more depth than usual now, which is refreshing. Before, players would just pick a sponsor and go. Now, there is a main sponsor and secondary sponsors with their own deals. Meeting something for the latter could negatively impact the former, a driver's motivation or something else, so the proper balancing act is a must.
Elsewhere, scouting is important, as keeping an eye on the talent throughout the sport's landscape is a must. After all, team shakeups can happen in response to each driver's motivations. The ability to bring on developmental drivers who work through F3 and F2 is just another added touch of depth that makes things feel realistic. It's yet another addition of nuance compared to prior versions, where players had to merely shove as much practice time as possible to the young drivers and hope for the best.
That leads things to the new mentality system, which keys on each driver's motivations and goals and how the player's team situation impacts those. In turn, for example, a driver whose attitude is pessimistic is going to be more difficult to work with at the negotiations table. It's a fun detail that adds depth and felt reasonable enough—putting a top pro behind the wheel of a poorly-tuned vehicle didn't exactly make them happy.
Race replay returns, letting players step into moments from the actual 2024 season. If nothing else, it's a nice option to have for fans.
A robust set of options that finally implemented a mid-race save last year returns, too.
Conclusion
F1 Manager 2024 is the best game in the series to date.
While it was debatable to classify last year's game as a must-have, the sweeping additions to modes and features within are a must-experience for fans or a nice jumping-on point for the curious.
Granted, adding things like team creation and improving scouting and star personalities is typical checklist stuff for a sports game. And yet, the impact the well-implemented systems and modes have on the overall experience is profound.
From here, it will be interesting to see what the next installment prioritizes. But the series is on a big upswing and has carved out a nice niche for itself that it can now grow, starting with this well-rounded installment.
Hungarian F1 Grand Prix 2024 Results: Oscar Piastri Wins; Max Verstappen Finishes 5th
Jul 21, 2024
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 21: Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL38 Mercedes on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on July 21, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by James Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
For the first time, Oscar Piastri is standing atop the podium.
Piastri won the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, passing teammate Lando Norris late in the race for his first career Formula 1 victory. Norris, in a good bit of sportsmanship, seemingly allowed Piastri to pass him rather than attempting to block him late in the race.
OSCAR PIASTRI IS A FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX WINNER! 🇦🇺
Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen rounded out the top five.
Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen rounded out the top five. Verstappen remains overwhelmingly dominant in the points standings, but he has already lost more races in 2024 than he did in all of his historic 2023 campaign. This is the first stretch of three straight races without a win for Verstappen since 2021.
Of course, everything is relative. Verstappen has seven wins and no one else on the circuit has more than one this season. Barring something unforeseen, he's going to run away with his fourth straight F1 championship, becoming the fourth driver all time to win four straight.
As Hamilton's time with Mercedes winds down, he appears to have recaptured his groove. Hamilton has appeared on the podium in three of his last four races and hasn't finished worse than fourth since the Montreal Grand Prix.
Piastri is in just his second season with McLaren and is a victor at age 23. He finished second on two other occasions this season, so he'll undoubtedly be thrilled at capturing his first championship.
Norris, who remains second in the points standings, started on the pole but had a worse car than Piastri throughout the race. This is his fifth second-place finish of the season.
It will be interesting to see if there is any tension between Norris and Piastri in the coming weeks after Norris initially balked at letting his teammate pass him late.
"The way to win a championship is with the team. You're going to need Oscar; you're going to need the team," Norris was told over the radio during the race.
In the end, Norris ceded his lead and Piastri got his first triumph. That said, having surrendered the points a victory would have gotten him, it's fair to wonder how Norris feels about the situation.
British F1 Grand Prix 2024 Results: Lewis Hamilton Tops Max Verstappen to Win Race
Jul 7, 2024
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JULY 07: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes looks on from the drivers parade prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 07, 2024 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Joe Portlock - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
Following last week's drama-filled race in Austria, the British Grand Prix offered a thrilling finish with Lewis Hamilton holding off runner-up Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in third place to earn his first victory since 2021.
The weather caused some problems early in the race, as rain was falling in Northamptonshire. There may have been some natural forces at work trying to help the Mercedes team because the sun came out and skies turned blue not long before Hamilton passed Norris for the lead on lap 40.
Norris was coming out of a pit stop when Hamilton was able to slide in front of him for the lead. They remained in the top two spots until the 48th lap when Verstappen got around him on the outside.
LAP 40/52
It's all happening at Silverstone 🍿
Norris pits but Hamilton sweeps past as the McLaren driver comes back out on track 👀
Hamilton was more than three seconds ahead of Verstappen at that point. He was able to hold onto that advantage for the final four laps to end his 50-race winless drought. His last victory prior to Sunday was at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Dec. 5, 2021.
The victory by Hamilton also saved what initially had been a rough day for the Mercedes team. George Russell, who started the race from the pole position, had to retire on the 34th lap due to a suspected water system issue with his car.
Following Russell's departure, Hamilton was able to give the crowd in England a memorable moment to celebrate. He had been flirting with a win recently, finishing in the top four in each of the past three races.
The victory for Hamilton was a historic one that he got to celebrate with his family, as it gave him the most wins on a single track by any F1 driver.
Lewis Hamilton has broken Michael Schumachers record for the most wins at a single circuit (9) 🐐 pic.twitter.com/TRaMnr4Vso
Verstappen was able to rebound with a second-place finish after coming in fifth last week. It's a testament to how dominant he has been that this is the first time in two years he has gone at least two straight races without a victory.
It previously happened in July 2022 when he finished seventh at the British Grand Prix and second at the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen followed that up by winning the next five races.
Norris had another frustrating finish to a race. He took the lead for the first time on lap 20 and was in control most of the rest of the way, but his decision to go into the pit after lap 39 for soft tires to replace the slick ones when Hamilton and Verstappen replaced their tires on lap 38 may have cost him a win.
The 24-year-old was coming off a last-place showing in Austria when he blew a tire following a collision with Verstappen. He has finished in the top four in five of the past six races since winning at Miami on May 5.
Verstappen maintains a commanding lead in the overall F1 standings with 255 points. Norris is in second with 171, followed by Charles Leclerc (150), Carlos Sainz (145) and Oscar Piastri (124) rounding out the top five.
Video: Brad Pitt's 'F1' Movie Trailer Drops After Details of Release Date and Cast
Jul 7, 2024
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Brad Pitt, star of the upcoming Formula One based movie, walks in the Pitlane during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 05, 2024 in Northampton, England. (Photo by James Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
Formula One released the official teaser trailer Sunday for the upcoming Apple Original Films movie entitled F1.
The movie, which stars Brad Pitt as an F1 driver, is directed by Joseph Kosinski, and it will be released in theaters on June 27, 2025, in North America and June 25, 2025, globally, per Deadline's Anthony D'Alessandro.
Damson Idris will play the role of Pitt's teammate, and the cast also includes Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies, Sarah Niles, Kim Bodnia and Samson Kayo.
Sky Sports previously reported some particulars regarding the movie, including the fact that legendary F1 driver Lewis Hamilton is a co-producer along with Jerry Bruckheimer, who teamed with Kosinski on Top Gun: Maverick.
Formula One released the following statement regarding the F1 movie last month, heralding its realism:
"The movie is a landmark for the sport and cinema, filmed in real-time during grands prix around the world and involving the Formula One community, including all 10 teams, the drivers, the FIA and race promoters.
"The new feature film is set in the exhilarating and cinematic world of Formula One and will immerse audiences in the spectacle of the most popular annual sports series, celebrating the skill and heroism of the drivers while showcasing the incredible challenge of competition in Formula One."
In an effort to make F1 as true to real-life Formula One racing as possible, Pitt and Idris attended several F1 races in 2023 to do some filming, and that has continued into the 2024 season.
Per Sky Sports, Pitt and Idris were scheduled to be on hand for Sunday's British Grand Prix, as well as the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December.
In the movie, Pitt and Idris will be drivers for the fictional F1 team APXGP as they traverse the trials and tribulations of the Formula One season.
Austrian F1 Grand Prix 2024 Results: George Russell Wins; Max Verstappen Finishes 5th
Jun 30, 2024
SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA - JUNE 30: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing poses for a photo on the drivers parade prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on June 30, 2024 in Spielberg, Austria. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
George Russell was able to halt Max Verstappen's two-race win streak in a chaotic finish at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Both Verstappen and Lando Norris were battling it out before both were called for violations on the 64th lap, allowing Russell to move into the lead. He was more than two seconds ahead of the pack over the final three laps to earn his second career F1 victory.
Verstappen and Lando Norris were going at it throughout the race. Norris was unhappy at one point when Verstappen, who was coming out of a pit stop, appeared to cut him off as he was going in.
Later in the race, Verstappen was trying to hold off Norris, who briefly took the lead on the 59th lap before a track limits violation cost him the spot.
Verstappen was able to finish fifth, giving him nine top-five finishes in 11 races this season. Norris went from challenging for the lead to finishing last after retiring with seven laps to go when one of his tires popped.
Oscar Piastri, Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lewis Hamilton rounded out the top four behind Russell. Piastri's second-place showing is tied for the best finish of his career.
This is the third consecutive race that has been dominated by the trio of Verstappen, Norris and Russell. Verstappen and Norris finished in the top two spots in the past two races in Spain and Canada.
Russell finished third in Canada and fourth in Spain, with his Mercedes teammate, Lewis Hamilton, taking the third spot. This was the moment Russell has been building toward all season with nine top-eight finishes coming into Sunday.
Even though Verstappen was unable to win his third straight race, in some ways this was another incredible performance for the best driver in the world. He, like Norris, had a tire blow on the 64th lap.
Verstappen was able to get into the pit area to replace the tire. He came out of that mess and still managed to finish fifth.
The three-time reigning F1 champ will look to get back to the top of the mountain next week in England. He won the race last year as part of his streak of 10 consecutive victories.
Spanish F1 Grand Prix 2024 Results: Max Verstappen Wins Followed by Norris, Hamilton
Jun 23, 2024
Red Bull's Netherland driver Max Verstappen arrives prior the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya on June 23, 2024 in Montmelo, on the outskirts of Barcelone. (Photo by Manaure Quintero / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MANAURE QUINTERO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Max Verstappen went back to back for the third time in 2024, claiming the checkered flag in the Spanish Grand Prix on the heels of his Formula One victory in Montreal.
Lando Norris started from the pole, adding to what has been a strong season from the 24-year-old. However, it didn't take long for the natural order to establish itself.
Focusing his efforts on fending off Verstappen, Norris watched as George Russell almost immediately capitalized on an opening on the outside and moved into first place.
Now Verstappen repeats George's move, DRS and a tow, and thunders into a lead. Short of a car failure, that Red Bull is going to fly away in a matter of a few laps #F1#SpanishGP
— Davis "LIONS" Harrigan (Digi) 🦁 (@DeadlineDavis) June 23, 2024
From there, the race followed a familiar story. Verstappen built a comfortable gap on the rest of the field and cruised to an anticlimactic win. In the late stages, Norris was fractionally faster than Verstappen but nowhere near the pace he needed to be in order to catch the reigning F1 champion.
Norris can see Verstappen, but can also tell this gap isn't coming down quickly enough. It's still under five seconds but only coming down around 0.2s a lap #F1#SpanishGP
The outcome was probably a bit of a disappointment for fans given the frenzied start. There was some drama for the other two podium positions, though.
Around the halfway mark, Russell and Norris exchanged second place through a series of brilliantly executed passes around the tight corners at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. When the dust cleared, Norris was in second and Russell faced a difficult fight for third with Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton for third.
The seven-time champion remained in third the rest of the way to secure his best finish of 2024 so far. He had yet to put himself onto the podium, his fourth-place showing in Montreal the closest he had come. Dating back to last season, Hamilton's podium drought lasted for 13 races.
The Austrian Grand Prix is the next stop on the F1 calendar. The first practice at Red Bull Ring gets started Friday before qualifying follows on Saturday.
Verstappen is the winner in four of the last six trips to Spielberg, so he may well solidify his position atop the drivers' standings in one week's time.
Video: Nate Cicero Involved in Scary Crash into Wall at IMSA Mustang Challenge
Jun 21, 2024
WATKINS GLEN, NY - AUGUST 05: Safety crew members stand on pit road during a flyover before the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GoBowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 5, 2018 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
Cicero's throttle got stuck, leading to his car skidding onto the grass and then flipping over after hitting the wall. Thankfully, Cicero walked away on his own power.
The car landed right side up leaning on the wall, and Cicero emerged from the vehicle soon afterward.
Cicero was the driver of the No. 82 car for McCumbee McAleer Racing.
A statement from Ford Performance to Fred Smith of Road & Track read as follows.
"It is too early to speculate on the cause of the accident that occurred during the Mustang Challenge Race at Watkins Glen to the #82 Ford Mustang Dark Horse R. The Ford Performance team will be working with MMR Motorsport team to understand more."
Cicero is an accomplished young driver. Per Kameron Duncan of The Spun, he "competes in various disciplines within IMSA, driving Mazdas, Fords and other vehicles" and started on karts during his younger days.
Cicero notably won the second Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup race at Daytona Speedway back in January.
Lewis Hamilton to Be Featured in Camila Cabello's 'Dade County Dreaming' Music Video
Jun 18, 2024
MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JUNE 09: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes waves to the crowd on the drivers parade prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 09, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
Formula 1 Racing star Lewis Hamilton is continuing to explore opportunities in the entertainment world.
Pop star Camila Cabello revealed a preview of her upcoming music video for her song "Dade County Dreaming" and announced that Hamilton will be making a cameo. In the preview, the seven-time F1 champion can be seen driving a Mercedes convertible with Cabello in the passenger's seat as they sped down I-95 toward Miami Beach.
Hamilton's music video debut is his latest endeavor off the racetrack. He's also a producer and consultant for an upcoming F1 film that stars Brad Pitt and Damson Idris. The film is scheduled to be released in June 2025.
The 39-year-old also recently appeared on Hot Ones and told some fun stories, including instances where fans would challenge him to a race.
Hamilton isn't letting his entertainment opportunities stop him from competing, as he is set to race in the Spanish Grand Prix this Sunday.
