F1 Azerbaijan GP: Piastri beats Leclerc after thrilling Baku battle
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took a superb second career win in Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix after first passing and then holding off polesitter Charles Leclerc.Mercedes’ George Russell joined them on the podium after a dramatic late crash between Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz.Leclerc had taken his fourth consecutive Baku poleContinue Reading
Kobayashi takes blame for Porsche clash as Toyota exits WEC drivers’ title race
Kamui Kobayashi has accepted blame for the clash with Porsche’s Matt Campbell at the Fuji 6 Hours that effectively removed Toyota from contention in the World Endurance Championship drivers’ title race.The Japanese told Autosport after the penultimate round of the 2024 WEC on Sunday that “the penalty came to me,Continue Reading
Schumacher: Alpine Fuji podium comes after starting weekend with “worst car”
Mick Schumacher has hailed Alpine for improving a car that he felt was at its “worst” this year in order to clinch a maiden podium in the World Endurance Championship at Fuji.During an impressive final stint, Schumacher snatched third place in the #36 Alpine A424 LMDh he shares with NicolasContinue Reading
Marko hints at post-Singapore target for second RB 2025 driver reveal
Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko says that the RB line-up will be revealed after next week’s Singapore Grand Prix as the team is yet to announce Yuki Tsunoda’s team-mate for 2025.Tsunoda was confirmed for a fifth season with the team formerly known as AlphaTauri earlier this year, but it remainsContinue Reading
F1 penalty points system set for winter review after Magnussen ban
The future of Formula 1’s penalty points system is set for a winter discussion between the championship’s stakeholders, which could lead to its alteration after Kevin Magnussen’s 2024 Baku ban.The system of drivers being suspended for a race if they hit a 12-point limit has been a key focus pointContinue Reading
Supercars Sundown 500: Brown and Pye seal victory after late contact
Will Brown and Scott Pye led a dominant one-two result for the Triple Eight Chevrolet Camaros at the Sandown 500 in Melbourne.Not even late-race contact between Brown and Broc Feeney or a sprint to the flag after a late safety car could derail the dominant result, though it did leadContinue Reading
F2 Azerbaijan: Verschoor wins after massive start crash delay
Richard Verschoor took his fourth F2 race victory by topping the order of the Azerbaijan feature race, following a massive startline crash.The Dutchman started from pole position but his nerves were tested after being forced to wait half an hour for a restart after a hefty crash involving Pepe MartiContinue Reading
WEC Fuji: Porsche extends points lead with win, disaster for Toyota
Porsche claimed victory in the penultimate round of the World Endurance Championship at Fuji to close in on the 2024 drivers’ title.Laurens Vanthoor, Andre Lotterer and Kevin Estre scored the first win for the #6 Porsche 963 LMDh since the season-opener in Qatar to extend their championship lead to 27Continue Reading
Hamilton and Ocon set for Azerbaijan GP pitlane starts
Lewis Hamilton will start Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the pitlane after Mercedes chose to change several components of his power unit.Hamilton, who had qualified in seventh place, has now taken his fifth engine of the season, one more than the permitted allocation, as Mercedes has also swapped theContinue Reading
Mercedes rues Albon’s fan issue, not floor change, for poor Baku F1 qualifying
Toto Wolff claimed his drivers’ tyre preparation getting compromised by Alex Albon’s fan-addled Williams explained Mercedes’ poor 2024 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying, with its latest floor changes not blamed.After George Russell had led FP3 in Baku and Lewis Hamilton had been second and third in the two opening practiceContinue Reading