Verstappen: F1 Belgian GP pace showed Red Bull would’ve fought for win without penalty
Max Verstappen insists he and Red Bull could have been Formula 1 2024 Belgian Grand Prix victory contenders had he started from higher up the grid at Spa.Verstappen topped qualifying for the fourth year in a row in Belgium, but for the third successive race at the venue he hadContinue Reading
Belgian GP winner Russell faces disqualification as car found underweight
Belgian Grand Prix winner George Russell faces disqualification as his Mercedes Formula 1 car was found to be underweight after having its fuel drained in post-race checks.The Briton clinched a third F1 victory after switching strategies to a one-stopper, and held off a rapidly-chasing Lewis Hamilton for the lead untilContinue Reading
Leclerc: Ferrari’s fourth in F1 Belgian GP “worse than expected” because Mercedes quicker
Charles Leclerc feels Ferrari cannot be satisfied with his best result since his 2024 Monaco win, as his fourth in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix came adrift of the race-winning Mercedes cars.Ferrari started the season as Red Bull’s closest challenger but has since slipped behind McLaren and Mercedes after itsContinue Reading
Norris rues “silly” and “stupid” mistakes to lose out to Verstappen in Belgian GP
Lando Norris is targeting a 2024 Formula 1 summer break “reset” after “stupid” early errors prevented him from finishing higher than sixth in the Belgian Grand Prix.The McLaren driver had started fourth and was expected to challenge for victory in the race eventually won by Mercedes’ George Russell in aContinue Reading
The factors enabling Russell’s shock Belgian GP winning strategy
Lower-than-expected tyre degradation and a no-lose strategy scenario triggered the Mercedes call to commit George Russell to his winning one-stop in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix.The Mercedes driver had been stuck in the pack in the early stages of the race, as the frontrunners circulated together in DRS trains.But asContinue Reading
BTCC Croft: Cook wins after stunning pass on Huff
Josh Cook took victory in the second race of the British Touring Car Championship round at Croft after a stunning pass on the sister Toyota of Rob Huff.Huff, the World Touring Car champion in 2012, and stablemate Cook started their Speedworks Motorsport-run Corolla GR Sports from seventh and eighth onContinue Reading
F1 Belgian GP results: Russell pips Hamilton in Mercedes 1-2
Russell, who pulled off a majestic one-stop strategy to his rivals’ two-stoppers, beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.2024 F1 Belgian Grand Prix results Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Laps Time 1 63George RussellMercedes44– 2 44Lewis …Keep reading SourceContinue Reading
F1 Belgian GP: Russell long-game strategy snatches win from Hamilton in Mercedes 1-2
George Russell beat Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1’s 2024 Belgian Grand Prix that the seven-time champion had dominated, as Russell’s surprise one-stop strategy paid off, with Oscar Piastri third for McLaren.In a race made engaging from start to finish thanks to varying tyre strategy efforts, Max Verstappen recovered to fifthContinue Reading
BTCC Croft: King of Croft Turkington dominates in BMW
Colin Turkington cruised to his 70th career British Touring Car Championship race victory with a dominant lights-to-flag drive at Croft.The four-time champion started his West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330e M Sport from pole position, and got a good launch.Tom Ingram quickly got past front-row starter Dan Cammish on the opening lapContinue Reading
Williams says “odds in our favour” of landing Sainz F1 deal
Williams is increasingly hopeful it can convince Carlos Sainz to commit his Formula 1 future to the team, ahead of next week’s self-imposed deadline to sort out its 2025 line-up.The Grove-based outfit has made no secret of the fact that it wants Sainz to join its squad as future team-mateContinue Reading