Bastianini admits he deliberately ignored penalty orders in Catalan GP
The factory Ducati rider was battling with Gresini’s Alex Marquez at the outer reaches of the top 10 in Sunday’s 24-lap Catalan GP when he was forced wide at Turn 1.Bastianini ran through the run-off area at Turns 1-2, with riders meant to demonstrate that they have lost at leastContinue Reading
Verstappen: F1 Monaco GP was not really racing
The Red Bull driver started and finished in sixth place, as the whole of the top 10 remained unchanged, in a race starved of action after the opening-lap red flag caused by Sergio Perez’s clash with the two Haas drivers, which enabled all the remaining drivers to swap tyres andContinue Reading
Gasly: Ocon has to change after “unnecessary” crash at F1 Monaco GP
Alpine had its best qualifying result of the season in the principality, with Gasly and Ocon qualifying 10th and 11th respectively on a track where overtaking is notoriously difficult.Carlos Sainz’s puncture at the start promoted the blue-and-pink cars to ninth and 10th, but Ocon went on to dive down theContinue Reading
Wolff: Mercedes got Hamilton undercut messaging “completely wrong” in F1 Monaco GP
Verstappen ultimately finished sixth, one place ahead of Hamilton, in a race determined by tyre management as the top 10 on the grid remained in the same order.With both drivers attempting to eke out the medium tyres they had switched to under a red flag on the opening lap, MercedesContinue Reading
BTCC Snetterton: Huff charges from 14th to win
On a damp-but-drying track, Huff had soft slick tyres fitted to his Speedworks Motorsport-run Toyota Gazoo Racing GB Corolla GR Sport, but so did the sister LKQ Toyotas of Aiden Moffat, who was on the front row of the reversed grid, and Josh Cook, who lined up seventh.The only driversContinue Reading
BTCC Snetterton: Huff wins from 14th after slick tyre gamble
On a damp but drying track, Huff had soft slick tyres fitted to his Speedworks Motorsport-run Toyota Gazoo Racing GB Corolla GR Sport, but so did the sister LKQ Toyotas of Aiden Moffat, who was on the front row of the reversed grid, and Josh Cook, who lined up seventh.TheContinue Reading
Leclerc struggled to see through tears on way to Monaco GP win
The Monegasque led every lap of this year’s edition of the Monte Carlo race, ending a long quest for a home win – a venue he had never previously scored a podium finish at among much-documented ill fortune.Recounting the final laps of the race, after ending a period of heavyContinue Reading
Pearn: “So many” NASCAR Cup drivers could pull off Indy-Charlotte Double
Only a handful of drivers have stepped up to the daunting task of trying to complete 1,100 miles as part of ‘The Double’ on Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, but Cole Pearn has tabbed others that could be successful.This year features Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, setContinue Reading
Our writers rate the 2024 F1 Monaco Grand Prix
But, overall, the eighth round of the season did not provide much of a show, with the top 10 at the chequered flag in the same order they had qualified.Our writers give their verdict on the race.The gaps gambles enlivened things marginally: 1/10 – Alex KalinauckasAs this is a race-onlyContinue Reading
Perez surprised Magnussen not penalised for F1 Monaco GP first-lap shunt
The Mexican sustained a heavy crash after contact with the Haas driver at Beau Rivage, as Magnussen attempted to thread his car down the inside and found himself rapidly running out of space.This threw Perez into the barrier with considerable damage to his car, exacerbated when he clipped Nico HulkenbergContinue Reading