Correa loses F2 podium in myriad of post-race penalties
Juan Manuel Correa (DAMS) has been stripped of his first F2 podium result since his involvement in the horrific 2019 crash at Spa Francorchamps after the stewards handed out a string of post-race time penalties for track limits offences.Drivers were sanctioned with five seconds added to their race time runningContinue Reading
Norris believes eight F1 drivers could win Spanish GP
Lando Norris reckons eight drivers have the potential to win Formula 1’s 2024 Spanish Grand Prix, after a close qualifying fight where he pipped Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to pole.McLaren driver Norris took his second F1 career pole with a 1m11.383s at the end of Q3 at Barcelona, which putContinue Reading
Russell explains F1 Spanish GP qualifying mix-up with Hamilton
George Russell has explained his frustration over team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s outlap in Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix qualifying, explaining both Mercedes drivers were angling for the same slipstream.On the first of two runs in the final Q3 shoot-out, Russell was behind Hamilton on their preparation laps as they were keptContinue Reading
NASCAR Cup NHMS: Qualifying rained out; Chase Elliott on pole
Persistent rain around the 1.058-mile track in Loudon, N.H., on Saturday forced the cancelation of Saturday’s qualifying session.The field for Sunday’s race was set by the NASCAR performance metric, which is based in large part on the driver’s most recent finishing position and his team’s rank in owner points.Elliott’s thirdContinue Reading
Sainz: Bouncing in high-speed corners has been “killing” Ferrari
Carlos Sainz thinks bouncing in the high-speed corners is what has derailed Ferrari’s prospects at Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.The Spaniard and team-mate Charles Leclerc had hoped to be in the fight for pole position at Barcelona but ended up on the third row as McLaren’s Lando Norris beat MaxContinue Reading
Why Leclerc and Stroll’s cynical Spain F1 practice fouls needed punishment
Lucky? A little bit. That Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll walked away from FP3 at Barcelona without receiving anything more than a reprimand for what can be charitably described as ‘avoidable contact’ left something of a sour taste in the mouth.The end of the final practice session at the CircuitContinue Reading
BTCC Oulton Park: Ingram overcomes hybrid reduction and beats Sutton to pole
Tom Ingram beat Ash Sutton to pole position for the first race of the British Touring Car Championship round at Oulton Park.The 2022 title winner and the four-time reigning champion defied the restrictions placed upon them by the hybrid-reduction regulations on a circuit where they were expected to have aContinue Reading
RB upgrades “encouraging” despite Spanish F1 qualifying disaster
Daniel Ricciardo has insisted RB’s Spanish Grand Prix performance with an upgraded car was “encouraging” despite both drivers missing out on Q2.The Faenza-based outfit had been on the up in recent races and added a number of updates, including a new floor, to the car at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.ButContinue Reading
F1 Spanish Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more
Lando Norris put in a last gasp effort to take pole position from Max Verstappen by 0.020s, with third to fifth – Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Charles Leclerc – covered by only 0.030s.Oscar Piastri had looked like he was in with a chance of joining his McLaren team-mate NorrisContinue Reading
F1 Spanish GP: Norris makes last-gasp swoop for pole over Verstappen
Lando Norris snatched pole position from championship leader Max Verstappen late on in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying, finding just 0.02s on his final flying lap to secure his second F1 pole.Verstappen looked set for his eighth pole of 2024 after setting a 1m11.673s on his first tour to make aContinue Reading