BTCC Oulton Park: Rowbottom beats Ingram to top practice
Dan Rowbottom snatched the fastest time away from Tom Ingram as the British Touring Car Championship prepared for battle for its latest round at Oulton Park.The Midlander was on form in both sessions, whisking his NAPA Racing-liveried Alliance Ford Focus ST to second fastest time in FP1, and then edgingContinue Reading
Sauber: Audi’s 2026 focus not affecting current F1 team’s struggles
Sauber has refuted that its current lack of performance is related to its new owner Audi focusing most of its efforts on Formula 1’s 2026 regulations.The team is the only one yet to score points after nine races, being hamstrung by pitstop and other reliability issues at the start ofContinue Reading
Four drivers investigated after F1 Spanish GP practice collisions
Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll, Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris are all under investigation by Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix stewards following two bizarre separate collisions in final practice.With the last running before qualifying critical for drivers to nail their set-up and tyre preparation ahead of the battle for grid positions,Continue Reading
F1 Spanish GP: Sainz leads Norris, Leclerc in FP3
Carlos Sainz closed out Formula 1 free practice at the Spanish Grand Prix with the best time in FP3, ahead of Lando Norris by 0.03o seconds.Sainz managed to beat Norris’ soft-tyre benchmark in the final flurry of qualifying simulations, doing what the Mercedes duo and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc couldContinue Reading
Fire breaks out in McLaren F1 motorhome in Barcelona
McLaren’s Formula 1 motorhome at the Spanish Grand Prix had to be evacuated on Saturday morning as emergency services were called following a suspected fire above the kitchen.Ahead of the final free practice session for this weekend’s race in Barcelona, a host of safety personnel rushed through the paddock toContinue Reading
F3 Spain: Boya takes advantage of Trident implosion for maiden win
Mari Boya topped the F3 podium for the first time, securing only his second career top-three finish in a relatively straightforward affair for the Campos driver after early contact between Santiago Ramos and Sami Meguetounif cleared the path for the Spaniard.Alex Dunne (MP Motorsport) and Oliver Goethe (Campos) joined himContinue Reading
Verstappen’s skinny Red Bull wing clouds F1 Spanish GP picture
Max Verstappen’s rivals are adamant Formula 1 is set for a Canada-style multi-team battle at the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix, but a key set-up change is set to boost the Red Bull driver.FP2 at Barcelona ended with the top three drivers – Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes, Ferrari driver and homeContinue Reading
Red Bull’s Barcelona F1 upgrades are bigger than it claims
Red Bull has been at pains to play down the extent of modifications made to its Formula 1 car for the Spanish Grand Prix aimed at improving cooling.Indeed, after the first day of running at Barcelona on Friday, world champion Max Verstappen said that the various tweaks were almost irrelevantContinue Reading
FIA has no plans to intervene in F1’s latest flexi-wing intrigue
The FIA sees no need to intervene in Formula 1’s latest flexi-wing intrigue, Autosport has learned, despite teams openly admitting they need to push the boundaries to be competitive.A recent shift of front wing design direction from Mercedes – which has seen its front wing adopt a greater degree of flexibilityContinue Reading
Vips working on IndyCar return for this year
Juri Vips has provided an update regarding an opportunity to return to the grid of the IndyCar Series in a fourth entry for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL).The Estonian contested two races at the end of 2023 in RLL’s #30 Honda, which began the year with Jack Harvey before Conor Daly madeContinue Reading