How NASCAR plans to keep cars from flipping at Daytona
Following some wind tunnel testing this week, NASCAR’s sanctioning body chose to introduce and mandate an air deflector above the right-side window for all Cup cars running this weekend at Daytona. It matches an existing ‘shark fin’ on the left-side of the car, designed to make the liftoff speed higher.Continue Reading
Albon disqualified from Dutch GP qualifying over technical infringement
Alex Albon has been thrown out of the Dutch Grand Prix qualifying results as the floor on his Williams was found not to be compliant with the FIA’s legality checks.The Anglo-Thai driver had enjoyed an impressive Saturday afternoon at Zandvoort, and had hurled his newly upgraded Williams into eighth inContinue Reading
Hamilton handed three-place grid penalty for F1’s Dutch GP
Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has received a three-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix after impeding Sergio Perez in qualifying.Red Bull driver Perez came up on Hamilton in Q2 through the slow right-hander of Turn 9, and while Hamilton remained on the outside on the corner, PerezContinue Reading
Zane Smith: “I’ve been put in a tough spot” with Trackhouse deal ending
“Obviously, I am disappointed that I’ve been put in a tough spot,” said Smith in a release on Saturday.”I am diligently exploring quality driving opportunities and hope to quickly wrap up my plans for next year. Meanwhile, kudos to our No. 71 Cup team. We’ve turned our year around thisContinue Reading
F1 Dutch Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more
Lando Norris will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix. Here’s how and when you can watch the race.The McLaren driver produced a storming lap to take pole position by 0.356s over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, with Oscar Piastri taking third place.George Russell’s late improvement pushedContinue Reading
Verstappen says “nothing wrong” with Wolff’s flirting
Max Verstappen has failed to put an end to speculation linking him with a switch to Mercedes – just 24 hours after boss Toto Wolff revealed he was still in discussions with the Red Bull driver’s management team over the summer.Wolff is close friends with Verstappen’s father Jos, and spokeContinue Reading
How Norris’ first sector laid the foundations in a commanding Dutch GP pole
A quarter of a second advantage in the first sector of the Zandvoort circuit laid the foundations for Lando Norris’ decisive Dutch Grand Prix pole, built upon by a solid final split.The final 0.356-second gap between Norris and Max Verstappen in qualifying was representative of a comparative gulf, given theContinue Reading
BTCC Donington Park: Cook takes first pole for over two years as he pips Turkington
Josh Cook achieved his first British Touring Car Championship pole position in over two years after just pipping Colin Turkington to top spot around Donington Park’s Grand Prix layout.The pole was Cook’s first since switching to a Speedworks-run Toyota Corolla for this season and he finished up just 0.071 secondsContinue Reading
Russell: Gap to Dutch GP pole “all down to tyres”
George Russell believes tyre overheating led to his half-second deficit to Dutch Grand Prix polesitter Lando Norris after being on the pace throughout Q1 and Q2.Russell and Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton are looking to build on winning three of the last four races, but as the F1 season resumed in ZandvoortContinue Reading
Leclerc: Ferrari’s gap to the front “too much” after poor Zandvoort qualifying
Charles Leclerc has declared his 0.909s gap to Lando Norris’s Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix pole lap time for McLaren was “too much” for Ferrari.The Scuderia, which has slipped behind Mercedes and McLaren in the battle to get on terms with Red Bull since Leclerc commandingly won at Monaco in May,Continue Reading