2024 F1 Austrian GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole
Verstappen will start ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Mercedes’ George Russell after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.Austrian Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Norris Cla Nº Driver Car /Continue Reading
Marquez explains Assen MotoGP sprint crash he ‘should have avoided’
Marc Marquez says he is “upset” with himself after crashing out of the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix sprint race as it’s the kind of incident “you need to avoid”.The Gresini Ducati rider started from seventh in Saturday’s 13-lap Assen sprint after crashing out late on in qualifying, but was runningContinue Reading
MotoGP Dutch GP: Bagnaia takes dominant sprint win, Marquez crashes
MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia dominated the Dutch Grand Prix sprint to narrow Jorge Martin’s points lead in the standings, as Marc Marquez crashed out.Having topped both practice sessions on a Friday for the first time in his MotoGP career and taken pole with a lap record, Bagnaia led fromContinue Reading
F2 Austria: Bearman secures sprint win to end Prema’s dry spell
Oliver Bearman scored his first Formula 2 victory since last year’s Monza feature in the Red Bull Ring sprint race, the Prema driver convincingly leading all 28 laps.Having pulled clear of DRS range in the early stages, Ferrari junior Bearman successfully managed the gap at the front to win byContinue Reading
Verstappen says latest Red Bull row “could have been avoided”
Max Verstappen says the latest row between his father Jos and Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner was unnecessary. Jos Verstappen had accused Horner of blocking his appearance in a parade before the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.While the F1 team says it did not try to stop himContinue Reading
Ben Hunt: The background to Red Bull’s latest F1 rift
This weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring was supposed to be a celebration of the Red Bull team’s 20th year in Formula 1.Billed as a pageantry of the energy drink’s success, involving plenty of PR – including the use of a 180mph super-drone developed by Red BullContinue Reading
Norris “left the door open like an amateur” in Verstappen sprint defeat
Lando Norris reckons he “left the door open like an amateur” in allowing Max Verstappen to repass on the Dutchman’s way to winning the Austrian Grand Prix’s Formula 1 sprint race.The McLaren driver attacked Verstappen on lap five of the 23-lap contest, having been able to stay in DRS rangeContinue Reading
F1 Austrian GP: Verstappen wins “exciting battles” sprint race over duelling McLarens
Max Verstappen won the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix sprint race after fending off an intense early attack from McLaren Formula 1 team-mates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.After the contest had been shortened to 23 laps as an extra formation lap was required to to photographers standing behind the barriers atContinue Reading
WRC Poland: Super sub Rovanpera snatches lead, 2.7s covers top three
World rally champion Kalle Rovanpera produced a stunning effort to lead Rally Poland by 0.1s from Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans as the top three were covered by 2.7s on Saturday morning.Despite his limited and rushed preparation for the event, Rovanpera showed his class to overhaul overnight leader Hyundai’s Andreas MikkelsenContinue Reading