The Austrian GP sprint qualifying mess that left Perez and Gasly stuck behind Ocon
Esteban Ocon’s Austrian Grand Prix sprint qualifying SQ3 out-lap driving left two of his rivals baffled after it appeared to thwart the chances of the chasing Sergio Perez and Pierre Gasly.While Ocon finished eighth in SQ3 – ahead of Gasly but behind Perez – all three drivers ended the session feelingContinue Reading
F3 Austria: Tsolov holds off Stenshorne for second win of the season
Nikola Tsolov has secured his second win of the Formula 3 campaign in the Austrian sprint race, holding off Martinius Stenshorne and Christian Mansell in a final-lap restart after a late safety car.Starting from pole, Stenshorne immediately surrendered the lead of the 21-lap race to Mansell after making a tardyContinue Reading
Is F1’s new track limits solution already changing driver attitudes?
Following a calamitous 2023 edition overshadowed by penalties and investigations, Formula 1’s latest track limits solution in Austria got off to a solid start.Last year the Red Bull Ring’s final two corners caused huge problems by featuring an all-tarmac run-off that didn’t punish drivers for going wide, with FIA raceContinue Reading
Marko urges end to Red Bull’s F1 internal squabbles
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says the Formula 1 team cannot risk its on-track fortunes being disrupted by needless spats like that between Jos Verstappen and Christian Horner.Fresh talk of an internal political battle within Red Bull erupted at the Austrian Grand Prix when Verstappen, the father of driverContinue Reading
Ex-IndyCar racer Wickens makes single-seater return in Formula E test
Robert Wickens says a return to “elite level” motorsport is the goal after driving a single-seater for the first time since his 2018 IndyCar crash which left him paralysed.The Canadian driver completed 11 laps at the wheel of Formula E’s Gen3 machine at the Portland International Raceway ahead of theContinue Reading
What GPS data tells us about McLaren’s chances of beating Verstappen
A scant 0.093 seconds separated Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in their Austrian Grand Prix sprint qualifying laps, as the two once again start on the front row.The duo were separated by less than two-tenths throughout their sole SQ3 laps, the gap only growing between them during the mid-corner phase,Continue Reading
NASCAR Trucks Nashville: Eckes leads every lap in dominant win
Eckes started third but had grabbed the lead by the exit of Turn 2 on the opening lap. He cruised to the Stage 1 win, earned the Stage 2 win thanks to a late caution and was never seriously challenged in the final 32 green-flag dash to the finish.Eckes easilyContinue Reading
M-Sport: Sesks’ top fight WRC debut one of the strongest in a while
Martins Sesks’ top-flight World Rally Championship debut at Rally Poland is “one of the strongest in a while” according to M-Sport team principal Richard Millener.Last year’s European Rally Championship runner-up has stepped up to rallying’s top Rally1 class with M-Sport as part of two-round deal, supported by the WRC, thatContinue Reading
How Collet went from Indy NXT test to shock Formula E debut for ill Rowland
Caio Collet believes making his Formula E debut at such short notice will be “a hard task” as he replaces Oliver Rowland at Nissan for the Portland E-Prix.The Brazilian has been drafted in to replace Rowland this weekend after the two-time Formula E race winner was declared ill ahead ofContinue Reading
Evans demands action as spectator controlling issues cancel Rally Poland stages
Elfyn Evans has led a call for action to be taken to address the spectator safety issues that have forced World Rally Championship organisers to cancel two Rally Poland stages.Spectators standing in dangerous places to watch the cars pass through the stages forced officials to act on safety grounds toContinue Reading