Norris rues “silly” and “stupid” mistakes to lose out to Verstappen in Belgian GP
Lando Norris is targeting a 2024 Formula 1 summer break “reset” after “stupid” early errors prevented him from finishing higher than sixth in the Belgian Grand Prix.The McLaren driver had started fourth and was expected to challenge for victory in the race eventually won by Mercedes’ George Russell in aContinue Reading
The factors enabling Russell’s shock Belgian GP winning strategy
Lower-than-expected tyre degradation and a no-lose strategy scenario triggered the Mercedes call to commit George Russell to his winning one-stop in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix.The Mercedes driver had been stuck in the pack in the early stages of the race, as the frontrunners circulated together in DRS trains.But asContinue Reading
BTCC Croft: Cook wins after stunning pass on Huff
Josh Cook took victory in the second race of the British Touring Car Championship round at Croft after a stunning pass on the sister Toyota of Rob Huff.Huff, the World Touring Car champion in 2012, and stablemate Cook started their Speedworks Motorsport-run Corolla GR Sports from seventh and eighth onContinue Reading
F1 Belgian GP results: Russell pips Hamilton in Mercedes 1-2
Russell, who pulled off a majestic one-stop strategy to his rivals’ two-stoppers, beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.2024 F1 Belgian Grand Prix results Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Laps Time 1 63George RussellMercedes44– 2 44Lewis …Keep reading SourceContinue Reading
F1 Belgian GP: Russell long-game strategy snatches win from Hamilton in Mercedes 1-2
George Russell beat Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1’s 2024 Belgian Grand Prix that the seven-time champion had dominated, as Russell’s surprise one-stop strategy paid off, with Oscar Piastri third for McLaren.In a race made engaging from start to finish thanks to varying tyre strategy efforts, Max Verstappen recovered to fifthContinue Reading
BTCC Croft: King of Croft Turkington dominates in BMW
Colin Turkington cruised to his 70th career British Touring Car Championship race victory with a dominant lights-to-flag drive at Croft.The four-time champion started his West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330e M Sport from pole position, and got a good launch.Tom Ingram quickly got past front-row starter Dan Cammish on the opening lapContinue Reading
Williams says “odds in our favour” of landing Sainz F1 deal
Williams is increasingly hopeful it can convince Carlos Sainz to commit his Formula 1 future to the team, ahead of next week’s self-imposed deadline to sort out its 2025 line-up.The Grove-based outfit has made no secret of the fact that it wants Sainz to join its squad as future team-mateContinue Reading
Russell: Mercedes updates not behind Belgian GP difficulties
Mercedes suffers from an inherent weakness at Spa and a reversion to its previous-specification floor was not behind the team’s solid Belgian Grand Prix qualifying result, according to George Russell.Both Mercedes drivers appeared downbeat after Friday practice, having struggled with the W15 around the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, which preceded a decisionContinue Reading
How new Spa track surface has triggered unique F1 tyre headache
A partial resurfacing of the Formula 1 circuit at Spa-Francorchamps has triggered headaches for drivers and teams in working out how best to attack the Belgian Grand Prix.Work was completed last month on resurfacing 3.5km of the Spa circuit, which is around half its length, in three areas.These were fromContinue Reading
F2 Belgium: Hadjar tightens title grip with feature win as dramas cost Aron
Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar extended his Formula 2 championship lead with a dominant performance in the feature race at Spa-Francorchamps.After engaging in a thrilling battle with primary title rival Paul Aron (Hitech) in the early stages, Campos driver Hadjar recovered from a slow stop to press home his advantageContinue Reading