Ben Hunt: How Russell is stepping out of Hamilton’s shadow
George Russell’s delight at taking pole position at Silverstone was palpable. It was, of course, entirely understandable. Pole at his home race was obviously one to celebrate but it also comes as he is finally showing his full potential.Forced to cut his teeth in Formula 1 while fighting at theContinue Reading
Why Ferrari reverted to Imola-spec F1 upgrades at Silverstone
Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz had their Formula 1 cars dialled back to their Imola-spec parts as the Italian squad hoped to find an answer to its recent performance problems.The team had introduced two larger-scale upgrade packages this season: one at Imola, and the other at Barcelona, asContinue Reading
Supercars Townsville: Payne wins strategic Race 2 battle, Brown last
New Zealander Matt Payne used a three-stop strategy to place the Grove Racing Ford Mustang at the front of the field with 22 of the 88 laps remaining, to take his second career Supercars win, and first of the 2024 season.The 21-year-old was the first of the drivers to makeContinue Reading
An all-British one-two-three – F1 British Grand Prix Saturday Update
It was mixed conditions during qualifying at the 2024 British Grand Prix where we saw all three British Formula 1 drivers in the top three for the first time at Silverstone. Ben Hunt and Alex Kalinauckas break down all the action from on and off the track today. 00:00 QualifyingContinue Reading
Palou relishes maiden hybrid pole after “tight” IndyCar qualifying battle
Alex Palou’s adaptability to IndyCar’s hybrid era was on display Saturday at Mid-Ohio after leading all three rounds of knockout qualifying and claiming pole by 0.0024s over Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward.The 13-turn, 2.258-mile natural terrain road course has been this weekend’s playground for Palou, who earned his second consecutive poleContinue Reading
Three in Xfinity: Shane van Gisbergen claims Chicago Street Course win
Passing Jesse Love and Ty Gibbs on a late restart, Shane van Gisbergen takes the victory at Chicago for his third Xfinity Series win in 2024. SourceContinue Reading
Malukas continues “emotional rollercoaster” after qualifying third at Mid-Ohio
The comeback is in full swing for David Malukas after putting together a remarkable showing in knockout qualifying that ended with him starting third for Sunday’s IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.It was only the second qualifying outing of the year for the 22-year-old after an off-season wristContinue Reading
NASCAR Xfinity Chicago: Shane van Gisbergen rallies to impressive win
Van Gisbergen – who was involved in a wild back and forth battle with Kyle Larson for the lead early in the race – had to find his way back to the front of the field in the final stage while on a different pit strategy.He moved into third withContinue Reading
NASCAR’s EV prototype: How it differs from the Next Gen Cup car
The car isn’t likely to ever see actual competition, but it part of the “NASCAR Impact” initiative, which is the sanctioning body’s platform to advance sustainability in electrification. The series plans to reduce its own carbon footprint to zero across its core operations by 2035.John Probst, NASCAR’s senior vice president andContinue Reading
IndyCar Mid-Ohio: Palou takes pole by 0.002s for first-ever hybrid race
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou pipped Arrow McLaren rival Pato O’Ward to pole for the first race of IndyCar’s hybrid era at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.The reigning series champion pounded the freshly repaved 2.258-mile road course in 1m05.3511s to edge out O’Ward by 0.0024s.“It was huge,” Palou said. “I knewContinue Reading