McLaren “paid the price” of set-up trade-off in wet Belgian GP qualifying
McLaren says it was willing the “pay the price” in a wet Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix qualifying session by banking on a set-up optimised for a dry race tomorrow.Off the back of its 1-2 result in Hungary, McLaren looked strong again in dry Friday practice at Spa-Francorchamps, but inContinue Reading
Hamilton: New tyre offset cost shot of Belgian GP front row
Lewis Hamilton reckons a front-row start would have been on the cards for Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix if he had not been on a tyre offset against his rivals.The Briton knew that the wet weather that impacted qualifying offered him and his Mercedes team a better chance of gettingContinue Reading
Verstappen: Red Bull needs luck to beat McLaren in Belgian GP
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen reckons he needs “a bit of luck” to challenge McLaren for 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix victory, despite the orange cars starting down in fourth and fifth.For the third year in a row, Verstappen topped GP qualifying at Spa, but will drop down the gridContinue Reading
BTCC Croft: Turkington takes pole over Cammish
Colin Turkington came good at the right moment to claim pole position for the British Touring Car Championship round at Croft.After a disastrous previous event at Oulton Park, the Northern Irish four-time champion arrived at the North Yorkshire venue down in sixth in the points, but as a result ofContinue Reading
F1 team-mates’ qualifying battles: Belgian GP
After every F1 qualifying session, Autosport publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this willContinue Reading
F1 Belgian GP qualifying results: Leclerc inherits pole from Verstappen
Max Verstappen set the fastest time in qualifying for Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix, but will start 11th due to a grid penalty that elevates Charles Leclerc to pole position.Ferrari’s Leclerc will be joined on the front row by Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, while Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes set the third fastestContinue Reading
F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen dominates qualifying but grid drop leaves Leclerc on pole
Max Verstappen bounced back from his tricky Hungary weekend to top qualifying for Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix, where Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc made a surprise late leap to second to inherit pole.Verstappen, who felt “everything worked well” in a damp Spa qualifying that he dominated, topped the pole shootout butContinue Reading
Ferrari rules out IMSA entry with Le Mans Hypercar in 2025
Ferrari has ruled out an expansion of its 499P Le Mans Hypercar programme into the IMSA SportsCar Championship for next year.The Italian manufacturer has outlined a plan for 2025 that does not involve the North American series for which the 499P is eligible in the GTP class and instead callsContinue Reading
F2 Belgium: Rain stops play as sprint race postponed
The F2 sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix has been postponed due to extreme levels of rainfall at Spa Francorchamps.As was the case for the F3 sprint race at Silverstone which was also postponed due to rain, there is a chance that the 18 laps could be run followingContinue Reading