Why McLaren won’t gamble with F1 Imola GP strategy in Verstappen fight
The Woking-based team has emerged as Red Bull’s closest challenger at Imola, with its pace suggesting that it had the potential to grab pole position.Despite its speed, its chances against Verstappen for the win have been weakened by Piastri’s three-place grid penalty that moves him down to fifth spot, butContinue Reading
Supercars Perth: Waters wins as penalty costs Mostert the double
When the Walkinshaw Andretti United’s crew released Mostert from the pitlane after a tyre change, he drove into the path of Tickford’s Thomas Randle, forcing him to hit the brakes.A resulting five-second penalty left Mostert to try to build a lead over fellow Ford Mustang driver Waters, but a marginContinue Reading
F2 Imola: Hadjar holds off Bortoleto for victory after costly Bearman pit drama
Hadjar put on a masterful defensive display to fend off polesitter Bortoleto in a race where the main drama was restricted to the pitlane.A poor start for Bortoleto had seen the Brazilian – who was sporting an eye-catching Ayrton Senna tribute helmet – drop to fourth, with Hadjar promoted toContinue Reading
Supercars Perth: Waters wins as penalty costs Mostert
When the Walkinshaw Andretti United’s crew released Mostert from the pitlane after a tyre change, he drove into the path of Tickford’s Thomas Randle, forcing him to hit the brakes.A resulting five-second time penalty left Mostert to try to build a lead over fellow Ford Mustang driver Waters, but aContinue Reading
“Major changes” unlikely to MotoGP’s feeder classes under 2027 rules overhaul
Earlier this month MotoGP announced the framework for its 2027 technical regulations overhaul, headlined by a switch from 1000cc engines to 850cc and a reduction in aerodynamics.Changes to the technical regulations for the Moto2 and Moto3 feeder classes, however, are not on the cards in the coming years according toContinue Reading
The F1 driver market dominoes about to fall
As F1 gathered for the start of the European season in Imola this weekend, the return of the traditional motorhomes in the paddock triggered a series of secret meetings aimed at finalising the 2025 line-ups.And as eagle-eyed observers spotted some of these gatherings – including a Valtteri Bottas chat withContinue Reading
Round 2: Autopolis Highlights
Tadasuke Makino finally ended his Super Formula victory drought with a dominant drive in the second round of the season at Autopolis. Dandelion Racing driver Makino leapt from second on the grid into an early lead, as poleman Ayumu Iwasa slipped to third place behind Naoki Yamamoto. That allowed MakinoContinue Reading
Super Formula Autopolis: Makino finally claims maiden series victory
Dandelion Racing driver Makino leapt from second on the grid into an early lead, as poleman Ayumu Iwasa slipped to third place behind Naoki Yamamoto.That allowed Makino to build a crucial buffer out front as Nakajima Racing’s three-time champion Yamamoto kept the faster Mugen machine of Iwasa bottled up.Yamamoto wasContinue Reading
F3 Imola: Meguetounif charges to maiden win, Fornaroli takes outright points lead
The Frenchman had started the F3 feature race third, behind his Trident team-mates Leonardo Fornaroli and polesitter Santiago Ramos.After initially dropping out of the podium positions when sprint race winner Oliver Goethe made his way from seventh to first in a handful of laps, Meguetounif maintained his composure and slowlyContinue Reading
Indy 500: Penske stays on top, heroic VeeKay rebounds from crash
Power was the ninth of 34 drivers to go out on track vying to make the field of 33 and began his march with an electrifying 234.030mph opening lap.By the time he completed all four of his laps around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he rolled to an average speedContinue Reading