F2 Austria: Bearman secures sprint win to end Prema’s dry spell
Oliver Bearman scored his first Formula 2 victory since last year’s Monza feature in the Red Bull Ring sprint race, the Prema driver convincingly leading all 28 laps.Having pulled clear of DRS range in the early stages, Ferrari junior Bearman successfully managed the gap at the front to win byContinue Reading
Verstappen says latest Red Bull row “could have been avoided”
Max Verstappen says the latest row between his father Jos and Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner was unnecessary. Jos Verstappen had accused Horner of blocking his appearance in a parade before the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.While the F1 team says it did not try to stop himContinue Reading
Ben Hunt: The background to Red Bull’s latest F1 rift
This weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring was supposed to be a celebration of the Red Bull team’s 20th year in Formula 1.Billed as a pageantry of the energy drink’s success, involving plenty of PR – including the use of a 180mph super-drone developed by Red BullContinue Reading
Norris “left the door open like an amateur” in Verstappen sprint defeat
Lando Norris reckons he “left the door open like an amateur” in allowing Max Verstappen to repass on the Dutchman’s way to winning the Austrian Grand Prix’s Formula 1 sprint race.The McLaren driver attacked Verstappen on lap five of the 23-lap contest, having been able to stay in DRS rangeContinue Reading
F1 Austrian GP: Verstappen wins “exciting battles” sprint race over duelling McLarens
Max Verstappen won the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix sprint race after fending off an intense early attack from McLaren Formula 1 team-mates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.After the contest had been shortened to 23 laps as an extra formation lap was required to to photographers standing behind the barriers atContinue Reading
WRC Poland: Super sub Rovanpera snatches lead, 2.7s covers top three
World rally champion Kalle Rovanpera produced a stunning effort to lead Rally Poland by 0.1s from Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans as the top three were covered by 2.7s on Saturday morning.Despite his limited and rushed preparation for the event, Rovanpera showed his class to overhaul overnight leader Hyundai’s Andreas MikkelsenContinue Reading
WRC Poland: Super sub Rovanpera snatches lead, 2.2s covers top three
World rally champion Kalle Rovanpera produced a stunning effort to lead Rally Poland by 0.1s from Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans as the top three were covered by 2.2s on Saturday morning.Despite his limited and rushed preparation for the event, Rovanpera showed his class to overhaul overnight leader Hyundai’s Andreas MikkelsenContinue Reading
MotoGP Dutch GP: Bagnaia smashes lap record to take pole, Marquez crashes
World champion Francesco Bagnaia headed Jorge Martin in a tight pole battle at the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix, as a late crash for Marc Marquez left him seventh.Bagnaia and standings leader Martin traded all-time Assen lap records at the start of the Q2 session, before the former smashed it withContinue Reading
ORLEN 80th Rally Poland Friday Afternoon Highlights
It’s tight at the top following Friday action in Poland. SourceContinue Reading
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