As if Friday and Saturday’s magnificent BRM Formula 1 75th anniversary demonstrations – topped by Rob Hall’s mesmeric helmet cam lap in a shrieking V16 Mk1 – was not enough, Andy Willis’ Historic Gold Cup victory in P48-7 was the icing on the cake, delighting American owner Charles McCabe onContinue Reading
Heavy rain in the morning triggered flashbacks of 2021 for many in the Spa-Francorchamps paddock. Back then, unrelenting rain in the Ardennes resulted in a “race” of just two laps behind the safety car. Four years on, a repeat of that scenario was avoided – but the race was farContinue Reading
In the 80-minute interregnum between FIA race control red-flagging proceedings in Belgium at the end of the formation lap behind the safety car and the race finally getting under way – albeit under neutralised conditions again – there was plenty of time for commentators and fans alike to tap theirContinue Reading
It’s well known that an often-brutal power struggle has been in raging behind the scenes at Red Bull for the past 18 months. But who was it who finally won out and pulled the plug on Christian Horner?Step forward Oliver Mintzlaff, one of the company’s three CEOs appointed as part ofContinue Reading
IndyCar dominator Alex Palou converted pole into a comfortable win at Laguna Seca to draw closer to his fourth title in the series.The Chip Ganassi driver was the class of the field again, leading 84 of 95 laps, surging past Nolan Siegel on an alternate strategy early and never lookedContinue Reading
As on the previous day, the day’s programme was punctuated by a practice session at 10:00 local time, followed by qualifying at 12:20 local time and the start of the race at 17:03 local time. However, track conditions were more favourable, with milder outside temperatures and a track cleaned byContinue Reading
Following the Belgian Grand Prix, it’s clear that Max Verstappen will be in the top three of the championship standings during the summer break.After the sprint weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, the Dutchman is on 185 points, while fourth-placed George Russell has 157 points to his name after a poor Mercedes showingContinue Reading
For all its orderly precision, drag racing retains a capacity for the occasional weird outcome. Round four of Motorsport UK’s British Drag Racing Championship produced a finish as strange as any. The Pro Mods were an extracurricular attraction at Santa Pod’s giant Volkswagen festival, Bug Jam 38, last weekend andContinue Reading
George Russell has revealed he is set to have a “big meeting” this week with Mercedes to try to understand its recent drop in performance in Formula 1.After making an early pass on Williams’ Alex Albon to take fifth place, Russell was unable to close the gap to Max VerstappenContinue Reading
It was just rightFernando Alonso: “We know that safety is priority, we even spoke about that on Friday, at the previous briefing. And I think at the beginning it was not raceable conditions with visibility, so I think the race started at the right time, to be honest.”Gabriel Bortoleto: “SafetyContinue Reading