Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has bemoaned the “total underperformance” of “everybody involved” after finishing qualifying for Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix fifth and 17th.George Russell endured a self-confessed “disaster” after failing to advance from Q1, a mistake at Turn 8 on his most crucial effort – at the sameContinue Reading
Richard Verschoor has been stripped of a Formula 2 sprint race victory for the second time this season after his Trident car failed scrutineering in Hungary.In a peculiar sprint race that saw drivers run a mix of hard and soft tyres, Verschoor had initially dropped behind the soft-shod Andrea KimiContinue Reading
Colton Herta beat Kyle Kirkwood and Penske’s Will Power in the second 45-minute IndyCar Series practice session around the Streets of Toronto.Herta set the early pace at 1m01.7519s, a time that was blown away by Power’s 1m01.0441s and then 1m00.8014s on primary tyres after 15 minutes. That was two-tenths aheadContinue Reading
Reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Cole Custer will return as a full-time competitor in the Cup Series next season with a squad run by Haas Formula 1 founder Gene Haas.Custer was introduced on Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the driver of the new Cup organisation fielded next season byContinue Reading
Ott Tanak has taken aim at World Rally Championship officials after being delayed when an inflatable arch blocked stage 14 at Rally Latvia.The Hyundai driver was angered by a bizarre incident during the Vecpils 12.64km when a promotional arch appeared to block the road and was subsequently collected by theContinue Reading
Formula 2 served up an Hungarian sprint race treat as drivers opted to use a mix of soft and hard tyres, but it was Richard Verschoor who mastered the madness.Starting from pole, Trident driver Verschoor ran the harder compound, a decision that was mirrored by fellow front-row incumbent Kush MainiContinue Reading
Mitch Evans claimed pole for this weekend’s first London E-Prix, reducing the points gap to Jaguar team-mate and Formula E championship leader Nick Cassidy, who will start down in 17th.Evans posted a 1m10.622s in the final duel against Envision’s Sebastien Buemi, which left him only 0.069s clear after setting aContinue Reading
Arrow McLaren has announced Theo Pourchaire will replace the injured Alexander Rossi for this weekend’s IndyCar Series round on the Streets of Toronto.Rossi broke his right thumb after clipping the Turn 8 tyre barrier in the closing stages of opening practice on Friday, ruling him out for the remainder ofContinue Reading
Sydney Motorsport Park has hosted a classic tortoise-and-hare Supercars battle, with Walkinshaw Andretti United’s Chaz Mostert taking his second win of the season on Saturday night.In the only Supercars event of the season to be run under artificial lighting Mostert, who started from third on the grid, caught the leaderContinue Reading
Aston Martin arrived at Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix with a substantial update that it hopes will cure some handling quirks that have hurt its form recently.A previous upgrade that was debuted at Imola delivered more downforce, but also made the car nervous on the edge, which was not idealContinue Reading