Lando Norris says he will “lose respect” for Max Verstappen if the Dutchman maintains he did nothing wrong in their controversial clash in Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix.After a knife-edge battle for several laps, Norris and Verstappen finally came to blows on lap 64 of the Red Bull Ring race,Continue Reading
The Porsche driver decisively took the lead of the race at the start of lap 21 following a brief safety car to retrieve debris and managed his remaining energy over the remaining six laps.Da Costa had to withstand late pressure from Robin Frijns, who had battled back into second placeContinue Reading
Jean-Eric Vergne claimed his third pole position of the season and a new outright Formula E record ahead of the Portland E-Prix, beating Antonio Felix da Costa by just 0.025s.The DS Penske driver produced a 1m08.779s having been just fractionally faster in the first and third sectors at the PortlandContinue Reading
Kalle Rovanpera says it will take time to realise the enormity of his latest World Rally Championship victory in Poland as a last-minute replacement with limited preparation.Toyota’s reigning world champion was drafted in to replace Sebastien Ogier for the gravel rally after the eight-time world champion escaped serious injury inContinue Reading
Red Bull’s failure to warn Max Verstappen that Lando Norris faced a track limits investigation might have avoided their late 2024 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix crash, reckons Helmut Marko.Verstappen and Norris collided in the closing stages of Sunday’s race at the Red Bull Ring, after the McLaren driver hadContinue Reading
Austrian Grand Prix winner George Russell reckoned he “almost crashed” when Mercedes boss Toto Wolff told him he could win over his team radio, en route to securing his second Formula 1 victory.Russell capitalised on the raging lead battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, which boiled over with sevenContinue Reading
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella believes Max Verstappen’s collision with Lando Norris in the Austrian Grand Prix was a result of his 2021 clashes with Lewis Hamilton not being properly punished.Verstappen and Norris crashed late in the race at the Red Bull Ring when the former moved acrossContinue Reading
Marc Marquez was only 0.01 bar outside of MotoGP’s minimum tyre pressure rule for one lap of the Dutch Grand Prix and feels contact with Enea Bastianini was to blame.The Gresini Ducati rider finished fourth in Sunday’s 26-lap grand prix at Assen, but was later demoted to 10th after beingContinue Reading
Max Verstappen denies he was “aggressive” towards Lando Norris in their 2024 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix crash and that he was moving under braking throughout their battle.The pair collided as the final laps of the main event at the Red Bull Ring kicked off, with Verstappen penalised for movingContinue Reading
MotoGP standings leader Jorge Martin feels his Dutch Grand Prix grid penalty had no impact on his ability to fight for victory, noting he had ‘no chance to be first’.The Pramac Ducati rider struggled for feeling on his GP24 in Friday practice and admitted then that he was surprised heContinue Reading