MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix after impeding Raul Fernandez in qualifying.Pramac Ducati rider Martin qualified second on the grid at Assen and stayed there in Saturday’s 13-lap sprint, losing out to title rival Francesco Bagnaia.A numberContinue Reading
Max Verstappen’s advantage in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying was a “reality check for everyone”, admitted McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.After what looked like a finely poised weekend between Verstappen and the two McLarens, coming off the back of a competitive run of races where both cars looked fairly equal, Verstappen ran outContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz thinks Ferrari’s recent challenges in Formula 1 could be a consequence of its latest upgrade package triggering problems in high-speed corners.The Maranello-based outfit has endured two difficult weekends on the trot, where it has found itself behind Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes.And although the Spaniard managed to secureContinue Reading
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has slammed his track limits penalty in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying as “embarrassing” for Formula 1.Piastri set the third quickest time in qualifying for Sunday’s main race at the Red Bull Ring with his final lap in Q3, but lost it for running fractionally too wide atContinue Reading
Antonio Felix da Costa topped the second Formula E practice session ahead of the Portland E-Prix double-header this weekend, which was disrupted by a red flag after Sacha Fenestraz crashed.Da Costa posted a 1m08.787s that left him quickest, with the Porsche driver entering the American event having won two racesContinue Reading
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen dominated qualifying for Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix – finishing 0.4s clear of McLaren driver Lando Norris with George Russell third for Mercedes.But the Red Bull driver faces a post-qualifying investigation for possibly driving too slowly through the pitlane exit at the Red Bull RingContinue Reading
Verstappen will start ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Mercedes’ George Russell after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.Austrian Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Norris Cla Nº Driver Car /Continue Reading
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
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