“Angry” Acosta says Barcelona MotoGP podium “put in the bin” by bike issue
The Tech3 GasGas rider – who turned 20 over the Barcelona weekend – scored a second sprint podium of the season on Saturday and was in the rostrum hunt again in the grand prix.Acosta was running in second behind Pramac’s Jorge Martin when he crashed at Turn 10 on lapContinue Reading
Larson keen for Indy 500 return, “upset with myself” after speeding penalty
After waiting out a four-hour rain delay, the 2021 NASCAR Cup champion finished 18th on his first IndyCar appearance with Arrow McLaren before heading to Charlotte in an effort to contest the Coca-Cola 600 Cup race.But his efforts to finish the 600-mile Cup race as part of the second leg ofContinue Reading
Why Zhou was Sainz’s Monaco GP podium saviour
Sainz controversially benefitted from being allowed to take his original third place on the grid for the Monaco restart after its early red flag, with Zhou’s role central to how things played out.The Ferrari driver’s race had initially appeared to be over just a few seconds after the start whenContinue Reading
Audi squad perplexed that Preining escaped with Lausitzring DTM warning
Van der Linde had moved into the lead of Sunday’s DTM race thanks to a brilliant overcut strategy executed by Abt Sportsline, jumping both team-mate Ricardo Feller and Manthey EMA driver Preining.But the South African was still trying to get heat into his new Pirelli tyres on lap 19 of 42Continue Reading
What was behind F1’s “slower than F2” Monaco GP tactical pace
With overtaking near-impossible in Sunday’s race, and all cars getting their required tyre change in under the opening lap red flag, the only hope for some drivers to put real pressure on the car in front was to hope the required 19-second pitstop gap would open up behind them. ThatContinue Reading
Video: Leclerc finally breaks the curse at the F1 Monaco GP
With all drivers able to take a free pitstop under the early red flag, it meant a race of tyre preservation with track position king on the streets of Monaco, and Leclerc held his nerve to take an emotional victory after a series of cruel near-misses at his home race.MeanwhileContinue Reading
10 things we learned at the 2024 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix
An emotional retirement announcement, a chaotic sprint race and defiant comebacks were the main talking points from the 2024 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix.Ahead of the sixth round of the season, veteran rider Aleix Espargaro announced to the world that he would be calling time on his MotoGP career at theContinue Reading
DS Penske continues to progress in Shanghai
After his pole position on Saturday, Vergne woke up with a strong desire to repeat the feat. For Vandoorne, who had also qualified for the quarter-finals the day before, and who also had a race full of contacts in the pack, the objective of showing himself was also very clear.InContinue Reading
Perez closing on Red Bull F1 contract extension
The Mexican driver struggled for pace through the Monte Carlo event, qualifying down in 18th before moving up two places thanks to the exclusion of the Haas cars.But his race ended on lap one with a high-speed accident after he clashed with Kevin Magnussen and was pitched at full speedContinue Reading
Alonso mistakenly believed he finished 10th in F1 Monaco GP
The Aston Martin driver spent much of the race playing the team game in building up a gap for Lance Stroll, which the Canadian could use to ditch his medium tyres and preserve his position.Alonso’s understanding was that this was for the final point and, when Stroll picked up aContinue Reading