What F1 GPS data reveals about Piastri’s Monaco pole near-miss
Piastri ended up as Leclerc’s closest rival for pole in Monte-Carlo but fell 0.154s short as the home hero secured a third pole in four years at this famous street track.At the start of their respective best and final laps in Q3, the GPS data shows that Leclerc – inContinue Reading
Shanghai E-Prix: Da Costa wins, Cassidy extends points lead as Wehrlein non-scores
Da Costa was the dominant force in the weekend’s second race at the Shanghai International Circuit, leading the majority of proceedings to claim his third on-the-road win this season.With experience of the previous day to rely on, and with Sunday’s race one lap shorter, the pace was noticeably higher duringContinue Reading
Mercedes abandons legality trick front wing amid F1 upgrade push
The German manufacturer raised eyebrows at the start of the season when the front wing of its new W15 replaced its upper flap with a thin-strip of carbon fibre.With this strip hiding the rearward element of the wing element below, it ensured that the car fully complied with Article 3.9.1eContinue Reading
F3 Monaco: Mini claims championship lead with feature win over Mansell
Prema driver Mini moved to the top of the F3 standings for the first time this year with his first victory of 2024, surviving several interruptions by the safety car to become a record-breaking eighth different winner from as many races this season.The poleman made a slower getaway that second-placedContinue Reading
Shanghai E-Prix: McLaren’s Hughes beats Vandoorne to pole by 0.001s
The Briton found himself a tenth down on Vandoorne after the opening sector at the Shanghai International Circuit, with Formula E using a truncated layout of the grand prix layout.Hughes overturned the deficit into a gain of nearly half a tenth through the middle sector, but a quicker final sectorContinue Reading
NASCAR Coke 600: Ty Gibbs beats Byron to first career pole
After a brief delay for some light drizzle, Gibbs rocketed to top of the leaderboard in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying with an average lap speed of 183.953 mph – the fastest lap of the day.The pole is the first of Gibbs’ Cup career and will come in his 65thContinue Reading
The exclusive list of NASCAR Cup champions with Indy 500 starts
Only five NASCAR Cup Series drivers have ventured into the world of American open-wheel racing. Among that group, only five were or went on to be Cup champions. Kyle Larson will be the sixth when he takes the green flag in the 2024 Indianapolis 500.So, let’s take a look backContinue Reading
NASCAR Coke 600: Byron spins but leads practice; Reddick penalized
The top four best average lap speeds all came from the first 20-minute session on Saturday with Byron leading the way at 181.317 mph.Tyler Reddick was second overall (180.114 mph) and Bubba Wallace third (180.060 mph). Ty Gibbs led the second 20-minute session but was fourth-best overall (179.062 mph).Prior toContinue Reading
Chase Elliott: ‘Super special to win with the 17 on the car’
Chase Elliott details how crew chief Greg Ives’ call put the No. 17 up front late in the race to score the Xfinity Series win at Charlotte Motor Speedway. SourceContinue Reading
Chase Elliott earns first NASCAR Xfinity win since 2016
Elliott, making his first start of the season with Hendrick’s No. 17 Chevrolet team, struggled from the start but was among a handful of teams that held a set of four new tires late into the race.A caution for a spin by Ryan Ellis sent most teams down pit roadContinue Reading