Peugeot “surprised” by upgraded 9X8 WEC hypercar performance
The French manufacturer found that the switch from the equal size 31cm wide tyres and rear of the original car to 29cm fronts and 34cm rears produced a bigger than expected gain on the upgraded 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar. “We have decided to go for these tyre dimensions knowing they hadContinue Reading
Ty Dillon to run five NASCAR Cup races with Kaulig
Dillon’s first race will come this weekend at Richmond Raceway. He will also drive the car at Texas Motor Speedway (April 14), New Hampshire Motor Speedway (June 23), Richmond (August 11), and Kansas Speedway (September 29).“I’m excited to be back in the NASCAR Cup Series with Kaulig Racing,” said Dillon inContinue Reading
Tank Slappers Podcast: MotoGP Portuguese GP review
Pramac Ducati rider Martin put in a mature display to clinch his first grand prix win of the season, seeing off Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales prior to the Spaniard’s gearbox problems, to move into the lead of the championship.But it was the collision between Gresini Ducati rider Marquez and the reigningContinue Reading
Stella: Leclerc finished ahead of Norris on merit in F1 Australian GP
Third-placed Norris believes that he could have deprived Leclerc of second in Melbourne if McLaren had have gone for an undercut strategy, as Ferrari and team-mate Oscar Piastri did.But when this was put to Stella, he implied Ferrari won out on merit because the SF-24 is a faster car thanContinue Reading
Formula E champion Dennis makes GTWCE Endurance return with Century BMW
The Briton has signed for Nathan Freke’s squad as the 2023 British GT3 title-winning outfit enters the championship for the first time in the Bronze Cup. BMW Motorsport factory driver Dennis, who races an Andretti-Porsche in Formula E, will share the M4 GT3 with reigning British GT champion Darren Leung andContinue Reading
MotoGP: Jorge Martin masters Portimao | 2024 #PortugueseGP
Jorge Martin took a dominant victory at the 2024 Portuguese Grand Prix. SourceContinue Reading
Bastianini’s MotoGP podium return in Portugal “beautiful”
The factory Ducati rider scored his first pole since the 2022 Austrian GP last weekend at the Algarve International Circuit, though he couldn’t convert this in the sprint after accidentally disengaging his front start device left him down in sixth.Bastianini proved much more competitive in the grand prix and tookContinue Reading
Marko: Impressive Tsunoda must improve more for Red Bull F1 seat
RB man Tsunoda broke through the apparent barrier between F1’s top and bottom five teams by beating both Aston Martins in Melbourne qualifying. He also outqualified Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton by claiming eighth on the starting grid, just narrowly behind Mercedes’ George Russell.The Japanese driver couldn’t keep the faster Astons ofContinue Reading
10 things we learned at the 2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix
Formula 1 got something of a pressure release moment with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz brilliantly winning the 2024 Australian Grand Prix and ending Max Verstappen’s latest dominant season start for Red Bull.The world champion was undone by a rare mechanical issue aboard one of Red Bull’s cars and Sainz picked upContinue Reading
Sainz feared F1 Australian GP “wasn’t going to happen” before flight
Sainz took a remarkable victory for Ferrari on Sunday, just two weeks after undergoing surgery for appendicitis on the weekend of the Saudi Arabian GP, which he sat out.PLUS: Why Sainz could have won F1’s Australian GP even in a Verstappen head-to-headThat left the Spaniard with just a week to recoverContinue Reading