F3 Australia: Stenshorne wins sprint thriller
The first quarter of the race featured a thrilling duel between polesitter Laurens Van Hoepen and Hitech’s Martinius Stenshorne, with Christian Mansell also keeping himself in the mix in the second ART.On lap three, Stenshorne launched his attack on Van Hoepen, making a pass on the Dutchman at Turn 11,Continue Reading
Kyle Larson beats Shane van Gisbergen to COTA Xfinity pole
The 34-year-old and three-time Supercars champion was fastest in Xfinity Series practice on Friday but came up one spot short in qualifying for Saturday’s race at Circuit of the Americas.Cup Series regular Kyle Larson, in a part-time Hendrick Motorsports entry, put up a solid average lap speed of 92.946 mphContinue Reading
Zilisch smashes track record twice to win COTA Truck pole on debut
The 17-year-old Trackhouse Racing development driver put on an impressive display in Friday’s Truck Series qualifying session at the Circuit of the Americas.Making the first of what is expected to be three series starts this year with Spire Motorsports, Zilisch advanced to the final round of qualifying with a trackContinue Reading
What we learned on Friday!
Beast mode engaged while the entire Top 10 look mighty close! SourceContinue Reading
Settlement reached over Laguna Seca noise complaints, track usage
Monterey County, which owns the track, signed a long-term concession agreement with the non-profit organisation Friends of Laguna Seca (FLS) in July last year to secure its long-term financial future.On 12 December last year, a group called the Highway 68 Coalition filed a lawsuit against Monterey County, the Monterey CountyContinue Reading
Morbidelli: ‘Good to have a normal crash and be ok’ after MotoGP winter scare
Morbidelli was forced to miss the entirety of pre-season testing in February after a serious crash while training on a production bike at the Algarve track left him with a concussion.On Friday at the Portuguese GP, Morbidelli crashed going into Turn 8 when he braked on the white line, butContinue Reading
Morbidelli: “Good to have a normal crash and be okay” after MotoGP winter scare
Morbidelli was forced to miss the entirety of pre-season testing in February after a serious crash while training on a production bike at the Algarve track left him with a concussion.On Friday at the Portuguese GP, Morbidelli crashed going into Turn 8 when he braked on the white line, butContinue Reading
Quartararo: Yamaha’s improved Portugal MotoGP form ‘not unexpected’
While last fortnight’s Qatar opener highlighted the widening gulf between Yamaha and the frontrunners in MotoGP at the start of the 2024 MotoGP season, the Japanese manufacturer appeared to close the gap back in Portimao as both 2021 champion Quartararo and new recruit Alex Rins earned an automatic entry intoContinue Reading
Times F1 team-mates were not equal – car changes and team orders
Williams has made the decision to put Albon into Sargeant’s car for the remainder of the weekend after the British-Thai driver suffered a big crash at Turn 6 in Melbourne.Albon’s car was damaged beyond repair and the team does not have a spare chassis, meaning it can only run one carContinue Reading
Marquez: Portugal MotoGP practice crash down to “instinct”
The Gresini rider ended Friday’s running at the Algarve International Circuit safely through to Q2 on Saturday after finishing third in second practice.But Marquez did register his first race weekend crash on the Ducati when he slid off his GP23 Ducati at Turn 5 while pushing on his final timeContinue Reading