Vergne on the podium, Vandoorne in the points in Berlin Formula E opener
After their third and fourth place finishes in Monaco a fortnight ago, Vandoorne and Vergne arrived in Berlin with the firm intention of taking another big points tally. And they did, on the very first race!It’s true that the two members of the DS Penske Team know the track insideContinue Reading
Ferrari protest into WEC Spa result rejected
The Ferrari AF Corse team submitted a protest against the the stewards’ decisions declaring that the race would be restarted after the original time the event was scheduled to finish and the provisional results of the race.It was ruled inadmissible under the FIA’s international sporting code because “a stewards decisionContinue Reading
Lundgaard “Happy to be disappointed” with first podium of IndyCar season
The 22-year-old Dane made the most of a front row start by jumping into the lead over pole-sitter Alex Palou at the start and appeared in control of the 85-lap contest in the early going.Everything changed, though, following the second round of pit stops.Lundgaard pitted his Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingContinue Reading
IMSA Laguna Seca: Bourdais pips Derani for pole in Cadillac 1-2
Bourdais beat the sister Cadillac Racing entry of Pipo Derani and Philipp Eng’s BMW in the quickfire 15-minute qualifying session, ahead of this weekend’s 2h40m event that is being run for GTP and GTD machinery only.Derani’s #31 Action Express-run Cadillac V-Series.R had taken pole in each of the trio ofContinue Reading
Fuming Herta says team-mate Ericsson raced him “like an ass”
After Ericsson and Herta qualified down in 21st and 24th respectively, the pair collided on the second lap of the Indy GP in a frantic opening to the fourth round of the IndyCar Series on Indianapolis’s 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course.It caused Herta – whose qualifying was ruined when his team ranContinue Reading
IndyCar Indy GP: Palou charges to first win of season and takes points lead
The reigning and two-time IndyCar Series champion handled getting behind early and utilised a sensational out-lap strategy to secure the lead and march to a 6.6106s victory.Palou, who came in as the defending race winner, led 39 of the 85 laps en route to collecting his first win of theContinue Reading
Justin Allgaier dominates in NASCAR Xfinity win at Darlington
Allgaier took both stage victories and in the final stage the pit crew on his No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet team got him first off pit road during two critical stops.A late-race caution sent all the cars down pit road and after Allgaier beat his teammate Sam Mayer off pitContinue Reading
WEC Spa: Jota Porsche claims maiden outright win in crash-delayed race
Will Stevens and Callum Ilott secured the first customer victory of the Hypercar era for Jota in a 1-2 for the Porsche 963 LMDh, finishing 12.363s ahead of the factory #6 Penske Porsche Motorsport entry shared by Laurens Vanthoor, Andre Lotterer and Kevin Estre.Taking fuel shortly before the 1h44m redContinue Reading
WRC Portugal: Ogier responds to Tanak challenge to lead into final day
The eight-time world champion claimed four of the day’s nine stages, including two of the afternoon tests, to fend off a charging Tanak.Ogier headed to service with a 11.9s lead over Tanak having started the day one second behind Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanpera, who rolled out of the lead onContinue Reading
Chris Buescher has moved past the “bitterness” of Kansas loss
Buescher ended up on the short end of the closest finish in NASCAR history in a last-lap side by side duel with Kyle Larson last Sunday at Kansas Speedway.A victory would have cemented Buescher into the playoffs for a second consecutive season and provided himself and Ford Performance with itsContinue Reading