The real game-changing aspect of McLaren’s Miami F1 upgrades
As the official submission to the FIA about its developments revealed, almost no aerodynamic surface had been left untouched with the full package of changes that had been fitted to Lando Norris’s car.While the Woking-based squad had teased beforehand about the revisions being part of efforts to address a weaknessContinue Reading
Mardenborough to make international racing return at Spa 24 Hours
The 32-year-old Briton will contest the blue riband round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup on 29/30 June aboard a McLaren 720S GTE Evo run by RJN Motorsport, the team with which he took his first steps in racing after winning Nissan’s gamer-to-racer academy scheme in 2011.Mardenborough, whoseContinue Reading
US House Judiciary Committee chairman opens probe into F1’s Andretti rejection
Just days after Mario Andretti appeared on Capitol Hill, Republican Jim Jordan has written to F1’s owners demanding explanations for the decision-making process that has blocked Andretti’s hopes.American television and radio network NBC published a letter it had obtained from Jordan outlining a request for documents and information relating to F1’sContinue Reading
Bourdais: Resurfaced Laguna Seca “to be at least a couple of seconds faster”
Last year saw a full resurfacing of the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course for the first time since 2006, which also included a new pedestrian bridge on the front straight as part of a $14.9 million project.The project began shortly after last May’s IMSA event and was completed by July, withContinue Reading
Kyle Larson’s ‘Month of May’ is already one to remember
Larson passed then-leader Denny Hamlin at the start of a two-lap overtime Sunday night at Kansas Speedway, then went toe-to-toe with Chris Buescher before escaping with a 0.001-second victory that had to be confirmed by a video and photo review.The win officially goes down as the closest finish in NASCARContinue Reading
WRC Gravel Notes: WRC Portugal preview
A founding member of the inaugural WRC season in 1973, Portugal is a firm fan and driver favourite, thanks to its challenging, yet often brutal stages.Four different winners from as many events have left the championship delicately poised with Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville maintaining a six-point lead over Toyota’s Elfyn EvansContinue Reading
How to watch WRC’s Rally Portugal: schedule, line-up and more
The 2024 WRC season is as open as it comes with four different winners in as many rounds to commence the campaign. Championship leader Thierry Neuville kicked things off with victory in the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, before Esapekka Lappi won in Sweden, Kalle Rovanpera in Kenya and finally SebastienContinue Reading
TNT Sports “thrilled” as Dale Earnhardt Jr. joins its NASCAR broadcast team
Earnhardt will serve as an on-air commentator for TNT Sports’ exclusive coverage of five NASCAR Cup Series races each summer, airing in consecutive weeks on TNT and the Bleacher Report Sports tier on its Max streaming service (formerly HBO Max).In addition, Earnhardt will contribute to a new B/R content seriesContinue Reading
Miami GP grabs biggest live F1 US TV audience
ABC’s broadcast of Lando Norris’s maiden F1 victory attracted an average audience of 3.1 million viewers, which beats the previous record of 2.6 million that watched the inaugural Miami event in 2022.It also marks a 48% uptick in viewership compared to last year, when the audience had dropped to 2.1Continue Reading
Horner: Wolff should be more worried than me after losing 220 F1 staff to Red Bull
Over the Miami Grand Prix weekend, it emerged several key Red Bull staff members, including long-time sporting manager Jonathan Wheatley, have been the subject of interest from Red Bull’s competitors.McLaren F1 CEO Zak Brown said his outfit had seen “an increase in CVs coming our way from the team”, suspectingContinue Reading