Russell: Mercedes went too far in trying to solve last year’s F1 problems
After another difficult qualifying session in the Miami Grand Prix, as Russell and team-mate Lewis Hamilton could manage no better than seventh and eighth on the grid, the team is now clear about how far off the pace it is.While it has faith that its current W15 car has deliveredContinue Reading
Alonso will speak to FIA about F1 stewards’ bias as “nationality matters”
For several races there has been unease at Aston Martin with how its drivers are getting the worst of some of the FIA race stewards’ decisions.Alonso was handed a penalty in Australia for potentially dangerous driving, as the excessive manner in which he slowed down for a corner led toContinue Reading
Red Bull boss Mintzlaff says Wolff’s efforts to lure Verstappen “not right”
In a rare interview, the Austrian has moved to rubbish any talk that Verstappen is considering overtures from Mercedes to join its squad in 2025, with the German manufacturer having spoken many times about its interest in getting the three-time world champion.And Mintzlaff has questioned whether it is correct forContinue Reading
Kansas NASCAR Cup: Tyler Reddick and 23XI Racing top practice
The fastest speeds in Saturday’s practice came from the second 20-minute session with 23XI’s Tyler Reddick fastest overall with an average lap speed at 181.001 mph.Reddick’s No. 45 Toyota team has won three of the last four races at Kansas, with Reddick himself winning last fall’s race in the playoffs.“YouContinue Reading
2024 F1 Miami GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole
Verstappen will start ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.Miami Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc Cla NºDriver CarContinue Reading
F1 Miami GP: Verstappen fends off Leclerc for pole again
Verstappen posted a 1m27.241s to lead Leclerc by 0.141-seconds on the first runs in Q3, where they were trailed by Carlos Sainz in the other Ferrari.On the final runs, although Verstappen set the session’s fastest time in the first sector, the leading trio could not better their previous best timesContinue Reading
Connor Mosack repeats Kansas ARCA win with different team
Mosack won his first series race a year ago with Joe Gibbs Racing at Kansas, but Tanner Gray completed dominated much of Saturday’s race driving for the same team – JGR’s No. 18 Toyota – with which Mosack won in 2023.By the time of the halftime break in the 100-lapContinue Reading
Norris reprimanded and fined for crossing live F1 Miami track
Norris retired at the start of Saturday’s 19-lap contest after tangling with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll, with the second Aston of Fernando Alonso and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton also caught up in a four-way melee.After exiting his stricken McLaren, which sustained floor and rear-end damage, Norris crossed the circuit to returnContinue Reading
Why Hamilton escaped sanction for his “fast arrival” in Miami F1 sprint clash
The opening corner of Saturday morning’s sprint event proved dramatic as an aggressive move down the inside by Hamilton triggered a chain of events.On his outside, Fernando Alonso had tried to leave some room and brushed Lance Stroll before then being tagged by Hamilton and pushed wide into his AstonContinue Reading
Ricciardo’s Miami GP sprint F1 result ‘nice to keep a few people quiet’
The 34-year-old Australian scored his best F1 result since the 2021 Russian Grand Prix for McLaren, gaining a spot from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez at the first corner but then dropping behind him five laps later shortly after a safety car restart.After losing DRS on Perez, Ricciardo came under incessantContinue Reading