Croatia Rally Saturday midday highlights
Thierry Neuville led Croatia Rally by 4.7sec after Saturday’s morning loop as only 11.3sec blanketed the top three drivers in Zagreb. SourceContinue Reading
Fuoco explains tyre preparation behind “special” WEC Imola pole lap
The Italian explained how completing two warmup laps in the decisive Hyperpole session in his factory #50 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar allowed him to set two laps good enough to earn his first pole position since last year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. He improved on his 1m29.735s lap time withContinue Reading
McDowell wins Talladega Cup pole as Ford sweeps top three
McDowell, whose first career pole came earlier this season at Atlanta Motor Speedway, was fastest in both rounds on Saturday, winning the pole with an average lap speed of 182.022 mph over fellow Ford driver Austin Cindric (181.739 mph).In three superspeedway races this season, McDowell has started second, first andContinue Reading
WRC Croatia: Relentless Neuville fends off Evans to hold narrow lead
The title rivals were locked in a titanic scrap across the day’s eight stages, which saw the lead change hands and the margin between the pair never exceeding five seconds, having started Saturday tied on overall times.A maximum attack approach, assisted by a beneficial tyre call in unpredictable weather, ultimatelyContinue Reading
Michael McDowell speeds to Talladega pole
Watch Michael McDowell’s fast lap that landed the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports driver his second pole of the season. SourceContinue Reading
Peugeot ‘scratching their heads’ after poor Imola WEC qualifying in new look 9X8
Jean-Eric Vergne insisted that he and the Peugeot Sport team left nothing on the table on the way to 15th position in the opening qualifying session, five places off the cut-off for the Hyperpole final. He added that only a small improvement would have been possible without the red flag twoContinue Reading
BMW’s Vanthoor frustrated by “harsh red flag” call in Imola WEC qualifying
The Belgian was pushing for a place in the Hyperpole session ultimately topped by Antonio Fuoco in a Ferrari top three sweep when he rotated the WRT-run M Hybrid V8 on the exit of the fast Piratella left-hander.Having avoided contact with the wall and got going again, Vanthoor felt theContinue Reading
Ricciardo could feel new F1 chassis difference in China
The Australian had come into the Chinese Grand Prix off the back of a difficult start to the season, where he had been struggling for pace against team-mate Yuki Tsunoda and facing questions over his future.With no obvious explanation for his difficulties, the team believed a well-timed change of chassisContinue Reading
McLaren to introduce first F1 2024 upgrade package in Miami
McLaren had targeted a May release for its first big upgrade batch for the MCL38 driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and has now confirmed that it is on course to bring the new spec to the Miami Grand Prix held on 5 May.”For Miami, we will have finallyContinue Reading
NASCAR denies Kyle Larson a qualifying attempt at Talladega
Larson was not allowed a qualifying attempt Saturday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team could face further NASCAR penalties.Prior to the start of the first round of Saturday’s qualifying session, NASCAR announced Larson would not be allowed to participate and was sent back to theContinue Reading