Kyle Larson grabs ‘unexpected’ pole for Sunday’s Martinsville race
Celebrating Hendrick Motorsports’ 40th anniversary, Kyle Larson claims the Busch Light Pole Award at Martinsville Speedway following a close margin of victory. SourceContinue Reading
Kyle Larson beats Bubba Wallace to Martinsville Cup pole by 0.001s
Larson, the last of 10 cars in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying, just nipped Bubba Wallace on his second lap to grab the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race.It was 40 years ago at the spring Martinsville race that Geoffrey Bodine won the first Cup race for team ownerContinue Reading
Corey LaJoie fastest in Saturday’s Martinsville Cup practice
The top three average speeds in Saturday’s practice came from the first 20-minute session with LaJoie leading the way at 94.585 mph.In 12 career starts at the 0.526-mile short track, LaJoie has never started better than 14th or finished better than 18th (twice).Bubba Wallace was second overall (94.382 mph) andContinue Reading
Wickens hospitalised after major Nurburgring crash
Wickens – who suffered a serious spinal cord injury in an IndyCar crash at Pocono in 2018 that left him paraplegic – was making his debut in the series, sharing a Target SRL-entered Hyundai Elantra N with his fellow Canadian co-driver Mark Wilkins.This was the first race of a double-header eventContinue Reading
Ferrari still in hunt for more F1 wins despite Red Bull’s Suzuka dominance, says Sainz
The Spaniard arrived at Suzuka in a buoyant mood after leading team-mate Charles Leclerc to a 1-2 finish at the Australian GP, and hopes had been high of a strong showing in qualifying after some promising long-run form in practice.However, Ferrari endured a more challenging time in the fight forContinue Reading
MotoGP field will “have a problem” with Marquez in COTA – Bastianini
Eight-time grand prix world champion Marquez is the most successful rider on the grid at Texas’ Circuit of the Americas.Marquez scored his first premier class win at the Austin-based venue in 2013 and followed it up with successive victories through to 2019 when a crash opened the door for Suzuki’sContinue Reading
How Mercedes has unlocked a “night and day” difference from its F1 car
For beyond the headline lap times that have hinted at signs of progress in unlocking pace from its W15, the mood of its drivers is far more upbeat than at any point this season.Indeed, Lewis Hamilton declared that there had been a “night and day” difference in how comfortable heContinue Reading
F1 Japanese GP: Tech images from the pitlane explained
Alpine A524 technical detailPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaA look at the two front wing specifications available to Alpine in Japan, with the newer of the two being the upper one (splattered with green flo-viz paint). Note not only how the shape of the upper flaps differ considerably different but also howContinue Reading
The real key in Acosta’s stunning start to life in MotoGP
Acosta’s impressive march through the field in the Qatar GP to run as high as fourth because sliding down to ninth already grabbed attention.But it was a similar charge from seventh on the grid last time out in Portugal that culminated in a maiden podium in third, after Aprilia’s MaverickContinue Reading
How F1 strategy “headache” opens up intriguing Japanese GP
Teams all too frequently bin off one of the choices – either because the soft is too aggressive, the medium falls into no-man’s land, or the hard is too conservative – but this weekend’s race in Japan has left what Pirelli’s head of car racing Mario Isola says is aContinue Reading