Prototype Winter Series Aragon: Konrad Motorsport clinches LMP3 double
Race 1Soufi and van Berlo paid tribute to their absent team chief Franz Konrad, who was recovering in hospital from an accident, after completing an emphatic night-race victory in the opening encounter on Saturday evening.Soufi opened up a big lead as headlights blazed in the darkness, then handed over toContinue Reading
Vegas has been “a little bit of a struggle” for points leader Kyle Busch
Busch finished 12th in the season-opening Daytona 500 before coming just 0.007s shy of victory at Atlanta. Unfortunately for Busch, that narrow margin was still only good enough for third place.Between those two results and the stage points he scored during the first two races, the two-time NASCAR Cup SeriesContinue Reading
Hamilton: Mercedes F1 team now in “building process”
The team had a difficult race in Bahrain, with unexpected power unit temperature issues afflicting both cars from the early stages.George Russell slipped back from an early second to finish fifth, while Hamilton moved up to seventh from ninth on the grid, having gained places from Fernando Alonso and OscarContinue Reading
Toyota expects another “difficult” WEC race in Imola if car weight remains same
The Japanese manufacturer fears it could end up being in the same position as in Saturday’s Qatar 1812Km season-opener, where its two cars finished sixth and ninth after struggling for pace all week at the Losail International Circuit.A front-row starting position following an impressive lap from Nyck de Vries inContinue Reading
Alonso: Aston Martin back to normal after exceptional Bahrain F1 qualifying
In an extremely tight qualifying battle, Alonso’s final Q3 lap was good for sixth, 0.363s off polesitter Max Verstappen and only half a tenth behind George Russell in third.But Alonso slid down the order to finish ninth in the race, being unable to keep up with the Mercedes of Lewis HamiltonContinue Reading
Could Red Bull civil war really trigger shock Verstappen F1 switch to Mercedes?
One thing is sure though: this saga is far from over, and the ultimate end game may not become clear for quite some time yet.Ever since the controversy first blew up last month, there had been speculation that this stretched far beyond being an internal matter involving Horner and aContinue Reading
10 things we learned at the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix
Formula 1 racing returned with the new season finally kicking off for real with the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix. But there was so much similar from the overall story of 2023 it rather deflated the whole affair from early on in the 57-lap main event. Max Verstappen appeared to beContinue Reading
Peugeot proud of wingless 9X8 despite ‘Le Mans 2016 moment’ in Qatar WEC race
The wingless iteration of the 9X8 made its final WEC bow in Saturday’s Qatar 1812Km event at the Losail International Circuit ahead of being replaced by a more conventional design from April’s Six Hours of Imola.A second-place result appeared to be on the cards until Jean-Eric Vergne slowed down onContinue Reading
Bahrain F1 pace “a good sign” as McLaren weaknesses remain – Norris
Having been in the mix in qualifying in the chasing pack behind the dominant Red Bull of Max Verstappen, Norris finished sixth and team-mate Oscar Piastri eighth following a race-long fight with Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.It was a largely expected result for the Woking squad, which isContinue Reading
Horner: Focus is on F1 racing, not “motive” of those out to get me
Horner is at the centre of a mounting controversy in F1 in the wake of an investigation into his behaviour that was launched by the Red Bull energy drinks company.However, despite an independent probe dismissing allegations made against him by a female employee, the matter has not gone away.Over theContinue Reading