Daytona 24h: Derani unleashes track record to capture pole for Cadillac
The Brazilian went out in the middle of the session and dropped a staggering lap of 1m32.656s around the 3.56-mile circuit to seize the top spot in the #31 Action Express Racing Cadillac V-Series.R. The lap bested last year’s mark of 1m34.031s set by Tom Blomqvist, who is now Derani’sContinue Reading
GT4 Winter Series Portimao: Day leads Forsetti to double glory
Race 1Schnitzelalm struck first, with Joel Mesch taking a fine win in Saturday’s sprint encounter. Mesch had to work his way to the front after slotting into third place behind Tom Lebbon (Elite Motorsport McLaren Artura) and Mikey Porter in the Forsetti car. Along with Mathieu Martins (Racar Motorsport AstonContinue Reading
GT Winter Series Portimao: Wiebelhaus stars for Haupt with double victory
Wiebelhaus, who until this event had only competed in Formula 4, was headed just once all weekend. Defeat to Jay Mo Härtling’s Mercedes in the Saturday sprint was the only glitch in his Algarve outing, but victory in both the sprint and the enduro on Sunday still represented a strongContinue Reading
Prototype Winter Series Portimao: Rinaldi Racing and ANS Motorsport share wins
Safety car periods in both 50-minute races meant the pitstop handicap system didn’t get the chance to play out as intended. But the cards fell right for Julien Lemoine and Clement Moreno (ANS Motorsport) on Saturday and Holzem (driving solo for Rinaldi Racing) on Sunday.Race 1The Saturday encounter was reallyContinue Reading
How Webber and Stella helped steer Piastri through his rookie F1 season
In an era of no testing and with sprint events compromising track time on race weekends it’s not easy to come into a high-profile team like McLaren, especially alongside a driver of the obvious talent of Lando Norris.In addition Piastri had spent a year on the sidelines, having not racedContinue Reading
Why AlphaTauri changed tack on being an F1 rookie training ground
The team has retained Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda for this season, leaving Liam Lawson, who contested five races last year, on the sidelines.The fresh identity, incoming major US-based sponsors and an extra push from owner Red Bull has obliged AlphaTauri to focus on getting the best possible results, ratherContinue Reading
Daytona 24h Roar: Palou’s Ganassi Cadillac fastest in IMSA night session
Palou lapped the 3.56-mile road course in 1m35.705s in Chip Ganassi Racing’s Cadillac V-Series.R GTP entry in cold track conditions for this two-hour session under the floodlights.Renger van der Zande set the early pace in the #01 CGR Caddy, lapping in 1m35.895s, which was a tenth clear of Filipe Albuquerque’sContinue Reading
Johnson, Knaus, and Donnie Allison officially join NASCAR Hall of Fame
The ceremony began by honoring Janet Guthrie with the Landmark Award for outstanding contributions to NASCAR. Guthrie was the first woman to ever compete in a NASCAR superspeedway race, finishing 15th in the 1976 World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. She went on to become the first woman to qualify for theContinue Reading
Daytona 24h Roar: Porsche tops GTP and GTD in fourth IMSA session
Hanson lapped the 3.56-mile road course in 1m35.216s in his GTP class JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 in perfect track conditions for this one-hour session.Brendon Hartley was quickest out of the blocks, the ex-F1 driver and three-time Le Mans winner setting a benchmark of 1m36.197s in the #10 Wayne Taylor RacingContinue Reading
Marquez “can’t pretend” to think he can win on Ducati MotoGP bike straight away
The eight-time world champion made his public debut with the Gresini team he will race with this season at its launch on Saturday, after parting ways with Honda at the end of a difficult 2023 campaign.Marquez made his debut on the bike at the post-season Valencia test last November, endingContinue Reading