Almirola wins Martinsville Xfinity race; Smith punches Custer after the finish
Aric Almirola held off all challengers to win the pivotal cutoff race, denying Sammy Smith in second and Chandler Smith in third as they were attempting to win their way into the title-decider.Almirola, who competes part-time in the Xfinity Series with Joe Gibbs Racing, now has three wins this yearContinue Reading
F1 brings forward Brazilian GP qualifying and race times
The FIA has confirmed that qualifying for Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix will now take place at 0730 local time on Sunday morning, with the start of the race brought forward to 1230 local time.On Saturday afternoon, qualifying had to be continuously delayed and ultimately postponed due to heavy rainfall overContinue Reading
Hamilton wants better wet tyres after Brazilian GP qualifying postponement
Lewis Hamilton has reacted to the decision to postpone Saturday’s qualifying session for the Brazilian Grand Prix by giving his opinions straight to F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali.Hamilton interrupted a live F1TV interview with Domenicali, in which the F1 boss was explaining the decision not to allow qualifying to go aheadContinue Reading
Martin Truex Jr. bests Hendrick drivers for Martinsville Cup pole
Martin Truex Jr. was the last driver on track in the pole round of qualifying, rocketing to the top of the charts with a 19.686s lap that denied Hendrick Motorsports a front row lockout.”I felt great about our car on stickers,” said Truex, who also led the way in CupContinue Reading
Denny Hamlin after Martinsville crash: ‘The road has gotten infinitely harder’
Denny Hamlin explains what led to his hard impact in Turn 3 during practice at Martinsville ahead of Sunday’s Round of 8 finale. SourceContinue Reading
WEC Bahrain: Toyota wins thriller to secure manufacturers’ crown, Porsche seals drivers’
Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer wrapped up the World Endurance Championship Hypercar drivers’ title in the eight-hour Bahrain season finale, but Toyota snatched the manufacturers’ crown from Porsche.A scintillating final stint battle between Toyota’s Sebastien Buemi and Penske Porsche Motorsport’s Matt Campbell, in which the Swiss came outContinue Reading
FIA probing water cooling F1 tyre trick after Red Bull concern
Formula 1’s latest technical controversy has erupted at the Brazilian Grand Prix amid suspicions that some teams have allegedly used water to cool their tyres from the inside.With the fight for the championship between Red Bull and McLaren getting closer, there has been an increased probing between the two squadsContinue Reading
Stuck throttle causes major damage to Hamlin’s car in Martinsville practice
After setting the fastest time early in practice, things went very wrong for Denny Hamlin. The car fired off into Turn 3 as a high rate of speed, spinning sideways and backing into the outside wall.”Stuck throttle! F****** stuck throttle!” exclaimed Hamlin the radio. There was significant damage to theContinue Reading
Playoff trouble: Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 suffers major damage in practice
A stuck throttle sends Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota hard into the outside wall at Martinsville Speedway during practice. SourceContinue Reading
F1 Brazilian GP qualifying postponed until Sunday morning by heavy storm
Qualifying for the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix has been postponed to Sunday due to a deluge of rain that hit the Interlagos circuit.Rain began to fall half an hour before the qualifying session for Sunday’s grand prix was due to begin at 1500 local time.The sprint race had runContinue Reading