MotoGP Malaysian GP: Martin closes on title with sprint win, Bagnaia crashes
Jorge Martin has a chance to claim his maiden MotoGP world championship in the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday after winning the sprint race in Sepang.The Pramac Ducati rider’s points advantage over his title rival Francesco Bagnaia has grown from 17 to 29 points after the two-time, reigning champion crashedContinue Reading
Porsche to not change its approach for WEC finale in Bahrain
Porsche has insisted that it is not going into Saturday’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain with a conservative approach as it looks to seal the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles. The German marque will start the Bahrain 8 Hours “looking to maximise its finishing position” with both its 963 LMDhs, accordingContinue Reading
MotoGP Malaysian GP: Bagnaia destroys lap record to grab pole
Francesco Bagnaia will start the Malaysian Grand Prix from pole position after winning a remarkable qualifying duel with championship leader Jorge Martin.The Italian factory Ducati rider beat his own lap record by over a second with a scorching lap of 1m56.336s. This was a response to Martin earlier taking SepangContinue Reading
Eckes and Gray clash for the win and at Victory Lane in wild NASCAR Truck finish
Christian Eckes was a dominant force in Saturday’s NASCAR Truck race at Martinsville, but a rash of late yellows completely changed the complexion of the finish. Several drivers chose to pit for fresh tires, rapidly cutting through the field and one of them had his sights set on the ChampionshipContinue Reading
Why Interlagos Is a Major Challenge for F1 Teams in 2024 – Brazil GP Friday Reaction
We expected the newly resurfaced track at the Brazillian Grand Prix to cause issues for teams with tyre thermal degradation. Still, nobody foresaw the issue with the bumpiness of the track itself! Most teams have commented on it – though it didn’t stop McLaren from claiming a 1-2 sprint poleContinue Reading
Leclerc fined by FIA for swearing in F1 press conference
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has been handed a €10,000 fine, half of which suspended, for swearing in the Mexico Grand Prix’s post-race press conference.After finishing third in Mexico City, Leclerc used an expletive in the FIA press conference to describe his thinking as he went off the track at Mexico’sContinue Reading
F1 Brazilian GP sprint race and qualifying – Start time, how to watch & more
Oscar Piastri will start the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race from pole position in an all-McLaren front row after beating Lando Norris.The Australian’s final lap in sprint qualifying edged out his team-mate by 0.029s, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in third ahead of Formula 1 world championship leader Max Verstappen inContinue Reading
Magnussen out for Brazilian GP, Bearman gets full race weekend
Kevin Magnussen will sit out the entire Brazilian Grand Prix weekend due to illness, with reserve driver Oliver Bearman remaining in the car until Sunday.On Friday morning Haas announced that Magnussen would have to sit out the Friday running after being taken ill, and that he would be replaced byContinue Reading
New Red Bull chassis no help for struggling Perez in Brazil sprint qualifying
A new Red Bull chassis didn’t help Sergio Perez turn his fortunes around as he could only qualify in 13th place for the sprint race in Brazil.The under-fire Red Bull driver continues to struggle for form after a poor performance in the US GP in Austin followed by his shockingContinue Reading
F1 drivers ‘trying to see the end of the straight’ on bumpy Interlagos track
Formula 1 drivers have been struggling with the bumpiness of Interlagos’ new track surface, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri joking “seeing the end of the straight is the first objective” in Saturday’s sprint.The historic Brazilian Grand Prix venue in Sao Paulo has been resurfaced for 2024, and while drivers agreed theContinue Reading