Red Bull can’t explain Monza qualifying debacle: “Something isn’t working”
Christian Horner says Red Bull “simply doesn’t understand” why it qualified so poorly at the Italian Grand Prix, admitting “something clearly isn’t working” on its Formula 1 cars.Verstappen and Perez had looked competitive and on the pace of fellow frontrunners McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari until Saturday afternoon’s final qualifying round,Continue Reading
Ross Chastain on how aggression level will shift throughout Southern 500
Trackhouse Racing driver Ross Chastain comments on how his aggressive driving style changes throughout race conditions ahead of the Southern 500. SourceContinue Reading
Erik Jones: If it came down to one track, ‘I’d pick Darlington to try to go win’
Legacy Motor Club driver and two-time Southern 500 winner Erik Jones talks about how Sunday’s regular-season finale is a great opportunity to lock into the playoffs. SourceContinue Reading
F1 team-mates’ qualifying battles: Italian GP
After every F1 qualifying session, Autosport publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this willContinue Reading
F1 Italian GP: Norris leads Piastri in McLaren qualifying 1-2, Verstappen seventh
Lando Norris led a McLaren 1-2 in qualifying for Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix, with points leader Max Verstappen qualifying down in seventh.George Russell took third for practice pacesetter Mercedes, while Oscar Piastri and Verstappen are set to see the stewards post-qualifying due to an incident in Q1 where theContinue Reading
MotoGP Aragon GP: Marquez takes dominant sprint win, disaster for Bagnaia
Marc Marquez broke his 1000-day victory drought with top spot in Saturday’s sprint race at the Aragon Grand Prix.The 31-year-old Catalan, who had topped every single session at MotoLand, controlled the race from the opening corners to convert pole position into a dominant 2.9s win.It was the former Honda rider’sContinue Reading
MotoGP Aragon GP: Dominant Marquez ends win drought in sprint, Bagnaia struggles
Marc Marquez won his first MotoGP race in over 1,000 days – and took his first ever victory in a sprint race – with victory in the Aragon GP.The 31-year-old Catalan, who has topped every single session at the MotorLand Circuit so far, converted from pole position and controlled theContinue Reading
F2 Italy: Bearman blasts to sprint race victory
Ferrari junior Oliver Bearman drove a controlled race in the Formula 2 Monza sprint to record his second victory of the year.Having started from eighth, this following a five place grid penalty for causing a collision with Pepe Marti last time out at Spa Francorchamps, Prema driver Bearman swiftly climbedContinue Reading
The subtle McLaren upgrades that highlight its F1 title focus
McLaren continues to pile the pressure on its Formula 1 rivals, as it unleashed another clutch of upgrades at the Italian Grand Prix.While some of these changes are track-specific for the high-speed characteristics at Monza, others point to longer-term efforts aimed at eking out ever more performance from the MCL38.TheContinue Reading
Rosberg: Antonelli can become “best of next generation”, but F1 preparation not ideal
Former Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg believes that Andrea Kimi Antonelli has the talent to star in Formula 1, but noted his preparation in his 2024 Formula 2 season “is anything but ideal”.Antonelli was announced on Saturday as a Mercedes driver for 2025 to partner George Russell at the team, aContinue Reading