A run of multiple cautions in the final hour and 20 minutes threw fuel saving out the window and set up a memorable fight for glory in the endurance classic, which played into the hands of Deletraz.The 26-year-old Swiss driver sported a set of slightly fresher tires on the No. 40 Acura ARX-06 for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti, than Bourdais, who didn't take on a new set of rubber after their ... Keep reading
The Jaguar driver entered the current campaign as one of the championship favourites, having challenged for the all-electric title over the past three years.While new team-mate Nick Cassidy has hit the ground running, taking three podiums including a win last time out in Diriyah, which put him to the top of the standings, Evans has had a less than ideal start.The Kiwi was only able to finish fifth ... Keep reading
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The Milton Keynes-based team surprised rivals this year when, rather than going for a simple evolution of its dominant RB19 2023 challenger, it undertook a pretty aggressive overhaul.That work appears to have paid off, with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez finishing 1-2 in the first two races of the season.Speaking about the motivation for the change, Red Bulls chief engineer Paul Monaghan said ... Keep reading
While downforce remains an important factor, you will not get far these days if it comes with too much drag. The rewards are huge if you can deliver a car that is super strong in a straight line.Many of Max Verstappens successes have been built on the way in which either he is unpassable at the front or he can easily scythe his way through the pack, because of an inherent top speed ... Keep reading
ForKeselowski, the only negative lasting effect from the race which was unexpectedly dominated by tire wear and tire management strategy was smoldering remains of tire burning on his No. 6 Ford when the race ended.Like many, Keselowski was pushing his tires to the limit on the final roughly 50-lap run after a round of green flag pit stops. He managed to remain one of the five cars on the ... Keep reading
BMW is arguably the most renowned manufacturer to not have fielded a factory team in MotoGP, having previously felt it was not the right platform to market its products.But with Flasch taking over from Markus Schramm as the new CEO of the BMW Motorrad division at the end of last year, and MotoGP set to introduce a new ruleset in 2027, the German manufacturer has changed its stance and is no longer ... Keep reading
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Bird had led at various points during the Brazilian event having started fifth on the grid, but was forced to concede the lead to Evans six laps from the end as energy management and overheating became critical.But on the final tour of the 34-lap race, which was extended by three laps following two safety-car periods, Bird made his move having shadowed Evans.Approaching the fast left-hand kink of ... Keep reading
The Briton sealed his 12th win in the all-electric championship with a last-lap pass on leader Mitch Evans in Brazil having led the 34-lap contest at several points.The victory marks Birds first in nearly three years having last stood on the top step in New York in 2021 for Jaguar, before a barren spell that eventually ended with him leaving the Big Cat at the end of last season.He therefore ... Keep reading
The Kiwi entered the Brazilian event having hit the ground running with life at Jaguar, taking a hat-trick of podiums from the opening three races, which included a win in Diriyah that put him 19 points clear in the standings.But things began to unravel for Cassidy on Saturday as he failed to reach the qualifying duels and was unable to make much progress in the race from ninth, rising as high as ... Keep reading
The 33-year-old native of Hendersonville, Tenn., stepped in Stewart-Haas Racings No. 4 Ford this year following the retirement of star Kevin Harvick and his subsequent move to the Fox Sports NASCAR TV booth.Its been a rough ride through the 2024 seasons first four races for Berry, with no start better than 14th (Atlanta) and no finish better than 20th (Las Vegas). The Las Vegas is also ... Keep reading
Sundays race will be the first in the spring on the asphalt surface at Bristol since 2020. The spring race has been run on dirt the past three seasons, with Christopher Bell the most recent winner last year.Blaney, who currently leads the series points standings, topped the speed chart with an average lap speed of 127.681 mph. The top three overall speeds were from the first 20-minute group ... Keep reading
Blaney, who was fastest in practice and in the first round of qualifying, backed it up with an average lap speed of 124.954 mph in the final round to earn his first pole since the 2022 season.The reigning series champions most recent pole came at Richmond in April 2022. Its the 10th pole of his career.Im proud of this whole group. Our Ford Mustang was fast all day, said Blaney, who ... Keep reading
The FIA announced last month that the WRC would drop hybrid power from its Rally1 class three years after its introduction in 2022.The change is part of the FIAs roadmap for the future of top-level rallying, which will also see Rally1 cars undergo a reduction in aerodynamics and the cars air restrictor, to cut costs and close the gap in performance to the Rally2 class.Removing the hybrid ... Keep reading
Unbelievable was how one commentator described Pedro Acostas early rise up to fourth in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix last weekend. But, in truth, it was anything but.After all, this is a rider who at the very same Losail venue three years prior went from pitlane to a stunning maiden grand prix victory in just his second Moto3 start. That, of course, paved the way for his charge to ... Keep reading
Under stable regulations, the new season is bearing an awful lot of similarities to how 2023 finished. Behind the sovereign Red Bull, Ferrari appears second-quickest, retaining its qualifying pace but adding a huge step in race performance to leap clear of the chasing pack.After two rounds on vastly different circuits, the race between Mercedes and McLaren remains too close to call, with the ... Keep reading
Oliver Bearman became one of the youngest drivers to start an F1 race when he made his debut at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.The 18-year-old stepped in for Ferraris Carlos Sainz as he withdrew from the race weekend due to appendicitis.It meant Bearman became the 13th teenager to start an F1 grand prix, so who are the other 12 and how did they fare?Max Verstappen (17 years and 165 ... Keep reading
The Andretti driver had climbed from 10th on the grid to challenge for victory and led at several points during the 34-lap contest in Brazil on Saturday.The Briton found himself back in third after taking both Attack Mode activations, admitting that communication wasnt great between himself and the team to capitalise on the strategic element.I think the win was there, Dennis told ... Keep reading
Red Bulls current advantage with its RB20 has opened up the prospect of it already looking certain to win the world championships this year, and potentially lock out every race victory.Off the back of a similarly dominant 2023 campaign, this has prompted fears that the popularity of F1 could suffer if a closer battle at the front of the field doesn't soon develop.While the inability of Red ... Keep reading
With a long-term contract that in theory committed him to Red Bull until 2028, and another dominant car underneath him, there seemed no reason for the Dutchman to be tempted elsewhere.But amid the power battle that has erupted within Red Bull for control of the F1 team amid the fallout from the Christian Horner investigation, the situation has changed a lot.The fears of Verstappens father Jos ... Keep reading
The current aero package, introduced in 2022, was intended to make it easier to follow and hence overtake than under the previous regulations.That initially proved to be the case but in the third year of car development drivers are reporting dirty air is increasingly becoming an issue and following is becoming harder once more.Mercedes technical director James Allison has questioned the focus on ... Keep reading
Alpine was already braced for a low-key start to the season after a late concept change, which meant it had initially made a sideways step over the winter while its rival teams were full steam ahead with bringing improvements to their cars.But team principal Famin admitted the nature of its struggles in Bahrain were still a "shock", with Alpine effectively the slowest team on the 2024 grid, which ... Keep readin
Hulkenberg carried his strong qualifying form from 2023 into the season opener in Bahrain, lining up 10th before falling to 16th in the race owing to a poor launch and damaging his front wing in a Turn 1 collision with Aston Martin racer Lance Stroll.Then in Saudi Arabia, the German climbed from 15th to score a point in 10th by going against the grain and not pitting during a safety car period - ... Keep reading
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