Qualifying abandoned after huge LMP2/3 pile-up
Mixed weather conditions greeted the fifth round of America’s premier sportscar series but, following the multi-car shunt that halted the LMP2/P3 session, that and the GTP session that was meant to follow were abandoned. That means all the prototypes will line up in championship order, with the #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 of Nick Tandy […]
Rovanpera’s main focus on WRC title bid, not beating Ogier to Safari win
The Toyota driver managed to cut into team-mate Sebastien Ogier’s lead on Saturday afternoon after starring in extreme wet conditions on the day’s final stage. Ogier had extended his overnight lead to 32.0s heading into the final stage of the loop, but suffered a double front puncture and dropped 15.3s to Rovanpera, who won the […]
Marquez enduring «worst moment» of MotoGP career aside from injury
The Honda factory rider returned to MotoGP action at Assen after withdrawing from the last round at the Sachsenring following five crashes during the weekend that left him with multiple fractures. Marquez crashed into Enea Bastianini during Q1 in an incident he later apologised for, and was unable to progress from his 17th position on […]
October wait to properly address Hyundai WRC reliability concerns
Hyundai’s weaknesses with its i20 N Rally1 have been thrust into the spotlight in Kenya following three prop shaft failures on Esapekka Lappi’s car. The issue prevented the Finn from completing any runs in shakedown after suffering two failures on Wednesday before a third struck on Saturday, which took him out of a comfortable third […]
Marquez apologised to Bastianini for strange MotoGP Dutch GP qualifying crash
The Italian wasn’t angry about the incident in Q1, which took place well off the racing line, where Bastianini was trying to stay out of the way after aborting his lap due to a mistake. Marquez was on a similar line and failed to spot the cruising Ducati in time to avoid ploughing into the […]
MotoGP riders agree MotoGP track limits “easy” to overstep at Assen
This follows Brad Binder’s demotion from third to fifth in today’s sprint race, after the KTM rider ventured just a fraction onto ‘the green’ exiting the right-hander at Stekkenwal. Due to the penalty being issued so late in the race, three seconds were added to his finishing time in lieu of a long-lap penalty. Asked […]
«Я от него без ума»: Звезда Marvel назвал любимого пилота Формулы 1
Австралийский актёр Крис Хемсворт, который известен по роли Тора в кинематографической вселенной Marvel и киновоплощению британского гонщика Джеймса Ханта в фильме «Гонка», признался, что следит за событиями в Формуле 1. Звезда Голливуда в беседе с журналистами назвала своего любимого пилота чемпионата мира. «Ну, из Формулы 1 я знаю только Red Bull — я без ума […]
Rovanpera scythes into Ogier’s lead as rain causes chaos
Eight-time world champion Ogier started Saturday with a 22.8s lead and the Toyota driver went on to stamp his authority on the event in the afternoon. However, heavy rain arrived during the day’s final stage, which allowed Rovanpera to cut Ogier’s lead to 16.7s ahead of Sunday’s final six stages. Toyota’s Elfyn Evans ended the […]
The emails that highlight how far behind Williams is in F1
That’s perhaps not surprising given that for many years the team struggled to balance the books. Spending on equipment for the factory was not a priority compared to reaching the end of the season. It’s taken the arrival of Vowles, a man with so much intimate knowledge of how Mercedes operates, for the realisation to […]