Every lap is survival in «undriveable» Red Bull F1 car
Max Verstappen lamented Red Bull’s «undriveable» Formula 1 car as he suggested «every lap is like survival» after qualifying eighth for the Chinese Grand Prix. Verstappen finished ninth in Saturday morning’s sprint after a disastrous start dropped him down the order like a brick, and will be eighth on the grid after Red Bull was […]
Stage 16 cancelled, Takamoto Katsuta leads by over a minute
Takamoto Katsuta opened up a Safari Rally Kenya lead of more than a minute ahead of the final day after emerging from a brutal Saturday that ended with organisers cancelling the final stage. Katsuta, searching for a maiden World Rally win, survived the toughest day of the season to date with a 1m25.5s lead over […]
MotoGP working on rescheduling Qatar GP amid Iran war
The conflict involving the United States-Israel and Iran has led the organisers of the MotoGP World Championship to begin working on postponing the Qatar Grand Prix (MotoGP) and reconsidering the final stretch of the calendar. The race at Lusail International Circuit still appears as the fourth round of the season and was originally scheduled for […]
Mercedes yet to understand problem that nearly ruined Russell’s qualifying
Qualifying in China went anything but smoothly for George Russell after he suffered a front-wing breakage in Q2 and then briefly halted on track at Turn 5 during Q3. Russell had won the earlier sprint race from pole position but looked far less assured during what proved to be a fraught qualifying session. Mercedes says […]
Oliver Solberg hangs on to lead from charging Sebastien Ogier
Oliver Solberg managed to keep hold of the Safari Rally Kenya lead by a second from a charging Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Sebastien Ogier after an eventful Friday. Monte Carlo winner Solberg started the day with a 33.3s advantage over Elfyn Evans and more than a minute margin over Ogier, but Kenya’s brutal stages […]
Decision imminent on F1 Bahrain and Saudi races as time runs out
Following talks at last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, F1 had set itself a 10-day deadline to make a final call on the fate of April’s Bahrain and Saudi Grands Prix, a timeline largely dictated by freight logistics to the Gulf as the US and Israeli war on Iran continues to engulf the region. The two […]
Oliver Solberg wants more rain as rivals struggle
There are few that relish the prospect of Safari Rally Kenya’s monsoon rains that can cause chaos, but rally leader Oliver Solberg is hoping the anticipated rain showers do arrive on Saturday. Kenya is renowned for being the toughest round on the World Rally Championship calendar, with its rough road conditions regarded as car breakers. Crews equally […]