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F2 Australia: Hadjar dominates sprint race but under investigation

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 04:13
Hadjar took the second victory of his F2 career with a dominant drive at Albert Park as he skilfully navigated two safety car restarts to win by over six seconds.But the result carries a significant asterisk, with the stewards set to investigate a start-line incident that saw Pepe Marti and Gabriel Bortoleto retire after only travelling a matter of metres.Unaware of the fast-starting Marti to his ...Keep reading

FP3: Leclerc leads Verstappen and Sainz during ultra-close final practice in Australia

Formula 1 - Sat, 2024-03-23 03:10
Charles Leclerc narrowly kept Ferrari at the top of the timesheets during Saturday’s third and final practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, edging out Red Bull rival Max Verstappen and team mate Carlos Sainz.

F3: Stenshorne takes maiden victory in Melbourne Sprint Race

Formula 1 - Sat, 2024-03-23 03:10
Hitech Pulse-Eight rookie Martinius Stenshorne scored his first ever Formula 3 victory as he survived a late Safety Car restart and pressure from PREMA Racing’s Arvid Lindblad to secure top spot.

AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from final practice for the Australian Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Sat, 2024-03-23 03:10
Live coverage of Saturday's Formula 1 practice session for the 2024 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

F1 Australian GP: Leclerc snatches FP3 headline time from Verstappen, Sainz

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 02:45
Only moments before, Verstappen had pipped Carlos Sainz by 0.057s as the Ferrari driver spent much of the hour on top owing to his performance on the medium tyre earlier on in the session.An interesting thread within FP3 concerned the rapid degradation of the soft tyres over a single lap, and impressive first sectors for those trying the red-walled C5 often were unable to retain that level of ...Keep reading

Why Williams F1 team is racing to repair Albon’s crashed car for Suzuka

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 02:10
The team does not currently have a spare chassis, so following the Thai driver’s huge crash in FP1 in Australia on Friday the decision was taken to switch him to Logan Sargeant’s car, leaving the American on the sidelines.Team principal James Vowles has confirmed that the third chassis is still so far behind schedule that rather than fast track its completion the team will instead repair the ...Keep reading

Vowles: “Very difficult” to rebuild Sargeant's confidence after Australian GP benching

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 01:21
An FP1 crash for Alex Albon damaged his chassis beyond immediate repair. With Williams not having built up a spare tub, the team has opted to sacrifice Sargeant to enter Albon in the race.Team principal James Vowles concedes the decision to bench the American is “one of the hardest” he has had to make in the job but acknowledges that the tight competitive order has steered Williams to ‘put ...Keep reading

Bahrain sovereign wealth fund buys out McLaren

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 01:19
In December, McLaren shareholders unanimously approved a full recapitalisation of the business ostensibly to allow for a “simplified” and “streamlined” governance process.However, the finances of the supercar maker have long been under scrutiny.During the COVID-19 pandemic, it took out a £150million loan with the National Bank of Bahrain, sold a stake in its F1 team, arranged a leaseback ...Keep reading

F3 Australia: Stenshorne wins sprint thriller, disaster for Browning

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 01:12
The first quarter of the race featured a thrilling duel between polesitter Laurens Van Hoepen and Hitech’s Martinius Stenshorne, with Christian Mansell also keeping himself in the mix in the second ART.On lap three, Stenshorne launched his attack on Van Hoepen, making a pass on the Dutchman at Turn 11, only for the latter to retake the position a few corners later.Stenshorne and Van Hoepen ...Keep reading

Palou tops second session to sweep Friday testing at The Thermal Club

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 00:22
Palou put down an unyielding lap of 1m39.3373s (111.149 mph) around the 3.067-mile, 17-turn road course to establish the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda to the top of the charts in the second of four tests ahead of this weekend’s $1 Million Challenge.The second spot went to Meyer Shank Racing’s Felix Rosenqvist, who was a massive 0.4429s off of Palou’s pace.Romain Grosjean, driving the No ...Keep reading

Kyle Larson beats Shane van Gisbergen to COTA Xfinity pole

Motorsport - Fri, 2024-03-22 23:33
The 34-year-old and three-time Supercars champion was fastest in Xfinity Series practice on Friday but came up one spot short in qualifying for Saturday’s race at Circuit of the Americas.Cup Series regular Kyle Larson, in a part-time Hendrick Motorsports entry, put up a solid average lap speed of 92.946 mph to win the pole. Van Gisbergen, one of the last cars on the track, came close but his lap ...Keep reading

Zilisch smashes track record twice to win COTA Truck pole on debut

Motorsport - Fri, 2024-03-22 22:04
The 17-year-old Trackhouse Racing development driver put on an impressive display in Friday’s Truck Series qualifying session at the Circuit of the Americas.Making the first of what is expected to be three series starts this year with Spire Motorsports, Zilisch advanced to the final round of qualifying with a track record average lap speed of 92.941 mph.As one of the last trucks to make a lap in ...Keep reading

Friends of Laguna Seca and Monterey County reach settlement of lawsuit

Motorsport - Fri, 2024-03-22 19:38
The result comes just over four months since a lawsuit was filed on December 12, 2023, against Monterey County, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and the Friends of Laguna Seca by a group called the Highway 68 Coalition, who were alleging various issues for local residents that included increased noise and traffic during its use on race weekends and track days."We view this as a very ...Keep reading

Morbidelli: ‘Good to have a normal crash and be ok’ after MotoGP winter scare

Motorsport - Fri, 2024-03-22 18:23
Morbidelli was forced to miss the entirety of pre-season testing in February after a serious crash while training on a production bike at the Algarve track left him with a concussion.On Friday at the Portuguese GP, Morbidelli crashed going into Turn 8 when he braked on the white line, but walked away unscathed from the incident.Speaking to the media afterwards, he says it was “good” to have a ...Keep reading

Quartararo: Yamaha's improved Portugal MotoGP form 'not unexpected'

Motorsport - Fri, 2024-03-22 18:10
While last fortnight’s Qatar opener highlighted the widening gulf between Yamaha and the frontrunners in MotoGP at the start of the 2024 MotoGP season, the Japanese manufacturer appeared to close the gap back in Portimao as both 2021 champion Quartararo and new recruit Alex Rins earned an automatic entry into Q2.Quartararo ended up ninth quickest with a time that was just under half a second ...Keep reading

Alex Palou paces opening test session at The Thermal Club

Motorsport - Fri, 2024-03-22 18:09
The first of four test sessions ahead of this weekend's $1 Million Challenge, Palou, the reigning and two-time IndyCar champion, vaulted to the top of the timesheets early with a flying lap of 1m39.5149s (110.950 mph) around the 3.067-mile, 17-turn road course.The No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda of Christian Lundgaard ended up second, 0.1825s behind.Marcus Armstrong, the 2023 Rookie of ...Keep reading

Williams boss Vowles labels Albon/Sargeant chassis swap situation in Melbourne ‘unacceptable in modern day F1’

Formula 1 - Fri, 2024-03-22 17:39
A frustrated James Vowles has admitted that it’s “unacceptable” that Williams have failed to bring a third chassis to Melbourne, after Alex Albon was forced to take over team mate Logan Sargeant’s FW46.

McLaren’s Zak Brown signs new long-term contract as CEO through to 2030

Formula 1 - Fri, 2024-03-22 17:39
McLaren have confirmed that Zak Brown has extended his contract as the team’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with the new deal seeing him stay in the role until 2030.

Marquez says Portugal MotoGP practice crash down to "instinct"

Motorsport - Fri, 2024-03-22 17:25
The Gresini rider ended Friday's running at the Algarve International Circuit safely through to Q2 on Saturday after finishing third in second practice.But Marquez did register his first race weekend crash on the Ducati when he slid off his GP23 Ducati at Turn 5 while pushing on his final time attack lap.Marquez says a "small change" to the bike gave him more confidence to push, but when he lost ...Keep reading

Paraguay in contention to join 2025 WRC calendar

Motorsport - Fri, 2024-03-22 17:07
The South American nation emerged as a candidate to host the WRC earlier this year as the championship aims to form a 14-round 2025 calendar, including two events in the South America region.The championship currently has a deal in place with Chile which expires at the end of the year, although discussions surrounding a possible renewal are ongoing.The WRC has also been fielding interest from ...Keep reading

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