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The race weekend occurred following a backdrop of controversy: FIA president Max Mosley had been exposed by a UK tabloid sting in the week leading up to the event, and some teams were calling on him to step down.On track, BMW’s Sauber era was blossoming, with Robert Kubica scoring his first career F1 pole position, just 0.027s ahead of the Ferrari of Massa. This came despite a lock-up that left ...Keep reading

Elliott ran strong throughout Sunday’s race and a late-race wreck sent up an overtime restart that put Elliott alongside Hendrick Motorsports teammate and leader William Byron on the front row.When the race resumed. Elliott got near Byron and gave his No. 24 Chevrolet a shot from behind, but Byron remained unfazed and cleared for the lead off Turn 2. He then held off a late challenge by fellow ...Keep reading

Hendrick was originally scheduled to serve as the honorary pace car driver for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race, which was also the 40th anniversary of HMS’ first Cup win by Geoffrey Bodine.Hendrick, however, missed the race as he is recovering from recent knee replacement surgery.Shortly after William Byron held off his HMS teammates Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott to win the race in overtime ...Keep reading

Byron was the first lead lap car to make a green flag pit stop – uncharacteristic on the short track – in the middle of the final stage and when the cycle of stops was completed, he emerged as the leader for the first time in the race.Byron soon built a big lead and appeared headed to uneventful victory when a wreck with two of the scheduled 500 laps to go brought out a caution and sent the ...Keep reading

The quiet Scot nevertheless left a lasting legacy, his 25 world championship victories from 72 starts is still enough for 10th on the all-time F1 wins list.Clark was also successful in Indycar racing, sportscars and touring cars, so selecting his greatest races was always going to be tough, but here they are in reverse order…10: 1961 South African GP, East London
Jim Clark, Lotus ...Keep reading

Former Wimbledon and Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear dies at the age of 77, his family announces.

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the Suzuka International Racing Course for the Formula 1 MSC Cruises Japanese Grand Prix 2024.

There is no play for a third straight day in the Durham-Hampshire and Derbyshire-Gloucestershire games, while Yorkshire-Leicestershire is also rained off.

Formula 1 owner Liberty Media announced earlier this week that it had acquired majority ownership of Dorna Sports and MotoGP in a €4.2 billion deal.The news of Liberty’s takeover has led to much speculation over the direction MotoGP will move in over the next few years and how much of it will be modelled after F1.One area currently where F1 and MotoGP differ is in their ...Keep reading

Williams found themselves in a world of pain when Alex Albon was pitched into the barriers at Turn 3 on the first lap of the Japanese Grand Prix. The British team need to assess the severity of the damage back at their factory at Grove – but just how difficult is the situation they find themselves in after a third big crash in two weeks?

Lando Norris started third and finished fifth, which is never the direction you want to go in on race day. But despite a difficult afternoon, the McLaren man was in a surprisingly reflective mood when he spoke after the race.

Sergio Perez was pleased to add to his growing points tally by taking P2 in the Japanese Grand Prix, with the Mexican confident that Red Bull can can be “strong anywhere else” after their solid showing at Suzuka.

The Mercedes driver had gone into the Suzuka race hopeful that the team could build on some promising potential shown in practice with a new set-up direction for the W15.But he was put on the back foot almost immediately from the restart of the red-flagged race after a minor clash with Charles Leclerc in the opening sequence of corners left him with car damage.That meant he suffered from excessive ...Keep reading

The reigning F1 world champion got back to winning ways with a dominant display at Suzuka, leading home a Red Bull 1-2 by beating Sergio Perez by 12.5 seconds.During his victory charge, a radio exchange between Verstappen and Lambiase gained attention, when the Dutch driver reported his car was understeering at the start of his first race stint before moving towards an oversteer feeling.“Yeah ...Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff painted a bleak but realistic picture of the Formula 1 season after the Japanese Grand Prix.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff painted a bleak but realistic picture of the Formula 1 season after the Japanese Grand Prix.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff painted a bleak but realistic picture of the Formula 1 season after the Japanese Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton was left to rue the struggles he faced with his Mercedes during the Japanese Grand Prix, with the seven-time world champion explaining after the race that he opted to let team mate George Russell pass him because of the problems.

It was action all the way in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, as the 2024 season witnessed it’s fourth one-two result in as many races. But there were plenty of other fascinating numbers to come from the 53-lap Suzuka encounter.

Yuki Tsunoda was full of relief after scoring a point on home soil in Japan for the very first time. With back-to-back top-10 finishes now, the RB driver is enjoying a rich run of form.