The Britons 1m12.773s put him to the top of the times by almost one tenth from DS Penskes Stoffel Vandoorne, as less than half a second covered the top 10 drivers.Championship leader Nick Cassidy found himself at the top of the times after the opening 10 minutes of the session, the Jaguar drivers 1m13.849s leaving him just 0.003s clear of Abts Nico Muller.It didnt take long for both ... Keep reading
When you win and everybody is happy, its easy, but when you lose thats when you really need to become one [in the team] and it shows everybodys character. I think everybody is pushing hard to help me turn this around.For a driver so used to success, having dominated the 2019-20 Formula E season en route to the title, the distinct lack of results so far this year for Antonio Felix da ... Keep reading
The Briton had contrasting results in the latest round during the Diriyah E-Prix double-header, taking a commanding win in the opening race before failing to score any points in the sequel.Dennis was left shocked why we were so bad just 24 hours after a convincing victory, claiming ahead of this weekends race in Brazil that the issue was due to a lack of all-round grip in qualifying.With ... Keep reading
The Brazilian skillfully navigated the 17-turn, 3.74-mile circuit and jumped to the top of the leaderboard with a flying lap of 1m48.152s to claim pole in the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R prepared by Action Express Racing.Sebastien Bourdais was able to propel the Cadillac prepared by Chip Ganassi Racing to second, 0.114s behind.Wayne Taylor Racing with Andrettis No. 40 Acura ARX-06, which missed ... Keep reading
The Porsche driver gained the advantage in the opening sector in Brazil before Vandoorne responded by posting a quicker time in the remaining two sectors.But the DS Penske racer, who started on pole in Sao Paulo last year for the inaugural race, missed out on top spot by just 0.002 seconds.Wehrlein progressed through to the finals having beaten Maximilian Guenther by nearly three tenths after the ... Keep reading
The RC213V Honda first debuted in 2012 was gradually overhauled according to the requirements of Marquez, who made a starring debut with the Japanese manufacturer almost 11 years ago.While the decision to base its bike almost entirely around Marquez initially proved hugely successful as the Spaniard romped to six titles in a span of seven years, his injury at the start of the 2020 season and ... Keep reading
Pole-sitter Pipo Derani got a clean start in the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R to comfortably lead entering Turn 1.It didnt take long for trouble to strike behind, though, as the No. 62 Ferrari 296 GT3 of Davide Rigon was involved in contact at the GTD and GTD Pro start and ended up off course in Turn 3. Fortunately, he was able to continue on and the race stayed green.Only a few moments later ... Keep reading
In 2021,Simon-Chautempscalled time on a 14-year stint in F1. But, through his JSC7 consultancy, he's still heavily involved in racing. He's lending his services to French team Sainteloc on its switch to single-seaters, as well as German race data provider Paceteq. In addition, he is involved inmotorsport engineering recruitmentand in public-speaking gigs on leadership.He has also been ... Keep reading
The 42-year-old is in his second season with Aston, having replaced fellow world champion Sebastian Vettel at the start of 2023.Krack says that Alonso continues to push the team in all areas, on and off the track.We've seen that last year already when he joined, he noted.It's not only what he brings in terms of proven talent and racecraft; that, I think, we don't have to discuss.He ... Keep reading
With Sebastien Bourdais taking the lead just after the second hour began, he held the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R of Pipo Derani within 0.7-1.5s of a gap.Vasser Sullivans Jack Hawksworth pitted from the GTD Pro lead five minutes into the second hour with an issue, which was compounded by a drive-through penalty after making contact with a crew member while trying to leave the pitbox. At this ... Keep reading
Kobayashi, 37, became the first Japanese driver to run a Cup race in 20 years when he made his debut at the Indianapolis Road Course last year. He started 28th and finished 33rd after being involved in a few incidents during the event.The 2021 Le Mans 24 overall winner is getting a second start with 23XI Racings No. 50 Toyota team in next weekends race at Circuit of the Americas and this ... Keep reading
Derani, a multi-time overall winner at Sebring, was leading the 12-hour endurance race in the No. 31 Action Express Cadillac when he attempted to overtake the No. 21 AF Corse Ferrari of Miguel Molina through Turns 9 and 10.In a shocking turn of events, he clipped the left-front of the GTD class Ferrari, sliding off track and directly towards the the blue and white tire pack. The impact was ... Keep reading
Following the fourth hour, a series of pitstops and several driver changes during the fourth caution resulted in Nick Yelloly cycling up into the lead in the #25 BMW M Hybrid V8 (BMW Team RLL).Filipe Albuquerque, in the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06, progressed to second ahead of Matt Campbell in the #7 Penske Porsche 963.The restart came 17 minutes after the conclusion of the ... Keep reading
Deletraz, driving the Wayne Taylor Racing with Andrettis No. 40 Acura ARX-06, applied the pressure with less than six minutes to go on Cadillac Racings Sebastien Bourdais, who had a firm hold of the lead for much of the final hour. The two tangled with on-track shoves, but it was Deletraz that prevailed with a Turn 10 move around the 17-turn, 3.74-mile circuit to win the 72ndedition of ... Keep reading
Busch andEckes dominated the race, leading a combined 249 of the 250 laps, but Eckes got a good jump on the field on a restart with 24 laps remaining.While Eckes built his lead to more than a second, Busch was able to significantly close the gap on the final lap and close to the left rear of Eckes No. 19 Chevrolet exiting Turn 4.Eckes held on for the 0.141-second win at the checkered flag ... Keep reading
The return of ground-effect machinery in 2022, and the way that rear ride height is so critical to performance right now, means that teams are having to run cars very low and stiff.This means that conditions can get uncomfortable for drivers, and there have been regular complaints from a number of leading stars about the situation not being one that should be accepted for the long term.As the FIA ... Keep reading
While an eight-week long investigation into the matter regarding Horners behaviour with a female employee having concluded that there were no grounds to take action, the matter looks far from over.Multiple media reports have indicated that the female employee, who was suspended as a result of the findings of the investigation, has decided to go ahead and appeal the findings of the probe that ... Keep reading
An electronic vote was put to all 11 Formula E team principals during the Sao Paolo E-Prix event this weekend to determine whether an FIA regulation that would prevent certain drivers from racing in Berlin could be bypassed.The unique situation comes as the first of two Berlin Formula E races, due to be held across the 11-12 May, will clash with the WECs Six Hours of Spa.Seven drivers are ... Keep reading
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
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
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
