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O’Ward says P2 at St. Pete “a very solid foundation”, predicts 2024 season will be “a very tight and competitive” one

Lucrezia Costa7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

The Arrow McLaren driver started out the 2024 season in style securing a great podium finish. Just like in 2023, he came in P2 at St. Petersburg. But this time around there wasn’t late heartbeeak as eventual race winner Josef Newgarden was in complete control. O’Ward was still pretty pleased with his performance, as he…

What Formula E drivers said ahead of the Sao Paulo E-Prix – The championhsip contenders

Lucrezia Costa7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

After a very long break it’s finally race week for Formula E again, with the electrifying paddock heading to Sao Paulo for Round 4 of Season 10. Let’s see what some of the top drivers leading the provisional championship standings have to say ahead of the third racing weekend of the year! Nick Cassidy The…

Ferrari has to “improve in every single area” to catch Red Bull Racing in 2024 F1 season — Vasseur

Melis Öktür7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Even though they are still adrift of Red Bull Racing, Ferrari no longer considers itself to be in a “useless” position to compete with Red Bull in Formula 1. Despite the Maranello team’s rise to be Red Bull’s main rival ao far this season, they have been unable to prevent Max Verstappen from starting on pole…

Scott McLaughlin delighted to showcase “proper racing” after charging through to P3 at IndyCar season-opener

Ewout Albrecht7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Team Penske had a great day in St. Petersburg with all three of their drivers ending up in the top four of the race. Scott McLaughlin took third in his #3 Chevy, after making up a lot of places during the race, having started only ninth. So obviously he was quite pleased with the eventual…

Gasly “lost sixth gear” on formation lap in F1 Saudi Arabian GP as woes continue

Jonah Presser7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

Alpine has had a rough go in the first two races of the season. They have failed to score a point with their race winning driver duo of Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, and the Enstone-based squad hasn’t made it out of Q1 either. Multiple departures of key technical staff leave the team in a…

Limitations of the MCL38 were “very well exposed” in F1 Saudi Arabian GP — Stella

David Coath7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

McLaren had a strong result at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this past Saturday evening. Oscar Piastri who was on fine form all weekend finished P4 after a P5 start. Meanwhile, teammate Lando Norris crossed the finish line P8 on race day after a gamble that would have seen a podium a likely prospect didn’t…

Stella praises Piastri for “staying calm” during lengthy Hamilton pursuit in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Magdalena Put7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

Having out-qualified his teammate to line up fifth on the grid for Saturday’s race, Oscar Piastri swiftly advanced up to fourth after overtaking Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso on the second lap. The most memorable part of Piastri’s Jeddah outing, however, was his lengthy battle with Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton’s defensive drive and McLaren’s top-speed disadvantage proved…

St. Pete winner Newgarden on his dominant IndyCar victory: “It seemed simple to drive it fast”

Lucrezia Costa7 months ago7 months ago013 mins

The reigning champion of the Indy 500 began his twelfth season in IndyCar in style with a very dominant weekend in St. Petersburg. Newgarden secured on Saturday pole position with only hundreds of a second of advantage over Felix Rosenqvist in second place. The 33-year-old went on to win on the next day, leading for…

Felipe Massa celebrates in Ferrari race suit

Felipe Massa files lawsuit against the FIA and FOM over 2008 F1 Singapore Grand Prix result

Ryan McGahey7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

Former Ferrari Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa has begun legal proceedings against the sports governing body the FIA, as well as Formula One Management over the infamous 2008 ‘Crashgate’ scandal. Following the news late last year that Felipe Massa had intended to pursue legal action against the FIA and FOM, the former Ferrari drivers’ legal…

Ricciardo looking to “kick some ass” at home race after RB F1 found issues on his car during Saudi Arabian GP weekend

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago010 mins

Daniel Ricciardo endured an extremely difficult Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend — and the Australian confirmed post-race his VCARB 01 was not performing at 100% either due to some “flaws” that he had hoped would be found post-qualifying. The 8-time Grand Prix winner and Yuki Tsunoda had been closely matched in practice and Q1. But…