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Linus Lundqvist on the podium with his trophy at Barber Motorsports Park

Lundqvist says he was “a fairly small part” in charge to first IndyCar podium finish at Barber, credits CGR for strategy

Luke-John Buckle7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Linus Lundqvist is eagerly anticipating the month of May, which culminates with the Indy 500, after taking his maiden IndyCar podium at Barber Motorsports Park. The Swede drove to third place after picking his way through the field from 19th on the grid for Chip Ganassi Racing. Lundqvist is looking forward to his first Indy…

Remembering Roland: A tribute to Roland Ratzenberger 30 years on from his tragic passing at the F1 San Marino GP

Ewout Albrecht7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

It’s the same thing every year: the 1st of May is around the corner and everyone is reminiscing Ayrton Senna. The Brazilian triple world champion passed away after a crash in the seventh lap of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Exactly 30 years ago this year.

Mekies: RB F1 has “never been confident” about pace over midfield competitors with Miami GP upgrade coming

Öykü Ceylan7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

The RB Formula 1 team is gearing up for the Miami Grand Prix with a new upgrade that aims to maintain their lead in the heated midfield competition. With a tight battle against Haas and other teams in the mid-tier, every point counts, and RB’s latest development could help them keep “surfing on the top”…

“We are speaking about one-tenth” — Vasseur on the very close fight between Ferrari and McLaren in 2024 F1 season

Sushmita Balakrishnan7 months ago04 mins

Ferrari has had a good start to the 2024 season. They are the only team other than Red Bull to win a race to date as Carlos Sainz took the win at Albert Park in Melbourne last month. Behind these two teams, McLaren looks like they are establishing themselves as the third fastest one. The…

Wolff: McLaren and Ferrari’s F1 gains since the start of 2023 is making Mercedes’ life “tougher” as struggles continue

David Coath7 months ago7 months ago08 mins

Mercedes’ Team Principal Toto Wolff spoke in Shanghai at the end of the F1 Chinese Grand Prix. He reflected on how difficult the Mercedes W15 is to drive and also reminded people that the similar struggles were clear to see last season but Mercedes ‘were a regular podium contender’ as their rivals ‘dropped the ball’….

Stella talks F1 development race and how McLaren could “close the gap” to Red Bull in the next 12 months

Ryan McGahey7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

Speaking after the Chinese Grand Prix, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella gives Kudos to Max Verstappen and Red Bull for their record breaking achievements in recent years, while setting McLaren’s targets on closing the gap to the dominant champions. Following Lando Norris’ impressive performance to take the chequered flag in P2 during the Chinese Grand…

Albon: FW46 “more raceable” compared to its predecessor, but the pace of Haas F1 a “surprise”

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

It’s been a tough start to the 2024 F1 season for Williams Racing. As well as not scoring a point yet, the team has failed a lot of scrutiny as not having a spare chassis meant they could only race one car in Melbourne following Alex Albon’s massive FP1 shunt. Sargeant and Albon’s crashes at…

David Malukas leaves Arrow McLaren after not starting a single race IndyCar race for them

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

22-year-old David Malukas has departed the Arrow McLaren IndyCar squad following an injury sustained in pre-season. The Chicago native had joined McLaren over the winter following success at Dale Coyne Racing where he scored 2 podiums — he got both of them at Gateway in successive seasons. However, his spell at Arrow McLaren was short-lived…

Alpine F1 are now lighter, quicker and still have “a lot going on in the wind tunnel and CFD at the moment” — Pilbeam

David Coath7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

The Chinese Grand Prix saw Alpine have a spare car available for the first time this season. At a time when Williams Racing lack of third chassis made global headlines, this was obviously encouraging news for fans of the French manufacturer. Not only this but for Esteban Ocon, his A524 had a new floor and…

Praise for Penske after Scott McLaughlin dominates Barber IndyCar race: “So proud of the execution, the way that the team stuck together”

Ewout Albrecht7 months ago7 months ago012 mins

Scott McLaughlin converted his pole position at Barber Motorsports Park into a commanding victory, despite a late caution and an agressive strategy choice by his team. Looking back on the race, the Penske-driver was proud of how his team executed the race and how they stuck together.