After last year’s million dollar challenge the first points paying IndyCar race at The Thermal Club started with both McLaren’s on pole. The team looked to repeat the result of their Formula 1 counterparts. Full report and results below. McLaren leads early proceedings At the green flag it was Álex Palou with a good start,…
After a Sprint that saw battles up and down the field, the grid had to be determined during qualifying for the F1 Chinese GP. Can Lewis Hamilton repeat his result for the qualifying proper or will McLaren rediscover their early weekend form? Q1 First out on track was Lance Stroll as a large line of…
Haas F1 driver Esteban Ocon faced a difficult task in last weekend’s Australian GP. The Frenchmen was way off the pace in qualifying and had to start the rain-infected race from last place on the grid. He was over half a second off Nico Hülkenberg ahead. Liam Lawson split them but did not do a…
After a crash-ridden free practice, the first qualifying session of the 2025 season went underway. Full report and results of the F2 qualifying for the Australian GP can be found below. Right from the get-go everyone went out to warm their tyres and brakes, meaning the first laptimes set are insignificant. Additionally there is a…
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen is not sure where Red Bull stands ahead of this year’s F1 Australian GP. He already expects McLaren to be the quickest come raceday, and in the FIA press conference he didn’t add any hope for his fans. “Positive shape, I guess. I don’t know,” Verstappen underwhelmingly answered when asked…
Liberty Media announced that they have prolonged their contract with F1’s president and CEO Stefano Domenicali. The former Ferrari teamboss will now be at the helm of the sport through 2029, according to the press release. Domenicali took the role of F1’s president and CEO on Januari 1st 2021. While his plans have not received…
Coming off a up-and-down Formula 3 debut season, Laurens van Hoepen is excited to start his 2025 F3 campaign for ART Grand Prix, partnering with Tuukka Taponen and James Wharton. Capitalise on starting positions and pace Last season Van Hoepen had a strong start to the 2024 season, scoring three podiums in the first four…
After a morning session with no visible big issues or red flags, the entire line-up for F1 Pre-Season testing was changed as all teams switched their drivers. This meant defending world champion Max Verstappen took his seat in the Red Bull RB21. Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who ended up on top of the timesheets after the…
Following a 2024 season that was, in his own words, ‘inconsistent’, Pato O’Ward looks for a better 2025 with McLaren. The new season will also see a new team principal, with former Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan. Being in the mix for the championship, O’Ward eventually ended up in fifth in the standings with three…
McLaren Racing is now the full owner of the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team. The organisation acquired the remaining stake per the 31st of December 2024. The outfit started its life 2001 as Sam Schmidt Motorsports, following IndyCar driver Sam Schmidt’s career-ending crash in 2000. After Ric Peterson purchased stake in the team, it was known…
