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F1 | Canadian GP | Qualifying | Russell on pole as Verstappen sets exactly the same time in thrilling Q3

James O'Connor5 months ago06 mins

Following a dry FP3, dark clouds started to appear as qualifying got underway in Montreal. Q1 Stroll, Norris, Verstappen and Russell all took turns at the top in the first half of the session. Russell’s 1:13.242 had him a tenth clear of Verstappen. Hamilton backed up his teammate, 0.201s slower away. Norris, Stroll, Alonso, Sainz,…

Yuki Tsunoda extends his contract with VCARB F1 for 2025

Anna Elizabeth Krausová5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Another seat in Formula 1 is officially taken for next year, with Yuki Tsunoda’s freshly announced contract extension. The Japanese driver has been with the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 team since his debut in the sport, this season being his fourth. As the statement claims, he is consistently “showing enormous progress to become…

Mercedes believes Red Bull’s recent F1 upgrade “was a downgrade”

Marika Petracca5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

We had gotten rather used to seeing Max Verstappen take win after win in these last two years, on a Red Bull that seemed uncatchable for the rest of the grid. This season, however, they are not having the dominant season everyone expected down in Milton Keynes. A problem on his right rear brake had…

F1 | Canadian GP | FP3 | Hamilton goes fastest by almost 0.4s as Ferrari struggles

Karishma Persad5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

After rainy Friday practice sessions, the third free practice session gets off to a dry start. Max Verstappen in the Red Bull is the first out on track, after being forced to end FP2 early due to a ERS issue. He is closely followed by his teammate, Sergio Perez. Both Red Bull drivers are on…

IndyCar | Road America | FP2 | Herta fastest in heavy rain with four red flags

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Final practice got underway at Road America with the rain falling hard. Unsurprisingly, there was moments immediately. Kyle Kirkwood and Scott McLaughlin both ended up in the tarmac run off at turn 8 as they had snaps of oversteer in treacherous conditions. At turn 5, Colton Herta locked up and went straight on but continued…

“Any team would be privileged to have Sainz” — James Vowles hopeful the Spaniard will join Williams F1 next year

Anna Elizabeth Krausová5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Carlos Sainz is undoubtedly the hottest topic on the Formula 1 drivers’ market since it was announced that Lewis Hamilton is taking his seat at Ferrari next year. However, the options he seemed to have at the start of the season are slowly slipping through his fingers, with Sergio Perez securing a two-year contract extension…

“Why is he still in F1”, “he never learns” — Jacques Villeneuve delivers sharp F1 criticism of Daniel Ricciardo and Kevin Magnussen

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

Speaking on Sky Sports F1 during practice coverage for the Canadian Grand Prix, Jacques Villeneuve absolutely ripped into Daniel Ricciardo and is bemused as to why the Australian still has a spot on the grid at present. The 34-year-old from Perth has been struggling since 2021. Although he won the Italian Grand Prix for McLaren…

F1 | Canadian GP | FP2 | Fernando Alonso tops rain affected Friday practice at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Ryan McGahey5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

Fernando Alonso puts Aston Martin at the top of the time sheets as Max Verstappen’s fortunes go from bad to worse in second practice ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix With the Montreal rain falling once again, there was a rush in the pitlane as the light turned green as many drivers hit the track…

IndyCar | Road America GP | FP1 | Palou on top ahead of Herta and Ferrucci in incident filled session

Lucrezia Costa5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

The last leg of the triple-header started by the Indy 500 is now underway, as cars will get on track on track at Road America, including last minute driver replacement Nolan Siegel, set to driver car no 78 for Juncos Hollinger Racing, who is still getting his car specifics tailored to his liking. The American…

Siegel to drive for JHR at Road America IndyCar round in place of Canapino

James O'Connor5 months ago03 mins

19-year-old Nolan Siegel will replace Agustin Canapino at JHR for the Road America event. It has been quite a crazy week. Theo Pourchaire faced online abuse from a section of Argentinean fans following contact with the 34-year-old during a wild race in Detroit. As Canapino did not condemn their actions, Arrow McLaren ended their technical…