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Scott McLaughlin elated with IndyCar Barber pole position: “A nice little reward” after losing St. Petersburg podium earlier in the week

Ewout Albrecht9 months ago9 months ago06 mins

Scott McLaughlin grabbed his first pole position of the season yesterday at Barber Motorsports Park, besting teammate Will Power, who for the second race in succession had to settle for second. Crossing the alternate start/finish line the Kiwi was clearly very happy with the result, cheering loudly on the team radio.

Ocon: “Happier and a bit disappointed” with P11 in F1 Chinese GP after his “best driving race of the whole season”

David Coath9 months ago9 months ago011 mins

Esteban Ocon started last weekend’ s F1 Chinese Grand Prix from P13 and would cross the finish line P11 and just 2.3 seconds from his first points of the season. A stark difference to how Alpine were performing at the start of the season with many pundits predicting the French manufacturer to be propping up…

“There is a tipping point” — Verstappen urges F1 president Domenicali to not “overdo it” on additional Sprint weekends

Rachel Stephens9 months ago05 mins

As the sport develops, Formula 1 has been trying out some tactics to keep racing alive, most recently with the introduction of the Sprint weekend. Trying to balance the traditional race weekend alongside innovative racing formats, the F1 Sprint is back this year with some interesting changes for its fourth season in the sport. Featuring…

Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix | IndyCar Qualifying | McLaughlin pips Power and Lundgaard to pole at Barber

James O'Connor9 months ago06 mins

Round 1, Group 1 Scott Dixon posted the first time of the session with a 1:10.2763. However, it was Alex Palou who absolutely smashed the field on the first runs as he was the fastest driver on the first, second and third timed laps. A 1:06.1772 put him almost 0.4s clear of teammate Marcus Armstrong….

Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix | IndyCar FP2 | VeeKay leads Grosjean ahead of qualifying

James O'Connor9 months ago9 months ago03 mins

There was an instant red flag in second practice as Pietro Fittipaldi went off at turn 2. It was a steering rack failure as the car simply did not turn. At the 10-minute mark, a 1:06.6973 from Christian Lundgaard saw him lead the way from Rossi, McLaughlin, Ferrucci, O’Ward, Grosjean, Rasmussen, Blomqvist, Herta and Palou….

FE Monaco E-Prix | Race | A double podium for Jaguar TCS Racing with Evans in the lead

Chiara Martin9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

At the start of the Monaco E-Prix, Pascal Wehrlein expertly converted his pole position into a lead, while Stoffel Vandoorne had to immediately defend his second place as the field sorted itself into formation. However, drama unfolded early as Nyck de Vries lost his front wing in an incident at Saint Devote, setting off a…

After Sainz was permitted to rejoin Q2 at F1 Chinese GP, teams now hope the rules get tidied up and ‘are less ambiguous going forward’

David Coath9 months ago9 months ago08 mins

Aston Martin, with an ‘encyclopedic’ knowledge of the rules, protested Carlos Sainz being permitted to rejoin Q2 in China due to the fact that his car was stationary for 77 seconds. In their eyes, this was a clear breach of article 39.6 of the F1 sporting regulations but their protest was dismissed. Following this, they…

Esteban Ocon a big contender for the second Audi F1 seat as talks take place

James O'Connor9 months ago8 months ago09 mins

Esteban Ocon has emerged as a serious contender for the second Sauber/Audi seat, sources have confirmed to Pit Debrief. On Friday morning European time, it was confirmed by Haas that Nico Hülkenberg would be leaving team at the end of 2024. Minutes later, Sauber/Audi announced the German driver would be joining them for 2025 on…

FE Monaco E-Prix | Qualifying | Championship leader Wehrlein on pole ahead of Vandoorne

Chiara Martin9 months ago9 months ago09 mins

In the initial phase of qualifying, drivers were divided into two groups based on their championship positions, with Group A consisting of odd-numbered positions. This saw the likes of Mitch Evans taking to the track first, while newcomer Barnard awaited his turn. Group A hit the circuit, with only four spots available for the subsequent…

FE Monaco E-Prix | FP2 | Evans and Frijns on top again

Lucrezia Costa9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

The second practise session of the day will feature a new face on track: in his earlier FP1 crash Neom McLaren’s Sam Bird fractured his hand. The winner of the 2024 Sao Paulo E-Prix will be replaced by McLaren’s Reserve and Development driver Taylor Barnard, who is competing full time in Formula 2 with PHM…