Williams driver Alex Albon has been disqualified from the results of Saturday’s qualifying session at Zandvoort due to a breach of the technical regulations. Albon had qualified eighth for the Dutch Grand Prix but will now start from the rear of the field thanks to an issue with the floor of his heavily updated car.
Month: August 2024
Ernie Graham banked his first win of the 2024 FIA European Rally Historic Championship in a dramatic conclusion to Lahti Historic Rally today (Saturday). Tibor Érdi Jr (below) was on course for a hat-trick of FIA EHRC victories following his heroic comeback from last place. But gearbox failure on the final stage of the high-speed
Open Extended Reactions Lando Norris finished ahead of Max Verstappen in Dutch GP qualifying on Saturday. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Lando Norris has never converted pole position into a victory in Formula One, but the McLaren driver is confident about changing that at the Dutch Grand Prix. Norris took an emphatic pole
DRIVERS 1 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)3 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jolyon Palmer) Q: Max Verstappen it’s second place today in Zandvoort, but what a show you put on. There was a huge cheer from the crowd when you provisionally took pole. Just wasn’t quite to be today.Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, I think the whole
Lando Norris delivered a blistering final flying lap in qualifying at Zandvoort to deny home hero Max Verstappen a fourth straight Dutch Grand pole position. Oscar Piastri finished third in the closely contested session and will start ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell on the second row of the grid. At the start of Q1 it
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly set the fast time of a final practice session for the 2024 FAI Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix that was halted for more than 40 minutes after Williams’ Logan Sargeant crashed heavily. With steady rain falling in the run-up to the final hour of practice, FP3 got off to a slow start
“But I think I have enough experience to say, ‘don’t worry, that’s on the team – keep doing the good job, keep working to improve on your own opportunities’, but definitely we as a team have quite a lot of work to do as well.” In terms of whether Norris can still take the fight
Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It’s a Front Row front row at Daytona International Speedway. Michael McDowell won the pole for Saturday night’s 400-mile race at Daytona, edging Front Row Motorsports teammate Todd Gilliland in qualifying Friday. McDowell reached a top speed of 183.165 mph
Kick Sauber Shwartzman ran in FP1 in place of Bottas, giving a good account of himself in the very difficult conditions. With the wind gusting and rain falling, a costly mistake would have been easy to make but he kept his copybook clean. Bottas was keen to get going in FP2, even racing Russell on
Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina racetrack shuttered briefly for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic can sue the top health regulator on allegations that Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration violated the constitutional rights of its operators by trying to make an example out
Wet and windy conditions greeted the drivers at Zandvoort, as Formula 1 2024 resumed with Friday practice for the Dutch Grand Prix – and we pretty much picked up where we left off at Spa, with a tight fight at the front. Three teams are in the mix for pole and victory with one team
Aug 23, 2024, 10:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lando Norris is Formula One world champion material and McLaren are to blame for some of his mistakes, team boss Andrea Stella said on Friday in response to the driver’s self-criticism. Norris had told reporters on arrival at the Dutch Grand Prix that he felt he
Mercedes’ George Russell went quickest in the second practice for this weekend’s 2024 FIA Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, beating McLaren driver Oscar Piastri by six hundredths of a second in a session that saw Haas’ Nico Hülkenberg crash. Unlike the first session, which began in wet and wild conditions, the second hour of practice
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: James VOWLES (Williams), Andrea STELLA (McLaren), Mike KRACK (Aston Martin), Ayao KOMATSU (Haas) Q: James, can we start with you? You got your man – Carlos Sainz. What got the deal over the line? James VOWLES: I’m glad you added Carlos to it. I was confused by the statement before that point. But I
F1 – Norris beats Verstappen to top of FP1 timesheet at Zandvoort McLaren’s Lando Norris went quickest in the opening practice session for the 2024 FIA Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, beating championship leading Red Bull driver Max Verstappen by two tenths of a second as F1 returned to action at Zandvoort following its traditional
Charles Leclerc insists that he will not give up hope of Ferrari fighting for the constructors’ championship until it becomes “mathematically impossible”, with the Scuderia currently only 63 points behind leaders Red Bull. Leclerc and Ferrari enjoyed a decent start to the season, having collected several podium finishes before a memorable home victory for the
Open Extended Reactions ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Sergio Pérez said he is focused on turning around his Formula One form, which he feels confident about after Red Bull’s discovery of wrong turns made in developing its car. Pérez’s future at the team was the subject of intense speculation before the summer break but Red Bull opted
Blustery, overcast conditions greeted the Formula 1 paddock fraternity as they returned from the summer break. But the cold at Zandvoort – home of the Dutch Grand Prix – did little to dampen an overwhelming sense of enthusiasm for the climax to 2024 season. After an inauspicious start to the year that saw Red Bull
Niamh Lewis Aug 22, 2024, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has backed proposals for Rwanda to host a Formula One grand prix in the future, having travelled around Africa during the summer break and visited a refugee camp. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said recently that Rwanda has “presented a good plan” and
As the drivers prepare for this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, Red Bull are locked in a tight battle for the constructors’ crown, with McLaren and Ferrari close behind them. If Perez can replicate the performances he had at the beginning of the season, his team could be much closer to securing their third consecutive team
Kelly Crandall Aug 22, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney is gearing up for a title defense as stock car racing prepares for the home stretch ahead of the postseason. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images As the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs approached last season, Ryan Blaney and his team were, as
PART ONE – Esteban OCON (Alpine), Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing), Zhou GUANYU (Kick Sauber) Q: Can we start with the hometown hero? Max, how was the break? Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, it was very good. Spent a good time with friends and family. It was a lot of fun, honestly. I think it passed way too fast. If
FIA’s Innovation Challenge 2024 Finalists Showcase Projects at Major Regional Congress Six leading Mobility Clubs were recognised as FIA Region III and IV Innovation Challenge finalists, as part of the federation’s annual American Congress this week. The FIA Innovation Challenge was launched this year and strives to support the FIA’s continued efforts around knowledge sharing, collaboration and
Speaking to ESPN Red Bull advisor Marko explained that Red Bull still “believe that we can turn it round and make it more stable” for Perez this season, to maximise his performances over the final 10 races. “To be team mate to Max is not the nicest thing in Formula 1,” he added. “Checo has
Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen‘s record shattering rise has changed Formula One forever, but the man who helped give him his debut says the Dutchman has reshaped both ends of the racing pyramid. Helmut Marko, famed as the godfather of Red Bull’s driver programme, is always on the lookout for the company’s next superstar driver.
It’s time for Round 4 of Grill the Grid in 2024, and the latest challenge has really got the drivers racking their brains… For this game, we’ve tasked the grid with putting a list of well-known F1 names in order based on the number of races they competed in before taking their first win, from
Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton celebrating his British GP win earlier this year with Peter Bonnington. Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images Lewis Hamilton‘s race engineer Peter Bonnington will not join the seven-time world champion at Ferrari next year, having committed his future to Mercedes. Bonnington, known to most race fans as “Bono” from Hamilton’s radio messages, has
CAA joins 9 other Clubs involved in the programm The CAA has signed onto the FIA-led global loyalty programme, One Road. By signing the agreement, CAA has expanded the reach of the programme to a further seven million individual members worldwide. Those members will now gain access to exclusive deals and offers with leading brands in addition to reciprocal offers from all the participating
Kimi Antonelli has credited Mercedes boss Toto Wolff with offering him support and advice during “difficult moments”, with the youngster recalling how Wolff helped him to bounce back from a tough time earlier in his debut Formula 2 campaign. Antonelli made the step up to F2 this year – having bypassed F3 during what has
The FIA has announced that it will expand its Women in Motorsport Mentorship programme, following significant interest in the first application cycle. Over 850 women applied for the mentorship programme, after it was launched in June. As a result, the Women in Motorsport Commission will offer 500 mentorship places for the second application cycle, starting
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