The second FIA Girls on Track-Dare to be Different event attracted more than 200 young girls to come and try various fun and educational activities aimed at inspiring the next generation of young women to consider the wide variety of career opportunities open to them in motor sport. Flying the flag for the joint initiative…
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WEC: 24 Hours of Le Mans after 15 Hours
LMP1The #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid driven by José María López firmly settled into first place overall, with the #8 sister car of Fernando Alonso trailing by two minutes, and the #3 Rebellion R13 of Thomas Laurent in rounding out the podium ahead of the #11 SMP Racing BR01. LMP2The classification also did not change in…
World RX – Bakkerud lands first blow in dramatic Q1
Norway’s Andreas Bakkerud took first blood in round six of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, the Swecon World RX of Sweden, in possibly the most dramatic World RX qualifying session ever. Bakkerud took the hole shot in Q1 race five and held off Finland’s Niclas Gronholm for the first two laps to take the race…
F1 – 2019 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX THURSDAY PRESS CONFERENCE
DRIVERS – Alex ALBON (Red Bull Racing), Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing), George RUSSELL (Williams), Sergio PÉREZ (Racing Point), Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Alex, many congratulations, new colours for you this weekend. How much of as surprise was it for you to get the call up for this weekend? Alex ALBON: Yeah, definitely….
CROSS COUNTRY – AL-ATTIYAH/BAUMEL STORM THROUGH THE DUNES
Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel powered through the second leg of the Rallye du Maroc, blitzing the opposition by an impressive 11 minutes and nine seconds. The Toyota Hilux duo now head team-mates Giniel de Villiers/Alex Haro by more than 17 minutes with Stéphane and Andrea Peterhansel rounding out the top three just 37…
WEC – What the Drivers Said After The Race
Bruno Senna – No1 Rebellion Racing R13-Gibson [LMP1] “I felt Norman’s pain because I started on a full set of quali tyres and we were really struggling with pace and we losing time to the guys behind us on old tyres, so it was a real struggle. “Then when we put two new tyres on…
Stroll ‘nailed it’ with latest points finish
Williams driver Lance Stroll was clearly feeling over the moon after finishing in the points on Sunday for only the second time this season. “Feeling good is an understatement,” he beamed. The Canadian teenager had started the Italian Grand Prix from tenth place on the grid, after Williams had successfully made it through to the…
Brown: ‘Vandoorne should have been more aggressive with us’
McLaren boss Zak Brown believes Stoffel Vandoorne should have perhaps displayed more character during his two-year stint in F1 with the Woking-based outfit. Heralded as a bright young talent when he made the grid in 2017, Vandoorne’s failed to deliver on the team’s expectations, although the reverse also holds true given McLaren’s dismal period of…
New W Series puts together initial list of 55 drivers!
The new all-female W Series has unveiled a list of 55 drivers that will compete for a spot on the inaugural championship’s 18-strong 2019 grid. The series, which was launched earlier this year with the backing of F1 notables David Coulthard and Adrian Newey, aims to showcase the talent of young women racers and support…
Scenes from the paddock – Austin
Once again, COTA delivered the goods against a back-drop of Texas bravado and colorful atmosphere. And Sunday’s thrilling race day more than made up for the rainy start to the US Grand Prix weekend. Here is our collection of scenes from the paddock and stolen moments from Austin.