May 11, 2024

Vergne slams Berlin’s “horrible” style of Formula E racing that “every driver hates”

The DS Penske driver finished second in the first of two races this weekend at the Tempelhof Airport circuit in Germany, where a new layout was used for the first time.As expected, the 15-turn track produced a typically frenetic Formula E encounter on Saturday as drivers ran three-wide at various points and changes of position occurred on almost a corner-by-corner basis.Following the race, Vergne …Keep reading

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Darlington NASCAR Cup: Tyler Reddick beats Brad Keselowski to pole

Reddick and 23XI Racing teammate Bubba Wallace were uncharacteristically not factors in the win a week ago at Kansas Speedway, despite the organization having won the three of the previous four races at the track.They redeemed themselves Saturday at Darlington as Reddick went out early in the final round of qualifying and his average lap speed of 170.124 mph held off RFK Racing teammates Brad …Keep reading

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Ferrucci “returning the favor” to Grosjean with Indy GP warm-up incident

The two left pit lane running nose to tail and went out for an installation lap in the early running when moments later they went side-by-side and were not giving each other any space coming out of Turn 11. Ferrucci, coming up the inside, managed to get by Grosjean’s No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet as they approached traffic heading into Turn 12.A replay showed Ferrucci raising his …Keep reading

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Rovanpera explains WRC Portugal exit from the lead

The Toyota driver started the Saturday morning loop setting a blistering pace that resulted in a stage 10 win to open up a 6.7s lead over team-mate and fellow 2024 part-time driver Sebastien Ogier.However, Rovanpera’s rally quickly came undone on stage 11 [Montim, 8.69km] when the Finn lost the rear of his GR Yaris and hit a tree, which then pitched the car into a roll. The car eventually came …Keep reading

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Berlin E-Prix: Cassidy wins after superb under-the-radar performance

The Kiwi romped to a 4.6s win having only taken the lead of the 46-lap race – extended by six laps due to two safety car periods – for the first time just four laps from the end having started down in ninth.Cassidy immediately went into energy conservation mode at the Tempelhof Airport circuit, which was using a new layout this year, and dropped towards the back of the field where he remained …Keep reading

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Marquez “angry with myself” after Le Mans MotoGP Q1 exit

The eight-time world champion endured a difficult French GP weekend on the Gresini-run Ducati prior to Saturday’s 13-lap sprint.Out of the Q2 places after Friday’s running, Marquez was knocked out of Q1 in qualifying and starts 13th for both races at Le Mans.Despite this, he was able to launch his way up to fifth off the line in Saturday’s 13-lap sprint and went on to finish second having …Keep reading

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Michael McDowell fastest in Saturday’s Darlington Cup practice

The top speeds all came from the first 20-minute session with McDowell’s average lap speed of 169.443 mph leading all 36 participants.McDowell announced earlier this week he was leaving Front Row Motorsports at the end of the 2024 season to join Spire Motorsports in 2025.Ty Gibbs was second fastest overall (168.566 mph) and Chris Buescher was third (168.457 mph).Denny Hamlin was fastest in the …Keep reading

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Spa WEC race halted after accident involving Cadillac and BMW in hour five

Bamber was pressuring Neel Jani’s Proton Porsche 963 LMDh for third place with a little under two hours remaining in the race when the pair came upon the battle for fourth in the LMGT3 class on the run to Les Combes.With Jani delayed slightly behind Gelael’s WRT-run BMW M4 GT3 and the D’Station Aston Martin Vantage of Erwan Bastard, Bamber had a run on the Swiss rounding the Kemmel Straight’s …Keep reading

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Bagnaia: Ducati still chasing answers to “dangerous” French MotoGP sprint issue

Bagnaia had qualified second behind championship leader Jorge Martin, but was down to 14th by the end of lap 1 following a dreadful start on his GP24.Lacking the speed to mount any sort of recovery, the Italian then ran wide over the gravel at the exit of Turn 7 on the third lap, rejoining the track at the rear of the field.With it clear by then that the problem he was suffering was significant …Keep reading

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