May 25, 2024

On Saturday ahead of this weekend’s sixth round of the 2024 season, Espargaro grabbed a first pole of the season with a new lap record of 1m38.190s at the end of a dramatic Q2.For much of the session, it looked like reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia would take pole on the factory Ducati having set the best pace at the end of the first runs of Q2.But a blistering final lap from Espargaro …Keep reading

The ART driver was rarely threatened as team-mate Laurens van Hoepen dropped to third behind Tim Tramnitz at the start and was unable to recover the position, despite a lack of pace from his German rival.Remarkably, Tsolov’s success means that there is yet to be a repeat winner in F3 this season, with seven different drivers having taken to the top step of the podium.After a typical Monaco start …Keep reading

Once upon a time, open-wheel racing dominated the American motorsports scene. The CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams) IndyCar series was enormously successful, even poaching reigning Formula 1 world champion Nigel Mansell in 1993.  “What we know today as IndyCar was probably at the height of its popularity then,” recalls Bob Varsha,  longtime ESPN motorsports journalist and announcer who …Keep reading

Discussions have begun between teams and F1’s commercial rights holder about the terms of a new Concorde Agreement deal that will define how the series is run from 2026.The document includes all the key commercial aspects of F1, including prize money and, as Motorsport.com revealed last week, a move to cap Ferrari’s historic extra bonus payment.Sources have revealed that one other change being …Keep reading

Evans and Pascal Wehrlein largely dominated the majority of the 29-lap race at the Shanghai International Circuit, each leading for large portions around the truncated grand prix layout.Having taken the lead just past the halfway point, Wehrlein noticeably upped the pace and defended the position at various points around the lap, especially into the Turn 6 hairpin.But locking up into Turn 6 on lap …Keep reading

Getting the front and rear Pirellis into their perfect grip window can help unlock those extra hundredths that can make all the difference between pole position or even being dumped off the front row entirely.But as F1 braces for perhaps its most critical qualifying day of the year in Monaco, with the race all but won if you can lock out pole position, there is a factor that drivers agree stands …Keep reading

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set the pace in Friday practice ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso.Runaway championship leader Max Verstappen made it four different teams inside the top four as he finished just over half a second off the pace in the lead Red Bull.What time does qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix start?The qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix will …Keep reading

The FIA is looking to include many more items into the cost cap from 2026 onwards, with an initial target figure of around $220 million.Some initial proposals by the FIA featured the inclusion of HR items such as maternity/paternity leave and staff entertainment, which faced pushback from the teams.The FIA has since clarified that maternity/paternity leave is now set to be excluded again from the …Keep reading

Vergne set a mighty opening sector at the Shanghai International Circuit, Formula E’s first visit to the venue which is using a different layout to the grand prix track.Despite marginally losing time to Nissan’s Rowland over the final two sectors, Vergne’s 1m13.322s, the fastest time from the entirety of qualifying, was enough for his first pole since Diriyah earlier this year.Jaguar’s …Keep reading