June 9, 2024

NASCAR Cup Sonoma: Pit strategy propels Kyle Larson to win

Many of the planned strategies in Sunday’s race went awry with seven cautions in the first 41 laps and that prompted Larson’s crew chief Cliff Daniels to run Larson as long as possible in the final stage before making his final stop.Once Larson finally stopped, he cycled into eighth in the lineup but with much fresher tires he sliced through the field to take the lead with eight of 110 laps …Keep reading

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Herta takes “disappointing” sixth, left fuming at Newgarden

Rookie Linus Lundqvist led the field to the green flag and went into Turn 1, but was bumped at the exit of the corner by Chip Ganassi Racing team-mate Marcus Armstrong. The contact set off a chain reaction as Herta, who started second but fell in line to fourth, checked up as the two drivers spun but was then hit from behind by the nose of Newgarden’s No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet. Herta was …Keep reading

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Norris “should have won” F1 Canadian GP, “had enough time to box”

The Briton overtook both Max Verstappen and polesitter George Russell to take the lead of the race, and started to put over two seconds a lap on the pair in a bid to build up his lead.His progress was nipped in the bud when the first of two safety cars emerged when Logan Sargeant hit the wall on the exit of Turn 5, where it appeared that he had missed the pit entry before the safety car was …Keep reading

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IndyCar Road America: Power ends win drought to lead Penske 1-2-3

A two-time IndyCar Series champion, Power was running third ahead of the final pitstop, but utilized the overcut to jump his team-mates to cycle to the lead and coast to a 3.2609s victory at the 4.014-mile, 14-turn natural terrain road course.It was the 42nd win of Power’s career, moving him into a tie for fourth all-time with Michael Andretti. It also marked the first win for Power since …Keep reading

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Sainz: Ferrari’s “very weak” F1 Canadian GP weekend a one-off

The Spaniard spent much of the grand prix struggling with pace and could not crack the top 10, and his chances were further dented when he made contact with Alex Albon at Turn 6 after spinning to put the Williams driver out.Sainz felt that he had to “take risks” to make progress in the slick-tyre phase of the race, which he felt was likely responsible for his Turn 6 strife, as he felt the …Keep reading

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Canadian GP promoters face stewards over track invasion

Shortly after the Montreal race, the stewards summoned the Octane Racing Group, which organises the event, noting in their statement that there had been a “spectator track invasion prior to the conclusion of the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix”.The issue concerns spectators being released prematurely onto the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on the cool-down lap – after the chequered flag had been waved but …Keep reading

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F1 Canadian GP: Verstappen wins from Norris in disrupted, rain-hit race

The Red Bull driver retained position over polesitter George Russell during their pitstops for intermediate tyres, conducted during a safety car produced by Logan Sargeant, and then-leader Norris was compelled to stop a lap later having passed the pit entry when the safety car was called.”Yeah, it was a pretty crazy race and we had to be on top of our calls,” Verstappen said. “We remained calm …Keep reading

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Hamilton says mistake-riddled F1 Canadian GP ‘one of my worst races’

The Mercedes driver finished fourth in Montreal having lost out on the final podium position to team-mate and polesitter George Russell, who scythed down the inside at the final chicane in the closing stages.Hamilton had started seventh on the grid after struggling to carry his from from practice to qualifying and found himself bottled up behind Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso for much of the first …Keep reading

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Horner: Perez needs to rebound from “horrible” weekend

By virtue of Max Verstappen’s hard-fought Montreal F1 victory and the retirements of both Ferrari drivers, Red Bull more than doubled its constructors’ championship lead over the Scuderia to 49 points.Read Also:Formula 1F1 Canadian GP: Verstappen wins from Norris in disrupted, rain-hit raceBut this was not helped by Perez, who had failed to escape Q1 on Saturday and …Keep reading

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