June 10, 2024

McDowell, who typically runs well on road courses and superspeedways – and has won on both in the NASCAR Cup Series – saw Sunday’s race has a prime opportunity to earn his first win of the 2024 season.For McDowell, a win is likely the only way he makes the 16-driver playoff field after a rough start to the season that has him mired in 20th in the standings.At the newly repaved 1.99-mile road …Keep reading

The German manufacturer delivered its most competitive weekend of the year in Montreal last weekend as George Russell took pole position and came home third.But the result was probably not as good as the team could have hoped for, with the pace of its W15 having been super strong at various points of the weekend.A new front wing that Mercedes introduced to help complement a recent upgrade appears …Keep reading

Newgarden was leading a Team Penske 1-2-3 ahead of team-mates Scott McLaughlin and Will Power in the buildup to the last pit stop.As the laps trickled down, Newgarden also began catching back marker Nolan Siegel, who was called to drive the No. 78 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet while regular Agustin Canapino took a leave of absence following a controversial last week. Stuck in a compromising …Keep reading

That hasn’t prevented the former dirt racing standout from excelling in NASCAR competition as what he does behind the wheel more than makes up for whatever detailed knowledge he may lack.The latest example came in Sunday’s Cup race at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway as Larson’s crew chief, Cliff Daniels, elected to have Larson remain on the track long into the final stage before making his final …Keep reading

The McLaren driver found himself locked in a fight for the final podium spot with Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton in the Montreal race but could not hold them back in the end as he came home fifth.He reckoned that his hopes of a top three spot evaporated in the closing stages, when Russell and Hamilton clearly showed they aggressively wanted to move forward and passed him.Asked how …Keep reading

The WRC has been working towards Tuesday’s World Motor Sport Council meeting, where several questions are expected to be answered.At the top of the agenda are the technical regulations for next year and 2026 which has sparked plenty of heated debate since the FIA unveiled its proposals for the future of the WRC in February.It is widely anticipated that the current Rally1 regulations will remain in …Keep reading

Having given up a position late on to team-mate Pierre Gasly to allow him to try to overtake Daniel Ricciardo ahead, Ocon felt massively let down when the pledge to swap positions back if it failed did not happen.As a consequence, Ocon was livid and lambasted his team’s decision in the media pen straight after the chequered flag.”No, it is unexplainable, that one,” he said.”I’ve always respected …Keep reading

The Scuderia was tipped as the favourite to win by several of its rivals going into the Montreal weekend but in low-grip conditions, both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz failed to advance to the top-10 shootout in qualifying.From there, a wet-to-dry race still provided both drivers plenty of opportunities to move up, but that didn’t happen either.Leclerc suffered a crippling engine issue from lap …Keep reading

Max Verstappen and Red Bull got back to winning ways where much of the action came down to the impact of Montreal’s track layout and weather.But problems with the circuit’s infrastructure amid a record crowd arose around the positives.There were few of these in any case for Sergio Perez, whose poor form in the other RB20 continued even with his recent contract extension. Mercedes’ form overall …Keep reading