June 10, 2024

FIA admonishes F1 Canadian GP promoter over track invasion

On the cooldown lap after the finish a significant number of spectators made it onto the course before all cars had made it back to parc ferme.Motorsport.com understands that, as it’s not the first time a similar incident has happened at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the FIA decided to firm up its response by formally summoning the Canadian promoters, the Octane Racing Group, over the …Keep reading

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Truex “not sure why we didn’t try to save” fuel in frustrating finish

Truex  was in a strong position to battle for the race win, passing Chris Buescher with less than ten laps to go. Soon after, Kyle Larson passed both drivers and took control of the race on fresher tires.It was not going to be Truex’s first victory of the 2024 season, but it was still going to be a strong runner-up finish until the exit of the final corner.While on the frontstretch, just seconds …Keep reading

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How a patient approach helped Power end a two-year winless streak

Power trailed Team Penske team-mates Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin with 14 laps to go around the 4.014-mile, 14-turn natural terrain road course.Both Power and McLaughlin were running the less preferred softer alternate compound coming to the final pit stop of the afternoon, while Newgarden was on the ideal harder primary tires. McLaughlin was the first to dive to pit lane on lap 42 of 55 …Keep reading

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Supercars star Cam Waters’ Cup debut was short but ‘sensational’

Waters, who has already made a pair of starts in the Truck Series this year, drove a third entry in Sunday’s race at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway for RFK Racing.He struggled in qualifying on Saturday and started 31st but by the second stage of Sunday’s race he was running in the top 20.On lap 35 of 110, Josh Berry cut across the nose of Erik Jones and hit the inside wall in Turn 11, then turned …Keep reading

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Perez handed Spanish GP grid drop after F1 Canada crash

After hitting a wet patch of road with his right-hand side slick tyres, Perez clattered into the Turn 6 barriers on Lap 53 of a wet-to-dry race on Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.Perez severely damaged his Red Bull’s rear wing by rear-ending the outside wall, but was asked by the team to bring his car back to the pits. As he limped back slowly to the pitlane for more than half a lap, Perez …Keep reading

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Buescher: Despite ‘awesome’ finish, Sonoma loss “bums me out”

Buescher’s up-and-down season has him precariously close to the cutoff line to make the 16-driver playoff field, but a win would lock him in, and he found himself in excellent position late in Sunday’s race to do just that.Buescher, who drives the No. 17 Ford for RFK Racing, made his first stop early in the race and stayed out to take the Stage 2 win.While in the lead, he then was among the …Keep reading

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