June 22, 2024

Andretti Global’s Colton Herta led the way in a second practice session for the IndyCar Series that was blighted by three red flags on Saturday morning at Laguna Seca.A two-time former winner here, Herta took the top spot with a stout flying lap of 1m08.2300s around the 2.238-mile, 11-turn natural terrain road course. The outing comes after also placing second in the Friday evening’s opening …Keep reading

Daniel Ricciardo has insisted RB’s Spanish Grand Prix performance with an upgraded car was “encouraging” despite both drivers missing out on Q2.The Faenza-based outfit had been on the up in recent races and added a number of updates, including a new floor, to the car at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.But having struggled for pace through practice, both Ricciardo and team-mate Yuki Tsunoda …Keep reading

Lucky? A little bit. That Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll walked away from FP3 at Barcelona without receiving anything more than a reprimand for what can be charitably described as ‘avoidable contact’ left something of a sour taste in the mouth.The end of the final practice session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was suffused by something of an ill-tempered air, as a series of drivers …Keep reading

Carlos Sainz thinks bouncing in the high-speed corners is what has derailed Ferrari’s prospects at Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.The Spaniard and team-mate Charles Leclerc had hoped to be in the fight for pole position at Barcelona but ended up on the third row as McLaren’s Lando Norris beat Max Verstappen to the top spot, with both Mercedes right behind them.While Ferrari had hoped a major …Keep reading

Persistent rain around the 1.058-mile track in Loudon, N.H., on Saturday forced the cancelation of Saturday’s qualifying session.The field for Sunday’s race was set by the NASCAR performance metric, which is based in large part on the driver’s most recent finishing position and his team’s rank in owner points.Elliott’s third place at Iowa last week helped him take over the series points …Keep reading

George Russell has explained his frustration over team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s outlap in Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix qualifying, explaining both Mercedes drivers were angling for the same slipstream.On the first of two runs in the final Q3 shoot-out, Russell was behind Hamilton on their preparation laps as they were kept abreast of Alpine driver Esteban Ocon closing in on his flyer.Russell was …Keep reading

BMW’s Philipp Eng set the pace in opening practice for the sixth round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship at Watkins Glen, but the marque’s sister car crashed in the closing moments.IMSA brings a 56-car field to the classic 3.4-mile road course, which hosted the United States Grand Prix for 20 years, located amid the rolling hills near the Finger Lakes in upstate New York.Nick Tandy set the …Keep reading

Norris will start ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.Spanish Grand Prix grid: Norris on pole from VerstappenWhat happened in Spanish Grand Prix Q1?Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set the early pace at …Keep reading