June 28, 2024

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to top sprint race qualifying at Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix.After the SQ3 drivers had waited for almost all the final qualifying segment to pass by before heading out on new soft tyres, the Mercedes pairs led the pack out of the pits.Lewis Hamilton posted a 1m05.270s before he was immediately beaten by his …Keep reading

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for Saturday’s Formula 1 sprint at the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix in the Red Bull Ring.Verstappen will start ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after the qualifying session, which is split into three quickfire segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.These sessions set the grid for …Keep reading

Simply known as “Mr Hollywood” during his World Rally Championship pomp, Petter Solberg has always been a showman powered by an abundance of energy and a drive to achieve – whatever the challenge. These attributes, in addition to his skill behind the wheel, combined to help the Norwegian win the ultimate prize in rallying, the WRC title, in 2003 and secure back-to-back world rallycross titles run …Keep reading

Red Bull and its RB sister Formula 1 team are set for a “quiet discussion” during the summer break as they decide between retaining Daniel Ricciardo or promoting Liam Lawson.With more and more drivers signed up for 2025 and beyond, and RB confirming in Canada that Yuki Tsunoda will stay on for a fifth season, attention has now shifted towards the identity of his team-mate.Incumbent Ricciardo was …Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has denied meddling in a planned demo run for Jos Verstappen that has triggered the latest flashpoint between the pair.Verstappen Sr. caused a stir on Friday when he accused Horner of moving to block his planned involvement in the annual Legends Parade at the Austrian Grand Prix.The Dutchman had been set to join fellow ex-F1 drivers like Gerhard …Keep reading

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia topped second practice for the 2024 MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix from Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales after setting a new Assen lap record.The hour-long qualifying group-deciding session proved to be a tense affair, with just 0.673 seconds covering the top 10.Bagnaia set the pace with a 1m31.340s, posted with just over 10 minutes to go, and proved strong enough for the world …Keep reading

Pramac has announced that it will part ways with Ducati at the end of the current MotoGP season to become a satellite Yamaha team in 2025.As revealed by Autosport on Thursday, the Italian outfit will bring the curtain down to a relationship that began almost two decades ago in 2005 to ink a new multi-year deal with Yamaha.Pramac has appeared stronger than ever this year with two factory-spec …Keep reading