July 7, 2024

Max Verstappen thought he would “finish fifth [or] sixth” in Formula 1’s British Grand Prix given Red Bull’s early pace deficit to Mercedes and McLaren before he recovered to second.The Red Bull driver was passed by both McLaren cars in the dry early stages of the wet weather thriller at Silverstone on Sunday, so ran fifth having initially moved up from fourth to third behind early leaders George …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton admitted to “days where I didn’t feel like I was good enough” amid his Formula 1 win drought, which ended in thrilling fashion at the British Grand Prix.In a dry-wet-dry Silverstone race as summer showers continued to affect the grand prix weekend, Hamilton made the most of Mercedes taking the whip hand in strategic calls, as McLaren failed to react to the end of the rain swiftly …Keep reading

MotoGP star Marc Marquez felt like he “won” the German Grand Prix after charging from 13th on the grid to finish second behind future team-mate Francesco Bagnaia.Marquez has repeatedly been labelled the ‘King of Sachsenring’ thanks to his unbeaten streak at the German venue between 2011-21 in MotoGP and its junior classes, but the Spaniard’s hopes of adding a 12th victory to his tally …Keep reading

The 22-year-old Brazilian was untouchable in leading all 35 laps en route to taking a 6.8091s margin of victory over championship leader Louis Foster at the 2.258-mile, 13-turn natural terrain road course.“It is my first win,” Collet said. “I couldn’t have asked for a better weekend. We led every session, pole position, fastest lap; I think the car was great. Since Friday, on the first …Keep reading

Jorge Martin says he has no explanation for his exit from the MotoGP German Grand Prix, after crashing out from a front-running position for a third time in the 2024 season.Pramac rider Martin was on his way to claiming a third Sunday win of the year at the Sachsenring on Sunday, but tucked the front end of his Ducati at Turn 1 at the start of the penultimate tour and ended up in the gravel.The …Keep reading

Hamilton beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Lando Norris after a thrilling rain-impacted race, his ninth victory in his home grand prix.2024 F1 British Grand Prix resultsCla  Nº  Driver  Car / Engine  Laps  Time 1 44Lewis HamiltonMercedes52-2 1Max VerstappenRed Bull/Honda …Keep reading

Denmark’s Nicki Thiim became the first son of a former DTM winner to also claim a series victory as he took an emotional triumph in Sunday’s clash at the Norisring.As was the case on Saturday, the first part of the race was uneventful. The top four on the grid maintained their positions at another clean and tidy start, meaning SSR Performance Mercedes driver Thiim (son of Kurt) led team-mate Mirko …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia moved to the top of the MotoGP standings with victory in the German Grand Prix after title rival Jorge Martin crashed out while holding a comfortable lead.Martin had looked set to take top honours at the Sachsenring from pole position after repassing Bagnaia early on in the race, but an error with just two laps to the finish handed the top spot and the championship lead to …Keep reading