July 21, 2024

Chaz Mostert made Sydney Motorsport Park his personal playground by streaking to a second Supercars win of the weekend.For the second day in a row, the final stanza of the race featured Mostert’s Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang, after making two pitstops, chasing down a black Ford Mustang that had taken just one. On Saturday, that car was Grove Racing’s Matt Payne; a day later, Tickford’s …Keep reading

Daniel Ricciardo is heading into what could be the most important week of his Formula 1 career.How he performs in today’s Hungarian Grand Prix and next week in Belgium will not only decide his life after the summer break, but could well end with outcomes that are at the extremes.Should the next two races go wrong, then he could find himself being dropped by his current RB team and that potentially …Keep reading

Mercedes junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli backed up his success in the Formula 2 Silverstone sprint contest with his maiden feature race success in Hungary, in a race broken by a pair of safety car interventions.Starting in seventh as the highest-placed driver on hard tyres, Antonelli progressed to fifth in the opening exchanges but was promoted to the lead when the safety car was deployed for …Keep reading

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri joked about the need to be wary of a ‘Bottas moment’ at the first corner of Formula 1’s 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, but the Finn’s famous crash into Norris and the two Red Bulls here three years ago is an important consideration for McLaren.As the orange team hopes to convert its first F1 front row lockout since the 2012 Brazilian GP into a second 2024 …Keep reading

McLaren has locked out the front row in Hungary, with Lando Norris taking pole from team-mate Oscar Piastri. Defending champion Max Verstappen will line up third for Red Bull, ahead of the top Ferrari of Carlos Sainz.What time does the Hungarian Grand Prix start?The Hungarian ritish GP will begin at 3pm local time (+2 GMT) at the HungaroringDate: Sunday, 21 July, 2024Start time: 13:00 …Keep reading

Nikola Tsolov took his third Formula 3 victory of the season, his first in a feature race, as a late safety car denied team-mate Laurens van Hoepen the opportunity to effect a pass after sitting patiently in second throughout.The ART pair had lined up alongside each other on the front row of the grid and went wheel to wheel into Turn 1, veering towards the pitwall as Tsolov overcame his …Keep reading

Sho Tsuboi ended a Super Formula victory drought dating back to 2020 with a first win of the season for TOM’S in Sunday’s fourth round at Fuji Speedway.Tsuboi had started from fourth and slipped to fifth on the opening lap, but showed overwhelming race pace to claw his way back into contention and eventually beat Toshiki Oyu by a commanding margin of 7.1 seconds.Leaving his mandatory pit stop …Keep reading

Red Bull has closed the door on Formula 1 rivals Mercedes trying to lure Max Verstappen away, after securing a fresh commitment from its motorsport advisor Helmut Marko to stay.Mercedes has been open since the start of the season that, with Lewis Hamilton moving to Ferrari next season, Verstappen has been one of its main targets to replace him.Speaking earlier this year, Mercedes team boss Toto …Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera maintained his control of Rally Latvia as the Toyota driver closed in on a dominant World Rally Championship victory on Sunday morning.  The two-time world champion was unable to relax with Super Sunday points on offer and managed to balance the need for points and to preserve his overall rally lead perfectly.Rovanpera headed into the final two stages with a 40.3s margin over …Keep reading

If you’re planning to enjoy a drink while watching Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend, you could try scrounge up a Hungarian national spirit, like Pálinka (a high-octane, fruit-based brandy that clocks in at up to an intense 86% alcohol by volume) or Unicum (an herbaceous, bitter digestif, similar to an Italian amaro). But if you’re not interested in tracking down international …Keep reading