August 25, 2024

Any aspirations of winning the Grand Prix of Portland for Scott Dixon ended with a tough crash just moments after taking the green flag.After starting ninth, the 44-year-old New Zealander made quick moves to push his No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda further up the grid. Once through the first sector, though, he was pressed by the No. 27 Andretti Global Honda of Kyle Kirkwood, who pulled a move to …Keep reading

Will Power snatched the lead from pole-sitter Santino Ferrucci into Turn 1 and was relatively uncontested en route to winning the Grand Prix of Portland.The 43-year-old Aussie’s closest competition was championship leader Alex Palou, who started third and quickly made his way to second, but was unable to mount a run either on-track or through pit sequences to overtake Power. In the end, Power …Keep reading

The 23-year-old son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Burton only led one lap on Saturday night at Daytona, but it was one that mattered most. Burton entered the penultimate round of the regular season 34th — dead last in the championship standings among full-time drivers.”As a person, I’ve just grown a lot in the hardship,” he said of the struggles. “That’s where you grow as a person, is when …Keep reading

Jacob Abel pulled off a thrilling victory against Indy NXT championship leader Louis Foster at Portland International Raceway.After starting second, Abel made a diving move to the inside of Foster, who started on pole, and defended the top spot for all 35 laps en route to winning by 0.4103s on the 12-turn, 1.964-mile natural terrain road course. It was the third win of the season for Abel, who is …Keep reading

Lando Norris’ final margin over Max Verstappen stood at a cavernous 22.896 seconds at the point the chequered flag lithely fluttered at the Dutch Grand Prix’s close. Of the season so far, this was now the biggest winning gap – almost half a second larger than Verstappen’s buffer over Sergio Perez at the Bahrain opener. It’s also the most commanding win since Verstappen’s Hungary 2023 triumph, a …Keep reading

George Russell says he was “left scratching his head” after going backwards in the Dutch Grand Prix.The Mercedes driver qualified in fourth place and had looked strong all weekend going into Sunday’s race but struggled for pace and finished seventh – one spot ahead of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton.Russell, 26, who came into this weekend having been denied victory in the Belgian Grand Prix after his …Keep reading

Lando Norris is still not looking ahead to potentially winning the Formula 1 title this season and labelled it “stupid” to aim for the crown despite a dominant display at the Dutch Grand Prix.The McLaren driver once again struggled off the line from pole position and fell behind reigning champion and local favourite Max Verstappen into the first corner.However, Norris recovered in style, keeping …Keep reading

Haas is currently unable to take its cars and equipment away from the Dutch Grand Prix as former sponsor Uralkali awaits receipt of an overdue refund payment believed to total $9million, with the Russian firm having gone through court to seize the F1 team’s assets.Cars and equipment were evaluated with bailiffs and police in the pitlane at Zandvoort on Thursday evening after Uralkali claimed …Keep reading