A late charge from Matt Campbell propelled Porsche to the top of the timesheets in opening free practice for Sunday’s Austin round of the World Endurance Championship. The Australian found almost exactly a second aboard the #5 Penske-run factory Porsche 963 LMDh as the chequered flag was being unfurled at the end of the 90-minute session on Friday afternoon. Campbell posted a 1m53.574s to go …Keep reading
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The 2024 Italian Grand Prix is baking – 3°C hotter (at 34°C ambient) than in the 2023 Monza race so far, with a near 10°C accompanying rise on track temperatures. This may well combine with the major track surface change here to significantly alter race strategy.Again this term, four Formula 1 teams seem to be in the hunt – based on what we’ve seen so far in Monza practice. Their …Keep reading
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Imagine cobbling a world-class race circuit together in 110 days? Back in 1922, that’s precisely how long it took to construct the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. And it wasn’t terribly long after the 3.6-mile (5.793-km) circuit arrived that the first Italian Grand Prix was held there. Since 1950, this 11-turn track has been the home of every F1 Italian Grand Prix (with a one-year gap in 1980, when …Keep reading
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Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says Williams’ James Vowles “could have done without” his blunt evaluation of Mick Schumacher.Mercedes reserve Schumacher was in the frame to replace ousted Logan Sargeant from this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix onwards, as was Red Bull reserve Liam Lawson.With Red Bull wanting to be able to recall Lawson should it require his services on short notice, Vowles …Keep reading
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Nuburgring has announced that it has agreed a contract for 2025 with VLN for the NLS series.The exact dates for its 2025 season will be communicated at a later date, but according to information from Motorsport.com’s sister website Motorsport-Total.com, there will be no more races in November next year.“With the early agreement, the VLN as the organizer of the Nürburgring Endurance Series and …Keep reading
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Toyota is aiming for damage limitation in this weekend’s Austin round of the World Endurance Championship as it aims to keep its title chances alive.The Japanese manufacturer doesn’t expect a repeat of its victory last time out in the WEC at Interlagos in July and is bracing itself for a “challenging weekend” on the Circuit of The Americas, according to Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical …Keep reading
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While the focus has been on the circuit, the lighting systems, and barriers ahead of Chennai’s inaugural street race, the nerve centre of a motorsport event is a place in the paddock called Race Control. While the focus has been on the circuit, the lighting systems, and barriers ahead of Chennai’s inaugural street race, the
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Marc Marquez has never been better-placed to claim a maiden MotoGP win as a Ducati rider than this weekend’s Aragon Grand Prix.Marquez has walked the top step of the rostrum five times at MotorLand Aragon with Honda, meaning a victorious Prosecco spray for a third of all MotoGP grands prix to have been held at the sprawling Spanish circuit.After clocking the best lap times in both Friday sessions …Keep reading
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Lewis Hamilton set the pace for Mercedes in Friday practice for the Italian Grand Prix, but he was only 0.003s faster than Lando Norris in the McLaren.Championship leader and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen ended up an unrepresentative 14th.What time does qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix start?The qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix will begin at 3pm local time (+2 GMT) on Saturday at …Keep reading
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If Will Power is going to win a third IndyCar Series championship, it’ll have to happen by overcoming an decent points deficit.With three rounds to go, beginning with this weekend’s doubleheader at The Milwaukee Mile, the 43-year-old Aussie trails championship leader Alex Palou by 54 points. If Palou adds even one point to that total after Sunday, he becomes the first back-to-back series …Keep reading
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