September 1, 2024

McLaren thinks it has understood why Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri made poor getaways in Zandvoort and is hopeful it has addressed the underlying causes for the Italian Grand Prix.Starting from first and third on the Dutch Grand Prix grid respectively, Norris and Piastri made equally sluggish starts that saw each lose a position.Norris eventually had the grip and top-speed advantage to re-pass …Keep reading

Alpine appears unlikely to introduce the engine upgrade to overcome the problem that resulted in the early retirement of both its cars at the Le Mans 24 Hours this season.The French manufacturer revealed at the Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship in July that a valve issue put its two A424 LMDhs out at Le Mans in June before the six-hour mark. Now, it has stated that the new …Keep reading

Red Bull remains baffled by the balance problems that left it struggling in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, but one thing it knows it got wrong was wing levels.While the rear wing concept that it has used at Monza looks intriguing – with its wavy top flap quite extreme – it is not actually the kind of bespoke concept needed for Monza’s demands.And perhaps nothing proves that more than …Keep reading

Antonio Giovinazzi claimed Ferrari’s second World Endurance Championship pole position of the season ahead of Sunday’s Austin round. The Italian topped the times in the Hyperpole session for the fastest 10 cars in first qualifying by nearly three tenths of a second in the best of the Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercars.Giovinazzi flew around the 3.43-mile Circuit of The Americas in a 1m50.390s on …Keep reading

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McLaren locked out the front row at Monza, with Lando Norris taking pole ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri.Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz qualified fourth and fifth on team’s home turf, behind the top Mercedes of George Russell.Red Bull struggled for pace on Saturday, with world champion Max Verstappen ending up a distant seventh – 0.695s off the pace of polesitter Norris.What …Keep reading

Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward won the opening race of the doubleheader weekend at The Milwaukee Mile. After starting sixth, the 25-year-old Mexican surged forward and controlled the race for 133 of 250 laps at the historic 1-mile oval, a track the series hadn’t raced at since 2015. It was the third victory of the season for O’Ward, who finished 1.8215s ahead of Team Penske’s Will Power.“We …Keep reading