September 2, 2024

Gabriel Bortoleto stunned the Formula 2 paddock in Sunday’s feature race at Monza by becoming the first driver to win from last on the grid.After spinning into the gravel during qualifying on Friday and causing the red flags to fly, the Brazilian was relegated to the 22nd and final starting position for both races across the weekend.In the sprint outing, he recovered to finish eighth in a dead …Keep reading

The drivers of the winning Ferrari in Sunday’s Austin World Endurance Championship round described the victory as a redemption for their near-miss at the Le Mans 24 Hours. Robert Kubica and Robert Shwartzman, who shared the winning AF Corse-run Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar with Yifei Ye, both used the word in reference to the first victory for the Italian car outside of the French …Keep reading

Max Verstappen and the two Mercedes drivers were involved in separate collisions as Formula 1’s 2024 Italian Grand Prix commenced, which explained the Red Bull driver’s call for a Lewis Hamilton penalty.Verstappen had started seventh and behind the Mercedes pair on Sunday, with George Russell in the lead W15 actually lining up third and in a position to race the early leading McLarens and …Keep reading

As Tyler Reddick bested Kyle Larson by a single point in the fight for the regular season title, his teammate Bubba Wallace was in a far more precarious position. The driver of the No. 23 Toyota started the Southern 500 from pole position and was able to close down to within 11 points of the 16th and final playoff spot through the first two stages. But as the race went on, the battle to make the …Keep reading

Given his shot at the regular season title and the championship-boosting points that come with it, no one would blame Tyler Reddick for heading into last night’s race at Darlington — the season finale — with a pit in his stomach. Only it wasn’t nerves making him feel bad.”I thought I was going to (puke),” said Reddick, who battled a brutal stomach bug that made an already tense race even more …Keep reading

The FIA International Court of Appeal will rule on the appeal made by the factory Ferrari AF Corse team after it unsuccessfully challenged the decision of the race stewards to restart the Spa 6 Hours on 11 May beyond the scheduled finish time of the race and therefore the provisional results of the third round of the 2024 WEC.The protest was rejected by the stewards, but Ferrari’s factory …Keep reading

Stewart-Haas Racing’s 15-year story in NASCAR will come to an end in just ten weeks, but after a miracle moment in Darlington, the team’s 323 employees have something fight for until that day comes: the Cup Series championship.Those employees were at the forefront of Chase Briscoe’s mind as he stood on the frontstretch, celebrating his improbable victory in the Southern 500.“To get this 14 car …Keep reading

The Temple of Speed has just concluded its latest sermon, a cautionary tale of not hedging one’s bets and expecting to control a race that sat on a strategic knife-edge. It all came to pass at this year’s edition of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza – Formula 1’s 74th visit to the circuit north-west of Milan.A McLaren 1-2 on the grid rather set expectations that the race would be a breeze for the …Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has hit out at Lance Stroll after losing time behind the backmarking Aston Martin in Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix.Piastri was chasing Charles Leclerc’s leading Ferrari after making a second pitstop while the Monegasque was attempting to eke out tyre life on a one-stop strategy.After losing some two seconds when attacking and overtaking Carlos Sainz, Piastri still had an …Keep reading