September 15, 2024

Maini penalised for causing F2 Azerbaijan startline crash

Kush Maini has been penalised due to his role in the heavy crash that occurred at the start of the Formula 2 feature race in Azerbaijan.The Baku contest was red-flagged after a matter of seconds due to the incident involving Invicta driver Maini, MP Motorsport’s Oliver Goethe and Campos driver Pepe Marti.Lining up in fifth, Maini stalled and remained in situ in his grid slot as the field …Keep reading

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Leclerc rues not defending harder against Piastri’s Baku Turn 1 move

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc admitted he didn’t defend well enough against Oscar Piastri as he lost an Azerbaijan Grand Prix win to the McLaren driver following a scintillating duel.Leclerc started on pole for the fourth consecutive time on the streets of Baku, but after the only pitstop sequence of the race, second-placed Piastri made an audacious lunge into Turn 1 on lap 20 to snatch the lead …Keep reading

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Schumacher: Alpine got Fuji podium despite starting weekend with “worst car”

Mick Schumacher has hailed Alpine for improving a car that he felt was at its “worst” this year in order to clinch a maiden podium in the World Endurance Championship at Fuji.During an impressive final stint, Schumacher snatched third place in the #36 Alpine A424 LMDh he shares with Nicolas Lapierre and Matthieu Vaxiviere, delivering the French manufacturer its best-ever finish since its …Keep reading

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Hamilton set for Azerbaijan GP pitlane start after engine change

Lewis Hamilton will start Formula 1’s 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the pitlane after Mercedes chose to change several components of his power unit.Hamilton, who had been set to start seventh for the Baku race, has now taken his fifth engine of the season – one more than the permitted allocation. Mercedes has also swapped the turbocharger, MGU-H and MGU-K components on his car.The move was …Keep reading

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WEC Fuji: Porsche extends points lead with win, disaster for Toyota

Porsche claimed victory in the penultimate round of the World Endurance Championship at Fuji to close in on the 2024 drivers’ title.Laurens Vanthoor, Andre Lotterer and Kevin Estre scored the first win for the #6 Porsche 963 LMDh since the season opener in Qatar to extend their championship lead to 27 points ahead of the Bahrain title decider in November.It followed the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID of …Keep reading

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Marko hints at Singapore target for second RB 2025 driver reveal

Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko has strongly hinted that the RB line-up will be revealed at next week’s Singapore Grand Prix as the team is yet to announce Yuki Tsunoda’s team-mate for 2025.Tsunoda was confirmed for a fifth season with the team formerly known as AlphaTauri earlier this year, but it remains unknown whether the team will choose to persist with Daniel Ricciardo for another season.If …Keep reading

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