November 22, 2024

Lewis Hamilton ended Thursday with a clean sweep of Formula 1 practice sessions at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and beat Lando Norris by 0.011s in FP2.The Mercedes driver set a 1m33.825s on soft tyres before a brief red flag called for the stranded Alex Albon, who had struggled throughout the session with fuel system problems.Versus the low-grip conditions in FP1, it took less time for the drivers to …Keep reading

Red Bull says it is stuck with a too-draggy rear wing that has left it on the backfoot against its Formula 1 rivals in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.World championship leader Max Verstappen ended up 17th fastest in second free practice on Thursday night, with team-mate Sergio Perez two places further back, as the Milton Keynes-based squad lacked pace.While some of that performance deficit was down to …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 in Formula 1’s opening practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix after overhauling team-mate George Russell at the chequered flag.Hamilton’s 1m35.001s headliner was set at the close of the session, as he found 0.396s over Russell in a session defined by ever-improving track conditions as the Las Vegas Strip slowly rubbered in with continued running.Drivers …Keep reading

World Rally Championship title favourite Thierry Neuville believes the power issue suffered on Friday morning at Rally Japan isn’t mechanical but is unsure if it can be fixed.Neuville’s WRC title hopes took a knock when his Hyundai i20 N suddenly slowed during stage four (Shinshiro, 17.41km) costing the Belgian 37.7s to title rival and team-mate Ott Tanak. The championship leader only needs to …Keep reading

Thierry Neuville’s World Rally Championship title hopes took a knock after suffering a power issue while Toyota’s Elfyn Evans moved into the Rally Japan lead.Championship leader Neuville won the day’s opening test and was sitting in second before a sudden loss of power hampered the Belgian, who only needs to score six points this weekend to secure a maiden world title.Evans shot from third …Keep reading

Longtime readers of Motorsport know that we liveblog the biggest moments of a Formula 1 grand prix weekend, but for the Las Vegas GP we’re doing something we’ve never done before. We’re bringing you into the room with us — and a few special guests. Consider this your invitation to the Motorsport ClubhouseDuring FP3, Qualifying, and the Las Vegas Grand Prix itself, we’ll have Parker …Keep reading