November 24, 2024

Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur says that Charles Leclerc’s expletive-laden radio message after the Las Vegas Grand Prix is not an issue, as the Monegasque vented that “being nice fucks me over”.Leclerc looked on course to gather an overcut on team-mate Carlos Sainz during the final round of stops, as the Spaniard pleaded his case on the radio for an earlier pitstop.Read Also:Formula …Keep reading

Thierry Neuville clinched a career-defining maiden World Rally Championship title in dramatic circumstances at this weekend’s Rally Japan.Often regarded among the best drivers never to win a WRC title, the Belgian can now lay that claim to rest after he and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe beat Hyundai team-mate Ott Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja to a long-awaited crown.Neuville entered the …Keep reading

Max Verstappen admitted to feeling “relieved” after securing his fourth Formula 1 title, having come under heavy pressure during the middle of the 2024 season.A haul of seven grand prix wins from the opening 10 races strongly suggested that Verstappen was in line for another uncontested run to the championship, particularly as the competition around him looked error-prone.Read …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton says a Formula 1 victory at the Las Vegas Grand Prix would have been “a breeze” if he had been able to put a lap together in qualifying on Friday.The Briton made errors on both flying laps in Q3, having locked up on his first attempt at Turn 14 and then had a slide at Turn 4 on his second – which ultimately led to that time’s deletion.Hamilton’s fastest lap from Q2 would have been …Keep reading

Max Verstappen now sits alongside Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel in terms of Formula 1 world titles. Only Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton are ahead of his four-crown haul.He sealed his latest with fifth place in Las Vegas with two rounds still to run, the hopes of McLaren’s Lando Norris formally ended after Verstappen’s Brazil brilliance had effectively ended his …Keep reading

Elfyn Evans won the World Rally Championship season finale in Japan while Toyota snatched the manufacturers’ title in a Power Stage thriller after Thierry Neuville had already been crowned world champion.Evans and co-driver Scott Martin clinched their first WRC win of the season for Toyota after Hyundai’s Ott Tanak crashed out of a comfortable 38s lead on stage 17, which handed Hyundai …Keep reading

George Russell converted pole into victory at the Las Vegas Grand Prix and held off an increasing threat from team-mate Lewis Hamilton, as Max Verstappen secured his fourth Formula 1 championship.Verstappen simply had to finish ahead of Lando Norris to secure a fourth successive title on the bounce, and duly did so after crossing the line fifth – Norris was sixth. The Dutchman was running third …Keep reading