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The FIA race stewards have taken no further action against Charles Leclerc for making contact with Max Verstappen in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix – meaning the Ferrari driver has retained his podium position.On a lap 61 safety car restart, Verstappen lost momentum with a huge oversteer moment out of the final corner as he tried to get his hard tyres up to speed against drivers around him on …Keep reading

Max Verstappen received three penalty points on top of a 10-second time penalty after a bizarre incident in the final laps of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, where he appeared to deliberately collide into George Russell’s Mercedes.The sanction left him classified 10th after finishing fifth on the road, and with a total of 11 penalty points for the current 12-month period. If that figure …Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella admitted that Max Verstappen’s three-stop strategy at the Spanish Grand Prix had the team worried, having initially believed the four-time Formula 1 champion’s approach was “not going to be a problem”.Verstappen made his first stop at the end of the 13th lap, trading his softs for an identical set – given the timing, it was understood by McLaren that the …Keep reading

Max Verstappen has refused to fully comment on the clash with George Russell at the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix that has put him on the edge of a race ban.The Red Bull driver was given a 10-second penalty for colliding with Russell during the closing laps of the Barcelona race, having appeared to follow orders from his team to let the Mercedes driver through after their initial clash at Turn …Keep reading

George Russell has accused Max Verstappen of deliberately crashing into him during the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix and claimed the move was “totally unnecessary”.Drama escalated in Barcelona after the lap 61 safety car restart, as third-placed Verstappen was immediately put under pressure from behind following a slide out of the final corner.Charles Leclerc first overtook him down the …Keep reading

Piastri strikes backAfter losing out on two consecutive weekends, Oscar Piastri responded like a true championship contender in Barcelona. It wasn’t a straightforward win, that’s for sure. On Saturday, the Australian recovered from a disappointing first lap in Q3 to steal pole from his teammate Lando Norris by over two-tenths. On Sunday, he delivered when it mattered.Piastri got off to …Keep reading

Oscar Piastri led Lando Norris home to hand McLaren a 1-2 win at Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen was demoted to 10th after seeing red in a battle with Charles Leclerc and George Russell.Piastri led from pole into Turn 1, while Verstappen jumped Norris by swooping around the outside of the second McLaren.Behind them there was an intense battle between the Ferraris and …Keep reading

The original headline for Saturday’s IMSA race report read something like “BOP be damned, Porsche Penske proves perfection again in Detroit”…before the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac and #93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing cars instantly changed it, not two-minutes later. The lesson here is that endurance racing can be unpredictable, and never write a lede to a story before you see the whole …Keep reading

Formula E experienced a mixed weekend in Shanghai, with a variety of weather conditions, podium finishers and strategies across both days of the double-header.Here are your winners and losers from the championship’s time in China.Winner: DS Penske Race winner Maximilian Guenther, DS Penske, Jean-Eric Vergne, DS PenskePhoto by: DPPIHistory was made during the first …Keep reading

Details have emerged of Lance Stroll’s absence for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix grid as the Canadian battled worsening pain in his right hand and wrist.Late on Saturday night, hours of Stroll qualified 14th for the Barcelona race, Aston Martin released a statement saying its driver would not take part in the race, meaning Fernando Alonso is the sole Aston driver on the grid of 19 cars.”Over …Keep reading