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Parker Retzlaff was driving the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet when he decided to go for the win at Daytona last week. The decision not only cost him the win though, it also took victory from veteran driver Kyle Busch with Richard Childress Racing (which is in a technical alliance with Beard Motorsports), which has led to some criticism and potential anger within the Chevy camp.However, don’t …Keep reading

It was a dramatic qualifying session for the 2024 Southern 500, which marks the end of the regular season. Wallace, who entered this race 21 points below the cut-line, rocketed to the top of the charts in his first pole of the 2024 season.He will be joined on the front row by Carson Hocevar in a wildly impressive showing by the Spire Motorsports rookie. Wallace made his way into the final round …Keep reading

Eight-time world champion Marc Marquez claimed a first MotoGP sprint win at the Aragon Grand Prix on Saturday, but the Spanish star insisted that his MotorLand feat is not quite the dawn of a second ‘Marquez era’.First in every session, and with complete control from the first corner until the last of a hot 11-lap sprint at the MotorLand circuit as a prelude to round 12 of 20 in 2024 on Sunday …Keep reading

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen says he has never experienced the dramatic balance swing he suffered in Monza qualifying, which saw him go significantly slower in Q3.Verstappen could only manage seventh in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, nearly seven tenths behind McLaren’s polesitter Lando Norris, as wild car balance swings made the three-time champion four tenths slower than he was in Q2 …Keep reading

George Russell was pleased to qualify third for the Italian Grand Prix given his lack of track time over the weekend, in the wake of new Mercedes recruit Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s FP1 shunt at Parabolica.The Briton gave up his seat for Antonelli, as per Formula 1’s rookie driver FP1 rules, and the Italian rookie impressed across his lap and a half before bringing his session to an abrupt end with a …Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton says he is “absolutely furious” with himself for wasting a shot at pole during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.The Monza Q3 shootout was one of F1’s closest qualifying sessions this season, with McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari all vying for pole while Red Bull failed to qualify higher than the fourth row.McLaren’s Lando Norris ultimately backed up his …Keep reading

Lando Norris says McLaren can now go 20km/h faster down Monza’s straights compared to its 2023 Formula 1 car after topping Italian Grand Prix qualifying.Norris claimed his fifth career F1 pole at Monza, with team-mate Oscar Piastri second ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell, the Ferrari pair and Lewis Hamilton.Max Verstappen was the lead Red Bull driver in seventh, his lowest qualifying at Monza …Keep reading

Ross Chastain is facing a situation he hasn’t had to deal with since joining Trackhouse over two years ago — potentially missing the playoffs. Currently, Chastain sits 27 points below the cut-line entering the regular season finale at Darlington. Although he could still point his way in, realistically, it’s likely win or nothing this weekend.He has made the playoffs in back-to-back years, ending …Keep reading

Cadillac topped the timesheets in final practice for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship event at Austin.Alex Lynn set a best time of 1m51.571s in the sole Ganassi-entered Cadillac V-Series.R to put the American marque at the front on its home turf, with Ferrari and Toyota finishing close behind in second and third respectively.It didn’t take long for lap times to drop in the hour-long …Keep reading

Christian Horner says Red Bull “simply doesn’t understand” why it qualified so poorly at the Italian Grand Prix, admitting “something clearly isn’t working” on its Formula 1 cars.Verstappen and Perez had looked competitive and on the pace of fellow frontrunners McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari until Saturday afternoon’s final qualifying round, in which its three rival teams diced for pole while the …Keep reading