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Formula 1’s modern era is littered with examples of front-running teams paying a big price for sticking with two equal drivers.As recently as 2007, when McLaren fielded then-reigning world champion Fernando Alonso and rookie Lewis Hamilton, infighting saw both drivers miss out on the title by a single point as Kimi Raikkonen snatched the crown with Ferrari.Other notorious rivalries such as …Keep reading

Hamlin believes that if NASCAR stripped Austin Dillon of his win in Sunday’s Cup race at Richmond that all other drivers in the garage would agree that it was “warranted”.Dillon wrecked Joey Logano and Hamlin in the final two turns to claim victory and a place in NASCAR’s end-of-season playoffs in Sunday night’s dramatic race.Hamlin spoke for over an hour on the subject on his Actions …Keep reading

NASCAR and Goodyear gave each team two sets of “option” (or softer) tires it could use in the 400-lap event in addition to the four sets of its “prime” (or regular harder) tires.It was up to teams when to utilize them in the race. The only stipulation was that they had change all four tires when putting on the options.Drivers Daniel Suarez and Michael McDowell were the first to try the …Keep reading

Ever since Peugeot revealed its wild and wingless 9X8 hypercar for the World Endurance Championship in 2022, Stellantis has been linked with running it under a different brand in America.The multinational car manufacturing conglomerate – which owns the brands Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroen, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram Trucks and Vauxhall – had been …Keep reading

Dillon lost the lead to Joey Logano on the restart to overtime but as the two raced into Turn 3 on the final lap, Dillon drove hard into the corner and into the back of Logano, sending him into the wall.Moments later, as Denny Hamlin raced up on the inside of Dillon, Hamlin got turned across the nose of Dillon’s car and also hit the wall.The caution was displayed for the wreck and Dillon crossed …Keep reading

Anyone who loves NASCAR knows the quote: “He didn’t slam you, he didn’t bump you, he didn’t nudge you… he rubbed you. And rubbin’, son, is racin’”Actor Robert Duvall uttered those immortal words, playing the fictional crew chief Harry Hogge (who we all know was the real-life Harry Hyde), in the NASCAR movie Days of Thunder. And maybe it was just coincidence that film’s other star, Tom …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc says Ferrari has made genuine progress with updates to its 2024 Formula 1 car, although the side-effect of bouncing has severely masked the improvements to the SF-24.When Ferrari introduced a new floor to the Spanish Grand Prix, the change in aerodynamic properties of the floor appeared to exacerbate an already-present level of bouncing in the car. This has been at its worst in …Keep reading

It’s the last race of the Formula 1 season before a much-needed summer break, with much of the paddock running on fumes—and yet Will Buxton is his usual animated and energetic self, launching into conversation even before I tap the “record” button. It’s the same energy that’s carried the 43-year-old Brit through a winding career as a journalist, on-air presenter, talking head (and meme …Keep reading

Dani Sordo will contest another World Rally Championship event this year after confirmation Hyundai has selected the veteran to pilot its third entry at next month’s Acropolis Rally Greece.Sordo’s immediate WRC future had been unknown, with the Spaniard revealing earlier this season that he had only two outings planned with the Korean marque.Those two appearances in Portugal in May and …Keep reading

Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna says he is willing to accept the criticism aimed at the Italian marque for hiring six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez in 2025.The decision to sign former Honda star Marquez to partner protege Francesco Bagnaia next year has always been ‘divisive’ in the words of Dall’Igna, but the topic was reignited again this month when Enea Bastianini romped to …Keep reading