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Fernando Alonso felt that the FIA made a “gross error” in the way it swiftly brought out the red flag for Yuki Tsunoda’s qualifying crash at Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix.Tsunoda crashed at the exit of Turn 5 during the closing stages of Q3, with just two minutes and 23 seconds remaining in the session.With Tsunoda’s medical light having been triggered automatically by the impact, which …Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera dominated Saturday’s stages to open up a commanding Rally Latvia lead over Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Sebastien Ogier.The reigning world champion set a rapid pace to claim six of the eight stages and transform an overnight 15.7s advantage to a 42.5s lead [18 provisional points] heading into Sunday’s final four stages.M-Sport’s local star Martins Sesks started …Keep reading

Reddick’s No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota has shown speed since it first hit the track in Friday’s practice, when he was fastest in overall lap speed and in the 10-lap average.He repeated his performance on Saturday, going fastest in Round 1 of qualifying and as the last car to make a run in the final round knocked Chase Elliott from the top spot with an average lap speed of 181.932 mph.The pole is …Keep reading

Hyundai has called for a “clear and transparent” investigation to understand why its World Rally Championship driver Ott Tanak was delayed by a fallen inflatable promotional arch at Rally Latvia.Stage 14 provided one of the strangest incidents of the season when a promotional arch halted fourth-placed Tanak.Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja collected the arch that was lying across the road …Keep reading

Sergio Perez reckons “it will be even sweeter” to prove his detractors wrong when he regains his Formula 1 form, following his Hungarian Grand Prix Q1 crash.The Red Bull driver lost the rear end when entering the left-handed Turn 8, which pitched him into a spin. He came to rest in the barrier, causing a red flag and ultimately contributing to a provisional 16th place in qualifying – albeit with …Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has bemoaned the “total underperformance” of “everybody involved” after finishing qualifying for Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix fifth and 17th.George Russell endured a self-confessed “disaster” after failing to advance from Q1, a mistake at Turn 8 on his most crucial effort – at the same time team-mate Lewis Hamilton had gone top of the timesheet – leaving him …Keep reading

Richard Verschoor has been stripped of a Formula 2 sprint race victory for the second time this season, after his Trident car failed scrutineering in Hungary.In a peculiar sprint race that saw drivers run a mix of hard and soft tyres, Verschoor had initially dropped behind the soft-shod Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Prema), but regained the position as the Prema driver failed to make his rubber go the …Keep reading

Pascal Wehrlein claimed a vital win in the London E-Prix to propel himself into the lead of the Formula E drivers’ championship by three points with one race remaining.The Porsche driver beat polesitter and title rival Mitch Evans to victory during the 39-lap race at London’s ExCeL, moving from third to first in the drivers’ standings as previous championship leader Nick Cassidy recovered to …Keep reading

Max Verstappen feels unable to pinpoint possible ways for Red Bull to beat the front-row-starting McLaren cars in Formula 1’s 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix and is therefore wary of “spreading false hope”.Verstappen ended up third in qualifying at Budapest on Saturday, as Lando Norris surged to a second pole in four races and Oscar Piastri took second place in the other McLaren.Afterwards, and …Keep reading

George Russell was “angry” with his Q1 elimination from Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying, labelling his drop into 17th as a “disaster” as he appeared to go out too soon in the latter stages of the session.The red flag produced by Sergio Perez came as light rain had intensified slightly, and the circuit began to dampen during the 10-minute delay before the session could resume.Mercedes elected to …Keep reading