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Audi has secured a technical partnership with oil and energy giant BP for its upcoming Formula 1 project, which will supply the 100% sustainable fuel set out in the 2026 regulations.The petrochemicals giant will also supply its range of lubricants and greases to the team through its Castrol brand, and has secured marketing space for BP, Castrol, and its Aral brand which operates in Germany.BP has …Keep reading

The Kazakhstan Grand Prix will be replaced on the 2024 MotoGP calendar by a second round at Misano, it was announced on Monday.The news means it is the third time the Kazakhstan race has been postponed since it was originally included on the calendar.First scheduled to make its debut in 2023, the Sokol event was postponed until July this year because the circuit was not ready in time.But flooding …Keep reading

From heading into the current Formula 1 campaign braced to be at the back of the grid, Haas has far exceeded expectations.With back-to-back sixth placed finishes for Nico Hulkenberg having thrust it towards the front of the midfield battle and it now locked in a tight fight with RB for sixth in the constructors’ championship, the German driver himself labelled it a “hell of a comeback.”But …Keep reading

Reigning World Endurance Championship title winners Brendon Hartley, Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa have all but conceded the crown despite winning Sunday’s Interlagos round.Read Also:WECWEC Sao Paulo: Toyota dominates to defeat PorscheHartley believes that even after taking maximum race points in the Sao Paulo 6 Hours and moving from eighth to fifth place in the …Keep reading

If there is one element that characterises Formula 1’s current era, it may well be the unpredictable form curves that fluctuate more than they did before 2022.We have seen teams make giant performance leaps over the past few winters and throughout seasons, including McLaren, RB and Aston Martin.But on the flip side, some teams have also been knocked back by upgrades that didn’t deliver or induced …Keep reading

Hamlin got around Alex Bowman with seven of 160 laps remaining and trailed leader Ryan Blaney by about two seconds. Until Blaney inherited the lead with 44 laps to go, Hamlin had led the most in the race (31).It took a couple laps, but Hamlin did begin to close on Blaney but never could get in position for a pass for the lead before Blaney left with the victory by 1.312 seconds.On his next to last …Keep reading

Between Bowman’s seventh and eighth career Cup wins, he was sidelined by a concussion and later a back injury. It’s been a difficult road for the driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, but an impressive victory in wet conditions on the streets of Chicago locked him into the playoffs.Bowman, 31, nearly parlayed that into back-to-back victory seven days later at Pocono. He has won …Keep reading

Outside of wet weather tires that NASCAR can use on short ovals, Cup teams will be given the choice between two different tires to use during the course of the 400-lap event, multiple sources confirmed.Traditionally, Goodyear provides one tire combination for each series for each event. NASCAR did introduce the use of an “option tire” earlier this year in the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro …Keep reading

Blaney was among a group of drivers to pit before the break between Stages 2 and 3 which left him close on fuel when he made his final stop under caution on lap 117 of 160.He came off pit road second after the stop but actually inherited the lead when Kyle Larson – who was first off pit road – was among four drivers penalized for speeding.Three cautions in the final 40 laps helped Blaney save …Keep reading

Winning wasn’t on the mind of Will Power going into the second leg of IndyCar’s doubleheader at Iowa Speedway, but it happened anyways.And it’s fair to understand why after scrubbing the wall on the second lap of his qualifying run meant he started 22nd, with passing proving especially difficult on the repaved 0.894-mile oval that only had limited racing room.Add to the fact that in 18 …Keep reading