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This weekend’s round at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course marked the race debut of the electrical hybrid system that featured some growing pains, but also left IndyCar president Jay Frye applauding the end result.The series introduced a first-of-its-kind hybrid system, which was part of a collaborative effort between Chevrolet and Honda that has the current 2.2-litre, twin-turbocharged V6 internal …Keep reading

Van Gisbergen came into the race with high hopes, winning Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Chicago. He started fifth in Sunday’s Cup race, but quickly found his way into the race lead.SVG was able to take the lead from Ty Gibbs as they navigated slower traffic in a three-wide move exiting the final corner. He went on to win the opening stage, which ended under caution as the rain picked …Keep reading

Alex Palou faltered on his final pitstop at Mid-Ohio’s IndyCar Series race on Sunday, which proved to be the difference between winning and finishing runner-up.The opening half of the race had the look of a typical Palou beatdown: start on pole, lead the majority of laps and throttle the field with a sizable victory.But this one ended up differently for the 27-year-old Spaniard, who led a …Keep reading

Pato O’Ward delivered a massive exhale after beating Alex Palou by 0.4993s in a thrilling IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday.The 25-year-old Mexican caught Palou and then propelled by after the pole-sitter’s costly hesitation on his final pit stop on lap 55 of 80.Although O’Ward came under attack from Palou in the closing stages, he held on to score claim the sixth …Keep reading

Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward fended off Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou to win the first race of the hybrid era in a thriller at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.The 25-year-old Mexican came back from over a 6s deficit to lead 24 of 80 laps and capture victory by 0.4993s at the 2.258-mile, 13-turn natural terrain road course.It was the second victory of the season for O’Ward, who was credited …Keep reading

Lando Norris was left deflated by two strategy calls at the British Grand Prix, admitting frustration that he and the McLaren Formula 1 team had “thrown away” another potential win.Although Norris lost position to Max Verstappen on the opening lap of the grand prix, the McLaren driver began to grow into the race and, as the conditions worsened, had a surplus of pace versus the leading duo of Lewis …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc labelled his current Formula 1 hardships as “worse than a nightmare”, as an early call for intermediate tyres at the British Grand Prix cost him any chance of scoring points.The Monegasque driver was running seventh in the opening third of the Silverstone race having passed Lance Stroll into Stowe on lap 13, and was looking to make greater strides up the order before light rain …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton clinched his ninth British Grand Prix victory in a thrilling Silverstone race, prevailing in wet conditions to beat Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen to victory.Hamilton pounced on Mercedes’ initiative to switch to slicks after a period of rain across the middle phase of the race, which carted him above long-time leader Lando Norris as McLaren was slower to respond to the …Keep reading

Arrow McLaren has started the trend of innovation with the mid-season debut of IndyCar’s hybrid unit, implementing a lighting system in the cockpit to assist driver awareness of its state of charge.The IndyCar Series ushered in a new era at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with the race weekend initiation of its hybrid engine.The current 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged V6 internal combustion engine is …Keep reading

Max Verstappen thought he would “finish fifth [or] sixth” in Formula 1’s British Grand Prix given Red Bull’s early pace deficit to Mercedes and McLaren before he recovered to second.The Red Bull driver was passed by both McLaren cars in the dry early stages of the wet weather thriller at Silverstone on Sunday, so ran fifth having initially moved up from fourth to third behind early leaders George …Keep reading