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The car isn’t likely to ever see actual competition, but it part of the “NASCAR Impact” initiative, which is the sanctioning body’s platform to advance sustainability in electrification. The series plans to reduce its own carbon footprint to zero across its core operations by 2035.John Probst, NASCAR’s senior vice president and chief racing development officer, said of the EV project …Keep reading

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou surged late and bested Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward to pole for Sunday’s IndyCar Series round at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.The reigning and two-time IndyCar champion pounded the freshly repaved playground that makes up the 2.258-mile, 13-turn natural terrain road course in 1m05.3511s (124.387 mph) to claim the first pole of the hybrid era.“It was huge,” …Keep reading

The driver of Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolet squeezed in a final hot lap just before the conclusion of the 10-minute final round of qualifying and topped Ty Gibbs with an average lap speed of 90.168 mph to win the pole.Gibbs had just set the previous top mark of 90.158 mph less than 30 second prior. The two top contenders for Sunday’s race on the 2.2-mile, 12-turn course in the Grant …Keep reading

Suarez’s win at Atlanta Motor Speedway in a three-wide photo finish ended a 57-race winless streak for Mexico native and made him one of the first two drivers to gain a playoff berth.The former Xfinity Series champion, who recently became a U.S. citizen, has had haphazard results, however, since that early season win.Suarez has seen some better performances of late, including back-to-back weeks of …Keep reading

Arvid Lindblad topped the podium on home soil in the sprint race at Silverstone, becoming the first British driver to win at home since George Russell in 2017.The Prema driver had started second and was rewarded for his early aggression on polesitter Noel Leon (Van Amersfoort Racing), who also dropped behind Matias Zagazeta in the opening exchanges.In a race delayed by nearly nine hours due to …Keep reading

Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward led the second IndyCar practice session of the weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.The 25-year-old Mexican managed to log 23 laps, with a best of 1m05.9862s around the 2.258-mile, 13-turn natural terrain road course. He was the only driver to run into the under 66s bracket.Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Graham Rahal was 0.0577s slower to end up second in the …Keep reading

As part of its new partnership with ABB, a leader in electrification and automation, NASCAR introduced its ABB NASCAR EV Prototype at the site of this weekend’s Chicago Street Race.ABB becomes the first official partner of the “NASCAR Impact” initiative, the sanctioning body’s platform to advance sustainability across electrification.As part of the partnership, ABB will help NASCAR achieve …Keep reading

George Russell feared he was set for an early Formula 1 qualifying elimination before securing pole for the British Grand Prix, and felt his car came alive in Q3.Both Mercedes drivers had brief flirtations with the elimination zone across the opening phases of qualifying at Silverstone, but managed to haul themselves into the final shootout for pole.Russell said that this was where the performance …Keep reading

Marc Marquez has described the German Grand Prix weekend as “the worst of the year” so far, as a spate of crashes and mechanical troubles prevented him from fighting at the front in the MotoGP sprint.The Gresini rider has a record eight wins around Sachsenring in MotoGP, but sixth was all he could achieve in Saturday’s half-distance race after qualifying on the fifth row in 13th.The Spaniard’s …Keep reading

The IndyCar Series’ electrical hybrid system makes its debut at Mid-Ohio this weekend, but series president Jay Frye insists it won’t go down a full EV route in years to come.The new hybrid, which has been developed jointly by IndyCar’s engine suppliers Chevrolet and Honda, produces 60bhp at present – with scope for increasing its output in the future.As NASCAR unveiled an all-electric …Keep reading