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Gibbs, who is still looking for his first Cup series victory of his career, led the way with an average lap speed of 159.286 mph in the first 20-minute session.“It’s a fun track and I hoping to keep learning like I go at every place we go to this year,” Gibbs said. “You get a little bit more room at Nashville to move around and spread out and make passes, so you are able to move up through …Keep reading

Mitch Evans claimed his second Formula E pole of the season for the Portland E-Prix, as title protagonists Nick Cassidy and Pascal Wehrlein both failed to make the duels.Jaguar driver Evans posted a 1m08.820s which left him 0.196s clear of Andretti’s Norman Nato, having been fastest in the final two sectors.It means Evans has also closed to within 32 points of team-mate and championship leader …Keep reading

Max Verstappen has escaped punishment for driving unnecessarily slowly ahead of his final lap in the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix Formula 1 qualifying.The Red Bull driver took a commanding pole position at his team’s home track on Saturday afternoon but was swiftly placed under investigation for going so slowly out of the pitlane ahead of his final flying lap that his engine began to stutter.This …Keep reading

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has slammed his track limits penalty in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying as “embarrassing” for Formula 1.Piastri set the third quickest time in qualifying for Sunday’s main race at the Red Bull Ring with his final lap in Q3 but lost it for running fractionally too wide at Turn 6.That dropped him to seventh in the final order, behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who …Keep reading

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will start the race from pole position after a dominant performance in qualifying on his team’s home turf. Lando Norris, who has emerged as his closest challenger in recent races, will line up second for McLaren.What time does the Austrian Grand Prix start?The Austrian GP will begin at 3pm local time (+2 GMT) at the Red Bull RingDate: Sunday, 23 June, 2024Start …Keep reading

Carlos Sainz thinks Ferrari’s recent challenges in Formula 1 could be a consequence of its latest upgrade package triggering problems in high-speed corners.The Maranello-based outfit has endured two difficult weekends on the trot, where it has found itself behind Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes.And although the Spaniard managed to secure fourth on the grid for the Austrian Grand Prix, he knows …Keep reading

Max Verstappen’s advantage in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying was a “reality check for everyone”, admitted McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.After what looked like a finely poised weekend between Verstappen and the two McLarens, coming off the back of a competitive run of races where both cars looked fairly equal, Verstappen ran out a convincing pole winner at the Red Bull Ring by putting four tenths on …Keep reading

MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix after impeding Raul Fernandez in qualifying.Pramac Ducati rider Martin qualified second on the grid at Assen and stayed there in Saturday’s 13-lap sprint, losing out to title rival Francesco Bagnaia.A number of riders tripped over each other and aborted laps during qualifying, as …Keep reading

The FIA is assessing whether RB driver Yuki Tsunoda has breached Formula 1’s rules when he appeared to make an ableist slur during Austrian Grand Prix qualifying.At the end of Q1 in Austria on Saturday Tsunoda appeared to say, “These guys are f***ing retards,” after being overtaken in the pitlane by Zhou Guanyu, as Tsunoda queued in the fast lane and the Sauber driver was waved out by a …Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera produced a stunning drive in challenging circumstances to lead Rally Poland heading into the final day of the seventh round of the World Rally Championship.The last-minute replacement for Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier, who suffered a pre-event reconnaissance crash, won six of the day’s seven stages to open up a 9.4s lead over Hyundai’s Andreas Mikkelsen.Rovanpera started …Keep reading