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Lando Norris reckons he “left the door open like an amateur” in allowing Max Verstappen to repass on the Dutchman’s way to winning the Austrian Grand Prix’s Formula 1 sprint race.The McLaren driver attacked Verstappen on lap five of the 23-lap contest, having been able to stay in DRS range during the opening tours – running so close Verstappen was even moved to defend at points when …Keep reading

Following a calamitous 2023 edition overshadowed by penalties and investigations, Formula 1’s latest track limits solution in Austria got off to a solid start.Last year the Red Bull Ring’s final two corners caused huge problems by featuring an all-tarmac run-off that didn’t punish drivers for going wide, with FIA race control flooded by track limits violations.Over 1200 potential breaches were …Keep reading

World champion Francesco Bagnaia headed Jorge Martin in a tight pole battle at the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix, as a late crash for Marc Marquez left him seventh.Bagnaia and standings leader Martin traded all-time Assen lap records at the start of the Q2 session, before the former smashed it with a 1m30.540s with just under six minutes to go.So good was Bagnaia’s lap that he felt he could bail out …Keep reading

World rally champion Kalle Rovanpera produced a stunning effort to lead Rally Poland by 0.1s from Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans as the top three were covered by 2.2s on Saturday morning.Despite his limited and rushed preparation for the event, Rovanpera showed his class to overhaul overnight leader Hyundai’s Andreas Mikkelsen across Saturday morning’s three gravel stages.Rovanpera won two of the …Keep reading

Max Verstappen won the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix sprint race after fending off an intense early attack from McLaren Formula 1 team-mates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.After the contest had been shortened to 23 laps as an extra formation lap was required to to photographers standing behind the barriers at the first corner posing a safety risk, per the FIA, Verstappen easily led away from pole ahead …Keep reading

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says the Formula 1 team cannot risk its on-track fortunes being disrupted by needless spats like that between Jos Verstappen and Christian Horner.Fresh talk of an internal political battle within Red Bull erupted at the Austrian Grand Prix when Verstappen, the father of driver Max, spoke out against Horner in the wake of a bust-up over his involvement in a …Keep reading

Robert Wickens says a return to “elite level” motorsport is the goal after driving a single-seater for the first time since his 2018 IndyCar crash which left him paralysed.The Canadian driver completed 11 laps at the wheel of Formula E’s Gen3 machine at the Portland International Raceway ahead of the all-electric championship’s double-header this weekend.The 35-year-old was given the …Keep reading

Esteban Ocon’s Austrian Grand Prix sprint qualifying SQ3 out-lap driving left two of his rivals baffled after it appeared to thwart the chances of the chasing Sergio Perez and Ocon’s Alpine Formula 1 team-mate Pierre Gasly.While Ocon finished eighth in SQ3 – ahead of Gasly but behind Perez – all three drivers ended the session feeling they could have done better as they came under pressure to …Keep reading

Nikola Tsolov has secured his second win of the Formula 3 campaign in the Austrian sprint race, holding off Martinius Stenshorne and Christian Mansell in a final-lap restart after a late safety car.Starting from pole, Stenshorne immediately surrendered the lead of the 21-lap race to Mansell after making a tardy launch. Having attempted to regain the position on the run to Turn 4, things then got …Keep reading

Maglie (ITA), 24.06.2024: The WSK Euro Series kicks off at the Franciacorta Karting Track with the first round scheduled from June 26th to 30th. This event marks the midpoint of the WSK Promotion sports calendar with an excellent turnout of over 250 drivers in the MINI, OKNJ, OKN, OKJ and OK categories.The WSK Euro Series will comprise two events: the opening round this weekend in Franciacorta …Keep reading