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Max Verstappen’s bizarre Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix practice session stoppage was caused by him hitting kerbs hard and disabling an oil pressure sensor, according to Helmut Marko.Verstappen caused this weekend’s sole one-hour practice action to be halted for nearly five minutes mid-way through when he pulled over on the pit straight lacking drive aboard his RB20.This then rolled back down the …Keep reading

Hyundai’s Andreas Mikkelsen leads an interrupted Rally Poland after World Rally Championship organisers were forced to cancel two Friday stages due to spectator controlling issues.Mikkelsen won two of the three morning stages to open up a 7.4s lead before briefly losing the advantage to Toyota’s reigning world champion Kalle Rovanpera. After recording his first stage wins since 2019, Mikkelsen …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton labelled his showing in sprint qualifying for Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix as “pretty disastrous” as he admitted he didn’t deliver a single good lap.Mercedes had high hopes of a good showing in the shoot-out for grid positions for Saturday’s sprint race, with the car having shown some promising pace early on.But a scrappy session for Hamilton, who touched the gravel traps several …Keep reading

Jorge Martin admits he finds it “strange” to talk to Ducati’s MotoGP chief Gigi Dall’Igna after being passed over for a factory promotion for the 2025 season.The Spaniard was initially chosen to partner Francesco Bagnaia at the works Ducati squad on the back of his stunning form with Pramac before Marc Marquez’s refusal to join Pramac forced the Borgo Panigale marque to make a U-turn on its …Keep reading

Max Verstappen looks favourite to take pole position on Red Bull’s home turf, having topped the sole practice session as well as the Sprint Shootout on Saturday.As with the new sprint format, the main grand prix qualifying session will take place at its usual time on Saturday afternoon. The sprint race, meanwhile, will be held earlier in the day.What time does qualifying for the Austrian Grand …Keep reading

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will start the sprint race from pole position, with McLaren driver Lando Norris once again his closest rival on the grid.The two have dueled for victory in the last few rounds and are again expected to battle for top honours in the short-distance sprint on Saturday.As with the new 2024 format, the sprint will take place before the main qualifying that sets the grid for …Keep reading

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to top sprint race qualifying at Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix.After the SQ3 drivers had waited for almost all the final qualifying segment to pass by before heading out on new soft tyres, the Mercedes pairs led the pack out of the pits.Lewis Hamilton posted a 1m05.270s before he was immediately beaten by his …Keep reading

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has accused Toto Wolff’s pursuit of Max Verstappen as a “distraction tactic” to cover up Mercedes’ on-track problems.Horner’s comments came after world champion Verstappen said that he would remain with Red Bull next season.Verstappen has been an optimistic target for Wolff as a replacement for Ferrari-bound Hamilton.Horner made a further dig at Wolff by pointing out …Keep reading

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for Saturday’s Formula 1 sprint at the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix in the Red Bull Ring.Verstappen will start ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after the qualifying session, which is split into three quickfire segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.These sessions set the grid for …Keep reading

Simply known as “Mr Hollywood” during his World Rally Championship pomp, Petter Solberg has always been a showman powered by an abundance of energy and a drive to achieve – whatever the challenge. These attributes, in addition to his skill behind the wheel, combined to help the Norwegian win the ultimate prize in rallying, the WRC title, in 2003 and secure back-to-back world rallycross titles run …Keep reading