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George Russell says he was inspired by Fernando Alonso’s rocket start in 2011 to grab the Spanish Grand Prix lead.Russell started fourth on the dirty side of the grid, alongside Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton and behind front-row duo Lando Norris and Max Verstappen.And when polesitter Norris immediately focused on intercepting Verstappen, who had a better getaway and dipped onto the grass to …Keep reading

Mick Schumacher will test an Alpine Formula 1 car next week as the team continues to consider its options for its 2025 driver line-up.The French squad is currently evaluating drivers for next year after announcing earlier this month that it would part company with Esteban Ocon at the end of the current season, while team-mate Pierre Gasly’s contract also expires after 2024.Motorsport.com revealed …Keep reading

Romain Dumas took his fifth outright victory in the famous Pikes Peak hillclimb aboard Ford’s F-150 Lightning SuperTruck electric demonstrator, despite briefly coming to a halt and having to restart.Dumas explained that the glitch, which required him to perform a power cycle, had never happened previously in the prototype’s two-year development and is estimated to have cost around 26s.But the …Keep reading

Aprilia has signed VR46 rider Marco Bezzecchi on a multi-year contract to partner Jorge Martin at its factory MotoGP team from 2025.As reported by Motorsport.com/Autosport, Bezzecchi will move to the Noale-based marque after three seasons with Ducati’s satellite VR46 squad, a stint that has so far yielded three grand prix victories and a best finish of third in the standings in 2023. The deal …Keep reading

Alpine has made a late bid to try to secure Carlos Sainz’s services for next year as it pushes to move up the Formula 1 grid, Motorsport.com can reveal.Just as it appeared that Sainz had been left with a straight choice between Williams and Sauber/Audi in terms of securing a seat for next year, sources have revealed that serious talks have now ramped up with Alpine.It has even been suggested …Keep reading

McLaren now has the best package in Formula 1 and is not suffering fluctuations that even Red Bull is enduring, reckons Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. While Lando Norris was beaten to victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, the pace he was able to show as he closed in on winner Max Verstappen highlighted the progress his team has made. And for Sainz, the fact that McLaren’s MCL38 does not appear to have …Keep reading

Super Formula drivers have hit out at the decision to run last weekend’s Sugo race amid constant rain and poor visibility, with several labelling the situation “dangerous”.The terrible conditions on Sunday led to the third round of the season being started behind the safety car, and two attempts to get the race up and running resulted in crashes for Kazuya Oshima and Sena Sakaguchi, both at …Keep reading

Bell, who won Saturday’s Xfinity Series race, got a big jump on the field on an overtime restart and cruised to a 1.104-second win over a surprising Chase Briscoe.The final 77 laps of the race were run on wet weather tires – the longest stint since NASCAR implemented their use on some oval tracks.Bell moved into the lead for the final time on lap 242 and held on to the top spot through five …Keep reading

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou fended off Colton Herta on a late restart to claim victory in Sunday’s Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca.The Spaniard, who started on pole, successfully defended the top spot after a restart with four laps to go, winning by 1.9780s on the 2.238-mile, 11-turn road course over Herta’s No. 26 Andretti Global Honda.It is the second win of the season for …Keep reading

Briscoe, who drives the No. 14 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing, was mired mid-pack for much of Sunday’s race and outside the top 10 when the race was halted after 219 laps for thunderstorms.NASCAR, however, waited out a nearly two-hour, 15-minute delay and resumed the race, running the final 77 laps on wet weather tires.The tire and condition changes brought Briscoe to life. So much so, that it …Keep reading