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Lewis Hamilton hailed the work rate and togetherness of Ferrari as he achieved his best qualifying result with the Formula 1 squad  – although he refused to target a podium as he prepares to start fourth at the Austrian Grand Prix.Ferrari brought a new floor to Spielberg and, despite teething snags during practice, it aided performance in qualifying, with Hamilton on the second row and …Keep reading

Lando Norris stormed to pole position for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix as his dominant weekend in Spielberg continued.The McLaren driver had sat out of FP1 but since then he has led the way in every session and was untouchable in a Q3 session that was tempered by a late yellow flag.Norris’ blistering pace saw him seal pole with the biggest gap of the season to date, his lap of …Keep reading

Factory Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi could receive a boost for Sunday’s MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix after the team’s development rider Lorenzo Savadori successfully tested new parts on Saturday.Bezzecchi, who won the British Grand Prix last month, could build on a positive Saturday on which he qualified fifth and finished third.Savadori, usually found in the lowest reaches of the grid …Keep reading

Oscar Piastri was left frustrated after being unable to start his final flying qualifying lap as the Formula 1 championship leader had to settle for third place for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.McLaren had dominated for much of the weekend, with Lando Norris having the edge over Piastri and continuing that trend by storming to pole position. He will start alongside the Ferrari of Charles …Keep reading

Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 qualifying session for the Austrian Grand Prix was hampered significantly when Pierre Gasly spun ahead of him on his last lap – but believes Red Bull’s performance had already waned amid the changing conditions.After FP3, Verstappen was only 0.2s behind Lando Norris’ top-line pace and looked to be an outside bet for pole, but the gulf to the McLaren had grown to over …Keep reading

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner dismissed ongoing speculation linking Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen with a seat at Mercedes as “a lot of noise”.Horner’s Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff has long targeted a move for Verstappen and flirted with the Dutchman last season before opting to put rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli alongside George Russell for 2025 – but now the same …Keep reading

MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez says he will need to race cautiously in Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix given the injuries he picked up in practice on Friday.Although the 32-year-old produced another sprint race victory on Saturday, he admitted to feeling the effects of the two big crashes he suffered on the first day of action. “The body is like a diesel [engine], you know?” said …Keep reading

If you’re lucky enough to call Jordan Taylor a friend, there’s a chance you’ve worn one of his Rolexes, hard-won from three trips to the podium at the 24 Hours of Daytona. “My buddy Mark has probably worn one of my Rolexes more than I have,” he laughed. “I’ll bring one out if we’re on vacation or maybe on a date night, but for the most part, they just sit in my closet.” …Keep reading

Martin Donnelly, who suffered serious injuries in a crash at the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix, revealed he met Brad Pitt ahead of the premiere of the F1 movie having been an inspiration for major plot pointThe former Arrows and Lotus F1 driver suffered a terrifying incident at Jerez when his car suspension failed during practice and he crashed into a wall at an estimated 160mph, with his Lotus …Keep reading

Lando Norris stormed to pole position for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix as his dominant weekend in Spielberg continued.The McLaren driver had sat out of FP1 but since then he has led the way in every session and was untouchable in a Q3 session that was tempered by a late yellow flag.Norris’ blistering pace saw him seal pole with the biggest gap of the season to date, his lap of …Keep reading