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Potential pre-race showers, a powerful undercut and a soft tyre that is fast but fragile have opened the door for some strategy intrigue in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.Rather than the high degradation circuit pushing teams and drivers to go conservative with a boring one-stopper, what is unfolding at Barcelona could trigger plenty of action – and even some aggressive three-stoppers.That is …Keep reading

McLaren’s Lando Norris will start the race from pole position ahead of Red Bull ace Max Verstappen. Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will share the second row of the grid.What time does the Spanish Grand Prix start?The Spanish GP will begin at 3pm local time (+2 GMT) at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.Date: Sunday, 23 June, 2024Start time: 13:00 GMT  / 14:00 BST / 15:00 …Keep reading

George Russell says his Mercedes Formula 1 team is “the most confident we have been” in three years over its recent on-track performance.Russell and team-mate Lewis Hamilton locked out the second row in Spain, two weeks after Russell clinched his second career pole and the squad’s first podium of the season in Canada.Hamilton qualified three tenths behind polesitter Lando Norris and world champion …Keep reading

David Malukas put together a gritty performance to qualify 12th for Sunday’s IndyCar round at Laguna Seca in his first outing with Meyer Shank Racing.It marked his much-anticipated return since an off-season wrist injury led to surgery and led to the termination of his Arrow McLaren contract.Driving with a left wrist that he says is 80% recovered from an mountain biking accident that required …Keep reading

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou stormed to pole after a dramatic qualifying bout for the IndyCar Series at Laguna Seca.The Spaniard went out on a used set of softer alternate tires and delivered a 1m07.1465s flying lap to earn the top spot for Sunday’s race on the 2.238-mile, 11-turn natural terrain road course. It is the fifth pole of Palou’s career.Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood took …Keep reading

The 2025 World Rally Championship calendar is edging closer to completion following the news Paraguay is set to make its debut next season.The WRC has been eyeing a 14-round schedule for 2025 that provides a more global calendar than it has been able to contest in recent seasons following the Covid-19 pandemic.Two events in the South America region had been targeted as key goal for 2025, which has …Keep reading

Bell, who had won in his last three starts at the 1.058-mile oval, restarted third at the start of a two-lap overtime behind Cole Custer and Sheldon Creed.Custer moved quickly to the lead, but Creed and Bell closed in and after Creed got into Custer, which opened the door for Bell to move into the lead on the final lap. Bell then held off Creed by 0.254 seconds at the checkered flag for his fourth …Keep reading

A 20-year-old Briton, Foster wheeled the No. 27 Andretti Global entry to a beatdown of the field to claim a 8.2445s victory and lead all 35 laps around the 2.238-mile, 11-turn natural terrain road course. It is the fifth Indy NXT win of Foster’s career.“The team gave me a good car,” Foster said. “I was able to just keep pushing, but had very little deg (tire degradation). I was managing …Keep reading

Acura’s Louis Deletraz will start the sixth round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, The Six Hours of The Glen, from pole position.Deletraz will start from pole in the top GTP class, ahead of the Cadillacs of Renger van der Zande and Jack Aitken after the quickfire 15-minute qualifying sessions.PJ Hyett scored the LMP2 pole for AO Racing, as Ferrari’s Daniel Serra topped the GTD Pro field …Keep reading

NASCAR scrapped Cup qualifying early on Saturday when rain moved into the area but when a small break came worked feverishly to dry the track in hopes of getting teams some practice time.As it turned out, teams got on track for just over 4½ minutes before the rain returned and remainder of the 30-minute session was canceled.In that brief time, Carson Hocevar ended up with the fastest average lap …Keep reading