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McLaren may have looked dominant in second practice for the Austrian Grand Prix but both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri appeared wary at the prospect of world champion Max Verstappen hunting them down.Norris sat out FP1 at the Red Bull Ring as Alex Dunne stepped in but he returned to set the pace in FP2, just ahead of team-mate and championship leader Piastri – who he crashed into during the …Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo has told Yamaha in no uncertain terms that he “needs a winning project now” to remain with the MotoGP squad.The 2021 world champion has grown frustrated with the Japanese marque after it was plagued by poor performance and reliability issues over recent years.Quartararo, who twice led practice for this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, has only been on the podium once in …Keep reading

Lando Norris was fastest in the second free practice session for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix as he returned to the cockpit for the first time since crashing into his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in Canada.Having accepted blame for running to Piastri in Montreal, Norris then sat out FP1 at the Red Bull Ring as Alex Dunne took over and impressed with the fourth-fastest time.Norris …Keep reading

Daniel Suarez is the top non-American talent in NASCAR with wins across all three national divisions and a championship in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The Mexican-born driver also earned a big victory in front of his home in NASCAR’s recent visit to Mexico City, going from last to first in the Xfinity race.However, things have been up and down in the Cup Series. He nearly won at Las Vegas …Keep reading

Mercedes and Red Bull may be keen to avoid public chat about their 2026 driver line-ups, but the drivers themselves have done little to quieten things down.George Russell, who is yet to sign a new Mercedes deal for 2026 and beyond, gave the firmest clue yet in Austria that his team has been reconnecting with Max Verstappen’s camp again, having failed to sign the four-time world champion in the …Keep reading

Of the top Formula 1 teams, Ferrari made the largest statement with its Austrian Grand Prix updates as it hopes to undo a mixed start to the 2025 season.The team reported updates to the four ‘defined’ floor sections, although it would be easier to term this as effectively an entirely new floor for the Red Bull Ring weekend; in FP1, Lewis Hamilton’s car was adorned with a series of aero rakes …Keep reading

George Russell followed up on his Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix victory by setting the pace in the first free practice session for the Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring.Looking to build on his success in Montreal, Russell recorded a lap of 1m05.542s to put his Mercedes top of the times ahead of rival Max Verstappen, who was 0.065s adrift.Russell reported raindrops towards the end of the …Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier has moved into the lead of Acropolis Rally Greece despite being among several World Rally Championship crews to pick up punctures on a brutal Friday morning.Eight-time world champion Ogier completed the morning loop with a 6.1s lead over Hyundai’s Ott Tanak, with Adrien Fourmaux in third 14.4s adrift.Ogier took a shared overnight lead with Tanak into Friday’s rough …Keep reading

Max Verstappen and Gianpiero Lambiase have long formed a well-oiled machine in Formula 1, but this weekend the Dutchman – for the first time since joining Red Bull – will have to manage without his regular race engineer.Lambiase will miss the Austrian Grand Prix for personal reasons. As a result, Red Bull will not only be without Verstappen’s usual race engineer but also without its Head of …Keep reading

Brad Pitt flipped off BBC radio host Greg James after losing a sim race at F1 Arcade. The A-lister, who is in the midst of a global press tour for the F1 movie, made an appearance on James’ radio show with co-star Damson Idris. The trio spent time sim racing around Silverstone, Monza and Spa-Francorchamps, with Pitt finishing behind the British media personality in two of the races.The …Keep reading