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Bagnaia looked on course to take the sprint victory on Saturday when he crashed out of the lead on the final lap.Biding his time in the first half of the race, Bagnaia reeled in Pramac’s Martin to overhaul him on lap 19 of 24, before streaking away by 1.740 seconds to score his third grand prix win of the season.It moves him back up to second in the standings, though Martin has still extended his …Keep reading

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc had just led away easily from pole ahead of McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, while behind Carlos Sainz first attacked Piastri at Ste Devote and then slid off at Casino Square with a suspected puncture.Perez was eliminated by Kevin Magnussen trying to poke his nose into a gap on the run up the hill before Massenet, with their crash wreckage then swinging across the track and …Keep reading

Manthey EMA’s Preining fell behind both van de Linde and Feller at one stage, but quickly repassed the Abt Audi duo to claim his first win of the 2024 season and move up to second in the standings.At the start of the race, the reigning champion pulled away cleanly from pole position to hold the lead over Feller, but couldn’t shake off the Swiss driver and his team-mate van der Linde, who had …Keep reading

The Andretti driver was only able to finish 11th, having struggled for pace throughout the 28-lap race at the Shanghai International Circuit after starting down in 14th.Read Also:Formula EShanghai E-Prix: Da Costa wins as Cassidy extends points leadFormula EDa Costa: “Sneaky radio message” to Andretti helped in Shanghai Formula E winWith Dennis only able to take …Keep reading

The 18-lap Moto3 contest opened up Sunday’s race programme and proved to be another typical Barcelona slipstream fest.Championship leader Alonso prevailed as he faced high pressure on the final lap to score a fourth win of the season.The Aspar CFMoto rider was one of numerous names to take turns heading the field at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, but crucially led the pack onto the final …Keep reading

Long before the advent of Las Vegas or Miami, Monaco was F1’s stereotypical marquee event that basked in its own glamour.Monaco, which first saw grand prix racing in 1929, and Formula 1 helped put each other on the map in the 50s and 60s, with the grand prix building up a worldwide renown that has made it synonymous with the series and part of the Triple Crown of motor racing events alongside the …Keep reading

The Aston Martin drivers are not having a good time. It’s FP1 for Formula 1’s 2024 Monaco Grand Prix, at the Loews hairpin.Every time Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll squirt down the hill towards Motorsport.com’s vantage point it happens. From our perspective on the outside of the corner, the green cars are having to traverse F1’s slowest corner as if it’s a 50p piece – hands jerking at …Keep reading

The Portuguese driver took a largely dominant win in the weekend’s second race at the Shanghai International Circuit, having led for the final 12 laps as he took his third on-the-road victory of the season.Read Also:Formula EShanghai E-Prix: Da Costa wins as Cassidy extends points leadDa Costa had taken the lead from Andretti’s Nato on the approach to Turn 1 after …Keep reading

With overtaking so difficult around the streets of Monte Carlo, the biggest advantage comes from track position.It means that pole man Charles Leclerc is the clear favourite to win if he can pull off a clean start against front-row starter Oscar Piastri and lead out of the opening corner.The relative ease by which drivers can keep hold of their places means they can easily manage their pace and …Keep reading

Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen were disqualified on Saturday after post-session examinations of their cars showed their DRS wings opened more than the 85mm that is allowed in the rules.Talking about how Haas had found itself in such a situation, team principal Ayao Komatsu said it mainly revolved around a lack of communication between the departments of his team about the implications of a …Keep reading