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Piastri ended up as Leclerc’s closest rival for pole in Monte-Carlo but fell 0.154s short as the home hero secured a third pole in four years at this famous street track.At the start of their respective best and final laps in Q3, the GPS data shows that Leclerc – in a boost after his Imola frustration on Ferrari’s lap-starting engine power output – got underway 1.9mph better off than …Keep reading

O’Sullivan took an unthinkable F2 win on the Monaco streets having started from 15th on the gird after a late incident involving Zane Maloney and Joshua Durksen flipped the script.Hadjar had been on course to take the victory after controlling proceedings following Richard Verschoor’s mid-race retirement, but he was left furious and not wanting to speak to anyone after seeing O’Sullivan …Keep reading

Prema driver Mini moved to the top of the F3 standings for the first time this year with his first victory of 2024, surviving several interruptions by the safety car to become a record-breaking eighth different winner from as many races this season.The poleman made a slower getaway that second-placed Mansell (ART Grand Prix) but held his line through Sainte Devote and was able to manage …Keep reading

The German manufacturer raised eyebrows at the start of the season when the front wing of its new W15 replaced its upper flap with a thin-strip of carbon fibre.With this strip hiding the rearward element of the wing element below, it ensured that the car fully complied with Article 3.9.1e of F1’s technical regulations that demands: “With the exception of the rearmost closed section, the …Keep reading

Da Costa was the dominant force in the weekend’s second race at the Shanghai International Circuit, leading the majority of proceedings to claim his third on-the-road win this season.With experience of the previous day to rely on, and with Sunday’s race one lap shorter, the pace was noticeably higher during the 28-lap contest, along with greater temperatures.Da Costa made the decisive move for …Keep reading

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc will start his home race from pole position, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri joining him on the front row.Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and in-form Lando Norris (McLaren) will line up third and fourth respectively.Reigning champion Max Verstappen will take the start from sixth on the grid after a difficult qualifying for the Red Bull driver.What time does the Monaco Grand Prix …Keep reading

The Briton found himself a tenth down on Vandoorne after the opening sector at the Shanghai International Circuit, with Formula E using a truncated layout of the grand prix layout.Hughes overturned the deficit into a gain of nearly half a tenth through the middle sector, but a quicker final sector for Vandoorne meant the pair were separated by the smallest ever margin for pole.The result marks …Keep reading

After a brief delay for some light drizzle, Gibbs rocketed to top of the leaderboard in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying with an average lap speed of 183.953 mph – the fastest lap of the day.The pole is the first of Gibbs’ Cup career and will come in his 65th start in Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 54 Toyota. He also started on the pole in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at the …Keep reading

Chevrolet-powered teams occupied the top eight spots in qualifying, including a clean sweep of the Fast Six led by pole-sitter Scott McLaughlin in the No. 3 Team Penske entry.The final practice on Friday’s Carb Day, though, saw Dixon lead a contingent of seven Honda-powered machines in the top 10 after he rattled off a flying lap of 227.206mph. Although Dixon, a six-time IndyCar Series …Keep reading

The top four best average lap speeds all came from the first 20-minute session on Saturday with Byron leading the way at 181.317 mph.Tyler Reddick was second overall (180.114 mph) and Bubba Wallace third (180.060 mph). Ty Gibbs led the second 20-minute session but was fourth-best overall (179.062 mph).Prior to the start of the practice sessions, NASCAR announced several penalties for Reddick’s …Keep reading