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  • Suarez may face NASCAR penalty for COTA post-race incident
    on March 27, 2023 at 3:38 pm

    Suarez was running in the top-five and in contention for the win as the race went into the first of three two-lap overtimes, but got shoved off the course and into Martin Truex Jr. heading up the hill to Turn 1.The contact was instigated by his Trackhouse Racing team-mate Ross Chastain bumping into Bowman, who then hit Suarez and sent him into Truex.Both Truex and Suarez ended up …Keep reading

  • Raikkonen “got unlucky” with COTA chaos on NASCAR return
    on March 27, 2023 at 9:15 am

    On his second Cup outing with the Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet squad, Raikkonen started 22nd in Sunday’s race and ran in the midfield for most of the day.However after a late caution brought the field back together, the Finn eyed an opportunity to gain track position. Having pitted just before the yellow flag, he stayed out and jumped up to fourth with less than ten laps to go.But what …Keep reading

  • NASCAR Cup COTA: Reddick survives triple overtime to win, Button 18th
    on March 27, 2023 at 8:36 am

    Toyota driver Reddick and poleman William Byron’s Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet spent much of Sunday’s race trading the lead, but the former Richard Childress Racing man moved out front for the final time on lap 64 of what was originally scheduled as a 68-lap race.To preserve the win, however, Reddick had to fight off repeated challengers in three two-lap overtimes to claim his …Keep reading

  • Raikkonen enjoys “older-style” racing without DRS in NASCAR
    on March 25, 2023 at 7:38 pm

    The 2007 world champion is making his second race outing in the NASCAR Cup Series at Circuit of the Americas this weekend, rejoining the Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet team with which he made his debut at Watkins Glen last year.The Finn, who retired from F1 at the end of the 2021 season after making 349 race starts, will start 22nd in tomorrow’s race, two positions ahead of NASCAR Cup rookie …Keep reading

  • Johnson: Legacy Motor Club NASCAR team “not where we wanted to be”
    on March 25, 2023 at 2:28 pm

    Erik Jones is 21st in the series standings, after finishing eighth at Atlanta Motor Speedway last weekend in his first top-10 of the season, while rookie team-mate Noah Gragson is 27th following his a personal best finish of 12th.Since last November when the former Petty GMS Racing team announced its new part-owner in seven-time Cup Series champion Johnson, the rebranded …Keep reading

  • Aston Martin F1 form surge "caught everyone by surprise" – Alpine
    The Silverstone and Enstone teams have often been close rivals in recent years, with the transfer of team principal Otmar Szafnauer between the two camps and Fernando Alonso's move in the opposite direction adding an extra edge.However in the two races held so far this year, Aston Martin has been far ahead, with Alonso securing […]
  • 2023 F1 Australian GP – How to watch, session timings and more
    After a pair of dominant Red Bull displays in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Max Verstappen goes into the race weekend with a one-point lead in the standings over team-mate Sergio Perez having snatched the bonus point for fastest lap off the Mexican in Jeddah.Despite reliability worries for Red Bull, the team is heavy favourite to […]
  • The simple explanation for Red Bull's DRS dominance in F1 Jeddah GP
    Soon after the race, Mercedes driver Hamilton said he had never seen a car have such an edge over the opposition as the RB19."I've definitely never seen a car so fast," remarked the seven-time world champion after finishing 25s behind the Dutchman in fifth, despite starting seven positions ahead thanks to the Red Bull's Q2 […]
  • Wolff fully committed to seeing Mercedes back to front of F1 grid
    The German manufacturer has had a difficult start to the 2023 campaign, with the new W14 proving to be well adrift of the pace-setting Red Bull RB19.The competitive situation has prompted Mercedes to work on a complete revamp of its design concept, which it hopes can deliver big steps forward in pace over the remainder […]
  • What is really behind Domenicali's "cancel" F1 practice comments
    During a visit to the opening round of the MotoGP season in Portugal, Domenicali was interviewed by Portuguese channel SportTV for his thoughts on various topics.But it was one remark that caused a stir as it suggested that he was looking at a bold shake-up of the F1 weekend timetable."I am a supporter of the […]