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  • NASCAR Cup Indianapolis: Kyle Larson wins drama-filled Brickyard 400
    on July 22, 2024 at 7:19 am

    Kyle Larson cashed in on his second opportunity to win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this season, taking the victory in the 30th anniversary of NASCAR’s inaugural Brickyard 400 on Sunday.Larson, who ran in the Indianapolis 500 earlier this season as part of an aborted attempt to do ‘the Double,’ picked up an anticlimactic fourth NASCAR Cup win of 2024 under caution in an otherwise …Keep reading

  • What’s the real point of NASCAR’s all-electric concept?
    on July 12, 2024 at 4:51 pm

    At the launch of its all-electric concept car, NASCAR was at pains to state that it likely wouldn’t ever be its Cup Series platform or race in the Daytona 500. So why build it then?For a series that prides itself in being faithful to its roots, and being the oldest of schools when it comes to racing, the multi-billion dollar sanctioning body has been flexing its muscles recently when it comes to …Keep reading

  • What next for NASCAR’s popular female hope?
    on July 10, 2024 at 3:53 pm

    Hailie Deegan is probably more important to NASCAR racing than it realises. Since Danica Patrick retired from competition, Deegan has emerged as the most likely successor to her standing as the leading lady of stock car competition in America. But this week Deegan’s hype train hit the buffers, as at the age of 24, her Xfinity Series team pulled her from its No. 15 Ford Mustang and left her at a …Keep reading

  • NASCAR reveals electric prototype, no commitment to racing it
    on July 6, 2024 at 4:16 pm

    NASCAR has formally unveiled its electric prototype at its Chicago street race event, but don’t expect to see it in any national series anytime soon – or perhaps ever.The ABB NASCAR EV Prototype has been so named in deference to NASCAR’s new partnership with Formula E’s title partner ABB, the first official partner of its “NASCAR Impact” initiative, and is illustrative of the sanctioning …Keep reading

  • NASCAR Cup Nashville: Logano stretches fuel to win in five overtimes
    on July 1, 2024 at 7:38 am

    Joey Logano stretched his fuel strategy over a NASCAR Cup Series record of five overtimes to win at Nashville and clinch a playoffs place.Logano inherited the lead after the third overtime when Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr were both forced to pit for fuel. He appeared to be in position to claim the win in the fourth overtime, but a caution came out just before Logano took the white …Keep reading

  • Mercedes abandons new floor after Spa practice struggles
    Mercedes has abandoned its new floor for the remainder of Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix weekend following doubts over its performance during Friday practice.The Brackley-based squad had a disappointing opening day of running at Spa-Francorchamps with both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton not feeling totally comfortable with how their W15 felt as they ended the […]
  • Alpine's F1 upheaval continues with major changes on track
    The major changes Alpine is going through off track have been mirrored with some extensive revisions on it, as some big updates appeared on its Formula 1 car in Belgium.The new development package starts with the front wing, as the designers have rebalanced the flap profiles to improve the range that the team has at […]
  • The downforce dilemma facing teams ahead of Spa F1 qualifying
    A variable forecast over the remainder of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, with rain expected for qualifying ahead of a dry race, will cause Formula 1 teams a set-up dilemma.In dry conditions, the Spa-Francorchamps circuit requires an aerodynamic set-up that prioritises efficiency.  Downforce is an important factor as drivers need to carry speed through the […]
  • Verstappen and Lambiase clear air over Hungarian GP radio outburst
    Max Verstappen and race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase have cleared the air over their Hungarian Grand Prix radio exchange, following talks with Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner in Belgium.The reigning world champion's behaviour over the course of last weekend's race at the Hungaroring came under the spotlight after increasingly aggressive radio messages to the […]
  • Ben Hunt: The questions lingering as Famin becomes Alpine's latest F1 fall guy
    There is one lasting image I have of Alpine's departing team principal, Bruno Famin, that sums up his short tenure with the struggling Formula 1 team.
It came, of all places, at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in the hours after the Canadian Grand Prix where Alpine finished in ninth and tenth place.As he shuffled through the terminal […]