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The South African was the sole non-Mercedes-AMG driver in the second of two 15-minute sessions, each with five cars, to take pole with a with a time of 2m01.9810s in the Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 he will share with Belgians Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts.“Just coming back to Bathurst and driving the track is an honour,” said the younger of the two van der Linde brothers contesting the opening ...Keep reading

Immediately following a frantic Truck race that ended in carnage, the ARCA race appeared to follow a similar theme, unfortunately.Willie Mullins lead the field to the green flag, but just four laps into the event, a multi-car crash eliminated several notable drivers. Among them were Toni Breidinger, who took issue with her teammate afterwards. Another driver collected was Shane van Gisbergen, who ...Keep reading

The three-time Supercars champion logged only three laps in the race before as he was one of more than two dozen cars caught up in multi-car wreck on lap 4 of 100.Gus Dean got loose after getting hit from behind and turned into Venturini Motorsports teammate Toni Breidinger in Turns 1 and 2, which triggered the pile-up that collected several contenders for the win, including van Gisbergen.“I ...Keep reading

Sanchez, making his 24th career start, led the way at the start of overtime and got a big jump on the rest of the field, which proved beneficial.Behind him, Rajah Caruth got up into Jack Wood, who then hit Taylor Gray. Gray’s No. 17 truck turned sharply sideways and was then lifted off the track, flipped on top of two other trucks, before landing upright on its wheels. NASCAR quickly displayed ...Keep reading

With rain expected all day Saturday, Friday’s 50-minute session was likely the only opportunity for teams to get on track prior to Sunday’s 500, which could also see a weather delay until Monday.Toyotas, which won both of Thursday night’s 150-mile qualifying races, dominated Friday’s practice with Hamlin topping the speed chart at 197.476 mph.He was followed by Erik Jones (197.468 mph) ...Keep reading

Munster lost a rear side window from his Ford Puma Rally1 during stage six, which prompted some quick thinking to protect the car’s hybrid unit from the snow and prevent his windscreen from fogging up.M-Sport’s new recruit showcased his resourceful side by fashioning a team jacket into a makeshift window for the day’s remaining two stages.“I have no idea how we lost the window,” Munster ...Keep reading

In the first official comment from the American automotive giant since a statement rejecting the bid was issued by F1 on January 31, GM’s vice president of performance and motorsport Jim Campbell said the project was still proceeding “at pace”.Speaking at Daytona on Friday, Campbell also reaffirmed that the team had requested a meeting with F1 after an IT glitch meant that an invitation sent ...Keep reading

The Hyundai driver was four minutes late to the start of stage six after struggling to fire up his i20 N, incurring a 40-second penalty.It resulted in the Belgian dropping behind Toyota’s Elfyn Evans on the road order, effectively making the latter face the worst of the conditions on the snow covered roads.Evans initially suspected foul play at the end of stage stating, “I guess the spirit of ...Keep reading

Lappi claimed three stage wins from the four afternoon tests that were plagued by snow flurries that made conditions incredibly challenging for crews. The performance helped Lappi overhaul Katsuta to open up a 3.2s rally lead after eight of 18 stages.Katsuta ended the day as the lead Toyota after overnight leader Kalle Rovanpera crashed out on stage four after running wide into a snowbank, with ...Keep reading

Five-time Welsh Open winner John Higgins beats world number three Mark Allen at Llandudno.

What was an unprecedented situation at the L.A. Clash is beginning to become standard operating procedure. The decision has been made to move up the ARCA season-opener at Daytona due to expected rain showers on Saturday.The race, originally scheduled to take place at 1:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, will now take place following the Truck Series race on Friday evening. The expected start time will be ...Keep reading

40 cars will start the most-watched motorsports event in the United States this weekend, which also serves as the annual season-opener for the NASCAR Cup Series.Logano earned Team Penske its first-ever pole in the 500 on Wednesday, ending a 11-year streak of Chevrolet dominating time trials at the 2.5-mile superspeedway.Both B.J. McLeod and J.J. Yeley narrowly missed earning a spot in the 500 ...Keep reading

There were definite highs and lows for Aston Martin in 2023, with the team going from podium finishes to a mid-season slump. What can they achieve in 2024? Here’s the lowdown on the squad, their drivers and the key goal for the season ahead…

Red Bull became the 10th and final team to reveal their car for the 2024 season on Thursday, meaning we now have a full grid of new F1 machines to drool over...

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has admitted that breaking the news to Carlos Sainz that he would be replaced at the team by Lewis Hamilton in 2025 was one of the “most difficult” of his life.

Formula 1's free fantasy game is back for 2024 – with a dynamic new homepage, gameplay changes, head-to-head and mini league competitions and, of course, great prizes on offer. Play online or in the official F1 app, create your team, set up your leagues – and most importantly, get your friends involved and have fun.

In addition to his success in racing outside of NASCAR, in a relatively short career, Larson has already accumulated an impressive resume inside with a series championship and 23 wins, including victories in the Coca-Cola 600 and Southern 500.What he lacks is a superspeedway win at either Talladega or Daytona and in particular, the Daytona 500.Larson is one of five former champions entered in ...Keep reading

The 2022 rules cycle has been dominated by Max Verstappen and Red Bull, but behind them, teams have gradually closed up, with 2023 one of the most competitive seasons in history in terms of the lap time differences between all 10 teams.Heading into the third year of stable regulations, Stella believes teams will start encountering "diminishing returns" on aero development after two years of ...Keep reading

Bradley Tams died at the scene of an alleged attack in Newcastle in December.

Without a fast enough qualifying speed in Wednesday night’s time trials and driving a non-chartered third entry for the Legacy Motor Club team he co-owns, Jimmie Johnson needed to race his way into Sunday’s 500 field.While there were nearly two dozen cars in Johnson’s qualifying race, his battle to make the 500 was in essence a one-on-one tug-of-war between himself and veteran J.J. Yeley ...Keep reading