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Jones 'sore but alright' in wreck that eliminated majority of Toyotas

Motorsport - Sun, 2024-04-21 23:23
A group of seven Toyota Racing drivers were the first to hit pit road with 36 laps remaining to make their final green flag stop for fuel to make it to the end of the race.Tyler Reddick was leading a group of seven drivers in a single-file line when a bad push entering Turn 3 sent Jones head-on into the inside wall. His Legacy Motor Club teammate John-Hunter Nemechek was also involved.23XI ...Keep reading

IndyCar Long Beach: Dixon wins strategic battle, Herta hits Newgarden

Motorsport - Sun, 2024-04-21 23:14
After starting eighth, the 43-year-old New Zealander took advantage of the race's only caution to temporarily halt the 85-lap contest and switched to an alternate strategy. The outcome cycled him to the lead but forced him into fuel conservation.Dixon was able to fend off the Colton Herta, who was running an opposite strategy that allowed him to push for maximum pace, and win at the 11-turn ...Keep reading

Herta admits he “misjudged” Newgarden IndyCar clash at Long Beach

Motorsport - Sun, 2024-04-21 22:55
Reigning Indy 500 champion Newgarden was running second and chasing Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon for the win when Herta – who had just caught up with the two leaders – rammed into the back of him at the Turn 11 hairpin with eight laps to go.Newgarden’s car went into anti-stall, and not only lost a spot to Herta but reigning champion Alex Palou’s Chip Ganassi Racing machine.“He ...Keep reading

Leclerc shares ‘big surprise’ that compromised his Chinese GP as Sainz says Ferrari ‘need to do better’

Formula 1 - Sun, 2024-04-21 21:19
Charles Leclerc has conceded that his and Ferrari’s relative lack of pace on the hard compound tyre during Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix came as a “big surprise”, with the Scuderia having to settle for distant P4 and P5 finishes.

Perez rues bad luck with Safety Car in China after missing out on P2 as he vows to fight back in Miami

Formula 1 - Sun, 2024-04-21 21:19
Sergio Perez was disappointed to deny Red Bull a one-two finish in the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Mexican losing places during the Safety Car periods before ultimately crossing the line in P3.

What the teams said – Race day in China

Formula 1 - Sun, 2024-04-21 21:19
The drivers and teams report back on all the action at the Shanghai International Circuit for the Formula 1 Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix 2024.

Evans: New points system offered “zero reward” from “mega” WRC battle

Motorsport - Sun, 2024-04-21 19:44
The Toyota driver has been among the most critical of the new points system and again brought the subject back into question after finishing second behind team-mate Sebastien Ogier.Evans scooped 19 points from the weekend, picking up 15 for finishing second on Saturday before claiming three from the Super Sunday classification and one from the Power Stage.His tally matched title rival Thierry ...Keep reading

County Championship: Durham beat Worcestershire to earn first win of season

North East News - Sun, 2024-04-21 19:07
Durham earn their first County Championship victory of the season by defeating Worcestershire by 185 runs with a day to spare at Kidderminster.

2024 F1 Chinese GP results: Max Verstappen wins for Red Bull

Motorsport - Sun, 2024-04-21 18:56
Verstappen beat McLaren’s Lando Norris and Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in a race that was twice interrupted by the safety car.2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix results2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix reportRead Also:


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Polesitter Verstappen led the charge to Turn 1 as Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso swept ...Keep reading

McLaren admits Malukas injury “more serious than we thought”

Motorsport - Sun, 2024-04-21 18:51
Malukas was brought in at the conclusion of the 2023 IndyCar season, signed to replace Felix Rosenqvist in the team’s No. 6 Chevrolet after the fallout from the Alex Palou contract drama.But a mountain biking accident in February dealt injuries that led to surgery on the left wrist of Malukas, which has left him unavailable for race weekends or testing since.Arrow McLaren has since leaned ...Keep reading

Exclusive: F1 to discuss new points structure

Motorsport - Sun, 2024-04-21 18:23
The talks will take place when teams join the FIA and F1 management for a gathering of the regular F1 Commission in Geneva and via video conference, as they debate a range of topics relating to technical and sporting matters.One item that has been given prominence on the F1 Commission agenda, which has been distributed ahead of the meeting, is a potential change to F1’s points structure.The idea ...Keep reading

Premiership: Bristol 85-14 Newcastle: Bears score 13 tries to sweep aside Falcons

North East News - Sun, 2024-04-21 18:14
Bristol score 13 tries as they emphatically beat winless Newcastle 85-14 to move into the Premiership top four.

WEC Imola: Toyota holds off Porsche to win rain-hit thriller

Motorsport - Sun, 2024-04-21 18:10
Mike Conway, Nyck de Vries and Kamui Kobayashi won by 7.081s in their #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar over the #6 Penske Porsche Motorsport 963 LMDh of Laurens Vanthoor, Andre Lotterer and Kevin Estre, both crews taking advantage of a timely switch to wets when the previously dominant Ferraris attempted without success to keep its dry tyres working.Starting sixth, Conway overtook Fred ...Keep reading

Neuville: WRC Croatia not a “disaster” after final day error

Motorsport - Sun, 2024-04-21 17:24
The Hyundai driver took a 4.9s lead into the final day after winning nine of the 16 stages up to that point, in what was an intense battle with Toyota’s Elfyn Evans.However, both Neuville and Evans hit trouble in stage 18 on Sunday morning, which effectively ended the pair’s victory hopes.Neuville drifted into a grass bank following a late pacenote call, costing him 23.3s while causing ...Keep reading

Krack: Stroll F1 penalty "very harsh" after China "chain reaction"

Motorsport - Sun, 2024-04-21 16:45
Stroll hit Ricciardo under the safety car as the field bunched up in the penultimate corner for a Lap 27 restart.A furious Ricciardo was forced to retire his damaged RB car, while McLaren's Oscar Piastri also sustained rear-end damage when Ricciardo's car was pushed into him.The stewards wholly blamed Stroll for not taking more care to avoid the contact and handed him a 10-second penalty and two ...Keep reading

Zarco: Honda 'doesn't need to be pessimistic' about MotoGP form

Motorsport - Sun, 2024-04-21 16:08
Honda’s downturn in performance has continued into the new campaign, with the RC213V still lagging behind rivals despite the work that went into upgrading the bike over the winter.The Japanese manufacturer returned empty-handed from last weekend’s Americas GP, with Luca Marini finishing 16th and last in the sole-surviving Honda, as Zarco, LCR team-mate Takaaki Nakagami and factory rider Joan ...Keep reading

F1: Chequered Flag

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2024-04-21 15:26
Jennie Gow and the team reflect on the Chinese Grand Prix.

F1: Chequered Flag

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2024-04-21 15:26
Jennie Gow and the team reflect on the Chinese Grand Prix.

F1: Chequered Flag

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2024-04-21 15:26
Jennie Gow and the team reflect on the Chinese Grand Prix.

F1: Chequered Flag

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2024-04-21 15:26
Jennie Gow and the team reflect on the Chinese Grand Prix.

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