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Herta dismisses “self-doubt” over IndyCar win drought, title shot “isn’t over”

Motorsport - Mon, 2024-07-22 13:48
Colton Herta was knocking on the door of winning an IndyCar race again for over two years before finally kicking it open this past weekend on the Streets of Toronto.Prior to scoring his eighth career IndyCar victory on Sunday, the 24-year-old California native hadn’t won since May 2022 on the Indianapolis road course – 41 races ago.  It was a masterclass performance all weekend by Herta, who ...Keep reading

‘We don’t give ourselves chances’ – Frustrated Gasly admits Alpine suffering ‘too many issues’ after Hungary DNF

Formula 1 - Mon, 2024-07-22 13:41
Pierre Gasly has called on Alpine to “stop allowing missed opportunities” after recording his second non-finish in a row, having been forced to retire from the Hungarian Grand Prix owing to a suspected hydraulics issue.

Ferrari performance ‘not where we want it to be’ says Leclerc after P4 in Hungary

Formula 1 - Mon, 2024-07-22 13:41
Charles Leclerc was "relatively happy" after taking P4 in the Hungarian Grand Prix – his best result since winning in Monaco back in May – but was left concerned Ferrari are slipping further back from the current pace setters.

McLaren boss Stella insists he’d be ‘extremely worried’ if Norris hadn't questioned team order to let Piastri past

Formula 1 - Mon, 2024-07-22 13:41
McLaren boss Andrea Stella says that far from being upset with Lando Norris’ initial refusal to follow instructions from the pit wall and let his team mate past for victory on Sunday, he would have been “very concerned” had the Brit simply waved Oscar Piastri through without a word of complaint.

Neuville, Tanak free to fight for WRC title - Hyundai

Motorsport - Mon, 2024-07-22 13:28
Hyundai has reiterated its drivers Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak are currently free to fight for the World Rally Championship without fear of team orders, according to team principal Cyril Abiteboul.The Korean manufacturer’s two full-time drivers Neuville and Tanak are split by eight points in the title race after last weekend’s Rally Latvia with five rounds of the season remaining.Neuville ...Keep reading

Ricciardo "angry" after RB "f*cked up" Hungary F1 strategy

Motorsport - Mon, 2024-07-22 12:25
An "angry" Daniel Ricciardo lamented a missed opportunity after his RB Formula 1 team "f***ed up" his race strategy at the Hungarian Grand Prix.Ricciardo ran in front of team-mate Yuki Tsunoda during a very short opening stint on medium tyres, but was stuck behind Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen.The Williams and the Haas pitted on lap 6 before RB called Ricciardo in at the end of the next tour ...Keep reading

Miller's lead KTM engineer set to join Honda in latest MotoGP market movement

Motorsport - Mon, 2024-07-22 11:14
Christian Pupulin, who serves as Jack Miller's technical manager at KTM, will join Honda next year and replace Giacomo Guidotti on Luca Marini's side of the garage, Motorsport.com has learned.With the rider market having now settled down after some bombshell announcements around the Italian GP, the focus has shifted to some of the leading engineers on the grid.With the exception of Fabiano ...Keep reading

Ducati reveals intent to take part in Suzuka 8 Hours with a factory team

Motorsport - Mon, 2024-07-22 10:46
Ducati has revealed its intention to take part in the Suzuka 8 Hours with a factory team in the coming years.The squad’s former MotoGP sporting director Paolo Ciabatti, who now heads up the marque’s off-road and regional superbike activities, has expressed a desire to take on Japanese marques in the blue riband round of the FIM Endurance World Championship as early as 2025.Ciabatti made those ...Keep reading

MONDAY MORNING DEBRIEF: Why did McLaren pit Norris before Piastri – and did they really need to?

Formula 1 - Mon, 2024-07-22 10:40
Bringing Lando Norris in two laps before this race-leading team mate Oscar Piastri for their second pit stops created something of a drama for McLaren – so why did they do it?

FIA post-race press conference – Hungary

Formula 1 - Mon, 2024-07-22 10:40
1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren), 2. Lando Norris (McLaren), 3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Iwasa urges Mugen 'to get its act together' after Fuji Super Formula race

Motorsport - Mon, 2024-07-22 10:15
Ayumu Iwasa fears he won’t be able to fight for this year’s Super Formula title unless his Team Mugen crew makes a major effort to improve its startline performance.Red Bull junior Iwasa qualified second for last weekend’s fourth round of the season at Fuji, and looked to be in a strong position to close the gap to Mugen team-mate Tomoki Nojiri at the head of the drivers’ standings.But a ...Keep reading

Does McLaren’s explanation for its F1 team orders controversy stack up?

Motorsport - Mon, 2024-07-22 08:43
McLaren may have delivered a dominant 1-2 at Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix, but it did not come without controversy thanks to the late team orders controversy.A decision to pit Lando Norris first at the final round of stops handed the Briton the undercut and the lead against Oscar Piastri, and meant that when his team-mate pitted two laps later, the Australian came out behind.What played out ...Keep reading

Tyler Reddick comes short for win but gains in 'bigger picture'

Motorsport - Mon, 2024-07-22 01:50
What has become a far-too-typical storyline for Reddick, he and his No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota team had a car capable of winning but needed to overcome some struggles to put himself back in contention and salvage a good result.While it’s been frustrating coming close on multiple occasions to picking up his second NASCAR Cup win of the 2024 season, Reddick has still racked up eight top-10 ...Keep reading

Ryan Blaney: "It stinks to lose (Brickyard 400) in that way."

Motorsport - Mon, 2024-07-22 00:31
When a caution came out with three of the original 160 laps remaining in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it was clear Keselowski did not have enough fuel to make it to end and would need to pit.However, Keselowski stayed on the track during the caution and remained on the front row with Blaney for the restart of the first overtime. Just as the field exited Turn 4 ...Keep reading

NASCAR Cup Indianapolis: Kyle Larson wins drama-filled Brickyard 400

Motorsport - Sun, 2024-07-21 23:48
Larson, who ran in the Indianapolis 500 earlier this season as part of an aborted attempt to do ‘the Double,’ picked up an anticlimactic win under caution in an otherwise drama-filled race on Sunday.Larson, one of the few cars who stayed on the safest fuel strategy, grabbed the lead on the start to the first overtime after then-leader Brad Keselowski dove on pit road at the last moment out of ...Keep reading

How to follow Belgian Grand Prix on the BBC

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2024-07-21 22:44
All the key details of BBC coverage of the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps from 26-28 July.

What the teams said – Race day in Hungary

Formula 1 - Sun, 2024-07-21 22:36
The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring.

'I didn’t give up the win. I lost it off the line'

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2024-07-21 22:35
Lando Norris agonised over whether to hand victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix back to team-mate Oscar Piastri but said it was the “fair" and “honest” thing to do.

Evans: "My own team was working against me" as Jaguar missrd out on Formula E drivers' title

Motorsport - Sun, 2024-07-21 21:46
Mitch Evans believes "my own team were working against me" during the Formula E season finale in London, as both Jaguar drivers lost out to Pascal Wehrlein in the championship.Wehrlein entered the final race of the Formula E season three points ahead of Evans in the drivers' championship and four ahead of Nick Cassidy, but started behind both of his rivals in a winner takes all showdown.Cassidy ...Keep reading

F1: Chequered Flag

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2024-07-21 21:42
Harry and Marc look back at a cracking race in Hungary.

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