Formula One
Formula One drivers were given an extra practice session and the sprint shootout was delayed on Saturday in Qatar as tyre manufacturer Pirelli raised safety concerns over the newly-resurfaced circuit. The FIA also suggested that three pit stops could be mandated for Sunday’s Grand Prix. Formula 1 and Pirelli
Formula One
Oscar Piastri took his first race win in Formula One from pole despite a brief challenge from George Russell, with Max Verstappen in second place and claiming his third drivers’ title. Piastri started on pole ahead of teammate Lando Norris and had the much better start, holding the lead through
Formula Regional Americas
Callum Hedge will seek to defend his lead of the Formula Regional Americas championship at the penultimate round in Virginia. The Kiwi has skipped the Bathurst round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, where he sits third in the standings. “Although I’m gutted not to be driving at the
Formula One
George Russell says that drivers want to see change when Formula One visits countries with human rights complaints, but place their trust in the sport’s managing body. Speaking ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix, Russell noted in his role as head of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association that it
Formula One
Daniel Ricciardo is planning to return to the Formula One field for the United States Grand Prix in Austin, according to substitute Liam Lawson. Speaking ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix, Lawson revealed the plans for Ricciardo to return after breaking his hand in a crash during practice at the
Formula One
Kiwi Liam Lawson only managed to qualify 18th for the Qatar Grand Prix after struggling with issues that team AlphaTauri were unable to rectify with limited practice time available. “It was tricky, but honestly since we rolled out, I was really struggling with the car,” said Lawson, now in his
British Formula 4
Louis Sharp goes into the final round of the British F4 championship with just a three-point lead of the standings. The 16-year-old Kiwi from Christchurch has been locked in a battle with Briton William Macintyre throughout the final stages of the season in the competitive field as they head into
Formula One
Max Verstappen was dominant in qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix, taking pole position for the 30th time in his career. Drivers and teams had limited time to prepare for qualifying on the sprint weekend and struggled with windy and dusty conditions throughout the one free practice session, but it
Formula One
Liam Lawson learnt that he would be driving in the Qatar Grand Prix over FaceTime in a ‘random’ call from Daniel Ricciardo. The Kiwi will return to the grid in Losail for his fifth race of the 2023 Formula One season after Ricciardo broke his hand in a crash during
USF2000
Kiwi Jacob Douglas followed his first pole position with a maiden USF2000 victory in Portland as Simon Sikes sealed the title with a third-place finish. Douglas had a green-to-chequered victory in the first of three races at the Grand Prix of Portland but was challenged in the final stages by
Formula One
Wearing overalls in tribute to Ferrari’s historic Le Mans victory and a day after his birthday, Carlos Sainz sent the tifosi into rapture at Monza after claiming pole for the Italian Grand Prix. The Spaniard took pole by just over a ten thousands of a second from championship leader
FIA Formula 2
Frederik Vesti held off Victor Martins to take victory in the FIA Formula 2 sprint race in Monza and secured valuable points in the championship battle against rival Théo Pourchaire. Vesti emerged in the lead after lap one but a number of safety car interventions denied him any chance of