A new technical intrigue has arisen in the aftermath of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with McLaren’s rear wing under the spotlight. Footage from the rear-facing onboard camera on Oscar Piastri’s MCL38 showed the upper flap distorting under load, with the most visible aspect of this being the outer leading edge of the upper flap which
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What was behind Verstappen’s curiously poor Baku weekend?
Formula 1 fans were treated to an unfamiliar sight in Baku as Max Verstappen was outqualified by Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez for the first time in 33 races, before being well beaten in the race. How did the world champion’s weekend go so wrong? It was particularly odd that the Azerbaijan Grand Prix ended
Truex on recent struggles: “No matter what we do, it is wrong”
Martin Truex Jr. is a proven NASCAR Cup Series champion with three runner-up points finishes since then, but this year will be his last chance to become a multi-time Cup champion. Even after winning the regular season title in 2023, it seems only misfortune has followed him. “Just a little bit frustrated with how things have
McLaren: Norris help 50% of Piastri’s Azerbaijan GP win
McLaren Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella believes Lando Norris blocking Sergio Perez played a crucial part in Oscar Piastri’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory. Piastri was shadowing Ferrari’s leader Charles Leclerc in the first stint of a one-stop race when third-placed Sergio Perez attempted to undercut the McLaren driver by being the first to pit
A pole to victory season finale race for Indy NXT Champion Foster | Nashville Race Report
Andretti Global’s Louis Foster put his stamp on his championship-winning campaign in Indy NXT by going flag-to-flag from pole for all 65 laps to win the season finale at Nashville Superspeedway. The Briton was untouchable despite late pressure and fended off Abel Motorsports rookie Yuven Sundaramoorthy by 0.3071s on the 1.33-mile oval. The performance marks
Verstappen handed warning for VSC incident in Azerbaijan GP
Max Verstappen has avoided punishment for overtaking under a virtual safety car in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The world champion and several other Formula 1 drivers were investigated for overtaking under virtual safety car conditions after the finish of a thrilling race in Baku. The VSC came out for a crash on the penultimate lap between
Piastri ignored race engineer on ’50/50′ overtake that won Azerbaijan GP
Oscar Piastri says his winning pass on Charles Leclerc in Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix came right after his race engineer urged him to bring in his new tyres cautiously. Piastri made his winning move on lap 20 of the 53-lap one-stop race, right after the only pitstop sequence, with the McLaren driver and Leclerc
Kirkwood rocks to IndyCar pole in Music City; Palou struggles
Kyle Kirkwood scorched the field in IndyCar Series qualifying to take pole for the season finale at Nashville Superspeedway. The 25-year-old Florida native delivered two composed laps in the No. 27 Andretti Global Honda with an average of 201.520mph at the 1.33-mile oval, which was enough to knock off Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden by 0.0395s.
Montoya will “be nice” if everyone else is in NASCAR Cup return
Montoya, 48, has 255 NASCAR Cup starts, but none since 2014. The versatile racer, though, is a proven winner at Watkins Glen, capturing the checkered flag there in 2010. Saturday, Montoya was 15th in practice before qualifying 34th in the 38-car field. As for his teammates, Bubba Wallace was 32nd and Tyler Reddick was 16th.
Chastain beats Truex and SVG to NASCAR Cup pole at Watkins Glen
It was just the second pole of Ross Chastain’s career and his first on a road course. The last time he started from pole was at Nashville last summer, a race he won. The driver of the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet almost seemed in disbelief after the qualifying session at Watkins Glen International on Saturday.