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First group IndyCar qualifying began at the Barber Motorsports Park for the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix on a greasy track with clouds overhead following a hectic and rainy second practice session. In Group One was Scott McLaughlin, Alex Palou, Alexander Rossi, Christian Rasmussen, Jacob Abel, Conor Daly, Graham Rahal, Marcus Armstrong, Pato O’Ward, Santino Ferrucci, WIll Power, Marcus Ericsson and Nolan Siegel. The first competitive times came in from Palou, McLaughlin and Siegel. Will Power believed he sped in the pits and Rasmussen had a big oversteer moment. McLaughlin soon went first with a 1:08.2504. Palou soon went…

Jack Doohan had a difficult sprint qualifying in Miami. After a first run which put him 16th in SQ1, Doohan was unable to go on a second run. Teammate Pierre Gasly was sent out at the same time. This blocked the Australian, who is one of four drivers this season who has not scored points. Doohan calls blocking a ‘mess up’. The 22 year old was vocal about his struggles. He was not being happy with the team as he felt he was blocked by Gasly. As a result, Doohan was out in SQ1 as he didn’t have enough time…

The IndyCar race weekend in began with the first practice session of the Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park, the final race before the double header of Indianapolis and the first in the busy‘Month of May’. Kyle Kirkwood won last time out in Long Beach, but Alex Palou remains in the championship lead. The day was split into a 40-minute session with the entire grid and two 12-minute sessions with the grid split in half following a five-minute break. This gave teams the opportunity to test out the set-up on a quieter track, which is crucial, especially as…

Formula 1 has confirmed a ten-year extension to the Miami Grand Prix, securing its place on the calendar through to 2041. The new agreement with promoter South Florida Motorsports makes Miami the longest-contracted event in F1 history, surpassing Bahrain’s current deal which runs until 2036. The history of the Miami Grand Prix Before Miami joined the F1 calendar, Florida had hosted just one Grand Prix. That race took place at Sebring in 1959. Formula 1 revealed the initial deal for the Miami Grand Prix in April 2021, setting its debut for 2022 with a contract lasting until 2031. Now, ahead…

History often remembers the tragic 1994 San Marino Grand Prix for the loss of Ayrton Senna. However, Senna wasn’t the only driver who died that weekend. On this day — April 30th — Roland Ratzenberger lost his life in a high-speed crash during the second qualifying session of what was just his third Formula 1 race weekend. Although his time in the sport was short, Ratzenberger’s legacy endures. Thirty-one years on, we remember not only the tragedy, but the determined, passionate racer behind the helmet. The tragedy at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix Friday 29th April – Rubens Barrichello’s…

After the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Mercedes CEO and Team Principal Toto Wolff has revealed more about tKimi Antonelli’s development.

F1 was reminded this week of one of racing’s greatest heroes. Sir Frank Williams. He would have turned 83 years old.

Rafael Câmara took a dominant win in the Bahrain F3 Feature Race filled with intrigue. After a brilliant sprint race where Nikola Tsolov came out on top against debutant Freddie Slater, the F3 Feature Race was set to be yet another cracker of a race. On pole was Rafael Câmara ahead of Callum Voisin and Charlie Wurz. Câmara and Voisin dominated qualifying and it was expected that the race would be a similar story. In the sprint, Câmara was down in last after lap one but managed to fight back to finish in 12th, where he started. Early laps of…

Who took pole position on the famous streets of Long Beach in qualifying ahead of Sunday’s race?

Nikola Tsolov took victory in the F3 Sprint race in Bahrain after thrilling action on circuit. After an exciting qualifying where Rafael Câmara took his second pole in just two races, being the first rookie to do so, the Sprint Race followed on Saturday. In the Sprint Race, the top 12 in qualifying are reversed, meaning a Hitech TGR 1-2 for the Sprint Race with Austrian Joshua Dufek on pole ahead of Norwegian Martinius Stenshorne. It was a warm race, meaning drivers would have to conserve their tyres to a degree. The drivers did have a test at the Bahrain…