Author: James Phillips

Alex Palou has revealed how he pulled off a dramatic move in the closing laps to seal victory at the Indy 500. Starting in sixth place, Palou surged forward in the closing stages of the Indy 500, using his strategy to move up the order. In the closing 20 laps, Palou moved into second place after Marcus Ericsson emerged from the pits in the lead. Pulling into the Swede’s slipstream, he pulled a stunning move to sweep into the lead for the remaining 17 laps. It was his first oval and Indy 500 win. Speaking in the post-race press conference,…

Alex Palou took his first oval and Indy 500 victory after a chaotic race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 200 gruelling laps at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway awaited the 33 car field at the 2025 Indy 500. The 109th running of the race, several stories were waiting to reach their crescendo conclusion. Robert Schwartzman started on pole position, the first rookie starter since 1983. Could he navigate the perils of the race? Team Penske endured a nightmare qualifying with two of its three cars relegated to the back row. Will Power and Josef Newgarden faced an uphill battle to climb…

Lando Norris’ initial reaction to his maiden Monaco GP victory revealed his delight at fulfilling a lifelong ambition. After securing a stunning pole position at the Monaco GP, Lando Norris had a scare at lights out on Sunday. Beating home-hero Charles Leclerc off the line, he dramatically locked up going into Saint Devote. Smoke pouring off his tyres, he held the lead, crucially, not damaging his tyres. With drivers required to make two mandatory pit stops, Norris came up against a slow Max Verstappen in the closing stages. Yet to make his second stop, the Dutchman backed Norris into Leclerc…

In a thrilling F2 Monaco Feature race, Jak Crawford took victory after a massive first-corner pile-up eliminated almost half the grid. After Kush Maini’s victory on Saturday, Alex Dunne started on pole position for the Sunday Monaco F2 Feature race that promised much unpredictability. Drivers would need to make a mandatory stop, with the pit lane opening on lap six. Sebastien Montoya stalled on the grid in P5, his second in a week. Sat helpless in his cockpit, he was wheeled into the pits for a pitlane start. His afternoon would be one of frustration. The race initially lasted a…

Oscar Piastri has reflected on lining up third on the grid ahead of Sunday’s Monaco GP. Involved in the tight battle for pole position during qualifying, Oscar Piastri never quite looked on top of his car. Hitting the barriers hard on Friday, he lightly kissed them again during qualifying.However, he still had the confidence to consistently lap within the top five. Piastri struggled to match the pace of team-mate Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc during Q3. Losing pace in the final sector, he was forced to settle for third. Speaking after qualifying, he reflected on his session, admitting his barrier…

Charles Leclerc has confessed his disappointment losing out on pole position at the Monaco GP. Coming into qualifying, Charles Leclerc and Ferrari looked to be the combination to beat at the Monaco GP. The Monegasque looked serene and comfortable at his home circuit, finishing the first two practice sessions fastest. But McLaren and Red Bull applied pressure on Saturday, and Leclerc would have a tough ask to secure pole position. In the final run of Q3, he took the coveted top spot for a brief few minutes. However,Lando Norris set a new lap record, snatching P1 away in the dying…

F1’s stewards have awarded Lewis Hamilton a three place grid penalty for impeding Max Verstappen during qualifying. During Q1, Max Verstappen, on a push lap, encountered a slow-moving Lewis Hamilton at Massenet. Hamilton, on the racing line caused Verstappen to abandon his lap. The radio exchanges played out indicated that race engineer Riccardo Adami had provided Lewis Hamilton with incorrect information on Verstappen. Adami told the seven-time world champion that Verstappen was on a slowdown lap. This information saw Hamilton stay on the racing line, forcing Verstappen to take narrow avoiding action. A frustrated Hamilton conveyed his dissatisfaction with the…

Lando Norris set a new lap record en route to pole position for the Monaco GP, after a tense qualifying session in the principality. Charles Leclerc entered Monaco GP qualifying as the favourite for pole position at his home race in Monte-Carlo. Team-mate Lewis Hamilton was lucky to take part in qualifying after crashing out at the end of the final practice session. But Max Verstappen and Red Bull succeeded in finding a sweet spot with the RB21’s setup. The reigning world champion could spoil Leclerc’s party, but concerns over his soft tyre pace left him as a dark horse…

Charles Leclerc saw off a threat from Max Verstappen to end Monaco GP practice as the driver to beat in Monte Carlo, as Lewis Hamilton dramatically crashed. With just one hour of practice left before the most important qualifying session of the year, the grid took a relaxed approach to final practice. The 20-car-long queue seen yesterday was gone. Instead, a small trickle of cars made their way onto the famous streets at the green light. Lewis Hamilton was the only of the top runners to take to the track early. Exiting his garage, he was sandwiched between the two…

Charles Leclerc completed a clean sweep of Friday, finishing fastest in the second Monaco GP practice session. A large queue formed in Monaco’s tight pit-lane ahead of the green light of the second practice session, with Liam Lawson at the head of the queue. The usual antics of drivers waiting in the pits for rivals to get a distance away wasted away the first couple of minutes. But given Monaco’s short, tight and twisty nature, this was crucial to avoid impeding. Lawson’s first lap was quickly usurped by Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, both running on medium tyres. Track evolution…