Magnussen qualified seventh for Haas on Saturday, and ran as high as fifth in the opening stages before slipping behind Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Mercedes’ George Russell. But when Perez and team-mate Max Verstappen both retired in the closing stages due to a fuel pump issue, Magnussen rose to fifth place once again, giving…
Zhou moved into F1 this year after three seasons racing in Formula 2, securing a drive alongside Valtteri Bottas as part of Alfa Romeo’s refreshed driver line-up. Alfa Romeo acknowledged that the backing Zhou brought from Chinese sponsors as the nation’s first F1 driver was one element of its decision to sign him, but pointed to his track…
The class is open to pre-Car of the Future Supercars that currently compete as Super3 cars in the combined Super2/Super3 field. That means Holden Commodores up to the VEII model and the pre-COTF Ford FG Falcon. The ex-Supercars will join class staples the V8-powered MARC Cars, as well as ‘GTC’ cars from one-make categories such…
The Albert Park circuit is set to host the third round of the Australian Drivers’ Championship as part of the undercard for the AGP on April 7-10. The high-profile event has seen a sharp upswing in grid size, with all 17 cars available to be raced set to be on the grid. That’s a stark…
The pay TV provider will continue as the near-exclusive broadcaster of Formula 1 in Australia for the foreseeable future thanks to the new deal. That will include live coverage of every session of the season split across Fox Sports and streaming service Kayo, with every race to be shown in 4K UHD. The only race…
Reid was on a panel of experts as part of a webinar hosted by Comerica Bank and the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear, a virtual meeting with over 200 students from more than a dozen southeast Michigan high schools and community groups. Along with Reid were his Indy Lights rookie but Trans-Am seven-time…
However, I’ve had a lot of success with forming my own bike community and leading group rides on my own. I realized that there were a lot of other folks who felt left out—either because of their size, gender identity, or other reason—who were also looking for a welcoming community.That said, no matter how much…
Bottas starred in his first qualifying outing for his new team, taking sixth alongside his former Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. But at the start the Finn suffered massive wheelspin as he was swallowed by the chasing pack. He continued to drop down the order on the first lap, coming through in 14th. Bottas revealed that…
This season was supposed to see a resurgence from the team as it benefited from the expansion of the last couple of years, and the new regulations opened up an opportunity for those in the midfield to make a step. However on a weekend when the likes of Haas and Alfa Romeo showed signs of…
On lap 46 the safety car came out for a fire on the AlphaTauri of Pierre Gasly. Three laps in, FIA race control notified lapped cars – the six drivers from Aston Martin, McLaren and Williams – that they could overtake the safety car and unlap themselves. As is customary, one lap after that message…
