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George Russell holds off Max Verstappen to win Austrian F1 Grand Prix for Mercedes
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (353+ words) George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix after a tense and gripping battle with what was a resurgent Red Bull in the hands of Max Verstappen. Russell held his nerve to ground out the victory even as the Dutchman charged…...
George Russell snatches controversial Austrian Grand Prix pole after Max Verstappen's late crash
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (445+ words) George Russell took pole for the Austrian Grand Prix after a contentious finish to qualifying, the Mercedes driver claiming top spot despite a yellow flag after Max Verstappen had crashed out. Russell completed his lap, beating the Ferraris of Charles…...
Racing's written rules overlooked far too frequently in favour of unwritten ones
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (865+ words) Only Soumillon can know for sure if he meant to help O'Brien's first-string Gstaad when riding Puerto Rico in last week's St James's Palace Stakes. But there sure is a case to answer, as the Ascot stewards concluded. Puerto Rico…...
Alex Dunne claims another podium finish at Spanish Grand Prix
1+ week, 6+ day ago (402+ words) Alex Dunne ended up in second place after a fascinating tactical battle in the Formula Two feature race at the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. It was a third successive podium position for Dunne, after back-to-back runner-up…...
George Russell bounces back in style to claim pole at Barcelona Grand Prix
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (332+ words) George Russell scorched to pole position for Sunday's Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton narrowly failed to pip him with a thrilling last-ditch effort for Ferrari. Another dramatic qualifying session was stopped early in Q3 when Charles Leclerc, Hamilton's Ferrari team-mate,…...
Pierre Gasly reinstated to Monaco podium after F1 officials admit timekeeping blunder
2+ week, 1+ day ago (527+ words) A tangled legal and regulatory mess was developing at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on Friday after Pierre Gasly of Alpine was dramatically restored to the Monaco podium, with the FIA conceding his pit lane speeding penalties last weekend were incorrect....
The pressure will be a lot higher than normal: Derry driver Fionn Mc Laughlin on Monaco F3 test
3+ week, 2+ day ago (653+ words) The first time Fionn Mc Laughlin came to Monaco as a 15-year-old, he stood behind the barriers and watched. This week, at 18, he goes back, but behind the wheel. Mc Laughlin, from Magherafelt in Co Derry, is one of the…...
Jonas Vingegaard joins select club of champions but still in Pogacar's shadow for Tour de France
3+ week, 6+ day ago (231+ words) His grand slam is all the more remarkable given that he endured life-threatening injuries following a high-speed crash in the Basque Country in 2024, in which he broke his ribs, sternum and collarbone and also punctured a lung. "I really believed…...
Lara Gillespie suffers in heat but takes second on stage two of Giro d'Italia Women
3+ week, 6+ day ago (403+ words) Lara Gillespie went close to a stage win in the Giro d'Italia Women on Sunday, finishing second on stage two into Caorle and remaining a superb second overall. The result is one of her best showings since turning pro and…...
Kyle Busch is an American badass: The sudden death of a 41-year-old Nascar star
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (745+ words) Kyle Busch led an impressive 147 of the 200 laps in the Craftsman Truck Series race at Dover Motor Speedway in Delaware on May 15th. Shortly after taking the chequered flag to record the 69th victory of his career in that iteration of Nascar,…...