Team Penske find themselves in familiar territory coming in to the 2017 Verizon IndyCar season finale at Sonoma. The big question is not whether they can take back-to-back championships. It is whether they will make the same mistakes that cost them the IndyCar title back in 2015. Picture the scene Coming in to the final…
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Fans, not manufacturers, will decide if Formula E is the future
Everything in the Formula E world is looking as good as the next generation of cars showcased earlier this year. In the past few months Audi have confirmed works engagement in the series. Prior to that BMW announced their entry in 2018 with the Andretti team. Now Mercedes have shocked the motor sport world by…
Porsche’s Neel Jani on his epic 24 Hours of Le Mans win
The Final Lap – 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours Porsche’s Neel Jani recounts his dramatic 24 Hours of Le Mans win last year and the epic battle for victory. The Swiss driver talks to our friends at Mobil 1 The Grid as he lines up alongside Nick Tandy and Andre Lotterer for the 2017 24…
IndyCar Duel in Detroit Race 1 heroes and zeroes
Graham Rahal took his first win of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar season with a dominant performance in race 1 of the Chevrolet Duel in Detroit. Leading from the green flag Rahal took a comfortable victory from Scott Dixon. Dixon finished a remarkable 2nd despite nursing injuries from his terrifying Indy 500 crash last weekend. James…
F1 – The Magic of Montreal – Lance Stroll previews the Canadian GP
The Magic of Montreal Lance Stroll previews the 2017 F1 Canadian Grand Prix After the twists and turns of Monaco get ready for some high-speed F1 action as the championship heads to Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix. Lance Stroll joins our friends at Mobil 1 The Grid to preview his first home Grand Prix…
Indianapolis 500 heroes and zeroes
Takuma Sato took his maiden Indianapolis 500 victory in a frenetic finish to the 101st running of the iconic event. Dicing with 3-time winner Helio Castroneves in the closing laps the Japanese gave Michael Andretti back-to-back Indianapolis 500 wins. 2017 Indianapolis 500 heroes Hero –Takuma Sato This was not a lucky win. It was not down to fuel mileage or being…
F1 Monaco Grand Prix heroes and zeroes
Sebastien Vettel took Ferrari’s first Monaco Grand Prix win since 2001. The championship leader extended his lead over Lewis Hamilton as the Mercedes driver finished a distant 7th. 2017 F1 Monaco Grand Prix heroes Hero – Sebastien Vettel The four-time World champion delivered a near perfect performance to take Ferrari’s first Monaco win in 16 years….
Monaco Grand Prix qualifying notes
Kimi Raikkonen took his second Monaco Grand Prix pole position as Lewis Hamilton had a qualifying session to forget. Meanwhile Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas gave it his all to split the Ferrari’s as McLaren got both cars in to Q3. The Iceman cometh Millions of Kimi fans have been hoping that the speed and…
Should IndyCar invest in Alonso?
Before Alonso-mania took over Indianapolis this week, attention was focused on what Fernando Alonso does next year. His McLaren contract is up this season and his ambitions remaining completely unfulfilled by the team. Unsurprisingly there is once again rumour in the F1 paddock of a move to Mercedes. There is talk of Ferrari too and nostalgic glances…
How F3 helped Verstappen and Stroll to F1
Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll talk Euro F3 and the road to F1 F1’s teen sensation Max Verstappen and Williams rookie Lance Stroll talk F1 and how Euro F3 helped their path to the top of motor sport. Mobil 1 The Grid find how Euro F3 is becoming an ‘unofficial’ route to F1 for junior…
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