Gabriel Bortoleto has taken back-to-back Feature Race victories in the FIA Formula 3 Championship after prevailing in Melbourne. The Brazilian driver backed up his strong drive from Bahrain with an impressive run to first place at the Albert Park track, where he was forced to defend from Gregoire Saucy. Bortoleto and Saucy started in first and second respectively, with the former managing to retain his lead off the line. There were a number of early retirements in the race, including Sebastian Montoya, who finished Saturday’s race on the podium. Franco Colapinto, who suffered a heartbreaking ..read more

Brad Binder admitted he “couldn’t have dreamed” of getting as strong a start as he did in the Argentina sprint race, having launched from 15th on the grid to fifth. The KTM MotoGP rider pulled off a shock victory at the Termas de Rio Hondo despite having struggled for outright pace all weekend prior to the 12-lap sprint encounter, the South African the highest of the Austrian manufacturer’s riders on the grid of only 18 – with Jack Miller 16th and Augusto Fernandez 17th on their respective RC16’s. A large slice of the credit for his unexpected success came from his blistering start in which h ..read more

Shortly after IndyCar’s two-lap qualifying took place midday Saturday, the field of drivers were back out on track again to complete their final practice session. With many of the 28 cars on track together once again, time was spent getting the car comfortable in traffic rather than searching for outright speed. Scott Dixon put his Chip Ganassi Racing Honda into the top spot of the timesheets, lapping the 1.5-mile oval in 23.3117 seconds. He was the only driver to break through the 222 MPH barrier, a feat that was possible due to the drafting that everyone was doing. Josef Newgarden clocked t ..read more

Brad Binder put on a thrilling display to carve through the field from 15th on the grid to secure victory in the Argentina Grand Prix sprint race. The KTM pilot made a blistering start to dive through to fifth in the opening few corners, which would then become fourth by the end of the opening tour. Binder then managed to dispatch pole-man Alex Marquez and VR46’s Luca Marini soon after to begin his pursuit of Franco Morbidelli, the Yamaha man enjoying his most competitive outing for some time out in front. Binder made short work of the Italian though and duly slipped through to the leadership ..read more

Felix Rosenqvist took pole at Texas Motor Speedway in Saturday’s qualifying, earning his second consecutive pole at the track.. READ MORE: IndyCar Texas – Qualifying Report The rest of the Arrow McLaren squad also ran really well, with Alexander Rossi and Pato O’Ward earning spots on the second and third row respectively. There were a few teams that did not get a handle of the setup, and drivers part of Ed Carpenter Racing and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing will have a lot of work cut out for them on Sunday. Position Driver Team Time Gap 1 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren 0:47.070 ..read more

IndyCar completed its first oval qualifying session of the season midday Saturday, and it was Felix Rosenqvist who earned pole around the ultra-fast Texas Motor Speedway. It is the second year in a row that the Swede has earned the top spot at Texas, and he earned his latest achievement by completing his two laps in 47.0708 seconds and an average speed of 220.264 MPH. Rosenqvist’s two team-mates qualified remarkably well too, with Alexander Rossi earning the third position and Pato O’Ward earning the fifth starting spot. READ MORE: IndyCar Texas – Qualifying Results Arrow McLaren has cer ..read more

Alex Marquez nailed a late call to switch to slick tyres in the closing stages of qualifying for the Argentina Grand Prix to secure a maiden MotoGP pole position. The session started off damp as a result of a brief rain shower prior to the start of qualifying and the early stages of Q1, meaning all 12 riders within the pole shootout headed out on medium-compound wet rubber. Johann Zarco managed to tame the tricky conditions best with a time of 1:46.834s ahead of Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales, with Marquez ending the opening runs down in seventh. The Gresini pilot though – along with reigning wor ..read more

Michael Masi has offered a response to people who suggest that he “ruined” Lewis Hamilton’s legacy with his officiating at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The infamous race saw Hamilton miss out on a record-equaling eighth Formula 1 title, with Max Verstappen overtaking him on the final lap. Then-Race Director Masi allowed only the cars in between Hamilton and Verstappen to unlap themselves under a Safety Car period before resuming the race. The incident has gone down as one of the most controversial moments in F1 history. Masi departed the FIA several months after the matter played out, but i ..read more

On Saturday morning, the NTT IndyCar Series set out on the high banks of Texas Motor Speedway to get a feel for the track. In the hour-long practice session, it was Scott McLaughlin that put in the fastest lap around the 1.5-mile oval. The Team Penske driver completed his lap in 23.1690 seconds and an average speed of 223.747 MPH. McLaughlin was not only fastest on a single flying lap, but was also able to place himself near the top of the 10-lap average speed, which bodes well for the Kiwi’s race pace. A pair of Arrow McLaren drivers logged the second and third fastest times, with Pato O’War ..read more

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner says that  Sergio Perez endured a “horrible day” at the wheel of the RB19 after he exited qualifying in Q1. In the early stages of the session, Perez locked up into Turn 3 and became beached in the gravel. The Mexican driver was forced to retire from the session and will take the start of the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday from the back of the grid. Perez’s issues were apparent in FP3 on Saturday morning as he struggled in the braking zones. The problem carried over to the crucial qualifying hour, with Horner asserting that it is looking into Per ..read more