Motor Sport

Sport newsTaylor Barnard won a thrilling Feature Race at Spa-Francorchamps, taking his maiden F3 win and Jenzer Motorsport’s first since 2019. The Briton called the strategy right, opting to start on wets, handled a Safety Car restart and held off Christian Mansell in tough conditions. The Campos Racing driver secured his second podium of the 2023 season, while Nikita Bedrin capped off a great day for Jenzer in third.Gabriel Bortoleto will have to wait until Monza…

Sport newsRed Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen won the Sprint at the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, beating McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Alpine’s Pierre Gasly in a tricky 11-lap race shortened to heavy rain that required a rolling start behind the Safety Car.After a 35-minute delay caused by thunderstorms, Race Control informed teams that the Sprint would get underway with a formation lap followed by four laps behind the SC. That meant starting on…

Sport newsEnzo Fittipaldi finally brought home a long-awaited first win in Formula 2. Saving his medium tyres right to the end, the Rodin Carlin driver snatched the victory out of Richard Verschoor’s clutches with a daring move on the penultimate lap.After inheriting the lead early on, the Van Amersfoort Racing driver had to settle for second. Théo Pourchaire made up three places to secure valuable points for his Championship fight, rounding out the podium in third…

Sport newsCaio Collet surged through from fourth on the grid to win at Spa-Francorchamps, but it was a dramatic Sprint Race behind him. Championship leader Gabriel Bortoleto and challenger Josep María Martí both failed to finish after separate incidents, while Zak O’Sullivan finished fourth on the road.Collet made his moves on the opening lap, pulling off a brave pass to take the lead on Tayor Barnard at the end of Lap 1. The Jenzer Motorsport…

Sport newsFerrari’s Carlos Sainz topped the sole hour of practice for the Belgian Grand Prix beating the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in a session that was disrupted by heavy rain.With a haze of rain falling at the start of the session, Williams’ Alex Albon set the initial pace at 2m08.394s on Intermediate tyres. The Briton was one of just a handful of drivers to try the green-banded tyre, with AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda…

Sport newsLondon is calling this weekend (29/30 July) for the finale of the 2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship campaign – with Britain’s Jake Dennis targeting a home soil coronation as his rivals launch one last bid to stop him in his tracks.Located in London’s historic Royal Docklands, the ExCeL Circuit is unique in featuring both indoor and outdoor sections – made possible by the emissions-free nature of Formula E’s pioneering electric single-seaters.The flowing…

Sport newsThe pubs in villages around Silverstone bubble with motorsport talk all year round, while every diner in the Sebring area will be screening dirt racing, drag racing, GT racing and F1 – often simultaneously – alongside the inevitable NASCAR action.Communities close to the major centres of racing around the world wear their association easily, but in terms of per capita hands-on involvement there are few to rival Saint Georges de Montaigu.Saint Georges de Montaigu…

Sport newsFrench newcomer Etan Pepujol scored a rapturously-received home win when the 2023 FIA Cross Car Academy Trophy visited Saint Georges de Montaigu in the Pays de la Loire this weekend (July 22-23).Right from the outset, Pepujol’s abilities were clear on the 930 metre-long hillside circuit; comfortably sitting among the pace-setters on the timesheets in this year’s series for 13-to-16-year-old drivers aiming for a career in rally, rallycross or autocross competition.After two sessions of practice…

Sport news Series newcomer Etan Pepujol claimed a rapturous home win at Saint Georges de Montaigu, but was demoted to third place by the FIA stewardsEmilien Allart retains points lead by rescuing second-place finish on the final lap, promoted to victory after the racePitched battles throughout the field brought drama and excitement throughout the weekendFrench newcomer Etan Pepujol scored a rapturously-received home win when the 2023 FIA Cross Car Academy Trophy visited Saint Georges de Montaigu…

Sport newsDiego Dominguez drew first blood on the Tartu Vald Super Special to open Rally Estonia and take the overnight lead in Junior WRC. William Creighton leapfrogged Dominguez on Friday’s first stage with a Wolf Stage Win Point as both Eamonn Kelly and Tom Rensonnet fell victim to Estonia’s tricky conditions early on with both drivers able to continue for the rest of the day.  Creighton doubled down on his form to take another stage win on…