Welshman Elfyn Evans and co-driver Scott Martin delivered a devastating performance on the final morning of the 54th Vodafone Rally of Portugal to seal a comfortable victory in their Toyota Yaris WRC and give their World Championship aspirations a major boost. The feat marked Evans’s fourth WRC triumph after a debut win in his native … Read more
DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari) 3 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard) Q: Lando, I saw you with the team and I can see the joy and happiness in your eyes. Brilliant first podium here in Monaco. Tell us about it? Lando NORRIS: I … Read more
Max Verstappen took the lead of the 2021 F1 Driver’s Championship for the first time in his career with a perfectly judged first Monaco Grand Prix victory ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and McLaren’s Lando Norris after pole sitter Charles Leclerc failed to make the start due to a driveshaft issue resulting from damage sustained … Read more
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DRIVERS 1 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) 2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Paul Di Resta) Q: ….Obviously your last lap didn’t count but lining up P3, could be P2 depending on Leclerc’s damage? Valtteri BOTTAS: To be honest I didn’t hear anything you said, but for … Read more
Welshman Elfyn Evans was the somewhat surprising leader of the 54th Vodafone Rally of Portugal after a further seven thrilling special stages on Saturday. Ott Tänak had been the dominant force for much of the day, the Estonian pedalling his Hyundai i20 Coupé to a string of four victories on five gravel stages. But the … Read more
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took a home pole position for Formula 1’s 2021 Monaco Grand Prix beating Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen with his opening lap of Q3. Leclerc then crashed midway through his final run to deny any of his rivals an opportunity as the red flags came out. In Q1, Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas leds … Read more
Hyundai’s Ott Tänak claimed a clean sweep of speed test wins on Saturday morning to strengthen his lead at Vodafone Rally de Portugal. Just 9.0sec blanketed the Estonian, Toyota rival Elfyn Evans and Hyundai teammate Dani Sordo at the start of today’s second leg. Three fastest times from three special stages in the Cabreira Mountains, … Read more
Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen beat Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz by just under five hundredths of a second to take top spot in the final practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix as Williams’ Nichola Latifi and Haas’ Mick Schumacher both suffered heavy crashes. Despite heavy overnight rain there was little sign of drivers taking a … Read more
Hyundai driver Ott Tänak maintained his composure and erred on the side of caution when necessary to hold a lead of six seconds after eight special stages of the 54th Vodafone Rally of Portugal on Friday. The three Hyundai i20 Coupés looked set to dominate the first leg. Dani Sordo led the rally from the … Read more