Kyran Gibbons

Kyran Gibbons

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Hamilton seals practice clean sweep, Vettel second
F1 News

Hamilton seals practice clean sweep, Vettel second

Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton topped third and final practice ahead of the Formula 1 season-opener in Australia, while Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc ended up second and third. Low grip conditions as a result of cooler track temperatures at the start of the session meant that times were slower than in FP2 for the […]

Five things we learned on Friday in Melbourne
F1 News

Five things we learned on Friday in Melbourne

Just when it seemed as though five-time world champions Mercedes had been caught off balance, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas laid down a statement of intent on Friday in Australia. Reigning drivers’ champion Hamilton opened his 2019 season by topping both the FP1 and FP2 timesheet, matching his feat from 12 months ago. However, what […]

Kubica drove damaged car due to Williams parts shortage
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Kubica drove damaged car due to Williams parts shortage

Robert Kubica’s FP2 ahead of the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix was “compromised” by a parts shortage which meant he had to drive a damaged car. Kubica and Williams team-mate George Russell occupied the bottom two positions on both the practice one and two timesheets, with Kubica ending the second session four seconds adrift […]

Mercedes fastest in FP2, Ferrari fifth and ninth
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Mercedes fastest in FP2, Ferrari fifth and ninth

Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheet ahead of Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, while 2019 pre-season favourites Ferrari ended fifth and ninth in second practice ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. Mercedes hit the front early in the session, with Hamilton and Bottas rising to the top of the times on the medium compound tyres. Suspicions of […]

Hamilton edges Vettel in Australian GP opening practice
F1 News

Hamilton edges Vettel in Australian GP opening practice

Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheet in the first practice session of the 2019 Formula 1 season, edging Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel by 0.038 seconds in Melbourne. Hamilton had trailed Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas on the times after the first 40 minutes of the session. However, his 1m23.599s time propelled him to first place […]

Hamilton: Mercedes testing form “quite clear” to read
F1 News

Hamilton: Mercedes testing form “quite clear” to read

Lewis Hamilton has reiterated that Mercedes “has work to do” on the eve of the 2019 Formula 1 season and that its testing form is “quite clear” to read. Despite having achieved five consecutive drivers’ and constructors’ titles, Mercedes appears to be behind chief rivals Ferrari entering the new season. Mercedes struggled to find a […]

Kyle Busch wins at Phoenix, Truex charges to second
NASCAR

Kyle Busch wins at Phoenix, Truex charges to second

Kyle Busch earned his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the 2019 season at Phoenix with a dominant drive, ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing team-mate Martin Truex Jr. Busch led 177 laps en route to victory. After winning the second stage, he lost track position mid-way though the final stage having opted to take four […]

Bird handed penalty, Mortara inherits Hong Kong FE win
Formula E

Bird handed penalty, Mortara inherits Hong Kong FE win

Edoardo Mortara inherits a maiden Formula E victory, after Sam Bird has been stripped of his Hong Kong E-Prix win for the penultimate lap contact with Andre Lotterer. After having been passed by Lotterer for the lead early in the race, Bird hounded the DS Techeetah driver in what was a nearly a race-long battle […]

D’Ambrosio slams Dragon for allowing “dangerous” situation
Formula E

D’Ambrosio slams Dragon for allowing “dangerous” situation

Mahindra’s Jerome d’Ambrosio has criticised Dragon and its driver Felipe Nasr for causing a “dangerous” situation with their damaged car leading to a crash in the Hong Kong E-Prix. Both d’Ambrosio, who led the Formula E championship before the Hong Kong round, and his Mahindra team-mate Pascal Wehrlein retired from the race on the second […]

Bird wins after dramatic late-race contact with Lotterer
Formula E

Bird wins after dramatic late-race contact with Lotterer

Sam Bird sealed a dramatic Hong Kong E-Prix victory in Formula E’s 50th race but under investigation after a race-long duel with Andre Lotterer ended in penultimate lap contact. Techeetah’s Lotterer had led for the majority of the race, after snatching the lead from Bird early on when the Brit ran wide at Turn 2. […]

FE returns to London in 2020 with partially-indoor track
Formula E

FE returns to London in 2020 with partially-indoor track

Formula E will return to the UK in the 2019/20 season, with a London E-Prix held at the ExCeL exhibition centre on a partially-indoor circuit. Battersea Park was the previous home of the London round, hosting the double-header championship finale weekend in both the first and second FE seasons. Strong local criticism of the disruption […]

Logano leads Penske one-two to take Vegas NASCAR win
NASCAR

Logano leads Penske one-two to take Vegas NASCAR win

Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano led team-mate Brad Keselowski in a close finish at Las Vegas to win his first race of the 2019 season. Logano was a front-runner throughout the 267 lap race, finishing third in stage one before winning the second stage. Despite battling with stage one winner Kevin Harvick at […]