Tim Lumb

Tim Lumb

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Schumacher converts pole into dominant European F3 win
Formula 3

Schumacher converts pole into dominant European F3 win

Prema’s Mick Schumacher converted pole position into a dominant race victory in the first European Formula 3 race of the weekend at Misano. Schumacher got off to a good start and was able to pull out a gap of over a second by the end of the opening lap with others battling behind him. The […]

Vettel leads Ferrari 1-2 in Belgian GP final practice
F1 News

Vettel leads Ferrari 1-2 in Belgian GP final practice

Sebastian Vettel led Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen to end the final practice session for the 2018 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix. Raikkonen, who was fastest in the second practice session on Friday, set the benchmark lap time of 1m42.724s early into the session. 40 minutes into the one-hour session Vettel looked likely to go quickest, […]

Schumacher takes European F3 pole at Misano
Formula 3

Schumacher takes European F3 pole at Misano

Mick Schumacher takes pole position for the first European Formula 3 race at Misano as Prema lockout the front two rows. Schumacher, who won the second race of the Silverstone round of the championship, was the first driver to go under 88 seconds with a 1m27.934s lap time late into qualifying. Team-mates Marcus Armstrong and […]

Bottas tops rain-disrupted final free practice
F1 News

Bottas tops rain-disrupted final free practice

Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas topped a rain-disrupted final free practice ahead of Formula 1’s racing return to Circuit Paul Ricard. The track started off dry, with Bottas being one of the first drivers to exit the pits. Not long after setting his session-topping 1m33.666s lap in the opening five minutes, the rain came down and gradually […]

Ricciardo sets lap record in FP3 as Verstappen crashes
F1 News

Ricciardo sets lap record in FP3 as Verstappen crashes

Daniel Ricciardo set a new Formula 1 lap record around Monaco in final free practice as Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen crashes late into the session. The Australian, who was also fastest in both free practice sessions on Thursday, went 0.001 seconds quicker than Verstappen in the final minutes of the session on the hypersoft […]

Ticktum takes pole for start 2018 European F3 season
F3

Ticktum takes pole for start 2018 European F3 season

Dan Ticktum claimed pole position for the first race of the 2018 Formula 3 European Champion in Pau, beating Guan Yu Zhou’s time by 0.009 seconds. The Motopark driver left it late in the second group during qualifying to set a lap time of 1m10.013s, which narrowly beat the time set by Zhou in the […]

Alonso holds off Conway to win 6 Hours of Spa
WEC

Alonso holds off Conway to win 6 Hours of Spa

Fernando Alonso was able to hold off Mike Conway to take his first World Endurance Championship victory for Toyota in the 6 Hours of Spa. The #7 Toyota team of Alonso, Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastien Buemi were elevated to pole position after the #8 team were excluded from qualifying due to an administrative fault. After […]

Toyota control front row for 6 Hours of Spa
WEC

Toyota control front row for 6 Hours of Spa

Toyota Gazoo Racing took the top two positions ahead of the World Endurance Championship’s 6 Hours of Spa with Kamui Kobayashi setting the fastest qualifying lap. The #7 team of Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez will start the first race of the WEC superseason from pole position after setting an average time of 1m54.583. […]

Hamilton wins in Baku after late race drama
Europe - Baku

Hamilton wins in Baku after late race drama

Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas had a tyre failure in the lead during the final few laps. Hamilton was third when the race restarted with four laps to go after the two Red Bull Racing drivers collided. He was able to pass Sebastian Vettel after the German […]

Vergne takes Paris ePrix win, last lap drama for podium places
Formula E

Vergne takes Paris ePrix win, last lap drama for podium places

Jean-Eric Vergne comfortably won the Paris ePrix to increase his Formula E drivers’ championship lead after drama on the last lap behind him on the road. The Techeetah driver started on pole position and only briefly relinquished the lead for the race during the scheduled pit stop. While the gap between him and DS Virgin Racing’s […]

Piquet tops FP1 ahead of first Rome ePrix
Formula E

Piquet tops FP1 ahead of first Rome ePrix

Jaguar’s Nelson Piquet Jr. topped the standings by less than 0.1 seconds during the first practice session before Formula E’s inaugural Rome ePrix. Season one champion Piquet edged out DS Virgin Racing’s Sam Bird for the fastest lap of the session, which was red flagged with less than five minutes to go after Bird’s team-mate […]

Vettel comfortably quickest during final practice in China
F1 News

Vettel comfortably quickest during final practice in China

Sebastian Vettel was comfortably quickest during the final practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix, with over 0.7 seconds separating him from the nearest Mercedes. Vettel stayed on top for the majority of the session with his 1m33.018s lap with cold temperatures and wind gusts being an issue during the session. His closest rival in […]