Tim Lumb

Tim Lumb

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Ricciardo sets the pace in first practice session
Formula 1

Ricciardo sets the pace in first practice session

Daniel Ricciardo set the pace in Formula 1’s first practice session of the weekend in Bahrain, with current drivers’ championship leader Sebastian Vettel in fourth. Red Bull Racing’s Ricciardo wasn’t in the mix during the beginning of the first practice session of the weekend, but in the final 30 minutes set a lap-time of 1m31.060s […]

Vettel starts off 2018 F1 season with Australia GP win
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Vettel starts off 2018 F1 season with Australia GP win

Sebastian Vettel has started off the 2018 Formula 1 season by winning the Australian Grand Prix after qualifying his Ferrari in third. Vettel had to contend with polesitter Lewis Hamilton being around one second behind during the second half of the race, but the Mercedes driver backed off with four laps to go after not […]

Norris sets fastest time on second day of F2 test
Formula 2

Norris sets fastest time on second day of F2 test

Carlin’s Lando Norris set the fastest lap of the second day of the Formula 2 test at Circuit Paul Ricard, with team-mate Sergio Sette Camara in second. While ART’s Jack Aitken was the first driver to dip below 1m33s in the first 20 minutes of the session, by lunch Norris was back at the top […]

Rosenqvist takes pole for Mexico City ePrix
Formula E

Rosenqvist takes pole for Mexico City ePrix

Felix Rosenqvist took pole position for the Mexico City ePrix, cutting the championship between him and Jean-Eric Vergne down to just two points. The Mahindra driver was just over two-tenths of a second slower than Andretti’s Antonio Felix da Costa, who took part in his first superpole session since the second season of Formula E. Lucas […]

Daytona 24 Hours: Less than six seconds separates top three
Sportscars

Daytona 24 Hours: Less than six seconds separates top three

Less than six seconds separates Acura Team Penske, Mustang Sampling Racing and Whelan Engineering Racing in the top three after 12 hours of the Daytona 24 Hours. The #6 car of Simon Pagenaud, Dane Cameron and Juan Pablo Montoya inherited the lead just before the half-way point after Graham Rahal in Penske’s #7 car span […]

Van der Zande snatches pole from Castroneves for Daytona 24h
Sportscars

Van der Zande snatches pole from Castroneves for Daytona 24h

Renger Van der Zande will start on pole for the 2018 Daytona 24 Hours after going quicker than Helio Castroneves on the final lap of qualifying, with Fernando Alonso qualifying 13th. Castroneves went top of the standings with a 1m36.090s with five minutes still to go, but after he went into the pits early, Van […]

Petrucci to leave Pramac after 2018 season
MotoGP

Petrucci to leave Pramac after 2018 season

Danilo Petrucci will leave Pramac at the end of the 2018 MotoGP season as he looks for a position at a factory team. The 27-year-old joined Pramac in 2015 after three seasons in MotoGP, but has recently said in an interview that 2018 would be his last year with the team. Petrucci has the potential […]

Rosenqvist beats Buemi for Marrakesh victory
Formula E

Rosenqvist beats Buemi for Marrakesh victory

Mahindra’s Felix Rosenqvist beat Sebastien Buemi on track to take victory in Marrakesh in the third race of the Formula E season. Rosenqvist started third behind pole-sitter Buemi and DS Virgin’s Sam Bird, but was able to make a textbook pass on Buemi going into Turn 7 in the final five laps of the race. […]

Joel Eriksson gets chance to drive FE car in Marrakesh
Formula E

Joel Eriksson gets chance to drive FE car in Marrakesh

2017 Formula 3 European Championship runner-up Joel Eriksson will get a chance to drive for DS Virgin Racing at Formula E’s rookie test in Marrakesh. The Swede was only bested in the junior championship by Lando Norris, picking up seven wins last season. He has recently joined BMW in DTM for next season. He will […]

Jaguar announce lineup for Marrakesh FE rookie test
Formula E

Jaguar announce lineup for Marrakesh FE rookie test

Former Formula 1 driver Paul di Resta and 2017 Formula V8 3.5 champion Pietro Fittipaldi will drive Jaguar’s Formula E car at the rookie test in Marrakesh. The test is set to take place on Jan 14, the day after the Marrakesh ePrix, and is limited to drivers who don’t have an e-license Di Resta, […]

Duval returns to WEC with LMP2 team TDS Racing
Sportscars

Duval returns to WEC with LMP2 team TDS Racing

Loic Duval is set to make a full-time return to the World Endurance Championship with LMP2 team TDS Racing for the upcoming 2018/19 superseason. The Frenchman originally competed with Audi in LMP1, winning the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans and the WEC drivers’ championship, before Audi left at the end of the 2016 season. […]

Rosenqvist handed win after Audi’s Abt disqualified
Formula E

Rosenqvist handed win after Audi’s Abt disqualified

Felix Rosenqvist was handed the win for the second Hong Kong ePrix of the weekend after Audi Sport Abt Formula E team’s Daniel Abt was disqualified. The barcodes on a few parts on one of Abt‘s cars didn’t match the technical passport Audi filled out before the race weekend began, which the team believes was […]