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As revealed by Motorsport.com ahead of the Chinese GP, the FIA, FOM and F1 teams are to discuss the idea of increasing the points-scoring positions down to 12th, two more than currently on offer.The change would result in just eight cars not scoring points in Sunday races.While that means that Alpine driver Ocon would have scored his first points of 2024 in the Chinese GP last weekend, the …Keep reading

But while we have had some important decisions made already – like Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari and Fernando Alonso re-committing to Aston Martin – there remains a great deal still to be sorted.What is perhaps most fascinating though is that not everyone is running to the same timing agenda, and that has left things hugely complicated for both drivers and teams as they try to plot their best path …Keep reading

Verstappen has turned F1 into a one-man show over recent seasons, as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is the only other driver to have won a race since last year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.And despite rivals throwing everything they can at trying to close down Red Bull’s advantage, the world champion squad is still clearly in a class of its own at the front.It means that with Verstappen in the form of …Keep reading

The race itself will stay with a simplified format – two heat races to set the All-Star Race starting lineup, a 100-lap All-Star Open, and a 200-lap main event at the historic .625-mile track that pays $1 million to the winner.However, several new features will debut including a tire strategy element, a new qualifying/pit crew challenge format and pitting requirements.Potentially, three …Keep reading

Jones, who drives the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry, was following eventual race winner Tyler Reddick in a single-file line of seven Toyotas during Sunday’s race.On Lap 157 with just over 30 laps remaining, a push into the corner unsettled the group. The bump from behind started a chain-reaction crash that saw Jones’ car hooked head-on into the outside wall. The wreck collected four of the …Keep reading

LaJoie, who drives the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports, was entering the tri-oval as the eighth car back in the outside line.When Michael McDowell crashed from the lead after a failed double block for the win, the field scattered and spun in every direction..LaJoie moved out of line, missing McDowell as he attempted to follow Todd Gilliland through the smoke. Unfortunately, he was pushed up …Keep reading

‘Win and you’re in’ is a popular tagline in the current-day NASCAR playoff system. Whether it’s the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, Craftsman Trucks, or even the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, the only sure way to compete for a title is to collect a victory during the regular season. There are some stipulations, however. In the real-world action, drivers need to attempt every race, or in worst case scenarios, be approved for a waiver to utilize a win towards the playoffs. Winners also have to watch their points in case there are more winners over the course of the year than…

Ferrari had been the 2024 season’s second-best team so far, but didn’t live up to those expectations at last weekend’s Shanghai event.Having had at least one driver on the podium across the first four races, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz only qualified sixth and seventh respectively, six tenths off Max Verstappen.The pair managed to move ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell and Aston Martin man …Keep reading

Mosack, who raced predominately Late Models and in the SCCA Trans Am Series until venturing into ARCA and NASCAR competition in 2021, earned his first victory in a stock car with a win last fall in the ARCA Menards Series race at Kansas.The 25-year-old Charlotte native will return to the track next week to compete in the May 4 Truck race driving Spire’s No. 7 Chevrolet.Mosack will also compete …Keep reading

McLaren’s Lando Norris started on pole for Saturday morning’s 19-lap sprint race, but after going off at the start he fell down to seventh. That became sixth at the chequered flag due to Fernando Alonso’s retirement, finishing in front of team-mate Oscar Piastri but behind both Ferraris.Its race pace relative to the Scuderia seemed in line with the Woking team’s muted expectations for the weekend …Keep reading