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Van Gisbergen opens up on Supercars title
ESPN - 29 Sep 2018 06:20
Supercars series leader Shane van Gisbergen reckons a second championship win would mean more than a maiden victory at next weekend's Bathurst 1000.
Russian GP - Takeaways from Friday Practice
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 06:30
The Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix weekend is underway. A thrilling fight between the top teams is expected to happen on Saturday and Sunday. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton was the fastest driver on Friday, with a fastest lap of...
Abiteboul: Verstappen 'should focus on the car'
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 04:00
Max Verstappen during practice in Russia Renault team boss Cyril Abiteboul has stated that Max Verstappen should concentrate on his own driving after the Dutchman's comments regarding the reliability of the Spec C engine...
Mixed Friday for Sirotkin in Russian GP practice
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 01:00
Sergey Sirotkin labelled Friday practice for Formula 1's Russian Grand Prix, his home race, as 'productive,' but admitted that the Williams Martini Racing team needs to find extra performance ahead of qualifying. Sirotki...
Leclerc, Ericsson Celebrate Double Q3 Appearance for Sauber in Sochi
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 23:20
Both Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team drivers made it through to the top ten shootout for the first time in 2018 in Qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc and Marcus Ericsson seventh and tenth respectively....
Briscoe takes first Xfinity win on Charlotte Roval
Racer - 29 Sep 2018 23:18
Chase Briscoe made the most of pit strategy that put him out front during Saturday's inaugural NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the (...)
Grosjean says his Final Qualifying Run was Ruined by Traffic
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 23:10
Romain Grosjean said that traffic prevented him from setting a good lap time in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix, adding that ninth place was 'definitely not where [he] wanted to be.' Having made it through the firs...
Vettel criticises partial resurfacing of Sochi grid | 2018 Russian Grand Prix
F1 Fanatic - 29 Sep 2018 22:51
Sebastian Vettel says it is "wrong" that a small section of the Sochi grid, including the part he will start from, has been resurfaced.
Red Bull: Grid penalties not as painful as expected
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 22:30
Russian Grand Prix – The Red Bull Racing drivers Max Verstappen & Daniel Ricciardo are expecting to be able to fight back hard after taking strategic grid penalties for the race in Sochi. Heading to Sochi, Red Bull con...
Magnussen calls fifth place ‘pole position' for Haas
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 22:00
After finishing 'best of the rest', Kevin Magnussen called his fifth place in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix 'pole position' for the Haas F1 Team. Magnussen was the only non-Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport or Scu...
Kimi Räikkönen: "Overall, it looks like we are a bit behind here"
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 22:00
Kimi Räikkönen felt his SF71H was the best it has been so far this weekend during Saturday's Qualifying session for the Russian Grand Prix, but it was still not good enough to better fourth on the grid. The Scuderia Fe...
Kvyat comes back to F1 with Toro Rosso
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 21:50
Scuderia Toro Rosso has re-signed former driver Daniil Kvyat to its driver line-up for 2019. The 24-year-old Russian will replace Pierre Gasly, who is moving to the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing team. Kvyat has driven for...
Giovinazzi: Raikkonen is the best teammate for me
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 21:50
Antonio Giovinazzi did not impress many when he got his first taste of Formula 1 substituting for injured Pascal Wehrlein in Australia and China last year, but his backers – Ferrari – have faith in him and as a resul...
Ricciardo: The resurrection of The Torpedo!
GRAND PRIX 247 - 29 Sep 2018 21:46
Daniel Ricciardo would like to see a clear statement of intent from his former teammate Daniil Kvyat when the Russian returns to Formula 1 as a Toro Rosso driver next season. The big smiling Australian was even happy to ...
Giovinazzi: Raikkonen is the best teammate for me
GRAND PRIX 247 - 29 Sep 2018 21:42
Antonio Giovinazzi did not impress many when he got his first taste of Formula 1 substituting for injured Pascal Wehrlein in Australia and China last year, but his backers – Ferrari – have faith in him and as a resul...
Marko: Kvyat is more mature, more settled and more hungry
GRAND PRIX 247 - 29 Sep 2018 21:42
Red Bull driver chief Helmut Marko explained why his team have offered their former driver Daniil Kvyat another chance in the top flight by signing him up for Toro Rosso in 2019, fittingly confirming the news on the eve ...
Vettel optimistic despite large gap to Mercedes in qualifying
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 21:40
Sebastian Vettel says that Scuderia Ferrari can still challenge Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport in tomorrow's Russian Grand Prix, even though the German stood over half-a-second away from polesitter Valtteri Bottas in q...
Bottas 'Did the Better Job' in Russian Grand Prix Qualifying - Hamilton
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 21:20
Lewis Hamilton felt Valtteri Bottas did the better job in Qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday, which is why the Finn is on pole position for the first time since the Austrian Grand Prix in July. The two Mer...
F1 Paddock Notebook - Russian GP Saturday
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 21:10
- Relieved is the best word to describe Valtteri Bottas after his pole position in Sochi. The Finn didn't try to hide the fact he needed a good result to get his confidence back. "It's an important day", he said after be...
Move over for Hamilton? All you need to know about Russia
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 21:00
There are so many questions going into the Russian Grand Prix. Can the Mercedes drivers on the front row fend off Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and prevent him slipstreaming past them from third place on the longest run to ...
Alonso: F2 race on Saturday more fun than "non-sense" F1 qualifying in Russia
Total F1 - 29 Sep 2018 20:50
Fernando Alonso has criticized the Formula 1 once again for being too boring, as the Spaniard thought that Saturday's Formula 2 race was the most exciting part of the day, rather than the F1's qualifying. The two-time ch...
Russian Grand Prix Qualifying Press Conference
GRAND PRIX 247 - 29 Sep 2018 20:50
Full transcript from the top three press conference after qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix weekend, Round 16 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, at Sochi Autodrom, featuring pole winner Valtteri Bottas (Merced...