FOUND: Turn 11 - What They Never Told You

Austin Green smashes through Sonoma barrier after scary brake failure

Green walked away from the accident unscathed, but repairs were needed to both the wall and tire pack at the Turn 11 hairpin

Motorsport · Jun 26

Daniel Suarez crashes in Xfinity qualifying disaster, will start last in Mexico

With just over 22 minutes left in qualifying, Daniel Suarez went out on track for his first flying lap in the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Unfortunately, he never completed it as the car went off in Turn 11, slamming the barrier head-on.

Motorsport · Jun 14, 2025

How Dixon's woes gave Palou an unlikely victory in the 2025 IndyCar opener

Chip Ganassi Racing has a multi-champion superstar capable of extracting wins from what seem the most impossible of circumstances. Scratch that: it has two of them, because Alex Palou is a Catalan clone of Scott Dixon.   Reigning title holder Palou bobbed around in the mix for over half of the IndyCar…

Autosport · Mar 3, 2025

Filling Bahrain drains with concrete being considered for F1 2024's first race

The three-day test at the Sakhir International Circuit has been stopped twice due to the drain cover on the approach to the track’s Turn 11 coming loose.

Autosport · Feb 23, 2024

Bahrain F1 pre-season test stopped again by loose drain cover

The four-hour morning session was halted after only 27 minutes after a drain cover came loose on the outside kerbs on the approach to the Turn 11 uphill left-hander.

Motorsport · Feb 23, 2024

Miller was "smoking cigarettes" before crash ended Valencia MotoGP win chance

Miller inherited the lead on lap 14 of 27 when KTM team-mate Brad Binder ran wide going through Turn 11 and dropped down to fourth.

Motorsport · Nov 28, 2023

McLaren: Bump that caused Norris' Las Vegas F1 crash should be taken out

On lap three of the race, Norris lost control of his McLaren through the flat-out left-hander of Turn 11 on a bump in the middle of the road.

Autosport · Nov 19, 2023

DS Penske confident after Valencia Formula E tests

The situation could have been serious, but the worst was avoided thanks to perfectly applied safety procedures. On Tuesday morning, test driver Robert Shwartzman stopped the #2 DS E-TENSE FE23 usually driven by Stoffel Vandoorne at Turn 11. The car appeared to be experiencing a battery problem, a part common…

Autosport · Oct 28, 2023

Oyu denies full blame for Sakaguchi clash at Autopolis

TGM Grand Prix driver Oyu registered a second DNF in a row after a botched passing attempt on the Inging machine of Sakaguchi on lap 29 of 41 at the unorthodox location of Turn 11, the fast right-hander at the bottom of the ‘jet coaster’ straight.

Motorsport · May 22, 2023

Bagnaia “not angry” with Vinales after Le Mans MotoGP clash

Vinales and Bagnaia were battling over third place on the fifth lap of Sunday’s grand prix at Le Mans when the Aprilia rider threw his bike up the inside of Bagnaia at Turn 11.

Autosport · May 14, 2023