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F1 Abu Dhabi GP: McLaren clinches constructors' title as Norris wins race

Lando Norris won Formula 1’s 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to secure McLaren’s first constructors’ championship since 1998, with Carlos Sainz second for defeated Ferrari after Max Verstappen collided into Oscar Piastri.

Autosport · Dec 8, 2024

F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Norris victory wraps up McLaren constructors' title

Lando Norris won the Formula 1 season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to secure McLaren’s first constructors’ championship since 1998, with Carlos Sainz second for Ferrari after Max Verstappen hit Oscar Piastri.

Motorsport · Dec 8, 2024

How Vermont (and Travis Pastrana) Saved The Legacy of Japan’s Greatest Rally Team: Part 2

In 2000, at the age of 16, Travis Pastrana was already one of the most accomplished motorcyclists on Earth. He won the World Freestyle Motocross Championship in 1997 at the age of just 14, and would continue winning that championship every year through 2003. He’d won freestyle motocross gold at…

Motor1 · Nov 27, 2024

F2 Monaco: Inspired strategy, VSC gifts O'Sullivan surprise feature victory

O’Sullivan vaulted up the order having started from 15th on the grid after a late incident involving Zane Maloney and Joshua Durksen flipped the script.

Autosport · May 26, 2024

How To Build A Rally Car

Start with a rulebook, a WRX, and one of the most influential and successful shops in the history of rally.

Motor1 · May 17, 2024

F2 Australia: Hadjar scores feature race win as Hauger crashes out

Having lost a win in Saturday’s opener to a post-race penalty, Campos driver Hadjar got redemption in the 33-lap contest on Sunday as he took the chequered flag by 4.4s from Paul Aron.

Autosport · Mar 24, 2024

F1 safety car: What is it and how does it work?

The Formula 1 safety car is an important part of a race and can be frequently seen if there is a crash or an incident on the track.

Motorsport · Dec 1, 2023

Macau GP: Browning wins after race stopped by fiery crash

Browning proved supreme at both the original start and the late safety car restart, following a red flag for Aron’s incident, to stamp his authority on a race in which the Hitech driver never really looked properly threatened. 

Motorsport · Nov 19, 2023

F1 safety car: What is the safety car and how does it work?

The Formula 1 safety car is an important part of a race and can be frequently seen if there is a crash or an incident on the track. There are two types of safety car, including a physical car on the track or a virtual safety car (VSC), which can…

Autosport · Nov 9, 2023

Norris ‘swearing’ in helmet over costly F1 Japan Perez VSC confusion

The McLaren driver was around five seconds behind race-leader Max Verstappen early in the race when the VSC was called out because of debris on the track after Perez had collided with Haas driver Kevin Magnussen.

Motorsport · Sep 25, 2023