Race Weekend Central

Charles Leclerc Leads the Ferrari Charge to Claim Pole at Spa

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Formula One is back after a dramatic summer break. Red Bull decided to replace the underperforming Pierre Gasly with a 12-race-old rookie, Alex Albon, over the experienced (both on the track and being sacked mid-season) Daniil Kvyat, putting Gasly back in Toro Rosso. With Honda bringing a new power unit this weekend, Albon will begin …

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Lewis Hamilton Benefits From Strong Strategy to Outlast Max Verstappen, Claim Victory in Hungary

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The 2019 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, the last race before the summer break, had a lot to live up to as compared to the crazy German Grand Prix. It wasn’t the same dramatics, but after an intriguing battle for the win, Lewis Hamilton secured his 81st career victory, relegating Max Verstappen to second. “I …

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Pace Laps: Chase Elliott, Austin Cindric Take Over Watkins Glen, Friesen Finally Wins

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Chase Elliott Wins As Playoff Race Heats Up Chase Elliott and Martin Truex Jr. We’ve seen them battle mano-e-mano in western New York before and the 2019 Go Bowling At The Glen was round two. This time, Elliott hung on with pure speed, putting on the most dominant performance of …

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Max Verstappen Tops Mercedes to Take First Career Pole in Hungary

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The 2019 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix has a lot to live up to this weekend after an incredibly dramatic German Grand Prix. With the way free practice three went — with Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel all within a tenth of a second of each other on their qualifying simulation — it …

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Alfa Romeo Racing Penalized After German Grand Prix, Hands Williams First Point of 2019

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Sauber Alfa Romeo will become Alfa Romeo Racing for the 2019 F1 season (credit: SauberAlfaRomeo)

After one of the best Formula One races in the past few years, it is fitting that the drama bleeds over to post race. After investigation by the FIA Stewards, Alfa Romeo Racing was found to have clutch infringements related to clutch torque application requirements, as outlined in the FIA Rulebook Article 27.1, at the …

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Pace Laps: Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain Pick Up Pocono Wins

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Denny Hamlin Wins Strategy Filled Race Pocono Raceway is known for a variety of different strategies. That’s exactly what we saw in Sunday’s Gander RV 400, with Denny Hamlin stretching the fuel tank to earn his third victory of 2019. Hamlin didn’t have the best car but was a definite …

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Max Verstappen Survives Chaotic German Grand Prix, Toro Rosso Scores 1st Podium Since 2008

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The 2019 Formula One German Grand Prix will go down as one of the craziest races in the modern era of F1 and by the far the best race of 2019. First, there was some rain, followed by dry conditions. There were seven DNFs in the race, multiple safety cars, top drivers making mistakes and …

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Lewis Hamilton Benefits From More Ferrari Troubles to Take Germany Pole

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Formula 1’s German Grand Prix has seen temperatures upward of 100 degrees Fahrenheit, a condition that was trouble for Mercedes in Austria, but issues for Ferrari opened the front row as Lewis Hamilton took his fourth pole of the season and 87th of his career. Max Verstappen was second, getting on the front row for …

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Pace Laps: Kentucky Speedway Shakes Up Each of NASCAR’s Top-3 Series

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Kurt Busch Wins the Battle of the Brothers It was a battle between brothers to close out the night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. When a flat tire and spin from Bubba Wallace brought out the caution at lap 262, the field prepared for overtime. Joey Logano and Kyle …

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Lewis Hamilton Wins British Grand Prix Victory as Mercedes Gets 1-2 Finish

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Lewis Hamilton Voices His Frustration (Photo: F1 Media)

The 2019 British Grand Prix wasn’t short of action. There were plenty of safety cars, accidents and penalties. But in the end, Lewis Hamilton was the first one to cross the line to win his record-breaking sixth victory in the British Grand Prix and 80th career victory. “I can’t tell you how proud I am …

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Rich Energy Disputes Haas F1 Termination Tweet, Will Remain On Car at Silverstone

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Romain Grosjean in the 2018 Haas F1 (credit: Getty Images)

The tweet heard ’round the Formula 1 world may not be as accurate as it seemed. A Wednesday (July 10) tweet that sent news outlets, including Frontstretch, into a tizzy from Rich Energy saying that the title sponsor for the America-based Haas F1 Team terminated its contract with the team for lack of performance and …

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