Category: motor racing

Even Verstappen Would Like to See Alonso Win Again

MONACO—Formula One leader Max Verstappen beat Fernando Alonso to pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday and conceded even he would like to see the evergreen Aston Martin driver win again. The Spaniard, a two-times world champion like Verstappen, has not won a race since he was at Ferrari a decade ago but…


Mercedes Fears ‘Circus’ Crane Operator Exposed Car Secrets

MONACO—Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff joked that a Monaco Grand Prix crane operator must have been trained by the “Cirque du Soleil” after Lewis Hamilton’s car was lifted sky-high following a crash in final practice. More seriously, there was some concern the incident may have revealed to rivals secrets of the car’s floor and upgraded…


Evans Leads Jaguar One-Two in Berlin Formula E Race

BERLIN—New Zealand’s Mitch Evans led Britain’s Sam Bird to Jaguar’s first ever Formula E one-two in a chaotic race in Berlin on Saturday. The victory, from ninth on the grid at the circuit around the city’s old Tempelhof airport, was Evans’s second in a row—after Sao Paulo on March 25—in the all-electric world championship. “It’s…


Perez Laments ‘Terrible’ Day After Qualifying Shocker

MELBOURNE—Red Bull driver Sergio Perez bemoaned a terrible day at the Australian Grand Prix after a slide into gravel in qualifying left him back of the grid for Sunday’s race and dented his championship hopes. The Mexican, one point shy of team mate Max Verstappen in the Formula One title race, locked up at turn…


Motor Racing-Alonso Says His Aston Martin Is ‘Too Good to Be True’

MANAMA—Fernando Alonso hailed the performance of his Aston Martin as “too good to be true” after qualifying fifth for his first race with the team at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The double Formula One world champion and veteran of 355 races was also fastest in second practice on Friday and Saturday’s final session. The…


Alonso Says His Aston Martin Is ‘Too Good to Be True’

MANAMA—Fernando Alonso hailed the performance of his Aston Martin as “too good to be true” after qualifying fifth for his first race with the team at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The double Formula One world champion and veteran of 355 races was also fastest in second practice on Friday and Saturday’s final session. The…


Da Costa Wins Depleted Formula E Cape Town EPrix

Antonio Felix da Costa won Formula E’s inaugural Cape Town ePrix with some bold overtaking on Saturday while Porsche team mate and championship leader Pascal Wehrlein drew a blank after a first-lap collision. The victory in the fifth of 16 races this season was Da Costa’s first of the campaign and lifted the 2019–2020 champion,…


Verstappen Signs Off With Record-Extending Win in Abu Dhabi Finale

ABU DHABI—Double world champion Max Verstappen signed off on a dominant 2022 Formula One campaign with a record-extending 15th win of the year in Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as Charles Leclerc secured second in the overall standings. The Dutchman, who wrapped up the title last month in Japan with four races to spare,…


Verstappen Fastest in Final US Grand Prix Practice

AUSTIN, Texas—Double Formula One world champion Max Verstappen was fastest in final practice on Saturday for a U.S. Grand Prix likely to hand the constructors’ title to his Red Bull team. The Dutch 25-year-old, who took his second successive drivers’ title in Japan this month, lapped the Circuit of the Americas with a best time…


Mortara Wins Berlin EPrix, Vandoorne Stays Top

BERLIN—Venturi’s Swiss driver Edoardo Mortara won the first race of a Berlin Formula E double-header from pole position on Saturday while Mercedes’ Stoffel Vandoorne stayed top of the standings in the electric championship. Belgian Vandoorne finished third in the race, after being 12th at the end of lap 12, and behind DS Techeetah’s Frenchman Jean-Eric…