Two-time Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah has set the early pace on the short opening stage to the 2018 edition of the iconic endurance event as he heads up a Toyota 1-2, while brake trouble saw Sebastien Loeb tumble down the order.
Al-Attiyah completed the opening stage from Lima to Pisco in Peru in 21m51s to open up an early 25-second advantage over Toyota team-mate Bernhard ten Brinke with Borgward’s Nicolas Fuchs in third 34 seconds off the leader.
George Russell has taken provisional pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race for Mercedes ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Lando Norris.
Tuesday’s edition of the ApexF1News round-up.
Oscar Piastri believes forecast rain could provide McLaren with its best opportunity to challenge Mercedes in the Canadian Grand Prix after another encouraging day for the team in Montreal. The post Piastri sees ‘opportunity’ for McLaren in Canada appeared first on ApexF1News.com.
George Russell won the sprint race in Montreal after tangling with team mate and championship rival Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Charles Leclerc admits that the build-up to the Canadian Grand Prix has so far been the “worst weekend of my career”, with the Ferrari driver set to start Sunday’s race from P8.
Sunday’s edition of the ApexF1News round-up.
Takamoto Katsuta says his approach for Rally Japan is “very simple”, planning a “full attack” to claim what would be an emotional home victory.All eyes in Japan will be focussed on the Toyota driver, who has been striving to deliver a home win ever since Rally Japan rejoined the WRC schedule in 2022.Katsuta has proven he has the pace to challenge for victory at the event in the …Keep reading
Formula 1 drivers praised the 2026 chassis rules but restated their criticism of the power unit regulations after a lively Canadian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar both complained about the ride of the Red Bull RB22 in Sprint Qualifying ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, with the former stating “my feet were flying off the pedals”.