Scott McLaughlin shaded closest Supercars title rival Shane van Gisbergen to take ARMOR ALL Pole for Sunday’s Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint race. Saturday’s polesitter and victor McLaughlin turned a 1:08.4900s to lead the way at Queensland Raceway, finishing just 0.0482 seconds ahead of van Gisbergen. It is Shell V-Power Racing driver McLaughlin’s 10th pole of […]
Read moreAdvantage Ferrari, but the potential climbs of Hamilton and Ricciardo promise an exciting Grand Prix. Vettel secured pole position at his home Grand Prix with Valtteri Bottas lining up alongside the German on the front-row, with Raikkonen third and Max Verstappen a slightly distant 4th. Lewis Hamilton’s exclusion from Q3 puts the advantage into Ferrari’s […]
Read moreScott McLaughlin has extended his Virgin Australia Supercars Championship lead with a comfortable victory in the opening leg of the Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint. The Shell V-Power Racing driver controlled the 39-lap race from start to finish, taking his seventh win of the campaign. His closest title challenger Shane van Gisbergen finished second, with Craig Lowndes third […]
Read moreSupercars Championship leader Scott McLaughlin claimed a dominant ninth ARMOR ALL Pole of the year, for today’s opening leg of the Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint. McLaughlin took his Shell V-Power Racing Falcon to a 1:08.5014s lap of Queensland Raceway, to finish 0.1704 seconds clear of Chaz Mostert. Click here for full ARMOR ALL Qualifying results Tickford […]
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Shane van Gisbergen edged fellow last-gasp improver Fabian Coulthard to lead Practice 2 for the Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint. The Kiwis left it until after the chequered flag to make their moves to the top, van Gisbergen’s 1:09.2447s fastest by 0.0838 seconds. Championship leader Scott McLaughlin missed the end of the session with his out-of-fuel […]
Read moreMax Verstappen doubled Red Bull Racing tally of session-topping times at Hockenheim by setting a new track record in second practice for the German Grand Prix. The Dutchman posted a time of 1:13.085 on ultrasoft tyres to power past Michael Schumacher’s 2004 circuit record by 0.221s. As with the morning session, in which team-mate Daniel […]
Read moreValtteri Bottas will stay with Mercedes for 2019 following confirmation from the team ahead of the German Grand Prix weekend. It seems Mercedes has taken the opportunity of its ‘home’ race to confirm its driver line-up for next year. Yesterday Lewis Hamilton was confirmed, and today the team announced a new deal for Bottas. He’ll stay […]
Read moreMercedes has announced that Lewis Hamilton will be sticking with the team for 2019 and 2020. A new contract for Hamilton has been ‘just around the corner’ for months now, leading to some speculation that he might not actually continue past this season. That’s been put to bed now though as Mercedes has just announced […]
Read moreVirgin Australia Supercars Championship leader Scott McLaughlin is no stranger to high-pressure motor racing, but there’s little that could have been more stressful than his maiden Supercars race eight years ago. McLaughlin made his very first Supercars start at Queensland Raceway – the scene of this weekend’s Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint – as a history-maker. […]
Read moreSupercars teams and drivers will arrive at an upgraded Queensland Raceway on Thursday, as set-up takes place for the Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint. The 3.12km venue has undergone several changes over recent weeks in the name of safety, as well as a recolouring of its race control building from yellow to red. Safety changes are […]
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