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SHANGHAI — McLaren's Lando Norris had his fastest lap deleted and reinstated as he seized pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race at the end of a wet and chaotic qualifying on Friday.
The Formula 1 troupe is racing in China this weekend and having an uneven time of it so far, what with weather and track issues. On this side of the world, there'll be an Oracle Red Bull Racing single-seater blasting through our nation's capital this weekend, where the roads are going to be even worse than the track in China, but the atmosphere will be just as rowdy and there's no chance of getting overtaken. Red Bull is doing one of its Showruns, ex-team driver David Coulthard piloting the RB7 (Sebastian Vettel's 2011 F1 Championship-winning car made to look like today's car) down Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 7th Avenues. Penn Ave runs from the U.S. Capitol to the White House, those four blocks closer to the Capitol end.
Ford's array of factory-backed experiences for owners expands with the coming Mustang Experience Center. Opening later this year adjacent to the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Ford previews it as "the destination for all things Mustang." A museum-style Heritage Gallery will take visitors on a tour of 60 years of Mustang, the obligatory retail shop full of merchandise mementos to take the memories home. The Ford Performance Racing School will host its Mustang Unleashed track day courses at the speedway complex, these aimed at the EcoBoost and GT Trims that finally get their own modules after the Dark Horse Track Attack. Students who want to upgrade their personal rides to match their new skills will be able to buy aftermarket parts at the Mustang Experience parts shop. For the truly horse crazy, the facility is ready to host corporate events and weddings, too.
SHANGHAI — Zhou Guanyu's Chinese fans hope the country's first and only Formula One driver can shrug off a poor run of form and shine on his home debut to answer the critics who view his passport as the predominant reason he has a drive.
Jerry Seinfeld's upcoming Netflix comedy will be featured during this weekend's IndyCar race at Long Beach as rookie Linus Lundqvist will drive a car painted to look like a Pop-Tart in recognition of the movie “Unfrosted.”
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, rare among globally famous races, maintains an easy-to-find list of records for every current and former class the race has welcomed in its 101-year history. There are three blank spaces in the Eligible Non-Division Records section: Production Truck/Van, Electric Production SUV/Crossover, and Electric Modified SUV/Crossover. The small print underneath the title informs any willing entry that «a record attempt must be declared in advance.» You can fill Hyundai in for at least one of those blank SUV/Crossover lines, and we suspect both will be in play: The Korean manufacturer announced it's taking four Ioniq 5 N electric crossovers to the Colorado start line this June.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Larson embraces the challenge of racing in any car on any track at any time.
Eric Broadley founded Lola in 1958, then built one of the most famous names in racing. That name slowly went out of business at the end of 2012, the bankruptcy proceedings first claiming Lola Cars international, then Lola Composites, and finally the parent Lola Group International in 2013. Following a few asset auctions, in 2022, Till Bechtolsheimer bought the rights to the name, all of Lola's intellectual property going back to the late 1950s, and Lola's old Technical Centre with its wind tunnel. When Daily Sports Car asked Bechtolsheimer what he planned, he said, «Lola has always been a partner to some of the greatest automotive brands out there. And that’s where I want to get Lola back to, is being a credible and reliable option for customer teams, as well as being a credible and reliable partner to automotive brands, as they look to solve their motorsport needs going forward.» That's come true now, with Yamaha Motor signing a multiyear technical partnership with Lola Cars to enter Formula E in 2025.