F1 chief takes swipe at Lewis Hamilton over porpoising with 'stay at home' jibe
A Formula 1 team chief has told drivers they should "stay at home" if they cannot cope with discomfort from porpoising cars, in a thinly-veiled swipe at Lewis Hamilton.
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Azcona stays in blue as the WTCR’s Goodyear #FollowTheLeader
Mikel Azcona remains the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup’s Goodyear #FollowTheLeader following two excitement-filled races at MotorLand Aragón in Azcona’s native Spain yesterday. The BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse driver began the WTCR Race of Spain weekend leading the provisional title order by 10 points. However, a third place in Race 1 and victory in Race 2 – his third this season – means he’s grown that advantage to 34 points ahead of this weekend’s WTCR Race of Portugal in Vila Real.
Huff extends WTCR Trophy advantage with Aragon win double
Rob Huff completed the WTCR Race of Spain weekend with his WTCR Trophy lead firmly intact after he scored a win double for Zengő Motorsport at MotorLand Aragón. The class for independent racers with no financial backing from a manufacturer was introduced in 2020 and lists Jean-Karl Vernay and Gilles Magnus as its title winners to date.
Mag-nificent! Magnus gains in Spain as Azcona advances with thrilling home WTCR victory
Gilles Magnus resisted intense pressure from Rob Huff and the intense MotorLand Aragón heat to score the first Audi-powered victory in this season’s WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup with top spot in Race 1. WTCR Race of Spain Race 1 classification (30 minutes + 1 lap)1 Gilles Magnus (BEL) Comtoyou Team Audi Sport, Audi RS 3 LMS, 34m09.551s (152.3kph) 2 Rob Huff (GBR) Zengő Motorsport, CUPRA Leon Competición, +0.393s 3 Mikel Azcona (ESP) BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse, +4.869s 4 Nathanaël Berthon (FRA) Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport, +9.351s 5 Yann Ehrlacher (FRA) Cyan Racing Lynk & Co, Lynk & Co 03 TCR, +9.655sFastest lap: Gilles Magnus (BEL) Comtoyou Team Audi Sport, Audi RS 3 LMS, 2m06.320s (152.3kph) Ad/> WTCR Race of Spain Race 2 classification (25 minutes + 1 lap)1 Mikel Azcona (ESP), BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse, 27m31.604s (149.9kph) 2 Rob Huff (GBR) Zengő Motorsport, CUPRA Leon Competición, +0.802s 3 Santiago Urrutia (URY) Cyan Performance Lynk & Co, Lynk & Co 03 TCR, +5.633s 4 Dániel Nagy (HUN) Zengő Motorsport, CUPRA Leon Competición, +7.868s 5 Yann Ehrlacher (FRA) Cyan Racing Lynk & Co, Lynk & Co 03 TCR, +8.755sFastest lap: Rob Huff (GBR) Zengő Motorsport, CUPRA Leon Competición, 2m07.880s (150.4kph) WTCRWTCR Race 2 flash: Azcona wins as Huff stars again10 HOURS AGO WTCR provisional standings after Round 8 of 20Goodyear #FollowTheLeader: Mikel Azcona, 129 points 2 Gilles Magnus, 99 points 3 Santiago Urrutia, 93 points 4 Rob Huff, 93 points 5 Yann Ehrlacher, 92 points It was the Comtoyou Team Audi Sport driver’s second WTCR career win following his breakthrough success in Hungary last year.
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WTCR Race 2 flash: Azcona wins as Huff stars again
Home hero Mikel Azcona clinched victory in a dramatic partially reversed-grid Race 2 at WTCR Race of Spain at MotorLand Aragón as Rob Huff scored his third consecutive second place in the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup. The victory marked a third of the season for Goodyear #Followtheleader Azcona, who has strengthened his position at the top of the standings.
WTCR Race 1 flash: Magnus holds off Huff for stunning victory
Gilles Magnus fought off huge pressure from Rob Huff to win at WTCR Race of Spain after a frantic Race 1 at a sweltering MotorLand Aragón. The pair ran nose to tail from lights to flag as Huff gave it everything in his Zengő Motorsport Cupra Leon Competición, but couldn’t quite find a way to pass the Comtoyou Team Audi Sport RS3 LMS as Magnus claimed his second career WTCR win and Audi’s first of the 2022 season.