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Alasdair Lindsay

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Alasdair Lindsay is a Regular Contributor to TCF and can be found on twitter at @AlasdairLindsay
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24 Hours of Le Mans

2017 24 Hours of Le Mans: Hour 5 Update - Sarrazin Takes Over Lead Toyota

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 17, 2017
3 Mins read

Stéphane Sarrazin holds the lead for Toyota after five hours of the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, while Pierre Kaffer and Matthieu Vaxivière are involved in a collision.

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24 Hours of Le Mans

2017 24 Hours of Le Mans: Hour 3 Update - Kobayashi Holds Lead For Toyota

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 17, 2017
3 Mins read
Hour three of the 24 Hours of Le Mans saw the Toyota’s continuing to lead, with Kamui Kobayashi now on board the leading #7 machine.
24 Hours of Le Mans

Porsche Sheds 8kg in Pre-Race BoP Adjustment

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 17, 2017
1 Mins read
Porsche’s pair of works GTE Pro 911 RSRs have been given an 8kg weight reduction after qualifying for the 2017 Le Mans 24 Hours after a poor showing in qualifying.
24 Hours of Le Mans

Endurance Racing Has Changed Me, Says Jean-Eric Vergne

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 17, 2017
2 Mins read
It took time but Endurance Racing has changed Jean-Eric Vergne’s state of mind in motorsport, with his stint in Formula 1 having made him more selfish.
24 Hours of Le Mans

Lynn 'Really Proud' of LMP2 Pole Position

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 17, 2017
1 Mins read
Alex Lynn says he is ‘really proud’ of scoring LMP2 on his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut, and is confident of a strong result on race day.
FIA World Rally Championship

Points Mean Prizes for Ogier after Rally Italia Struggle

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 13, 2017
2 Mins read
Sébastien Ogier is pragmatic about his disappointing Rally Italia result, looking at the positive of reducing the point loss to title rival Thierry Neuville to only four points.
Formula 1

Force India Quicker Than Red Bull in Canada, Says Fernley

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 12, 2017
1 Mins read
Force India’s team principal Robert Fernley is happy with his team’s points haul in Canada, despite his suggestion they were faster than Red Bull in the race.
Formula 1

Pérez Says Team Was "Fair" In Handling Ocon Situation

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 12, 2017
2 Mins read
Sergio Pérez finished fifth in the Canadian Grand Prix but only after a concerted effort to get pass Daniel Ricciardo and hold off Esteban Ocon and Sebastian Vettel.
WRC2

WRC2: Jan Kopecký continues Skoda dominance

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 12, 2017
1 Mins read
Jan Kopecký was the latest driver in a rotating cast of factory Skoda drivers to take victory in the WRC 2 class, cruising to victory by over two minutes from nearest challenger Ole Christian Veiby.
Formula 1

Ocon frustrated at missing potential Canada podium

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 12, 2017
1 Mins read
Force India’s Esteban Ocon scored only the second top six finish of his career, yet was still left wanting more, feeling a potential podium finish had been lost.
FIA World Rally Championship

Mikkelsen replaces Meeke at Citroën for Rally Poland

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 11, 2017
1 Mins read
Only hours after the conclusion of Rally Italia, Citroën Racing have announced that Andreas Mikkelsen will lead the team into Rally Poland, with Kris Meeke forced to make way for the Norwegian.
FIA World Rally Championship

Tänak Seals Maiden WRC Victory at Rally Italia

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 11, 2017
2 Mins read
Ott Tänak became the fifth driver in seven rallies to claim victory in the World Rally Championship this season, the Estonian’s first win at the top level after 73 previous attempts.
BTCC

Mat Jackson Barges Way To Win in Third Croft Race

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 11, 2017
2 Mins read
Mat Jackson secured victory in the final British Touring Car Championship race of the day at Croft, taking a combative approach to steal the lead away from namesake Ollie Jackson and hold-off round-winner Ashley Sutton for victory.
BTCC

Superb Start Secures Turkington Victory in 2nd Croft Race

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 11, 2017
1 Mins read
Colin Turkington jumped Ashley Sutton at the start to take victory in the second British Touring Car Championship race of the weekend at Croft.
BTCC

Sutton Absorbs Turkington Pressure To Win Race 1 at Croft

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 11, 2017
1 Mins read
Ashley Sutton secured victory in the opening British Touring Car Championship race at Croft after holding off Colin Turkington.
Formula 1

Toro Rosso Disappointed With Taming By Midfield Rivals in Q2

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 11, 2017
1 Mins read
The Toro Rosso drivers will start eleventh and thirteenth in the Canadian Grand Prix after difficult Q2’s for both Carlos Sainz Jr and Daniil Kvyat.
BTCC

Davenport, Taylor-Smith and Smith Withdraw from Croft

By Alasdair Lindsay
June 10, 2017
1 Mins read
Three drivers involved in the session-ending accident during qualifying have been forced to withdraw from the British Touring Car Championship round at Croft.
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