Sentences with phrase «closing stages of the race»

In the closing stages of the race Petrov did exactly that, passing the Marussia of Charles Pic to finish a brilliant 11th - the best result of any of the «new teams» up to that point, and enough for Caterham to leapfrog its rivals in the final standings.

In the closing stages of the race Whincup looked in prime position - he was leading, whilst McLaughlin was hit with penalties for speeding in the pitlane and contact with another car, dropping him right down the order - surely a set - up for a classic finale if ever there was one!

... Famed for grabbing a Yorkshire flag in the closing stages of any race where he can lay his hands on one, double Commonwealth Games...

But a lot of bad blood was spilled during the closing stages of this race, which strangely reflects of rivalry between the Ford and Ferrari of 50 years ago.

Just as last year, Corvette Racing put its rival under pressure in the closing stages of the race.

Not exact matches

In the early stages of the 2006 GP2 season, it looked like Hamilton was streaking to the title, but some bad races and a strong run of form from Nelson Piquet Jr closed things right up.

Obviously I would prefer to play against the giants of Europe, but avoiding them next season may allow the team to keep their confidence in the Premiership for longer and stay in the title race until the closing stages.

And though his divisive approach of literally staging Anna Karenina made for one of the year's handsomest spectacles, Wright won't come close to top placement in his category either, now that the Best Director race has, as expected, come down to baitier contenders like Bigelow, Spielberg, Affleck, and Lee.

Sno * Drift PR guy Alex Berger, driving a new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, leads our train to «The Ranch,» an isolated section of Stage 2, deep in the thick Michigan forest, where we can park our stylish ragtops within sight of the race course, position ourselves safely behind trees, and watch the rally cars whiz by up close.

Entering the closing stages of the BTCC, a fantastic race weekend at Rockingham saw reigning champion Jason Plato draw ever closer to the championship - leading Hondas of Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden.

The decision to throw a black - and - orange flag at it, demanding the Ferrari to stop and fix the lighting system in the race's closing stages, is nothing short of stupid.

Close Qualifying Sets Stage for Intense GT2 Battle in Classic Endurance Contest SEBRING, Fla. — Corvette Racing will be in the midst of the GT2 battle in Saturday's Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring after qualifying the twin Compuware Corvettes fifth and sixth today.

The last important stage of the preparation is entering the ADAC Zurich 24 - hour race at Nürburgring with two close - to - series - production Hyundai i30 N models

«We're in the final stage of development now and very excited by the comments coming out of our closed testing and mock reviews,» said Rob Bartholomew, Brand Director, «loads of love for the new features, races and the sheer volume of gameplay.

A few colorful highlights worth a closer look include the feather - light finger exercise No. 2526 (especially the racing matte black vertical strokes that alternate with bold orange bars) and the paler, lighter black strokes bookending No. 941, pure cursive plays on stage - like geometry backed by an abstract version of what could be a theater set by Raoul Dufy (including Dufy's aqua as a border).