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Argentina has taken its first tentative steps towards a return of its Formula 1 grand prix in Buenos Aires but will have several hurdles to overcome to get there.Argentina’s former vice president Daniel Scioli, who currently serves as the country’s tourism minister, led a delegation that also included the Argentinian automobile federation president Cesar Carman as they held exploratory talks with …Keep reading

McLaren junior Ugo Ugochukwu topped an anti-climactic Macau Grand Prix qualifying race that finished behind the safety car amid heavy rain.Polesitter Ugochukwu initially faced a threat from fellow front-row starter Oliver Goethe but was able to keep the Red Bull Junior at bay.The race was then neutralised for the first time after just the second corner – which followed 12 red flags across the two …Keep reading

Broc Feeney won the Saturday race at Albert Park but second place was enough for his Triple Eight Chevrolet team-mate Will Brown to secure the 2024 Supercars championship with a race to spare.Feeney started the race from third on the grid, and watched as the Tickford Racing Ford Mustangs of Tom Randle and Cam Waters led away from the front row of the grid.Feeney followed his now-common race …Keep reading

Raffaele Marciello has continued his remarkable record in Macau by triumphing in the FIA GT World Cup qualification race, leading all of the contest bar one corner.Marciello has won both races at the last two editions of this event with Mercedes and again triumphed from pole upon his first outing around the Guia circuit for BMW.However, it was not straightforward at the start as his MCG-run BMW M4 …Keep reading

Red Bull Junior Oliver Goethe admits he “got away with” accidentally setting his fire extinguisher off when battling for Macau Grand Prix pole.While it was a chaotic qualifying session for all the Formula Regional World Cup drivers on Friday, when seven red flags followed five stoppages the previous day, it was even more eventful for Goethe.He accidentally set off his extinguisher during the third …Keep reading

FIA F3 race winner Dino Beganovic has described the 12 red flags during the two Macau Grand Prix qualifying sessions as “embarrassing”, having been caught up in one of the many clashes.The Ferrari Driver Academy member was at the top of the timesheets when he encountered the stranded car of Rintaro Sato, who had crashed at Moorish.He was unable to avoid the TGM machine, which had already been …Keep reading

Fans who were unable to purchase tickets for F1’s livery launch event at London’s O2 Arena next year have been urged not to buy from resale websites.Formula 1’s 75th anniversary season will begin in unfamiliar surroundings as all 10 teams launch their 2025 liveries alongside one another on 18 February.The event will bring together all 20 drivers and their team principals, giving fans a first look …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia has revealed he got “scared” when Maverick Vinales approached him at high speed at the end of the opening MotoGP practice in Barcelona, causing him to lose control and crash.Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia was circulating at leisurely speed following an aborted practice start at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya when Vinales overtook him around the outside at the end of the …Keep reading

Stéphane Tribaudini/Piergiacomo Randazzo won the second encounter in the final round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europa, which saw the conclusion of the 2024 season at Jerez for the AM and Cup categories.The VSR duo drove a faultless race, taking a well-deserved win and adding to the AM title they had picked up previously, while a Shota Abkhazava on top form finished third overall to easily …Keep reading

Honda could pull off a major surprise in this weekend’s Barcelona Grand Prix and end a nightmare 2024 season on a high, based on the pace shown by Johann Zarco on Friday.The LCR rider dragged his Honda RC213V to a strong fourth place in second practice at Barcelona, less than three tenths behind the factory Ducati of two-time champion Francesco Bagnaia.A slipstream from a number of faster bikes in …Keep reading