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Alpine concedes definitive Le Mans engine fix unlikely this year

Alpine appears unlikely to introduce the engine upgrade to overcome the problem that resulted in the early retirement of both its cars at the Le Mans 24 Hours this season.The French manufacturer revealed at the Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship in July that a valve issue put its two A424 LMDhs out at Le Mans in June before the six-hour mark. Now, it has stated that the new …Keep reading

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Why Red Bull’s Monza wing looks bold, but left it bottom in the speed trap

Red Bull remains baffled by the balance problems that left it struggling in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, but one thing it knows it got wrong was wing levels.While the rear wing concept that it has used at Monza looks intriguing – with its wavy top flap quite extreme – it is not actually the kind of bespoke concept needed for Monza’s demands.And perhaps nothing proves that more than …Keep reading

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WEC COTA: Giovinazzi beats Kubica to pole as Ferrari locks out front row

Antonio Giovinazzi claimed Ferrari’s second World Endurance Championship pole position of the season ahead of Sunday’s Austin round. The Italian topped the times in the Hyperpole session for the fastest 10 cars in first qualifying by nearly three tenths of a second in the best of the Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercars.Giovinazzi flew around the 3.43-mile Circuit of The Americas in a 1m50.390s on …Keep reading

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F1 Italian GP – Start time, how to watch, starting grid & TV channel

McLaren locked out the front row at Monza, with Lando Norris taking pole ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri.Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz qualified fourth and fifth on team’s home turf, behind the top Mercedes of George Russell.Red Bull struggled for pace on Saturday, with world champion Max Verstappen ending up a distant seventh – 0.695s off the pace of polesitter Norris.What …Keep reading

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O’Ward keeps Power at his heels for a Race #1 win in Milwaukee

Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward won the opening race of the doubleheader weekend at The Milwaukee Mile. After starting sixth, the 25-year-old Mexican surged forward and controlled the race for 133 of 250 laps at the historic 1-mile oval, a track the series hadn’t raced at since 2015. It was the third victory of the season for O’Ward, who finished 1.8215s ahead of Team Penske’s Will Power.“We …Keep reading

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Heartbreak for Creed as Bell wins Darlington Xfinity race in overtime

Creed has 11 runner-up finishes in 93 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts, and zero wins. He ran down his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell from three seconds back and passed him for the lead with just nine laps to go. He appeared to be driving away with that elusive win when the caution flag flew for A.J. Allmendinger slamming the outside wall. As a result, the race was forced into overtime.A …Keep reading

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Indy NXT Milwaukee: Foster wins to clinch championship

Andretti Global’s Louis Foster has officially been crowned the 2024 Indy NXT champion after a flag-to-flag victory from pole at The Milwaukee Mile.The 20-year-old Briton managed the gap to the field from the top spot, leading all 90 laps en route to beating his only remaining championship threat, Jacob Abel, by 4.3602s at the historic 1-mile oval. “It’s amazing,” Foster said. “I’m …Keep reading

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IndyCar Milwaukee: McLaughlin, Newgarden sweep poles for doubleheader

The format for the double-headers saw each driver receive two single-car laps, with the first setting their position for the opening race on Saturday night and the second determining their spot for Sunday’s event. The qualification order went in reverse of entrant points.Scott McLaughlin claimed pole for Saturday night’s opening race of the doubleheader weekend in IndyCar’s first return to …Keep reading

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Bagnaia tight-lipped on cause of sprint woe as Aragon issue labelled “unacceptable”

Francesco Bagnaia has provided a cryptic response to questions on his struggles in the sprint for MotoGP’s Aragon Grand Prix.The reigning world champion finished in ninth place – his worst sprint finish of the year – after struggling for grip throughout.Bagnaia dropped from third to sixth after a poor start on the dirty side of the track, where he suffered from wheelspin – one of a number of …Keep reading

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