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Da Costa: Rowland “a sore loser” after London Formula E collision

Antonio Felix da Costa branded Oliver Rowland “a sore loser” as the pair collided during the first London E-Prix this weekend which eliminated the Porsche Formula E driver.Da Costa and Rowland were battling for position in the early stages of Saturday’s race at the London ExCeL, with the Portuguese racer launching up the inside into Turn 19 on lap six to move up to fifth place.Rowland remained …Keep reading

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Under the skin of Ford’s Pikes Peak pace-setter

When Romain Dumas whistled to the top of the fabled 12.42-mile Pikes Peak hillclimb in a time of 8m53.553s, there were mixed emotions in the Ford camp. His Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck had set the fastest time of the event on one hand, but on the other, the Frenchman’s time could have been even quicker.An unprecedented, brief, glitch with a sensor in the battery management system – while …Keep reading

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Supercars Sydney: Mostert doubles up to step up title chase

Chaz Mostert made Sydney Motorsport Park his personal playground by streaking to a second Supercars win of the weekend.For the second day in a row, the final stanza of the race featured Mostert’s Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang, after making two pitstops, chasing down a black Ford Mustang that had taken just one. On Saturday, that car was Grove Racing’s Matt Payne; a day later, Tickford’s …Keep reading

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FIA replaces Turn 5 grass with gravel after Tsunoda’s Hungary F1 crash

The FIA has replaced part of the grass strip at the Hungaroring’s Turn 5 ahead of Formula 1’s 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix after it contributed to Yuki Tsunoda’s qualifying crash.The RB driver crashed hard exiting the long right-hander on his final lap in Q3 – smashing the left-hand side of his car against the barriers behind the corner’s runoff and leaving Tsunoda bruised.Read …Keep reading

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Sacked or promoted – why Ricciardo now faces two F1 career extremes

Daniel Ricciardo is heading into what could be the most important week of his Formula 1 career.How he performs in today’s Hungarian Grand Prix and next week in Belgium will not only decide his life after the summer break, but could well end with outcomes that are at the extremes.Should the next two races go wrong, then he could find himself being dropped by his current RB team and that potentially …Keep reading

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F2 Hungary: Antonelli victorious as Hadjar and Aron stumble

Mercedes junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli backed up his success in the Formula 2 Silverstone sprint contest with his maiden feature race success in Hungary, in a race broken by a pair of safety car interventions.Starting in seventh as the highest-placed driver on hard tyres, Antonelli progressed to fifth in the opening exchanges but was promoted to the lead when the safety car was deployed for …Keep reading

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McLaren drivers wary of ‘Bottas moment’ at Budapest Turn 1

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri joked about the need to be wary of a ‘Bottas moment’ at the first corner of Formula 1’s 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, but the Finn’s famous crash into Norris and the two Red Bulls here three years ago is an important consideration for McLaren.As the orange team hopes to convert its first F1 front row lockout since the 2012 Brazilian GP into a second 2024 …Keep reading

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

McLaren has locked out the front row in Hungary, with Lando Norris taking pole from team-mate Oscar Piastri. Defending champion Max Verstappen will line up third for Red Bull, ahead of the top Ferrari of Carlos Sainz.What time does the Hungarian Grand Prix start?The Hungarian ritish GP will begin at 3pm local time (+2 GMT) at the HungaroringDate: Sunday, 21 July, 2024Start time: 13:00 …Keep reading

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F3 Hungary: Tsolov wins as title contenders flounder

Nikola Tsolov took his third Formula 3 victory of the season, his first in a feature race, as a late safety car denied team-mate Laurens van Hoepen the opportunity to effect a pass after sitting patiently in second throughout.The ART pair had lined up alongside each other on the front row of the grid and went wheel to wheel into Turn 1, veering towards the pitwall as Tsolov overcame his …Keep reading

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Super Formula Fuji: Tsuboi charges back to end four-year win drought

Sho Tsuboi ended a Super Formula victory drought dating back to 2020 with a first win of the season for TOM’S in Sunday’s fourth round at Fuji Speedway.Tsuboi had started from fourth and slipped to fifth on the opening lap, but showed overwhelming race pace to claw his way back into contention and eventually beat Toshiki Oyu by a commanding margin of 7.1 seconds.Leaving his mandatory pit stop …Keep reading

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