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Ocon rues Alpine no-show “strategy mistake” at end of Hungary Q1

Esteban Ocon condemned Alpine’s decision not to run at the end of Q1 in Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying as “not good enough” after both cars were eliminated.Despite the emergence of further rain prior to a Q1 red flag produced by Sergio Perez’s slip into the wall at Turn 8, all teams apart from Alpine returned to the circuit in an effort to beat the drop zone.It became evident that the …Keep reading

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Oval Offense: NASCAR returns to the scene of its 2008 Brickyard disaster

This weekend, for the first time since 2020, the Brickyard 400 is back. NASCAR’s returning to one of the most famous tracks in motorsport: the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, home of the Indianapolis 500. But it may never be back to the way it was during its glory days, and much of that struggle can be traced back to one day: July 27, 2008.NASCAR at Indy has the right ingredients. It’s got …Keep reading

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Cole Custer to make NASCAR Cup return with Haas Factory Team in 2025

Custer was introduced on Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the driver of the new Cup organization fielded next season by Haas Factory Team and owned by Gene Haas.Custer will drive the No. 41 Ford with sponsorship from Haas Automation and HaasTooling.com. The organization will have a technical alliance with RFK Racing and receive additional support from Ford Performance.“Cole has …Keep reading

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Tanak slams race control after promotional arch blocks WRC Latvia stage

Ott Tanak has taken aim at World Rally Championship officials after being delayed when an inflatable arch blocked stage 14 at Rally Latvia.The Hyundai driver was angered by a bizarre incident during the Vecpils 12.64km when a promotional arch appeared to block the road and was subsequently collected by the car.Tanak’s car was captured by broadcast cameras grounded to a halt with an arch draped …Keep reading

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IndyCar Toronto: Herta tops Kirkwood in Andretti 1-2 in FP2

Colton Herta beat Kyle Kirkwood and Penske’s Will Power in the second 45-minute IndyCar Series practice session around the Streets of Toronto.Herta set the early pace at 1m01.7519s, a time blown away by Power at 1m01.0441s and then 1m00.8014s on primary tires after 15 minutes. That was two tenths ahead of McLaughlin and four tenths clear of fellow title rivals Pato O’Ward (Arrow McLaren) and …Keep reading

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F1 Hungarian GP: Norris leads all-McLaren front row after late Q3 red flag

Lando Norris took pole for the Hungarian Grand Prix as McLaren locked out the front row in Formula 1 qualifying, the Briton setting a time just 0.022s clear of team-mate Oscar Piastri.Norris slotted in his eventual pole time, a 1m15.227s, on his first run in Q3 as an effort to extend that advantage was nixed by a late-session red flag caused by Yuki Tsunoda’s Turn 5 crash.Max Verstappen had thrown …Keep reading

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F1 team-mates’ qualifying battles: Hungarian GP

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.Read Also:Formula 1F1 Hungarian GP …Keep reading

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Supercars Sydney: Mostert wins under the lights

Sydney Motorsport Park has hosted a classic tortoise-and-hare Supercars battle, with Walkinshaw Andretti United’s Chaz Mostert taking his second win of the season on Saturday night.In the only Supercars event of the season to be run under artificial lighting Mostert, who started from third on the grid, caught the leader Matt Payne with five laps to spare.While nearly every other driver opted for a …Keep reading

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Arrow McLaren calls on Pourchaire to substitute for injured Rossi

Arrow McLaren has announced Theo Pourchaire will drive in place of the injured Alexander Rossi for this weekend’s IndyCar Series round on the Streets of Toronto.Rossi broke his right thumb after clipping the Turn 8 tire barrier in the closing stages of opening practice on Friday, ruling him out for the remainder of the weekend.Read Also:IndyCarRossi breaks thumb in Toronto IndyCar …Keep reading

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London E-Prix: Evans cuts points deficit with pole, Cassidy only 17th

Mitch Evans claimed pole for this weekend’s first London E-Prix, reducing the points gap to Jaguar team-mate and Formula E championship leader Nick Cassidy, who will start down in 17th.Evans posted a 1m10.622s in the final duel against Envision’s Sebastien Buemi, which left him only 0.069s clear after setting a quicker time in the second and third sectors.As well as starting first for this …Keep reading

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