Mercedes unsure «oddball» one-stop F1 strategy would have worked
Mercedes unsure «oddball» one-stop F1 strategy would have worked
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Lewis Hamilton fought from 10th place on the grid to win Sunday's grand prix, reducing Red Bull rival Max Verstappen's lead at the top of the drivers' championship to 14 points.Verstappen made an early second stop after just 13 laps on a set of hard tyres to
“Chip change” in 2020 helped Gardner to Moto2 title success
“Chip change” in 2020 helped Gardner to Moto2 title success
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The Australian wrapped up the 2021 Moto2 crown on Sunday in the Valencia Grand Prix finale after finishing the race 10th to outscore Ajo KTM teammate and race winner Raul Fernandez by four points in the final reckoning.Gardner took five wins in 2021 and seve
10 things we learned from 2021's Brazilian Grand Prix
10 things we learned from 2021's Brazilian Grand Prix
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Interlagos has hosted its fair share of Formula 1 classics through the years, but Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix was one that will live long in the memory.It proved to be a dramatic weekend both on and off the track, but it was Lewis Hamilton who took victor
Formula E to release documentary series Unplugged on 2021 season
Formula E to release documentary series Unplugged on 2021 season
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The Unplugged serial will premiere on 22 November and is free to watch via the championship’s YouTube channel and Facebook platform.Unlike its Netflix counterpart, Unplugged is an internal production led by Aurora Media Worldwide, which provides the li
Verstappen: Worn tyres triggered Turn 4 washout with Hamilton
Verstappen: Worn tyres triggered Turn 4 washout with Hamilton
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The Red Bull driver's actions in forcing Hamilton off track as they battled for the lead on lap 48 at Interlagos has caused some controversy – with Mercedes in particular believing it should have been penalised.But Verstappen himself is clear that he feels
King eyes surprise BTCC switch after Ford test
King eyes surprise BTCC switch after Ford test
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The 27-year-old, who made two Formula 1 FP1 appearances with Manor in 2016, tested a Motorbase Performance Ford Focus at Snetterton last week.King is one driver in the frame for the team, which is understood to potentially be parting ways with Mark Blundell'
McLaren denies Audi buyout as VW's F1 preparations ramp up
McLaren denies Audi buyout as VW's F1 preparations ramp up
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A report on the Autocar website on Monday said that Audi has agreed to a takeover that would give it complete control over McLaren's road car and racing operations.But in a statement issued on Monday, McLaren made it clear that the report was not true.The sta
Vomiting Jorge Martin thought he’d miss MotoGP finale
Vomiting Jorge Martin thought he’d miss MotoGP finale
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The rookie qualified on pole for Sunday’s final round of the 2021 MotoGP season and was one of the favourites to challenge for victory.Leading from lap two through to lap 14, Martin was holding eventual winner Francesco Bagnaia at bay before the Italian eve
Chassis crack caused Ricciardo's Brazil GP retirement
Chassis crack caused Ricciardo's Brazil GP retirement
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Ricciardo was battling for the points at Interlagos on Sunday when he suffered a sudden loss of power and had to drop out of the race.Following an initial investigation at the track, McLaren discovered a problem with components relating to its power unit inst
Morbidelli: Rossi was “unattackable” in Valencia MotoGP finale
Morbidelli: Rossi was “unattackable” in Valencia MotoGP finale
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Morbidelli shadowed Rossi for most of Sunday's 27-lap Valencia season finale and eventually latched onto the back of his Petronas SRT Yamaha counterpart.The factory Yamaha says he tried to push in the latter stages to snatch 10th away from Rossi, but says th
FIA did not look at Verstappen onboard before ruling out investigation
FIA did not look at Verstappen onboard before ruling out investigation
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Verstappen was defending from Hamilton on lap 48 of the Interlagos race, when his Mercedes rival managed to pull ahead of him on the run down to Turn 4.The Red Bull driver braked late on the inside and subsequently ran wide off the track, forcing Hamilton to
Wolff: «Diplomacy has ended» after F1 decisions against Mercedes
Wolff: «Diplomacy has ended» after F1 decisions against Mercedes
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Lewis Hamilton took victory at Interlagos after recovering from exclusion from qualifying on Friday over a technical breach to cut Max Verstappen's championship lead.Hamilton was stripped of P1 in qualifying after the DRS on his car failed the FIA's post-sess
Supercars delays first Gen3 Camaro test
Supercars delays first Gen3 Camaro test
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The category was set to run the new-generation GM racer for the very first time at Queensland Raceway tomorrow alongside homologation team Triple Eight.Significantly that would have meant both Gen3 cars would have turned laps, following the Mustang's debut la
Hydrogen Toyota will race on in 2022, joined by new biofuel cars
Hydrogen Toyota will race on in 2022, joined by new biofuel cars
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The announcements came in a special press conference attended by representatives of Toyota, Subaru and Mazda as well as motorcycle manufacturers Yamaha and Suzuki, on the eve of the final round of the Super Taikyu season last weekend at Okayama.Toyota and Roo
Whincup doesn't regret ignoring team orders
Whincup doesn't regret ignoring team orders
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Whincup and T8 teammate Shane van Gisbergen found themselves in a tense stand-off in the second stint of yesterday's third and final Supercars sprint race at Sydney Motorsport Park.The pair were running second and third on an overcut strategy, each with signi
Hamilton summoned over seat belt rules breach in Brazilian GP
Hamilton summoned over seat belt rules breach in Brazilian GP
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Hamilton: Brazil F1 comeback victory «feels like the first»
Hamilton: Brazil F1 comeback victory «feels like the first»
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After recovering from his qualifying exclusion by charging from 20th to fifth place in the sprint race on Saturday, Hamilton dropped to P10 on the grid for the race due to an engine penalty.But the Mercedes driver quickly fought his way up the field, moving i
F1 Grand Prix race results: Hamilton wins wild Brazilian GP
F1 Grand Prix race results: Hamilton wins wild Brazilian GP
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Red Bull’s Verstappen passed the Mercedes of pole sitter Valtteri Bottas at the first corner to lead, as Hamilton rose through the field from 10th on the grid.After two attempts to pass Verstappen at Turn 4, including one time when Verstappen braked so lat
Brazilian GP: Hamilton passes Verstappen to win from 10th on grid
Brazilian GP: Hamilton passes Verstappen to win from 10th on grid
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Verstappen took second ahead of Valtteri Bottas, with the Dutchman getting a warning from the FIA for his defending against Hamilton at one stage, although escaping an investigation for an incident that had both title contenders going off track.At the start,
Rossi: Important to finish MotoGP career with top 10 finish
Rossi: Important to finish MotoGP career with top 10 finish
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After 26 seasons, 432 grands prix, nine world titles and 115 victories, Rossi’s glittering MotoGP career came to an end on Sunday at the final round of the 2021 season.The Petronas SRT rider qualified 10th and held onto that position in what he described a
Toyota to field GR Supra in 2022 NHRA Funny Car competition
Toyota to field GR Supra in 2022 NHRA Funny Car competition
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In an announcement at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif., Toyota revealed the GR Supra it will campaign next season, replacing the Camry which Toyota has competed with in Funny Car competition since 2012.Prior to the Camry, the Toyota Celica and Toyota Solar
Bagnaia: Valencia MotoGP win “best way possible” to celebrate Rossi
Bagnaia: Valencia MotoGP win “best way possible” to celebrate Rossi
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The Ducati rider chased down Pramac rookie Jorge Martin in the first half of Sunday’s 27-lap finale at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit before making a decisive move on lap 15, which ultimately took Bagnaia to his fourth win of 2021.Bagnaia – along with all VR4
Alfa: Raikkonen/Giovinazzi crash a «misunderstanding»
Alfa: Raikkonen/Giovinazzi crash a «misunderstanding»
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Raikkonen was knocked into a spin by his teammate Giovinazzi early in the event while the two cars were battling with Fernando Alonso's Alpine.However, the incident was not pursued by the FIA stewards, and Vasseur said that his drivers had talked it through a
Valencia MotoGP: Bagnaia wins as Rossi brings career to a close
Valencia MotoGP: Bagnaia wins as Rossi brings career to a close
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After 432 grand prix starts spanning 26 seasons, nine-time world champion Rossi has brought the curtain down on his career in an emotional final ride to 10th having qualified there.The Petronas SRT rider made up one spot to ninth on the opening lap, thou
Mazepin opens up on «challenging period» after tearful interview
Mazepin opens up on «challenging period» after tearful interview
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Mazepin was tearful and visibly emotional during his interview after qualifying at Interlagos on Friday, having made a mistake on his final Q1 lap that left him last in the classification.Speaking on Saturday after the sprint race at Interlagos, Mazepin said
Red Bull will «keep an eye» on Mercedes rear wing after «mind-boggling» speed
Red Bull will «keep an eye» on Mercedes rear wing after «mind-boggling» speed
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After being excluded from qualifying for a technical infringement, Hamilton recovered from 20th on the grid to finish fifth for Mercedes in the 24-lap sprint race at Interlagos, pulling off a number of passes at the end of the start-finish straight.The charg
Valencia Moto2: Gardner clinches title as Fernandez wins race
Valencia Moto2: Gardner clinches title as Fernandez wins race
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Fernandez had to win Sunday’s race to have any hope of winning the title having come into the final round 23 points behind Gardner, who in turn simply needed to finish 13th or higher to seal the deal.The race was red-flagged on the opening lap after oi
Norris wants one-shot qualifying on F1 sprint weekends
Norris wants one-shot qualifying on F1 sprint weekends
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F1 completed the third of its sprint race trials in Brazil this weekend, with the Interlagos spectacle boosted by world champion Lewis Hamilton's charge from the back.With F1's chiefs now set for talks with teams about any potential tweaks for the six sprint
Valencia Moto3: Artigas scores maiden win, Acosta taken out
Valencia Moto3: Artigas scores maiden win, Acosta taken out
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Having claimed the first pole of his title-winning season on Saturday, Acosta grabbed the holeshot off the line to lead Aspar’s Izan Guevara and Tatsuki Suzuki on the SIC58 Honda.MotoGP-bound Darryn Binder’s final Moto3 race ended at Turn 4 when he highsi
Bottas: Sprint race shows Mercedes can have ‘great result’ in Brazil
Bottas: Sprint race shows Mercedes can have ‘great result’ in Brazil
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Bottas scored his second sprint race win of the season on Saturday in Brazil, leading all 24 laps following a Turn 1 pass on pole-sitter Max Verstappen on the opening lap.The result came as a boost to Mercedes after Lewis Hamilton was excluded from qualifyin
Sainz took soft tyre F1 «gamble» after spotting temperatures fall
Sainz took soft tyre F1 «gamble» after spotting temperatures fall
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The Ferrari driver was one of nine drivers to choose to run on the red-walled rubber for the 24-lap race, with that number including eventual race winner Valtteri Bottas. Sainz and Bottas both moved ahead at the start from their second and fifth pla
Perez: ‘Not much risk worth taking’ in F1 sprint races
Perez: ‘Not much risk worth taking’ in F1 sprint races
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Red Bull driver Perez finished fourth in the 24-lap sprint race ahead of Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix, narrowly losing out to Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in the fight for third place.Perez was passed off the line by Sainz, who started on soft tyres. Despite c
Wolff: 'Common sense' buffer missing in Hamilton DRS disqualification
Wolff: 'Common sense' buffer missing in Hamilton DRS disqualification
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Hamilton lost his pole position from Friday’s qualifying at the Brazilian Grand Prix after his DRS to discovered to have a slot gap between the wing elements that was 0.2mm wider on one side of the car than the rules allow.Mercedes has been unable to launc
Honda withdraws Espargaro from Valencia MotoGP finale
Honda withdraws Espargaro from Valencia MotoGP finale
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Espargaro suffered a violent highside in FP3 on Saturday morning when the rear end of his Honda let go as he rounded the long left-hander at Turn 13.The Spaniard landed heavily on his back and needed to be stretchered off track by marshals before he was take
Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more
Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas will start from pole position after holding off Red Bull's Max Verstappen in an entertaining sprint race on Saturday.Verstappen will be wary of title rival Lewis Hamilton, who charged from last on the grid to fifth in the 24-la
Sydney Supercars: Brown wins nail-biting finale
Sydney Supercars: Brown wins nail-biting finale
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The Erebus driver filtered to the top of the order during the stops, benefiting from the undercut after stopping early, Lap 13, and only taking on two tyres.That should have left him vulnerable to early pacesetters Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen late i
Nasr knew Taylor wouldn’t make corner in final-lap lunge
Nasr knew Taylor wouldn’t make corner in final-lap lunge
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The battle for Prototype championship honours came down to a final-stint battle between Nasr in the Whelen Engineering-branded #31 AXR Cadillac DPi.V-R and Taylor in the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-05 that had led the standings coming into the Road Atla
Whincup explains team order snub
Whincup explains team order snub
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Whincup and van Gisbergen staged a thrilling and controversial battle across the second stint of today's final heat race at Eastern Creek.The pair found themselves running second and third, Whincup leading van Gisbergen, and with plenty of car speed to hunt d
Valencia MotoGP - Start time, how to watch & more
Valencia MotoGP - Start time, how to watch & more
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Pramac's Jorge Martin will lead an all-Ducati front row, with factory riders Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller lining up alongside him in second and third place respectively.Valentino Rossi will start his last-ever premier class race from 10th on the grid, tw
Sydney Supercars: De Pasquale wins ahead of thrilling podium battle
Sydney Supercars: De Pasquale wins ahead of thrilling podium battle
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The race was an all-Dick Johnson Racing affair for a stint and a half, Will Davison challenging polesitter De Pasquale through Turn 1 and into Turn 2 on the opening lap.De Pasquale managed to stave off that early challenge, the pair then settling into a rhyth
