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Marquez doesn't consider himself fastest in Thai GP despite topping practice

Marc Marquez believes he is not the fastest MotoGP rider in this weekend's Thailand Grand Prix despite topping Friday practice with a new lap record.

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Ford to return to DTM for the first time since 1994

Ford will be represented in the DTM for the first time in over three decades, with the American marque inking a new partnership with long-time Mercedes customer HRT for 2025.

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Drivers seeking FIA answers over why Verstappen wasn't penalised in Austin

Formula 1 drivers are set to review the United States Grand Prix battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in Mexico's driver briefing amid questions over how the FIA's racing rules are applied.

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Sterlacchini to begin Aprilia technical director role in Malaysia

Aprilia Racing has revealed new technical director Fabiano Sterlacchini will make his first appearance with the team at the penultimate round of the 2024 MotoGP season in Malaysia.

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Lancia launches its return to rally with Ypsilon Rally4

Lancia has officially launched its Ypsilon Rally4 car that will guide the World Rally Championship’s most successful manufacturer back to competitive motorsport.

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Hamilton elects to stick with Austin upgrade despite USA GP troubles

Lewis Hamilton is sticking with Mercedes’ latest upgrade for Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix, despite the troubles he faced with it in Austin.

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MotoGP Thailand GP: Marquez tops second practice with new lap record

Marc Marquez ended the opening day of action for the Thailand Grand Prix atop the timesheets with a new MotoGP lap record to his name at the Chang International Circuit.

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Tsunoda thinks “background” elements prevented earlier Red Bull test

Yuki Tsunoda is surprised it has taken Red Bull so long to offer him a Formula 1 test, but thinks elements in the “background” have stopped it happening before now.

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Verstappen's only job is to beat me, not win races - Norris

Lando Norris accepted that Max Verstappen's sole job for the rest of the 2024 Formula 1 season is to beat him in races, and that his own role is to return the favour without being "over-ambitious".

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McLaren instigates right of review over Norris’s US GP penalty

McLaren has instigated a right of review request into Lando Norris’s penalty in Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix – the first step in trying to get the sanction overturned.

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Verstappen says racing rules “overregulated” amid Norris US GP fight fallout

Max Verstappen feels the current Formula 1 racing guidelines are overregulated, as he refutes claims that he never intended to make Turn 12 in his United States Grand Prix fight with Lando Norris.

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Norris still disagrees with Austin F1 penalty: 'Verstappen went in too hard'

Lando Norris maintained his opposition to the stewards' call to penalise him for passing Max Verstappen off-track at the United States Grand Prix, stating that he was no longer the attacking driver in that scenario.

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Perez: "I know I've had a terrible season"

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez has acknowledged he has had a "terrible season" and is desperate to gift his Mexican home fans a big result this weekend.

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The story behind the "Goodbye Daniel Ricciardo" books of the U.S. Grand Prix

In the fan zone at the Circuit of the Americas, next to a jar of earplugs and a few feet from an industrial sized jug of free sunscreen, sat a 3-inch thick book with heavy blank white pages. Fans were shuffling from the midday heat into the tent where the…

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Flatrock Motorsports Park with 18-degree banked turn officially opens

The Flatrock Motorsports Park, which features an 18-degree banked bend and could host IndyCar or MotoGP races in the future, officially opened on Thursday.

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Albon "leaning more towards" Colapinto's F1 set-up for Mexico

Alex Albon will 'lean towards' using Franco Colapinto's set-up at the Mexico City Grand Prix as he looks for a more harmonious balance with his upgraded Williams Formula 1 car.

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Pushing for innovation: IndyCar's need for an engineers council

The IndyCar Series has a few dedicated forums to help drive the sport forward, but one key area needed to bolster itself is the need for an engineers council.

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Why Aston Martin’s new boss is doing a crash course in F1 aerodynamics

Aston Martin's new Formula 1 CEO Andy Cowell says he is following a "work experience" package in aerodynamics as he steps out of his usual domain of F1 power units.

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Pato O'Ward's personal guide to the best Mexico City has to offer

The reception that Pato O'Ward has received at the Mexican Grand Prix might make one believe the 25-year-old was lining up on the F1 grid alongside the likes of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Rather, the Arrow McLaren IndyCar driver has resonated so strongly with motorsport fans in his home country…

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2024 F1 Mexican Grand Prix session timings and preview

With the final five F1 races to run, Red Bull's Max Verstappen leads the drivers' championship by 57 points over McLaren rival Lando Norrris.

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Alonso to miss F1 Mexico GP media day through illness

Fernando Alonso will miss his media day obligations at the Mexico City Grand Prix through illness, but is aiming to drive in Friday practice as he celebrates his 400th Formula 1 grand prix.

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Colapinto is “turning heads” in F1, but what are his options for 2025?

It is a question seemingly put to Franco Colapinto after every session he has entered as a Formula 1 driver – ‘do you think this performance will help get you a seat next year’?

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The emotional key to Alonso’s longevity as he reaches 400 F1 grands prix

Formula 1 is currently gearing up for the 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix. Or, put another way, the ‘Fernando Alonso 400’.

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America’s Sweethearts meet Formula 1: Behind-the-scenes at the US Grand Prix with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders performed at the US Grand Prix flanked by Netflix cameras.

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Bagnaia favours Bulega over Iannone for MotoGP debut with VR46

Defending MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia has thrown his support behind WorldSBK standout Nicolo Bulega as his candidate to replace Fabio di Giannantonio at VR46 Racing for the final two events of the 2024 MotoGP season.

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