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Supercars Albert Park: Percat ends Triple Eight's win streak in Race 4

In a 14-lap race that featured plenty of hand-to-hand combat, Matt Stone Racing's Percat held off a double dose of Red Bull opposition, with Will Brown taking second place ahead of Broc Feeney.

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Larson wins wild NASCAR Xfinity race at COTA after SVG and Hill clash

Larson had won the pole for the race but had to start from the rear when his No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports team had to replace a brake rotor.

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Lundgaard surges late to pace final test session at Thermal

Lundgaard managed to vault to the top spot in the final few minutes after putting down a flying lap of 1m38.2199s (112.413 mph) around the 3.067-mile, 17-mile circuit.

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Heim hangs on in overtime to win NASCAR Truck race at COTA

Heim had built a more than 8-second lead before a bizarre incident – Marco Andretti lost the entire rear-end housing off his truck – brought out a late-race caution and brief red flag.

Motorsport

Ilott leads third test session plagued by red flags at Thermal

The Briton, who is substituting for the injured David Malukas in the No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, vaulted to the top of the charts in the opening 15 minutes and was never dethroned after a flying lap of 1m38.7784s at the 3.067-mile, 17-turn circuit.

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Bagnaia “f****d up” by not considering fuel load in Portugal MotoGP sprint error

Bagnaia was in a dominant position in Saturday’s 12-lap sprint having taken the lead at the end of lap two, before pulling out a gap of just over a second at one stage.

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Vinales "closes the circle" with first Aprilia win in Portugal MotoGP sprint

Having inherited the lead on lap 12 after Francesco Bagnaia ran wide at Turn 1, Vinales resisted pressure from first Marc Marquez and then Jorge Martin to win the half-distance race at Portimao by just over a second.

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William Byron beats Ty Gibbs to NASCAR Cup pole at COTA

Byron, who was fastest overall in Saturday’s extended practice, carried that speed into qualifying. He was fastest in the first round and his average lap speed of 94.696 mph was good enough to top Gibbs (94.685 mph), who was the last car to complete a lap.

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Marquez now “has the speed” on Ducati MotoGP bike after maiden podium

The eight-time world champion brushed off a crash in qualifying which left him eighth on the grid to battle his way to second in Saturday’s 12-lap sprint at the Algarve International Circuit.

Autosport

Rising concerns in IndyCar over PFC’s braking system

There have been three known issues thus far, with the latest happening during the first test session on ahead of this weekend’s $1 Million Challenge at The Thermal Club.

Motorsport

William Byron fastest overall in NASCAR Cup practice at COTA

Byron, who won the pole for this race a year ago, was among the last cars to complete laps at the end of 1½ hours of practice and with time already expired registered the fastest average lap speed of the day at 94.415 mph.

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MotoGP Portuguese GP: Vinales wins tense sprint after Bagnaia error, Marquez second

Reigning world champion Bagnaia looked set to cruise to a first sprint win since the Austrian Grand Prix last year having led by just under a second at the start of lap nine.

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MotoGP Portuguese GP: Vinales wins sprint after Bagnaia error, Marquez second

Reigning world champion Bagnaia looked set to cruise to a first sprint win since the Austrian Grand Prix last year having led by just under a second at the start of lap nine.

Motorsport

Leclerc frustrated after “very aggressive” Ferrari F1 wing change fails to pay off

Having looked good in Friday’s practice sessions, Leclerc was less happy in Saturday’s FP3 session and in qualifying he struggled with his front tyres.

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Why Pramac holds the key to its MotoGP future with Ducati and Aldeguer's fate

Earlier this week ahead of the Portuguese Grand Prix, Ducati announced it had signed 18-year-old Moto2 star Fermin Aldeguer to a factory contract for the next two years with an option for two more, but didn't say what team he would race for.

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Tsunoda wants to 'increase his value' to other F1 teams if he misses Red Bull seat

Heading into this season, the expectation was that a strong campaign for Ricciardo would make him the favourite to replace out-of-contract Sergio Perez alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull in 2025.

Autosport

Zhou set for F1 Australian GP pitlane start after damaging front wing

Zhou qualified last at Albert Park on Saturday after he broke the left-hand side of his front wing on the Turn 10 exit kerbs on his final flyer, with the main plane cracking and the endplate eventually breaking off.

Autosport

MotoGP Portuguese GP: Bastianini claims pole from Vinales, Marquez crashes

Having topped Friday’s running at the Algarve International Circuit, Bastianini carried that into Saturday to take a first pole since Austria 2022 with a 1m37.706s.

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MotoGP Portuguese GP: Bastianini snatches pole as Marquez has a fast crash

Having topped Friday’s running at the Algarve International Circuit, Bastianini carried that form into Saturday to take a first pole since Austria 2022 with a 1m37.706s.

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Norris: Australia layout the main factor behind improving McLaren F1 form

Norris and Oscar Piastri qualified fourth and sixth respectively, but both will move up a spot after a three-place grid penalty for third-fastest Sergio Perez. While Piastri couldn't wring an optimal lap out of his MCL38 in Q3, Norris' four-tenth gap to Red Bull''s polesitter Max Verstappen is the smallest…

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

Red Bull's Max Verstappen will start the race from pole position after upsetting Ferrari's Carlos Sainz in Saturday's qualifying.

Motorsport

Ricciardo puzzled as "best" lap of F1 2024 not enough to match Tsunoda

Ricciardo was initially 12th in Q1 and thus safely through to Q2 before losing his lap time to a track limits offence, which dropped him down to 18th.

Autosport

Hamilton: 2024 Mercedes F1 car has "spikes" of promise that "disappear"

The seven-time F1 world champion was eliminated in Q2 ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, having previously scored eight pole positions in Melbourne. He missed out on the top 10 shootout to team-mate George Russell by 0.05 seconds.

Motorsport

Albon: Melbourne F1 points would be "payback" to Sargeant

Albon's own car was badly damaged in a crash in opening practice on Friday, and he didn't take part in FP2.

Autosport

Perez handed Australia F1 grid drop for impeding Hulkenberg

Perez was on a warm-up lap for his first Q1 run when a hotlapping Hulkenberg encountered him in the middle of the racing in on Turn 13, Albert Park's slow penultimate left-hander.

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