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Steiner: Haas "wrong" to downplay 2024 F1 expectations

Upon taking over from Steiner in January, new chief Ayao Komatsu cautioned that Haas would start the season near the last row on the grid after the development of its new car got held up during the course of 2023.

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Ferrari F1 drivers out of "survival mode" with "huge step" on car consistency

Last year, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc often had to focus on tyre management, which was made more difficult by inconsistent and unpredictable behaviour even between sets of the same compound.

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Nissan pledges commitment to Formula E until 2030

The Japanese manufacturer made the commitment ahead of its home race with the inaugural Tokyo E-Prix taking place this weekend.

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Lola returns to motorsport in Formula E with Yamaha powertrain partnership

The new partnership was announced on Thursday in Japan ahead of the inaugural Tokyo E-Prix and the new combination is set to join the all-electric championship from as early as the 2025 season.

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Rob Huff back in BTCC with Toyota

The 44-year-old, who won the WTCC crown in 2012 during a world tin-top career than encompassed 36 race wins across a 19-year span, will form one half of Speedworks’ official Toyota Gazoo Racing GB line-up alongside reigning Jack Sears Trophy champion Andrew Watson.

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Rasmussen, Siegel and Simpson complete oval rookie testing at Texas

With chilly conditions to start the day, cars didn’t begin taking to the track until 10 a.m. ET (9 a.m. local time). There was no group running, which allowed each driver to maximize track time get approved to take part in the Indianapolis 500 Open Test in two weeks.

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Truex looks to solve short track "challenge" at Richmond

Truex and his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team have been remarkably consistent to start 2024 with one top five and four top-10s in the first six races and no finish worse than 15th.

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Shock F1 call-ups: 10 times that reserve drivers started a grand prix

Oliver Bearman received a shock call-up to the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz withdrew because of appendicitis.

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The amazing story of F1’s most incredible win from the back

It was a sunny Californian day not impacted by bad weather, there was no multiple accident to thin out the field, no clever pit stop strategy, and safety car interventions were still a decade away.

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'Wout hit my rear wheel' – Tiesj Benoot blames himself as crash ends Van Aert's Flanders dream

Visma-Lease A Bike's Dwars door Vlaanderen victory overshadowed by loss of Classics leader

Cycling News

This Experimental Suzuki GSX-R1000R Will Run At The Suzuka 8 Hours

A team of Suzuki employees is partnering with Yoshimura to run a new experimental GSX-R1000R at the 2024 Suzuka 8 Hours in attempts to enhance sustainability.

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Stella: Red Bull didn’t enjoy F1 tyre advantage at high-graining Melbourne

An overheating right-rear brake for Max Verstappen, an issue that hobbled him from the start, forced his early retirement as Carlos Sainz led team-mate Charles Leclerc for a Ferrari 1-2.

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Ricciardo: I won’t be distracted by “negative stuff” in F1 paddock

Red Bull chose to retain Ricciardo at the Faenza outfit for 2024 rather than opt for Liam Lawson, who showed well when he deputised for the injured Australian at five grands prix last season.

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Red Bull had no F1 tyre advantage at high-graining Melbourne - Stella

An overheating right-rear brake for Max Verstappen, an issue that hobbled him from the start, forced his early retirement as Carlos Sainz led team-mate Charles Leclerc for a Ferrari 1-2.

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The challenges that await on Formula E’s long-overdue visit to Tokyo

Since Formula E was founded 10 years ago, organisers of the all-electric championship have tried for over a decade to race in Japan’s capital, now the most populous city on earth with a population of more than 37 million.

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Wolff: Mercedes F1 relationship with Verstappen "needs to happen at a certain stage"

When news broke of Hamilton’s decision to leave Mercedes to join Ferrari for 2025, Verstappen seemed on course to see out his Red Bull contract, which expires at the end of 2028.

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Dall’Igna calls Bagnaia/Marquez Portugal MotoGP clash “very regrettable”

Gresini Ducati’s Marquez and factory counterpart Bagnaia were battling for fifth in last Sunday’s grand prix at the Algarve International Circuit when they came to blows two laps from the end.

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Honda opens new UK F1 engine base ahead of Aston Martin partnership

After officially withdrawing from F1 at the end of 2021, having propelled Max Verstappen to his first drivers’ title, Honda has continued to supply engines until the end of 2025 to Red Bull and RB (previously known as AlphaTauri) under its Honda Racing Corporation subsidiary - before Red Bull enters its…

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Krack: Alonso "would never put anyone in harm's way" amid Australia F1 penalty

Alonso was handed a post-race drive-through, which was converted into a 20-second penalty, for erratic and potentially dangerous driving in the closing stages of the race at Melbourne's Albert Park.

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Krack: Alonso "would never put anyone in harm's way" in wake of Australia F1 penalty

Alonso was handed a post-race drive-through, which was converted into a 20-second penalty, for erratic and potentially dangerous driving in the closing stages of the race at Melbourne's Albert Park.

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Former Haas F1 chief Steiner to be Miami GP ambassador

Steiner served as Haas team chief from its inception in 2016 until last winter, when his contract wasn't renewed after the struggling outfit finished last in the 2023 constructors' championship.

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Rins "needs to do something different" to Quartararo on Yamaha MotoGP bike

Rins finished 13th in last Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix, six places behind team-mate Quartararo, in what was his second competitive weekend for Yamaha following his off-season switch from LCR Honda.

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Wolff: Correlation issues, not dogmatism behind Mercedes F1 struggles

The Mercedes 2022 challenger was plagued by porpoising and bouncing while its W14 successor drew complaints from drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell over rear-end handling instability.

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Vettel logs 581km in “definitely fun” Aragon Porsche 963 test

Vettel, the 53-time Formula 1 race winner, had previously driven PPM’s simulator in Flacht in Germany before a brief run at Porsche’s fabled Weissach test track on 21 March.

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What happens when your big F1 break spirals into a farce

On paper, it sounded reasonable enough: Lola T97/30 chassis, Ford Zetec-R V8 engines and, most importantly, major corporate backing from Mastercard.

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