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Superbike Team Owner Paul Bird Passes Away At 56

Paul Bird, the man who ran the BeerMonster Ducati Team in the British Superbike Championship, dies at just 56 years old.

RideApart

IndyCar Portland: Lundgaard sets searing pace in first practice

The Dane’s rise to the top spot came on a set of alternate, red sidewall tires with his Honda-powered Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing entry, putting down a flying lap of 58.1776s around the 1.964-mile, 12-turn natural terrain road course.

Motorsport

Malukas stands firm over McLaughlin IndyCar podium hostility

The two drivers came together in Turn 4 with 47 laps to go, with the 21-year-old Chicago-born Dale Coyne Racing driver going on to stand on the podium while Team Penske’s McLaughlin eventually fell down to fifth.

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Juri Vips gets 2nd chance in racing after use of racial slur nearly ended his career

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing knew its latest driver would be controversial, so much so that the team social media manager turned off the ability to comment on posts announcing the hiring

The Independent UK

Byron on points buffer: "It can all go away pretty quick"

Byron has never been a part of the Championship 4, but many still point to this Hendrick Motorsports driver as the title favorite.

Motorsport

F1 Italian GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch & more

On his 29th birthday, Sainz topped second practice by 0.019s from McLaren’s Lando Norris in an eventful session stalled by two red flags; the first early on for Lance Stroll stopping with a suspected fuel system issue in his Aston Martin and the second late in the session for Sergio Perez…

Autosport

Bell's path to 2022 Cup title race "not a reliable playbook"

Bell and his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team faced two “must win” situations to advance in last season’s playoffs and reach the championship title race – and they delivered on both.

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Massa skips Italian GP amid legal process over 2008 F1 title

Massa is one of several former drivers employed by the F1 organisation in ambassadorial roles, with the job involving attending a certain number of races per season in logoed shirts and undertaking tasks such as meet and greets in the Paddock Club.

Autosport

Perez hails "best F1 Friday in a while" despite Monza FP2 off

Perez went off at the exit of the iconic Parabolica corner, bringing out a second red flag in the session topped by Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.

Autosport

Ex-MotoGP and BSB champion team owner Paul Bird dies aged 56

A brief statement from the PBM team said Bird died earlier on Friday having been hospitalised with illness.

Motorsport

Why Aprilia is “on another level” after Friday at the MotoGP Catalan GP

Aleix Espargaro topped both sessions on Friday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, heading factory Aprilia team-mate Maverick Vinales.

Autosport

F1 Italian GP qualifying – Start time, how to watch, TV channel

Carlos Sainz led the way for Ferrari in Friday practice, although a late red flag caused by Red Bull's Sergio Perez meant the times weren't fully representative of the pecking order.

Motorsport

The five key stages in Bortoleto's 2023 Formula 3 title charge

Gabriel Bortoleto has been crowned the 2023 Formula 3 champion, sealing the championship on Friday at Monza. The Trident driver dominated throughout, leading from the first race in Bahrain.

Autosport

Horner: Wolff has 'total lack of understanding' if he thinks RB19 favours Verstappen

After Verstappen qualified on pole for the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort with a 1.3-second gap to seventh-fastest Perez, Mercedes chief Wolff reckoned the difference was “odd” and “bizarre”.

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F1 Italian GP results: Carlos Sainz fastest in practice for Ferrari

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was quickest in Free Practice 1, before Sainz set the fastest time of the day in FP2 at 1m21.355s, 0.019s quicker than McLaren’s Lando Norris and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez.

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F1 Italian GP: Sainz tops FP2 from Norris as Perez crashes

Oscar Piastri nipped ahead of Max Verstappen in fourth during the session that was twice halted, with Charles Leclerc, so far the slower of the two Ferrari cars throughout practice at Monza, sixth in front of the Tifosi.

Autosport

F1 Italian GP: Sainz fastest from Norris as Perez crashes in FP2

Oscar Piastri therefore nipped ahead of Verstappen in fourth during the session that was twice halted, with Charles Leclerc, so far the slower of the two Ferrari cars throughout practice at Monza, sixth in front of the Tifosi.

Autosport

Horner: Wolff "lack of understanding" if he thinks RB19 F1 car favours Verstappen

After Verstappen qualified on pole for the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort with a 1.3-second gap to seventh-fastest Perez, Mercedes chief Wolff reckoned the difference was “odd” and “bizarre”.

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Rahal: Vips “paid a huge price” for mistake that cost F1 shot

Vips, 23, who makes his IndyCar Series debut with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in Portland this weekend, was dropped from the Red Bull Junior Team after using a racial slur on a live gaming stream.

Autosport

McLaren enjoys being "heavily challenged" by vocal Norris on F1 team radio

Norris caused a stir in last weekend's Dutch Grand Prix when he angrily slammed the team for leaving him out too long on slicks in the rain, shouting "are you stupid" to his race engineer.

Autosport

F1 teams think FIA had good reason to act on "rubbery nose boxes"

As revealed by Autosport earlier this week, the FIA has issued a draft technical directive stating that from the Singapore Grand Prix it is to take a tougher stance on the flexibility of bodywork – especially front and rear wings.

Autosport

Wolff: Avoiding escape clauses behind Hamilton's two-year Mercedes F1 deal

Hamilton and Mercedes signed an agreement for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, that will extend his stay at Brackley, where he won six of his seven world titles, to 13 years.

Autosport

MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro tops Friday as Japanese manufacturers embarrassed

Having led an Aprilia 1-2 at the end of first practice in Barcelona on Friday, Espargaro carried on his strong home form to top the second session by 0.362 seconds from team-mate Maverick Vinales.

Motorsport

F3 Monza: Bortoleto wraps up 2023 title in qualifying

The 18-year-old Brazilian, who is part of Fernando Alonso’s A14 Management stable, secured the championship on Friday at Monza after his title rivals failed to secure pole.

Autosport

Bortoleto wraps up 2023 F3 title in Monza qualifying

The 18-year-old Brazilian, who is part of Fernando Alonso’s A14 Management stable, secured the championship on Friday at Monza after his title rivals failed to secure pole.

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