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Magazine: F1 Chinese GP, WEC Imola and WRC Croatia review

Last weekend’s motorsport featured all of the above – and that’s before we get on to Formula 1’s return to China. And all of them feature in this week’s edition of Autosport magazine, out today (25 April).

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How abruptly slowing down helped WRT to WEC Imola victory

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Porsche GT3 driver planned move on winning Toyota in Imola WEC's tricky conditions

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F1’s new points system looks on course to get support it needs

As exclusively revealed by Autosport ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, F1’s teams are due to discuss with the FIA and FOM the idea of revising the points system for 2025 to offer rewards down to 12th place.

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McLaren admits Malukas injury “more serious than we thought”

Malukas was brought in at the conclusion of the 2023 IndyCar season, signed to replace Felix Rosenqvist in the team’s No. 6 Chevrolet after the fallout from the Alex Palou contract drama.

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Krack: Stroll penalty "very harsh" after F1 China "chain reaction"

Stroll hit Ricciardo under the safety car as the field bunched up in the penultimate corner for a lap 27 restart. A furious Ricciardo was forced to retire his damaged RB car, while McLaren's Oscar Piastri also sustained rear-end damage when his compatriot's car was pushed into him. The stewards…

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Stroll explains why F1 China penalty for Ricciardo contact felt like "a joke"

With the field bunching up before the hairpin as the race was restarted on Lap 27, Stroll went into the back of Ricciardo, lifting the RB car up in the air and causing terminal damage to the Australian's car. Ricciardo was pushed into McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, who also sustained…

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The unusual extra motivational bet that capped Neuville’s WRC Croatia display

Neuville’s co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe put down a proposition on the event’s recce after noticing that the final stage of the Saturday morning and afternoon loop featured a 9.11km stage.

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Fuoco explains secret behind "special" WEC Imola pole lap

The Italian explained how completing two warmup laps in the decisive Hyperpole session in his factory #50 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar allowed him to set two laps good enough to earn his first pole position since last year's Le Mans 24 Hours. He improved on his 1m29.735s lap time…

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Fuoco explains tyre preparation behind "special" WEC Imola pole lap

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F1 teams to discuss change to jump start regulations

Autosport can reveal that one of the items up for discussion at next week’s meeting of the Formula 1 Commission is whether or not the way the jump start regulations are currently framed is fit for purpose.

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Rast: "More time" needed for BMW to emulate Porsche's WEC win with LMDh

The triple DTM champion believes that the victory achieved by Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer for Porsche Penske Motorsport in the Qatar 1812km season-opener gives BMW "hope" in the first year of its WEC programme with the M Hybrid V8 run by WRT.

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Why Imola could bring “more chaos” to the WEC

Following a season-opening race in Qatar that ran without interruption from safety cars, there is widespread expectation that Imola’s tight and undulating nature may conspire to produce incidents that the open, flowing nature of the Losail International Circuit helped negate.

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Latvala: Neuville, Evans tied for WRC Croatia lead "something special"

Hyundai’s Neuville and Toyota driver Evans incredibly clocked identical overall times to sit tied for the lead on Friday night after 119.74 competitive stage kilometres.

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Hyundai enacts contingency plan after WRC Kenya fuel issue

Neuville’s i20 N was struck by a fuel system issue at Safari Rally Kenya that ended any hopes of a podium finish.

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Vanwall working on 2025 WEC comeback with heavily-revised Hypercar

Having not been granted a spot on the 19-car Hypercar grid for the 2024 season amid the arrival of Lamborghini, BMW and Alpine, among others, Vanwall is pressing ahead with plans to make a comeback next year, team boss Colin Kolles told Autosport sister title Motorsport-Total.com.

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How national entries in the first month of the season stack up

The headline figures are certainly very encouraging. Almost two-thirds (64%) of the English club series with comparable data have either attracted a larger grid or one the same size as their 2023 average for their opening event.

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Rebecca Clancy named Editor-in-Chief Autosport

London, April 17, 2024 – Rebecca Clancy has been named Editor-in-Chief, Autosport, it was announced today by Mike Spinelli, Head of Content, Motorsport Network.

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Rebecca Clancy Named Editor-in-Chief of Autosport

Ben Hunt to join from The Sun.

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The obstacles Yamaha has to overcome to have a satellite MotoGP team in 2025

After 26 seasons at the helm of Yamaha, Britain's Lin Jarvis revealed last weekend in an interview with Autosport that 2024 will be his final year as the brand's most senior executive. Before closing this chapter, Jarvis managed to extend 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararo's contract until the end of…

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Why tough love has allowed Fourmaux to reach new WRC heights

Three rounds into the 2024 World Rally Championship season, a compelling case could be made for Adrien Fourmaux to be classed as the driver of the season so far. The Frenchman has turned heads on his full-time Rally1 return, exceeding both his and the M-Sport Ford team’s expectations to sit…

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Ranking the top 10 BTCC title deciders

The battle for the British Touring Car Championship always seems to go down to the final race. It doesn’t quite, but there have been plenty of incredible finales in the category’s history, stretching back to the very beginning in 1958.

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Why the signs were always evident that Sainz could cut it at the top

Having read Autosport almost all my life, I’m chuffed to have been given a regular column in a magazine/website that I respect. I am sure that I will return to what I know best before too long – running race teams – but for the moment, while I recharge my…

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Lin Jarvis to step down as Yamaha MotoGP team boss at the end of 2024

Jarvis is 66 years old and has been at the helm of Yamaha's racing division for 26 years.

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Formula E fast-charging pitstops "unlikely" before end of season

The concept, where drivers would pit during a race for approximately 30 seconds and receive a charge of power, was initially suggested for the start of the Gen3 era last year.

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