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WRC Rally Sardinia: Points leader Neuville crashes out, Tanak leads Ogier

Tanak became embroiled in an intense fight with overnight leader Sebastien Ogier (Toyota) across the morning’s rough gravel stages with the lead changing hands twice, before Tanak ended the loop with a 3.5s lead.

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Q&A: Newgarden explains the laps that decided the 2024 Indy 500

“It's been 48 hours and I'm tired,” says Josef Newgarden when we ask how he's been since winning the 2024 edition of the Indianapolis 500. We’re in a 38th-floor hotel conference room looking out onto the Empire State Building, the sun is shining, and he’s on day one of a…

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Penske alliance benefitting AJ Foyt Racing’s IndyCar aims – Ferrucci

A 25-year-old Connecticut native, Ferrucci has come out with three top 10s in the opening five points-paying rounds of the 2024 IndyCar Series season.

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Pirelli open to soft-tyre-only F1 Monaco GP, but sceptical

A lack of action and overtaking in last weekend’s Monte Carlo race, where the top ten drivers finished in the same position they started, has triggered calls for potential rule changes to help spice it up.

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WRC drivers back “more intense” sprint format trial

The WRC is conducting a trial of a new shorter format at the Italian Island gravel rally, which it hopes could offer event organisers more flexibility and help improve the championship's promotion. A move to vary event formats, to include endurance and sprint rallies from next season, is a key…

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Friday favourite: The “trick” features that endeared Unser to Penske's forgotten car

The Penske PC27 is a somewhat improbable choice for Al Unser Jr’s favourite car. A two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and two-time IndyCar champion, he had his greatest successes at the wheel of the Lola T90/00, Galmer G92 and Penske PC23-94 in US open-wheel racing. By contrast, he went winless in the radical PC27…

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F1 team ownership: who are the different teams owned by?

F1 finances are as strong as they’ve ever been, as current revenue levels are understood to be over $3 billion.

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Solberg out of WRC Rally Sardinia on medical grounds

The WRC2 title contender had been set to tackle the 16-stage gravel rally, although the Swede was not registered to score championship points. However, Solberg and co-driver Elliott Edmondson have been forced out of the rally before the opening stage. Solberg is understood to be suffering from an allergic reaction…

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Bezzecchi "not upset" to fall out of factory Ducati MotoGP seat frame

VR46 rider Bezzecchi was an outside contender for the title during his breakthrough 2023 campaign, where he eventually finished third in the standings to champion Francesco Bagnaia and second-placed Jorge Martin after scoring victories in Argentina, France and India.

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The good, the bad and the bizarre on Formula E's return to China

“It could be right on the cusp of tripping over and then you’ve got 22 cars stopped out on the track and we all look a bit silly.” Andretti team principal Roger Griffiths’ comments during the opening practice session ahead of last weekend’s Shanghai E-Prix double-header reflected what many already…

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Why Ocon's 'not a team player' reputation exists - and how he can fix it

The incident, where Ocon tried to barge his way past Gasly, proved terminal for the aggressor as his car became briefly airborne and caused damage that could not be repaired during the red flag. It very nearly took Gasly out of the race too, as he sustained a puncture and…

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Ranking Lancia’s greatest rally cars

The Italian brand leaned into its history during Monday’s announcement where it confirmed a return to the stages through a Rally4 programme with its new Ypsilon hatchback. A version of its new offering was unveiled in a livery that recaptured the iconic Martini Racing stripes, synonymous with the brand in…

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How McLaren was ready to pit Norris – but Ferrari ruined its Monaco F1 plan

McLaren had hoped to push Ferrari into extending its lead at the front of the 78-lap race, in a bid to build a sufficient buffer between the cars in the top four and Russell to allow McLaren to make a pitstop. Having started on hard tyres, Russell switched to the…

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Loss, heartbreak, redemption: The road to Leclerc's Monaco F1 triumph

How as a young child growing up in the principality, he would take the bus to school up the winding climb to Casino Square, dreaming how he would one day tear up the same roads in a scarlet Ferrari F1 car. How his late father Herve made every possible sacrifice to…

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The simple rule change that could make the Monaco GP exciting again

As F1 machinery has grown ever bigger and heavier, it is clear the cars have outgrown the famous streets in terms of being able to offer thrilling wheel-to-wheel action.

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Five things you may have missed from F1's Monaco Grand Prix

Perez damage bill up to three million euros, warns Marko

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Ten things we learned at the 2024 F1 Monaco Grand Prix

It was a thrilling edition of a race steeped in history, worthy of joining those that came before it in the stratosphere of motorsport's memorable moments. Strategic gamesmanship preceded a final showdown between two of the championship's brightest talents, and the conclusion did not disappoint: a fearless overtake around the…

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10 things we learned at the 2024 F1 Monaco Grand Prix

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What was behind F1's "slower than F2" Monaco GP tactical pace

With overtaking near-impossible in Sunday's race, and all cars getting their required tyre change in under the opening lap red flag, the only hope for some drivers to put real pressure on the car in front was to hope the required 19-second pitstop gap would open up behind them.

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Alonso mistakenly believed he finished 10th in F1 Monaco GP

The Aston Martin driver spent much of the race playing the team game in building up a gap for Lance Stroll, which the Canadian could use to ditch his medium tyres and preserve his position.

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O'Ward feels he has "cracked a code" for Indy 500 win despite "heartbreaking" defeat

Arrow McLaren driver O'Ward jumped to the outside of Josef Newgarden’s Team Penske machine heading to the white flag and snatched the top spot entering Turn 1.

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Norris: Sainz's Monaco F1 red flag reprieve “frustrating and unfair”

Sainz had initially picked up a puncture after a clash with Oscar Piastri at the first corner, and his car skidded to a halt and appeared to be out of the race at Casino Square.

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F1 Monaco GP: Leclerc wins on hometown streets

An audibly ecstatic Leclerc crossed the line 7.1s clear of Piastri to claim his first-ever victory at the Monaco street circuit, after overcoming the Australian at two standing starts after an early red flag, and then set the pace sufficiently to deny McLaren a tactical advantage.

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Dennis: Formula E title defence "is over" after Shanghai non-score

The Andretti driver was only able to finish 11th, having struggled for pace throughout the 28-lap race at the Shanghai International Circuit after starting down in 14th. With Dennis only able to take fifth place from the opening race of the weekend a day earlier, the Briton is now 55…

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Dennis: "For sure I’m out" of Formula E title race after Shanghai non-score

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