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Pedro Acosta explains Q1 relegation, hopes Jerez is worst race of 2026

While Enea Bastianini showed KTM had a bike capable of getting through Q2, Pedro Acosta failed to put together a clean lap in practice

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MotoGP Brazilian GP: Johann Zarco tops rain-hit Friday Practice, Marco Bezzecchi to Q1

Five different manufacturers in the top five as rain shuffles the order in practice

Motorsport

Cadillac’s main weakness revealed after Q1 exit on F1 debut

Valtteri Bottas says Cadillac is “definitely lacking performance” following a tough qualifying session in Melbourne, and explains why

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Max Verstappen and Lando Norris hit out at new F1 cars: ‘They need to change’

Verstappen crashed out in Q1 while reigning F1 world champion Norris only qualified sixth at the first race in Australia

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2026 F1 qualifying format explained as Cadillac expands the grid to 22 cars

Cadillac’s arrival takes the field to 22 cars, so the FIA has adjusted the Q1 and Q2 cut line while keeping Q3 as a 10-car shootout

Motorsport

Charles Leclerc explains "difficult" Ferrari F1 car: It's "in the wall or through Q1"

Leclerc qualified fifth for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix while team-mate Lewis Hamilton was knocked out in Q1

Motorsport

Leclerc: Ferrari F1 car so difficult it's "in the wall or through Q1"

Charles Leclerc qualified fifth for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix while team-mate Lewis Hamilton was dumped out in Q1

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Norris soars to F1 São Paulo GP pole as Piastri stumbles and Verstappen flops

Lando Norris will start the Sao Paulo GP on pole while Oscar Piastri was only fourth and Max Verstappen was eliminated in Q1, 16th fastest

The Guardian - UK

Marquez on two Indonesia crashes and Q1 entry: "I want to get this weekend over with"

Marc Marquez's Indonesia curse struck again on Friday as he admits victory is already out of reach

Autosport

Marc Marquez after double Indonesia crash and Q1 blow: "I want to get this weekend over with"

Marc Marquez's Indonesia curse struck again on Friday as he admits victory is already out of reach

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MotoGP Indonesian GP: Marco Bezzecchi tops practice, Marc Marquez in Q1 for first time

Bezzecchi fastest for Aprilia, while factory Ducatis finish well off the pace

Motorsport

MotoGP Indonesian GP: Bezzecchi tops practice, Marquez in Q1 for first time

Bezzecchi fastest for Aprilia, while factory Ducatis finish well off the pace

Autosport

F1 Panel: Is Yuki Tsunoda doing enough to prove Red Bull right?

Yuki Tsunoda finally got his chance at the Red Bull main team after four full seasons and two races with the junior squad. But the challenge is proving to be difficult, with stand-out performances still missing. A mere 12th place in Japan, two points in Bahrain and a first-lap crash…

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F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Norris on pole in McLaren 1-2, Hamilton out in Q1

Lando Norris took pole position for Formula 1’s 2024 season finale in Abu Dhabi ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz, as long-time qualifying leader Max Verstappen ended up only fifth.

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Hamilton disaster as loose bollard puts him out of Q1 in final Mercedes outing

Lewis Hamilton’s final qualifying for Mercedes in Formula 1 ended in a disappointing Q1 exit on Saturday after a flying bollard got trapped under his car.

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Hamilton disaster as loose bollard helps put him out of Q1 in final Mercedes outing

Lewis Hamilton’s final qualifying for Mercedes in Formula 1 ended in a disappointing Q1 exit on Saturday after a flying bollard got trapped under his car.

Motorsport

Bottas: It’s “ironic” that Sauber F1 improvement has come so late

Valtteri Bottas has hailed the effect of his Sauber team’s latest upgrades on car performance after qualifying 13th for the Qatar Grand Prix and finishing 12th in the sprint event – but acknowledged the improvement has come rather late for him.Bottas is out of an F1 race drive next year…

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Piastri slates "very poor mistake" that led to Mexico Q1 exit

Oscar Piastri has conceded the error that saw him eliminated from Q1 for Formula 1's Mexican Grand Prix was a "very poor mistake".

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MotoGP French GP: Martin smashes lap record for pole in crash-strewn qualifying

With Enea Bastianini setting a new lap record to get through Q1, the tone was set for the first sub 1m30s lap of the Le Mans circuit.

Autosport

How a struggling MotoGP sophomore saved his career but highlighted a wider issue

Gresini Ducati rookie Fabio Di Giannantonio scored points on just six occasions in 2022. His haul at the end of that season was a slender 24, a full 87 points adrift of the next Ducati rider in the standings. His fellow rookie Marco Bezzecchi, had a higher peak too, managing a…

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Marquez: Honda MotoGP atmosphere hasn't changed since departure announcement

The eight-time world champion has been with Honda for his entire MotoGP career, but has elected to quit with a year left on his current contract to join Gresini Ducati in 2024.Marquez won’t be able to bring any of his crew with him to Gresini aside from tyre technician Javi…

Motorsport

Albon: Headwind masked Williams problems in F1 Dutch GP qualifying

Albon topped Q1 on Saturday, ran third in Q2 and then completed the second row of the grid in the final shootout, having lapped 0.852 seconds adrift of clear polesitter Max Verstappen.

Autosport

Norris "completely destroyed the floor" in F1 Belgian GP qualifying

Norris went off the track at Stavelot in the first half of a wet Q1, skating through the gravel as his race engineer suggested the Briton had sustained front wing damage.

Motorsport

Sainz: Saturday morning F1 qualifying without practice will be "intense"

F1 has tweaked the format for this weekend's first sprint event of the 2023 season in Baku, with a single free practice session on Friday followed by qualifying for Sunday's grand prix.

Motorsport

Thailand MotoGP: Martin quickest for Ducati in FP3, Marquez to Q1

Pramac’s Jorge Martin topped third practice for the MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix despite a crash as Honda’s Marc Marquez failed to get into qualifying Q2 directly.

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