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Mercedes under investigation over Q2 garage exit incident at Bahrain GP

George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli have both been summoned by the Bahrain Grand Prix stewards for entering the fast lane of the pitlane before a Q2 restart time was officially declared in Formula 1 qualifying.

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F1 Bahrain GP: Piastri takes pole, Norris and Verstappen outside of top five

Oscar Piastri has beaten George Russell to pole position for the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix, with Lando Norris and Max Verstappen down in sixth and seventh.

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Josef Newgarden: ‘We just weren’t quick’ as Team Penske falters in Thermal qualifying

Team Penske's drivers struggle in qualifying, with Scott McLaughlin, Josef Newgarden, and Will Power failing to advance to Q2.

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Bagnaia “angry” with MotoGP race direction after yellow flag error

Francesco Bagnaia says he is “more angry” with MotoGP’s race direction than Franco Morbidelli after losing an automatic entry into Q2 in Friday practice for the Thai Grand Prix.

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Bagnaia “more angry” with race direction than Morbidelli after Thai MotoGP yellow flag error

Francesco Bagnaia says he is “more angry” with MotoGP’s race direction than Franco Morbidelli after losing an automatic entry into Q2 in Friday practice for the Thai Grand Prix.

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Explained: The Brazilian GP red flag delay that Red Bull claims cost Verstappen

The FIA has explained the 40-second red flag delay after Lance Stroll's crash in Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying that Red Bull feels cost Max Verstappen a shot at avoiding Q2 elimination.

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Lando Norris on pole for Brazil GP after chaotic qualifying session in rain

The Briton’s bid to win his maiden world title received a boost in Sao Paulo amid drama in qualifying

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F1 Brazilian GP: Norris claims pole in chaotic wet qualifying, Verstappen 17th

McLaren’s Lando Norris topped qualifying at Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix while Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was eliminated in Q2 after the controversial timing of one of the wet session’s many red flags.

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MotoGP Malaysian GP: Bagnaia edges out Martin in second practice

Francesco Bagnaia continued his fine form on Friday by topping the second practice session at MotoGP's Malaysian Grand Prix.

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Bagnaia thought he was "reliving nightmare" of 2023 in Indonesia practice

Francesco Bagnaia confessed he felt pressure coming into the closing stages of second practice for the Indonesian Grand Prix after leaving it until the final minutes to book his place into Q2 at the Mandalika Street Circuit.

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Teams expect Sainz's F1 China qualifying incident to be cleared up

In Shanghai, Aston Martin protested against the qualifying result after Ferrari's Carlos Sainz rejoined Q2 after spinning off the track.

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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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F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Verstappen beats Leclerc for final pole

In a final qualifying session where the soft tyres were good for just a single flying lap – unlike the multiple fliers seen last week in Las Vegas – Lewis Hamilton was also knocked out in Q2 for Mercedes and Sergio Perez rued a track limits mistake in the other…

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F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Verstappen grabs pole as Hamilton, Sainz miss Q3

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F1 Brazilian GP sprint qualifying and race - Start time, how to watch & more

F1 has turned its sprint race into a standalone Saturday event, with sprint qualifying deciding the starting grid followed by the sprint race later in the day. Here’s how the latest sprint race format changes will work.During qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix, Max Verstappen grabbed pole position ahead of Charles…

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"Gutted" Norris says McLaren was quick enough for F1 Brazilian GP pole

The Briton had looked strong heading into the final Q3 shootout for the top grid spots, after leading the way in the Q2 segment of qualifying for Sunday's race.

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"Gutted" Norris says McLaren was quick enough for Brazilian GP F1 pole

The Briton had looked strong heading into the final Q3 shootout for the top grid spots, after leading the way in the Q2 segment of qualifying for Sunday's race.

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F1 United States GP: Leclerc on pole, Verstappen sixth after track limits breach

In an unexpectedly close session between Red Bull and it’s typically trailing rivals, Leclerc led the way for Ferrari through Q2 and again on the first runs in Q3.

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Red Bull quashes talk that Perez’s F1 seat is at risk

The Mexican driver has had a disappointing run of races, which has included him getting knocked out of Q2 for the Austrian Grand Prix after falling foul of three separate track limits offences.

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Red Bull quashes Perez’s F1 seat at risk talk

The Mexican driver has had a disappointing run of races, which has included him getting knocked out of Q2 for the Austrian Grand Prix after falling foul of three separate track limits offences.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia leads Bezzecchi in FP2, Quartararo misses Q2 cut

The reigning world champion set a 1m45.436s to top the timesheets in the final five minutes of the session, having entered FP2 in 16th overall.

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F1 qualifying results: Max Verstappen takes Monaco GP pole

Verstappen will start ahead of Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

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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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MotoGP Thailand GP: 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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MotoGP Aragon GP: Miller fastest in FP3 as crash leaves Marquez in Q1

Jack Miller led a Ducati 1-2 in a crash-strewn third practice for the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix, as a tumble for Marc Marquez left him outside of the Q2 places.

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