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Nick Sanchez eyeing Texas redemption, entering Truck race with Spire

Currently competing as a rookie in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Nick Sanchez has his hands full as he gets acclimated with the No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet. After ten races, he's crashed out of three races, but also has one top five and two top tens.

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Ayrton Senna’s first F1 win honored by Portuguese football team with special jersey

Portugal's GD Estoril Praia paid tribute to the late F1 legend's maiden victory with a one-off team kit

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Talladega entry list features 39 Cup cars, 41 Xfinity, and an Earnhardt

After their only off-weekend for the rest of the year, NASCAR's Cup Series teams will begin their 28-week trek to the championship with a visit to the intimidating Talladega Superspeedway.

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Jesse Iwuji to make surprise NASCAR return at Talladega

The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway will feature a name fans haven't seen on the track since February, 2023. Jesse Iwuji, 38, has entered the race as the driver of the No. 91 DGM Racing Chevrolet.

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Arrow McLaren steps outside of the all-Papaya livery lines for Indy 500

It's not all Papaya Orange and black for McLaren for next month's Indy 500. O'Ward, Siegel, Lundgaard, and Larson will each sport a livery of their own.

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Tackling tariffs - James Vowles explains Williams’ safeguards against market uncertainty

Williams boss James Vowles has outlined how spreading income and expenditure across different currencies has protected the team from the global financial uncertainty created by the recent tariff announcements from Donald Trump.

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F1 Hangover: Inside the Saudi Arabian GP’s A-list music festival, Sebastian Vettel’s return and more

From Jennifer Lopez and Usher's visit to the Ferrari garage, to the F1 Academy - here’s everything that happened in the Saudi Arabian desert.

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Are F1’s racing guidelines working? Our writers have their say

The decision to hand Max Verstappen a five-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage – by cutting Turn 2 to keep the lead against Oscar Piastri – resurfaced the debate over racing rules in Formula 1.

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Isack Hadjar: Liam Lawson “definitely pushing me” like Yuki Tsunoda used to

Isack Hadjar says his Racing Bulls Formula 1 team-mate Liam Lawson has had a smooth adaptation back to the Faenza-based squad following his Red Bull demotion - which the New Zealander agrees on.

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Toto Wolff says proposal to reduce F1 2026 hybrid deployment is "a joke"

The Formula 1 Commission is set to discuss further tweaks to the energy deployment of the 2026 power units, which has not gone down well at Mercedes.

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“Max was the quickest” in Jeddah, Lando Norris claims – with Oscar Piastri wary too

Oscar Piastri opened up a 10-point lead at the top of the drivers’ championship with his third victory of the Formula 1 season, but perhaps McLaren’s advantage is deceptive.

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Winners and losers from F1's 2025 Saudi Arabian GP

Easy as you like? Well, no. Not only was the Jeddah race a brutal 50-lap sprint, but the lower-than-expected tyre wear also seemed to prevent McLaren from flexing its muscle. It meant Piastri had to work harder for his third win of the campaign than in China and Bahrain, especially…

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Mercedes laments "worst performance of the season" as George Russell's tyres ‘fell off a cliff’

Toto Wolff was left furious believing the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was the “worst performance of the year so far” for Mercedes.

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Rivals at odds over who caused first-lap crash in Saudi Arabian GP

Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly have both refused to accept the blame for causing a race-ending crash for each driver in Jeddah.

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Christian Horner produces onboard evidence to dispute Max Verstappen's penalty

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has said the team is unlikely to protest the penalty decision that cost Max Verstappen his victory at the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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Max Verstappen coy on Jeddah penalty: “Anything I say, it might get me in trouble”

Max Verstappen refused to talk about the first-lap incident that cost him a shot at winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, claiming he could end up in hot water with the FIA and that “people can’t handle the truth”.

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Lewis Hamilton’s 32-second interview sums up his Saudi shocker

Lewis Hamilton was in no mood for questioning after a disappointing Saudi Arabian GP where he finished seventh.

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Zak Brown on Max Verstappen's penalty: "Oscar was clearly up the inside"

The 2025 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was ultimately decided by events at the first corner.

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“I make life tough on myself” - Lando Norris bluntly owns up to Jeddah setback

Lando Norris admits he is making hard work of his F1 title challenge.

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Helmut Marko on Max Verstappen’s “harsh” penalty: “Where was he supposed to go?”

Helmut Marko disagreed with the stewards’ decision to hand Max Verstappen a five-second penalty for passing Oscar Piastri off-track in the first lap of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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Saudi’s first female racer welcomes a new future for Saudi motorsport at Qiddiya City

“I look at this as a blank canvas”, Reema Juffali says when she discusses not only helping to bring through the next generation of Saudi women racers but increasing motorsports participation in the region as a whole. She is clearly passionate about the subject as she talks with vigour –…

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: five quick takeaways

There's a certain logic in the fact that Oscar Piastri took the championship lead so unspectacularly, after a measured and controlled drive, delivering everything he needed.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Oscar Piastri wins to take title lead as Max Verstappen gets penalty

Oscar Piastri took victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to move into the lead of the Formula 1 drivers’ championship.

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Why Max Verstappen was penalised for Turn 1 move on Oscar Piastri

As the lights went out at Formula 1’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri hooked up faster from second on the grid than polesitter Max Verstappen, and the McLaren and Red Bull headed into Turn 1 side by side.

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Imola 6 Hours: Ferrari wins at home, but Valentino Rossi loses out

Ferrari came out on top at the end of a thrilling race on home ground at Imola to claim its second victory of the 2025 World Endurance Championship season.

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