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BTCC Donington: Ingram takes first pole of 2024

After a 2023 season of domination by the Alliance-run NAPA Racing Fords, Ingram and his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N significantly emerged on top of the only qualifying session of the season where everyone is on equal boost, for his first pole since his 2022 title-clinching weekend at Brands Hatch.

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Marquez "crashed in the easiest part" of Jerez MotoGP sprint race

Gresini rider Marquez made a relatively slow launch from pole position to drop to third at the start, but repassed both KTM's Brad Binder and Pramac star Jorge Martin to retake the lead on lap 7.

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Ryan Blaney fastest in Dover Cup practice; Smith and Grala wreck

The top speeds all came from the second 20-minute session, which also proved the most dramatic.

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Mir rages at "irregular" MotoGP stewards after Marquez sprint clash

While battling for the outer reaches of the points late on in Saturday's crash-strewn sprint race at Jerez, Marquez collided with Honda's Mir at the last corner as he made a failed overtake attempt.

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Monaco E-Prix: Evans leads Jaguar 1-2 after strategy masterclass

The two Kiwis dominated proceedings in Monte Carlo, with Evans winning by nearly one second having led the majority of the 31-lap contest, which was extended by two laps due to a pair of safety car periods.

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Penske's IndyCar explanation 'doesn't stack up', accuses McLaren's Brown

IndyCar officials disqualified St. Pete race winner Josef Newgarden and third-place finisher Scott McLaughlin for illegally using the overtake system in last month's season-opener, which occurred after a line of software code was changed during hybrid testing and mistakenly used in race mode as the 2024 season kicked off.

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MotoGP Spanish GP: Martin wins demolition derby sprint from Acosta

Martin leaped into the lead on the opening lap but was quickly reeled in and passed by poleman Marquez, who looked on course for a first Gresini Ducati win.

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MotoGP Spanish GP: Martin wins mad, crash-filled sprint race from Acosta

Martin leapt into the lead on the opening lap but was quickly reeled in and passed by poleman Marquez, who looked on course for a first Gresini Ducati win.

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BTCC Donington: Ingram dominates practice

The 2022 champion was happy to go about his own programme for the majority of both 35-minute periods at a bitterly cold Leicestershire circuit and on each occasion he set the standard as the chequered flag flew.

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DTM Oschersleben: Aitken capitalises on Wittmann dramas to win season-opener

BMW driver Wittmann was on course to take an unlikely victory from the last row of the grid after timing his pitstop to perfection, with Schubert Motorsport having brought him in for his mandatory stop just before a Full Course Yellow was deployed.

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DTM Oschersleben: Aitken wins season-opener, heartbreak for Wittmann

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RB plans Miami upgrade to keep "surfing on the top" of midfield fight

The Faenza-based squad has found itself locked in an intense fight with Haas for supremacy of the five-squad chasing pack that is behind F1's top teams of Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Aston Martin.

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RB plans Miami upgrade to keep "surfing on the top" of F1 midfield fight

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Monaco E-Prix: Porsche's Wehrlein snares pole after Jaguar errors

The Porsche driver, who won last time out in the Misano E-Prix and is now championship points leader courtesy of his pole, steadily increased his margin to Vandoorne (DS Penske) over all three sectors around the Monte Carlo circuit.

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Monaco E-Prix: Pole for Wehrlein after Jaguar errors

The Porsche driver, who won last time out in the Misano E-Prix and is now championship points leader courtesy of his pole, steadily increased his margin to Vandoorne over all three sectors around the Monte Carlo circuit.

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MotoGP Spanish GP: Marc Marquez grabs first Ducati pole in damp qualifying

Having taken a first front row since his switch to Gresini Ducati last time out at the Americas GP, former Honda rider Marquez went one better in front of his home crowd at Jerez on Saturday morning.

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Norris: F1 might never have a driver with Alonso's longevity again

Alonso's recent Aston Martin contract extension means he will carry on racing until at least the end of the 2026 F1 campaign, by which time he will be 45.

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Monaco E-Prix: Evans dominates practice as Barnard gets up to speed

Jaguar's Evans was in strong form on Saturday morning across each of the two 30-minute practice sessions, as the Kiwi ended with a 1m29.521s around the Monte Carlo circuit.

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Red Bull being as "ballsy" with F1 engine as it is with title-winning cars

The Milton Keynes-based team will produce its own power unit for the first time in 2026, when its new Red Bull Powertrains division ties up with Ford.

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IndyCar leadership addresses Penske DQs, clarifies timeline

IndyCar officials disqualified St. Petersburg race winner Josef Newgarden and third-place finisher Scott McLaughlin for illegally using the overtake in last month’s season-opener.

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IndyCar Barber: Under-fire Newgarden leads opening practice

Two-time IndyCar Series champion and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Newgarden set the pace with a flying lap of 1m06.7045s in the No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet around the 2.3-mile, 17-turn natural terrain road course.

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IndyCar Barber: Newgarden spins, then tops opening practice

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McLaughlin knew rules but has ‘no recollection’ of pressing overtake button

McLaughlin, along with his race-winning team-mate Josef Newgarden, was stripped of his podium finish in the season opener at the Floridian street track after it was discovered they both illegally used the push-to-pass overtake system following restarts, when the system should’ve been disabled.

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Herta: Any excuse Newgarden and Penske have “is bull***t”

Newgarden was stripped of his victory in the season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg last month, along with Penske team-mate Scott McLaughlin’s third-place finish, after both were found by IndyCar officials to be in violation of illegally using the overtake boost on restarts.

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Why do so many F1 stars live in Monaco?

Sponsored by Monaco is considered home for almost half of the 20 drivers on the current F1 grid as well as Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff but there are more reasons than just the huge tax-free benefits that draw them there. One of the world's smallest nations, Monaco has a…

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