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Aston Martin "has to do better" amid unreliability and Stroll F1 struggles

Most drivers clocked 23-26 laps during the first hour of running at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, but Stroll could only complete five tours and team-mate Fernando Alonso was limited to 18 laps.

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F1 United States GP: Verstappen leads sole practice from Leclerc

A flurry of soft-tyre runs in preparation for qualifying later on Friday defined the final 10 minutes of practice, and Verstappen was one of the earlier takers to punch in a 1m35.912s to overturn Alex Albon's timesheet-topping lap as Williams opened running on the softest compound.

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F1 United States GP: Verstappen quickest from Leclerc, Hamilton in practice

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Aston Martin and AlphaTauri reveal final major 2023 F1 upgrades

As Aston Martin bids to retain fourth place in the constructors’ standings against the major in-season gains made by McLaren, the AMR23 has been given an updated floor, bodywork and beam wing.

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Alonso trying to help Aston Martin F1 team-mate Stroll regain confidence

The Canadian has scored only 47 points so far in 2023 compared to the 183 of Alonso, and a series of incidents – notably the huge qualifying crash in Singapore that caused him to miss the race – have not helped.

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WEC to adopt Hyperpole qualifying format at all rounds from 2024

Each of the WEC’s two classes from next season, Hypercar and LMGT3, will have two sessions at each regular round: the fastest 10 cars from a 12-minute qualifying period will go through to the Hyperpole session lasting 10 minutes that sets the first five rows of the grid in each…

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Aston Martin not a sitting duck against McLaren in F1 standings

Aston Martin started off the season strongly with six podiums for Fernando Alonso in the first seven grands prix, but rival teams have since caught up with the Silverstone squad.

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Aston Martin wants to "prove" F1 car handling shift is hurting Stroll

Stroll has endured a torrid time since the summer break, having not scored a point in the last five races and been knocked out of Q1 for the last four events.

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Aston Martin wants to “prove” F1 car handling shift is hurting Stroll

Stroll has endured a torrid time since the summer break, having not scored a point in the last five races and been knocked out of Q1 in qualifying for the last four events.

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Aston Martin: People "judge too quickly" amid Stroll incident criticism

Amid a tough 2023 campaign, Stroll's frustration boiled over after being knocked out in Q1 during Friday qualifying at Losail.

Autosport

Alfa Romeo joins F1 trend for rear wing endplate tweak

Three teams took the plunge in making modifications to their cars, with Alfa Romeo becoming the seventh F1 team to modify its rear wing endplate to feature an upwashing swage line on the external face.

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IMSA Petit Le Mans: Keating’s LMP2 fastest as WTR Acura grabs GTP pole in wet

GTP was the last category to go out and saw persistent rain darken the 2.54-mile, 12-turn road course, leaving every team to swap to rain tyres. As the 20-minute session went on, conditions changed and the track began to dry out in areas and the lap times continued to fall.

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Petit Le Mans IMSA: Keating’s LMP2 quickest as WTR Acura grabs GTP pole

The last category to go out saw persistent rain darken the 2.54-mile, 12-turn road course, leaving every team to swap to rain tires. As the 20-minute session went on, conditions changed and the track began to dry out in areas and the lap times continued to fall.

Motorsport

Petit Le Mans IMSA: Bourdais again fastest in second practice

The second session in preparation for this weekend's season finale was slowed by one red flag, which saw the No. 35 TDS Racing ORECA of Giedo van der Garde have an off at Turn 3. There were other incidents, but none were enough to force another stoppage.

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Petit Le Mans IMSA: Bourdais leads opening practice session

Sebastien Bourdais jumped to the top of the charts late with a 1:11.674s, leading the Penske duo at the conclusion of the 90-minute session. The No. 6 Porsche of Mathieu Jaminet was just 0.046s adrift of Bourdais with Matt Campbell in the sister No. 7 Porsche 0.233s back of the…

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New Aston Martin GT3 car breaks cover

The evolution version of the Vantage GT3 under development ahead of a release to customers in time for the 2024 season was photographed for the first time during general testing at Silverstone this week.

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F1 news: Lance Stroll under FIA investigation following furious reaction at Qatar Grand Prix

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll is being investigated by Formula One's governing body for possible rules breaches at the Qatar Grand Prix.

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FIA investigating Lance Stroll over Qatar F1 garage strop

The Aston Martin driver grabbed attention after being knocked out in Q1 at the Losail circuit and letting rip with his anger.

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FIA investigating Stroll over potential rules breach after Qatar F1 garage strop

The Aston Martin driver grabbed attention after being knocked out in Q1 at the Losail circuit and letting rip with his anger.

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Aston Martin Working On 800V Front-Wheel Drive EV Setup

For a luxury car maker, front-wheel drive is rarely an option – although even Aston Martin broke this unwritten rule when it sold a rebadged Toyota iQ city car with FWD in the 2010s.

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Sargeant cleared after retiring from F1 Qatar GP with heatstroke

Sargeant was one of several drivers suffering from severe dehydration and heatstroke during what has been described as the most physically demanding race in recent times.

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F1 Qatar GP: Verstappen takes 14th win of 2023; Mercedes drivers clash

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finished second and third, with the former Verstappen's closest pursuer for much of the race and the latter charging up from starting 10th.

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F1 Qatar GP: Verstappen dominates as Piastri, Norris score McLaren double podium

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finished second and third, with the former Verstappen’s closest pursuer for much of the race and the latter charging up from starting 10th.

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Russell: Soft tyre choice for F1 Qatar sprint was not “stupid”

Russell was one of several drivers to go for the soft, with the Ferrari, Alpine and Aston Martin drivers among those to join him.

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F1 Qatar GP – Start time, how to watch, starting grid & more

Newly-crowned 2023 champion Max Verstappen will start the race from pole position in his Red Bull ahead of Mercedes pair George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.

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