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Alex Palou breaks agreement, will not join McLaren in 2024

This latest contractual saga follows a protracted legal battle over his services for 2023, during which Ganassi filed a lawsuit against its own driver after he signed a contract with McLaren in the summer of 2022.

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Webber: Red Bull would get more praise for F1 success if it was a manufacturer

Red Bull celebrated its 100th F1 world championship race win with Max Verstappen’s victory in the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix – an achievement only four other teams (Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Mercedes) have scored in the competition’s 73-year history.

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IndyCar Indy RC: Graham Rahal takes first pole in six years

Rahal lapped in 1m10.1132s and will start ahead of team-mate Christian Lundgaard and Alexander Rossi of Arrow McLaren.

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Horner: Ricciardo has "met all expectations" on F1 comeback

Ricciardo, who was Red Bull's third driver after his McLaren exit, was drafted in at Red Bull's sister team to replace Nyck de Vries from Hungary.

Autosport

Why McLaren F1 didn’t address its high drag problem sooner

McLaren started the season off the pace with a car that was both lacking overall downforce and suffering from a lack of aerodynamic efficiency, meaning it creates too much drag for a given downforce level.

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Video: The F1 2023 technical evolutions explained

From Red Bull's unprecedented pace to McLaren's mammoth gains, the convergence of sidepods across the grid and the importance of suspension in the venturi tunnel era, there’s been plenty of focus points from F1’s technical masterminds.

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McLaren explains reasons behind Norris F1 race engineer rotation

Norris generally races with his long-time race engineer at McLaren, Will Joseph manning the radio, but on occasion, Joseph has been swapping roles with Norris' performance engineer Jose Manuel Lopez, including in various sessions over the last couple of race weekends.

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Toyota to continue McLaren relationship despite end of F1 wind tunnel deal

McLaren’s switchover to its own brand-new wind tunnel at its Woking factory is expected to take place this month, bringing an end to a 12-year partnership it had using the Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe (TGR-E) facility in Cologne.

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Mercedes' "knife-edge" F1 car behind Russell's recent struggles

Over the past three races, Russell took a fifth and two sixth-place finishes, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton grabbed a podium and two fourth-place results, as Mercedes battled McLaren and Ferrari for the status of second-fastest team.

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Red Bull’s DRS edge will take time to close, despite F1 rivals waking up to it

One of the standout characteristics of the dominant RB19 is the DRS advantage that has helped Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez often be unstoppable on the straights.

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Red Bull's DRS edge will take a while to close, despite F1 rivals waking up to it

One of the standout characteristics of the dominant RB19 is the DRS advantage that has helped Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez often be unstoppable on the straights.

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Hamilton defends Mercedes F1 progress since Monaco despite Red Bull margin

From testing in 2022 until May's Monaco Grand Prix, Mercedes pioneered the use of its size-zero sidepod car architecture. It then switched the W14 to run a downwash philosophy, as favoured by Red Bull, but with the addition of a 'waterslide' akin to that of McLaren and Aston Martin.

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Is Alpine’s plan to fast-track F1 success a pipe dream?

While former team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane both reckoned that it would realistically take a few more years for the Enstone-based squad to hit its victory targets, the French car manufacturer’s senior management believed it could be done quicker.

Autosport

Aston Martin’s F1 form dip: An upgrade side-effect or flexi-wing fallout?

With Fernando Alonso having helped breathe some excitement into the early races as he emerged as the shock main challenger to Red Bull, the squad even came close to victory in the Monaco Grand Prix.

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Is Alpine's plan to fast-track F1 success a pipe dream?

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Aston Martin’s F1 form dip: an upgrade side effect or flexi-wing fallout?

With Fernando Alonso having helped breathe some excitement into the early races, as he emerged as the shock main challenger to Red Bull, the squad even came close to victory in the Monaco Grand Prix.

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Video: The data behind the first half of the F1 2023 season

Twelve races down there's a lot of data available to explain where Red Bull is so good, how McLaren and Aston Martin changed throughout the season, where Mercedes and Ferrari need to improve, and how far back the midfield teams really are this season.

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Verstappen and Red Bull have left the others far behind

F1 fans can look forward to a thrilling second half of the season with plenty of storylines to follow. Max Verstappen is on course for a third title, but there's still plenty to watch out for in the battle for second-best team, McLaren's revival, and Daniel Ricciardo's return.

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IndyCar Nashville: Kirkwood wins by 0.7s after late red flag

Kirkwood finished 0.7633s ahead of Team Penske’s polewinner Scott McLaughlin and series dominator Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing). The race was red-flagged in the closing stages for a multi-car pileup, but Kirkwood kept his cool for his second win of the season.

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IMSA Road America: Campbell, Nasr Penske Porsche takes victory

Drama began even before the 160-minute race got underway, with the pole-sitting #31 Action Express Cadillac forced to start from the back after an incident for Alexander Sims in warmup.

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IndyCar Nashville: McLaughlin takes pole by big margin, Dixon shunts

McLaughlin whipped around the 11-turn, 2.1-mile temporary street course with a best lap of 1m14.6099s, and will start ahead of Pato O’Ward (Arrow McLaren) and Colton Herta (Andretti).

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IMSA Road America: Derani puts Cadillac on pole by just 0.068s from Porsche

Derani lapped the newly repaved Road America course in 1m47.730s, earning pole position for the first time since Sebring.

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IMSA Road America: Derani puts Cadillac on pole

Derani lapped the newly repaved Road America course in 1:47.730s, earning pole position for the first time since Sebring.

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IndyCar Nashville: Will Power fastest, then crashes in practice

Power lapped the 11-turn, 2.1-mile temporary street course in 1m16.4042s but ended his session by smashing into the wall at Turn 1.

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I Went 200 MPH* In A McLaren On A Public Road – Legally

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