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The implications of F1's vote on a new points structure

F1's proposed 2025 points system

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What is a wildcard in MotoGP and why is it used?

The 2023 MotoGP season had six riders enter selected grands prix as a wildcard entry, which is a concept that has a long history in the series.

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When Senna broke his F1 duck by walking on water

Following a late electrical failure that took him out of the running for a podium finish in Rio de Janeiro’s opening round, Senna arrived at Estoril looking for his first points of the season.

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Krack: Aston Martin frustrated by inconsistent F1 penalty decisions

In Saturday's sprint race, Alonso was given a 10-second penalty for a glancing collision with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz towards the end of the race, which resulted in Alonso retiring with a puncture.

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What is a wildcard in MotoGP and why is it used?

MotoGP has a wildcard system in place which can bring many benefits to a constructor - but what is it?

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Could Acosta get a Verstappen-like mid-season promotion to KTM in MotoGP 2024?

The 2016 F1 season had started with Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo driving for the main Red Bull team, with Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz, both directly contracted to the energy drinks giant, occupying the two seats at Toro Rosso. But ahead of the fifth round of the season in…

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Ranking the top 10 BTCC liveries

Gulf, Martini, JPS. Motorsport has plenty of great liveries and the most famous are usually found in Formula 1 or at Le Mans, but touring car racing also has plenty of iconic colour schemes.

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Haas F1 boss says Magnussen's Chinese GP penalty not "justifiable"

Magnussen was handed a 10-second time penalty for hitting RB rival Yuki Tsunoda during the restart of the race following the first safety car period. As they exited Turn 6, Magnussen appeared to suffer a snap of oversteer and hit the right rear tyre of Tsunoda's car, sending the Japanese…

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Wolff: Mercedes can't just keep living off F1 ‘bright spots’

While the German manufacturer was buoyed by Lewis Hamilton taking the runner-up spot in the China sprint last weekend, it still endured a challenging main grand prix as it came home behind McLaren and Ferrari again.

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10 things we learned from the 2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix

Formula 1 finally headed back to China after the COVID-19 pandemic, where home hero Zhou Guanyu was cheered on passionately – moving the Sauber driver and 2004 Fernando Alonso fan considerably.

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F1's new points system on course to get support it needs

As exclusively revealed by Motorsport.com ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, F1's teams are due to discuss with the FIA and FOM the idea of revising the points system for 2025 to offer rewards down to 12th place.

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F1’s new points system looks on course to get support it needs

As exclusively revealed by Autosport ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, F1’s teams are due to discuss with the FIA and FOM the idea of revising the points system for 2025 to offer rewards down to 12th place.

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Inside the strategy that won and lost the IndyCar race at Long Beach

The second points-paying round of the 2024 season saw 85 laps run around the 11-turn, 1.968-mile temporary street circuit, with an early caution – the only one of the day – proving to be the pivotal moment that altered strategies.

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IndyCar Long Beach: Dixon wins strategic battle, Herta hits Newgarden

After starting eighth, the 43-year-old New Zealander took advantage of the race's only caution, that temporarily neutralised the 85-lap contest, and switched to an alternate strategy. The outcome cycled him to the lead but forced him into fuel conservation mode.

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Krack: Stroll F1 penalty "very harsh" after China "chain reaction"

Stroll hit Ricciardo under the safety car as the field bunched up in the penultimate corner for a Lap 27 restart. A furious Ricciardo was forced to retire his damaged RB car, while McLaren's Oscar Piastri also sustained rear-end damage when Ricciardo's car was pushed into him. The stewards wholly…

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Krack: Stroll penalty "very harsh" after F1 China "chain reaction"

Stroll hit Ricciardo under the safety car as the field bunched up in the penultimate corner for a lap 27 restart. A furious Ricciardo was forced to retire his damaged RB car, while McLaren's Oscar Piastri also sustained rear-end damage when his compatriot's car was pushed into him. The stewards…

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Stroll explains why China F1 penalty felt like "a joke"

With the field bunching up before the hairpin as the race was restarted on Lap 27, Stroll went into the back of Ricciardo, lifting the RB car up in the air and causing terminal damage to the Australian's car. Ricciardo was pushed into McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, who also sustained…

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Stroll explains why F1 China penalty for Ricciardo contact felt like "a joke"

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Norris reveals bet about finishing 35 seconds behind Ferrari in F1 Chinese GP

Norris finished second in Shanghai after benefitting from a safety car period to make his only pitstop and come out ahead of Sergio Perez, but then managed to keep his hard tyres alive to comfortably control the gap with the Mexican. The result came as a surprise for McLaren at…

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Ricciardo: Stroll "making my blood boil" after China F1 contact

As the field got ready to restart the race on Lap 27, a lock-up from Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso into the hairpin caused a concertina effect for cars having to brake behind him. Several places behind the Spaniard, his team-mate Stroll crashed into the back of RB's Ricciardo, lifting the…

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Long Beach IMSA: Cadillac scores 1-2 in action-packed sprint race

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Bourdais and van der Zande took a ‘no tires’ pit strategy to get ahead of the sister Action Express-run Cadillac V-Series.R of Pipo Derani and Jack Aitken to score a 1-2 finish for the marque around the 1.968-mile temporary circuit.

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WRC Croatia: Relentless Neuville fends off Evans to hold narrow lead

The title rivals were locked in a titanic scrap across the day’s eight stages, which saw the lead change hands and the margin between the pair never exceeding five seconds, having started Saturday tied on overall times.

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BMW's Vanthoor frustrated by "harsh red flag" call in Imola WEC qualifying

The Belgian was pushing for a place in the Hyperpole session ultimately topped by Antonio Fuoco in a Ferrari top three sweep when he rotated the WRT-run M Hybrid V8 on the exit of the fast Piratella left-hander. Having avoided contact with the wall and got going again, Vanthoor felt…

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McLaren to introduce first F1 2024 upgrade package in Miami

McLaren had targeted a May release for its first big upgrade batch for the MCL38 driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and has now confirmed that it is on course to bring the new spec to the Miami Grand Prix held on 5 May. "For Miami, we will have…

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FIA dismisses Aston Martin protest over China F1 qualifying

Aston Martin had filed a protest against the result in the wake of Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz's off-track excursion in Q2.

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