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Why surviving Turn 1 at the Sachsenring is so difficult for MotoGP riders

Three years ago at the German Grand Prix, Francesco Bagnaia went down at the Sachsenring’s first corner. The spill lost him second place in the race and his championship challenge looked to be over. (Fun fact: It wasn’t.)

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Joey Logano confronts Ross Chastain after Chicago smash-up

On a late-race restart at Chicago, things got wild at the entry of Turn 1. Ross Chastain ended up getting spun sideways, and the first car he saw after getting straightened out had an immediate bullseye on it.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Marc Marquez recovers from shocking start to take sprint victory

Marc Marquez recovered from a shocking start to take a sprint victory from pole at the Italian Grand Prix to extend his MotoGP championship lead.The factory Ducati rider initially dropped back towards the bottom of the top 10, having reached across his bike to his left handlebar, moments before the…

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MotoGP Italian GP: Marquez continues near-perfect 2025 sprint record with Mugello win

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Who slept worst last night: Lando Norris

What on earth was Lando Norris thinking? The way he collided with Oscar Piastri on lap 67 of the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix looked, frankly, amateurish. The McLaren driver saw a gap nobody else did – because it wasn’t there – and drove straight into the back of his own team-mate. My…

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F1 Imola GP: Five quick takeaways

After the Miami GP, Helmut Marko called the gap to McLaren “depressing.” But just two weeks later, Red Bull showed it is still very much a force in this F1 season – well, at least one Red Bull. Max Verstappen once again demonstrated his brilliance in the RB21 and this…

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Marcus Armstrong cleared to race after undergoing concussion protocols

Marcus Armstrong suffered a major crash in Saturday morning practice, just ahead of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. The car spun, slamming the Turn 1 wall with the left-rear and left-side of the No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda in a heavy impact. Thankfully, the car did not go airborne…

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Colton Herta walks away from huge airborne Indy 500 qualifying crash

Colton Herta was the 14th driver on track for Indianapolis 500 qualifying on Saturday, but he never made it through Turn 1 on his first flying lap. The incident that followed ended up halting qualifying for about 18 minutes.

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With a middle finger out the window, Carson Hocevar wins Kansas Truck race

Saturday's NASCAR Truck race at Kansas Speedway ended in dramatic fashion as Layne Riggs ran down Carson Hocevar in a tense battle for the win. Riggs got alongside him in Turn 1, pushing up the track until the two trucks made contact. Hocevar began to spin sideways before hitting the…

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Two killed in ‘catastrophic’ incident, with third critical in British Supersport race at Oulton Park

Within just seconds after the green flag waved for the start of the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship race, 11 bikes were consumed in a horrific accident coming out of Turn 1. Of the 11 riders involved, one currently stands in critical condition, while two others were fatally injured.

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F1 Miami GP: Piastri leads Norris in McLaren 1-2 win, Verstappen fourth

Oscar Piastri led Lando Norris in a McLaren one-two finish to win Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix, with polesitter Max Verstappen beaten to the podium by George Russell.

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Fired-Up Lando Norris Eyes First-Lap Shot at Max Verstappen in F1 Miami GP

Lando Norris is aiming to make a move on Max Verstappen at the start of Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix, but doesn't anticipate a repeat of April's Suzuka race if he can't pass at Turn 1.

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Norris not expecting Suzuka repeat in starting behind Verstappen at F1 Miami GP

Lando Norris is aiming to make a move on Max Verstappen at the start of Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix, but doesn't anticipate a repeat of April's Suzuka race if he can't pass at Turn 1.

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

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Prototype Winter Series: Soufi and Konrad become two-time champions

Danny Soufi and Konrad Motorsport confirmed themselves as the 2025 Prototype Winter Series champions, with a stellar sweep of the final races of the season.

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Gomez set for Formula Winter Series title after podiums in Aragon

Gabriel Gomez continued his domination of the 2025 Formula Winter Series as the US Racing driver extended his championship lead with a podium in all three races at Aragon last weekend.

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GT and GT4 Winter Series: Title fights tighten at Aragon

For the first GT race of the weekend, SR Motorsport’s Moritz Wiskirchen led the early stages from pole position. Further back, Konrad Motorsport’s Carrie Schreiner and Juta Racing’s Eimantas Navikauskas collided, damaging the right-rear of Navikauskas’ Audi. Moments later, at Turn 10, the Lithuanian racer spun on his own, seemingly…

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How Dixon's woes gave Palou an unlikely victory in the 2025 IndyCar opener

Chip Ganassi Racing has a multi-champion superstar capable of extracting wins from what seem the most impossible of circumstances. Scratch that: it has two of them, because Alex Palou is a Catalan clone of Scott Dixon. Reigning title holder Palou bobbed around in the mix for over half of the IndyCar…

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Counting down the top five best IndyCar races of 2024

The checkered flag is waving on 2024, and what was an exciting season for the IndyCar series. This year saw the first back-to-back Indy 500 champion crowned since Helio Castroneves accomplished the feat back in 2002. Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou also nabbed his own back-to-back victory — taking home the…

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Verstappen takes blame for Piastri crash but unhappy with 10s penalty

Max Verstappen apologised to Oscar Piastri after hitting his McLaren at Turn 1 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but questioned the current penalty procedure in Formula 1.

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Verstappen takes blame for Piastri crash but unhappy with 10s penalty at Abu Dhabi GP

Max Verstappen apologised to Oscar Piastri after hitting his McLaren car at Turn 1 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – but questioned the current penalty procedure in Formula 1.

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F2 Abu Dhabi: Marti wins as Bortoleto extends championship advantage

Pepe Marti became the 18th different winner in the 2024 Formula 2 season in an Abu Dhabi sprint race that was decided by a phenomenal start which propelled him from fourth to first by Turn 1 of the 23-lap event.

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F2 Abu Dhabi: Marti wins sprint race as Bortoleto extends championship advantage

Pepe Marti became the 18th different winner in the 2024 Formula 2 season in a race that was decided by a phenomenal start that promoted him from fourth to first by Turn 1 of the 23-lap race.

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MotoGP Barcelona GP: Moto2 and Moto3 results

Alonso continued his winning run in Moto3, while the Moto2 season ended with Canet taking victory in a tense finale

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