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Three NASCAR Cup champions crash in Talladega pit entry stack-up

On Lap 43 of 60 in the first stage at Talladega, green-flag pit stops were well underway. Exiting Turn 4, a group of Fords planned to pit together — and that's when disaster struck.

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F1 Brazilian GP: Piastri hands Norris Sprint victory, Verstappen fourth with penalty

Lando Norris was waved through by team-mate Oscar Piastri to win Formula 1’s 2024 Brazil sprint race, with the second McLaren saved from a Max Verstappen attack by a late virtual safety car.

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F1 Brazilian GP: Norris wins sprint after McLaren team orders - Verstappen fourth with penalty

Lando Norris was waved by team-mate Oscar Piastri to win Formula 1’s 2024 Brazil sprint race, with the second McLaren saved from a Max Verstappen attack by a late virtual safety car.

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How Mexico penalties finally set the right standard for punishing Verstappen's tactics

Here we go again. There’s still a sprint and a grand prix left in Formula 1’s penultimate triple-header of the year for things to get ugly at least a third time in this run between 2024 title contenders Max Verstappen and Lando Norris and up next after Brazil is Sin City…

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Horner doubts Norris would have made corner in Mexico Turn 4 Verstappen clash

Christian Horner doubts that Lando Norris would have made it through Turn 4 without going off track in his battle with Max Verstappen in the first of two Mexican Grand Prix incidents that awarded the Dutchman a 10-second penalty.

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Moving under braking in F1 explained: FIA rules and how they’re enforced

More stringent regulations surrounding moving under braking were introduced to Formula 1 in 2016 following drivers’ concerns around Max Verstappen’s defensive moves. Many drivers had complained to F1’s race director Charlie Whiting that Verstappen’s actions were extremely dangerous as he battled several rivals on track. Whiting had previously reassured the…

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IndyCar provides update to dashed white line and penalties for Indy 500

After much anticipation and debate, IndyCar shared how the dashed white line at the exit of Turn 4 to the pit entry attenuator will be officiated for this year’s edition of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”.

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Marcus Ericsson suffers hard crash in Indy 500 practice

The 2022 Indianapolis 500 champion and last year’s runner-up, Ericsson was the last driver in a line of four cars when he appeared to graze the curb in Turn 4 that led to him doing a 180-degree spin and pounding the outside wall.

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NASCAR Cup Darlington: Keselowski snaps 110-race winless streak

Chris Buescher, Keselowski's team-mate at RFK Racing, was working feverishly to hold off Reddick in the final laps when Reddick got into him as he attempted a slide job off Turn 4 and the two collided.

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Darlington NASCAR Cup: Keselowski snaps 110-race winless streak

Chris Buescher, Keselowski's teammate at RFK Racing, was working feverishly to hold off Reddick in the final laps of Sunday’s race when Reddick got into him as he attempted a slide job off Turn 4 and the two collided.

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F1 drivers with the most grand prix starts before victory

Lando Norris finally became an F1 race winner after taking a long-awaited victory at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. The win came during Norris’ sixth year in the series after being one of F1’s highest-rated drivers for several seasons and coming close to victory numerous times. So when Norris finally…

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NASCAR Cup Kansas: Larson beats Buescher in closest finish in history

For a few moments there were a pair of winners, one on the scoring monitor another on the video camera, after Larson and Buescher raced side by side off Turn 4 on the final lap of overtime and stayed that way as they took the chequered flag.

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Kansas NASCAR Cup: Larson beats Buescher in closest finish in history

Chris Buescher and Kyle Larson raced side by side off Turn 4 on the final lap of overtime and stayed that way as they took the checkered flag.

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Bahrain drains filled with concrete for F1 race after testing disruptions

As first reported by Autosport, the plan to seal the drains was proposed by F1 stakeholders on the final day of the three-day test last week.Testing was heavily disrupted when a drain cover on the approach to Bahrain’s Turn 11 was forced loose.In a Bahrain race preview statement, the FIA…

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Daytona 500 Classic: Harvick beats Martin by 0.02s in frantic 2007 finish

Kevin Harvick didn’t have the quickest car at Daytona and struggled against an overheating problem that dropped him back into the murkier zones of the whirling dervish pack, but what he did have was the right move up his sleeve at the crucial moment.

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Five things we learned from the FIA Gala

This year the event took place in Baku, not far from the street circuit that has hosted a Formula 1 race since 2017.The Gala is perhaps the biggest gathering of racing people away from the intensity of the competition – and it always prompts some moments of reflection and intrigue.Friday…

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MotoGP Valencia GP: Vinales takes pole as Bagnaia heads Martin for title showdown

The factory Aprilia rider put in the first ever 1m28s lap at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with a 1m28.931s to take his first pole since Assen in 2021, two days prior to announcing he was quitting Yamaha a year early.He led from factory Ducati rider Bagnaia, who dominated Q1 before finishing…

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Alonso: Keeping Perez behind in Brazil F1 harder than Imola 2005 win

Aston Martin driver Alonso put on a masterclass in Sao Paulo by fending off Perez's quicker Red Bull, and while the Mexican was able to pass him on the penultimate lap, Alonso struck back on the final tour by setting up an overtake into Turn 4.

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NASCAR Cup Darlington: Larson beats Reddick in playoff opener

Larson grabbed control of the race late in the final stage, when he was first off pitroad after the field came in during a caution caused by Ryan Newman spinning off at Turn 4.

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Larson beats Reddick in Darlington Cup playoff opener

Larson grabbed control of the race late in the final stage, when he was first off pit road when the field pit during a caution caused by Ryan Newman spinning off Turn 4.

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McLaughlin confirms “beef” with Malukas over St Louis IndyCar clash

Malukas finished third in his Dale Coyne Racing car – his second podium at the track formerly known as Gateway – after making contact with McLaughlin with 47 laps to go at Turn 4.

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Indy NXT Nashville: Rasmussen holds off McElrea to win drama-filled race

After qualifying was rained out at the 2.1-mile temporary street course, the field was set by championship order, but it was dry and sunny in time for Sunday morning’s race.

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Revealed: Three key speed secrets of Newgarden's Indy 500 win

After three red flags, Newgarden decisively passed Marcus Ericsson in the one-lap shootout that decided Sunday's showpiece. A robust defence exiting Turn 4 ensured he held off Chip Ganassi Racing's defending winner to secure his first and team owner Roger Penske's 19th Indy 500 victory.

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Hamlin calls for Elliott suspension after NASCAR Charlotte crash

Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver Hamlin was battling Elliott's Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet during Stage 2 when he drifted up the track and Elliott, on his outside, made contact with the Turn 4 wall.

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