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Supercars Adelaide: Brown fastest in crash-strewn qualifying

Will Brown has taken provisional pole position for Saturday's opening race of the Adelaide 500 in a dramatic qualifying session interrupted by a red-flag after three crashes at the exit of Turn 8.

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F1 Singapore GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch & more

Lando Norris topped the Friday practice times for McLaren ahead of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. Here’s how and when to watch qualifying.The British driver led FP2 by just 0.058s over Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, with the pair comfortably clear of the rest of the field during the qualifying simulation…

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Acosta: French GP was first chance for "something big" in MotoGP

Acosta was once again the top rider in the KTM contingent at Le Mans, with a rapid launch allowing him to jump from seventh on the grid to run fifth in the opening laps. But the 19-year-old race came undone when he lost the front of his GasGas-branded RC16 into Turn…

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Acosta: French GP was first chance in MotoGP for "something big"

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Drivers react to “mad” mannequin moment at Barber IndyCar race

A race full of action featured a bizarre moment that caught everyone off-guard after a mannequin called “Georgina” – installed by eccentric track owner George Barber in 2016 – fell from the pedestrian bridge on to the grass at the side of the track near Turn 8 on lap 52 of…

Motorsport

Overheating brakes triggered heavy Magnussen crash in F1 Mexico GP

The Dane was pitched off the road on lap 32 by a suspected left rear track rod failure when the car was under load in the fast right-hander at Turn 8.

Autosport

Espargaro saw Binder exceeding track limits in Dutch MotoGP battle

The Aprilia rider proved spot-on with his assessment of Binder’s mistake at Turn 8 on the last lap, with confirmation of the South African’s one-place demotion coming moments after the chequered flag.

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McLaughlin wins with “happy driver strategy”, Newgarden rueful

McLaughlin on fresher tires and no fuel worries was able to pounce on the two-stopping polesitter Romain Grosjean, when the Frenchman ran wide at Turn 5 on Lap 72, shortly after running out of push-to-pass boost. McLaughlin drew alongside him on corner exit, and the Chevrolet with push-to-pass activated easily…

Motorsport

IndyCar Barber: McLaughlin beats Grosjean for fourth win

Romain Grosjean led Alex Palou away as Pato O’Ward swooped inside Palou into Turn 1, but when O’Ward also tried to get around Grosjean at Turn 5 he lost momentum, and Palou was able to draft by him into Turn 8 to reclaim second.

Motorsport

Verstappen: Turn 8 lock-up cost me Brazilian GP pole

Max Verstappen reckons a lock-up he suffered on his only qualifying lap in Q3 at Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix cost him the chance of beating Kevin Magnussen to pole position.

Motorsport

Verstappen: Turn 8 lock up cost me pole at F1's Brazilian GP

Max Verstappen reckons a lock up he suffered on his only qualifying lap in Q3 at Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix cost him the chance of beating Kevin Magnussen to pole position.

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Miami F1 track changes allowed designers to go "a little bit mad"

The designers of the Miami Formula 1 track were able to go 'a little bit mad' with the circuit layout after a major public road was removed from the proposal.

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