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Norris’ “worst second half of a lap” still enough for second in F1 Dutch GP quali

The McLaren driver was the best of the rest behind the dominant Max Verstappen, qualifying second but some 0.537s off the Red Bull polesitter at Zandvoort.

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F1 Dutch GP: Verstappen enthrals home fans with pole in wild qualifying

The Dutchman punched in a 1m10.567s lap to send the home crowd into raptures, which remained untouchable in the final moments of Q3 to ensure a third consecutive pole at his local race.

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F1 Dutch GP: Verstappen heads red-flagged FP1

Sergio Perez was fourth in the other Red Bull, nearly half a second slower than Verstappen, with the Ferrari drivers well down the field after eschewing running the soft tyres throughout FP1.

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F1 Dutch GP: Verstappen leads Alonso, Hamilton in first practice

Sergio Perez was fourth in the other Red Bull, nearly half a second slower than Verstappen, with the Ferrari drivers well down the field after eschewing running the soft tyres throughout FP1.

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Kobayashi suggests he's ready to give up on Super Formula

Ex-Formula 1 driver Kobayashi enjoyed his strongest qualifying result of the season last weekend with sixth on the grid, and was promoted to fourth by the first-lap crash triggered by Liam Lawson's spin exiting Turn 2.

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Button encouraged by pace on NASCAR return despite "messy" Indianapolis race

Making his third and final planned Cup appearance of the season in a Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang after taking in the Circuit of the Americas rounds and the Chicago road course, Button started 31st in the 39-car field and endured an eventful race to finish a lap down on…

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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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IMSA Road America: Penske Porsche takes victory

The drama began even before the 160-minute race got underway, with the pole-sitting No. 31 Action Express Cadillac forced to start from the back after an incident in morning warmup.

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IndyCar Nashville: McLaughlin takes pole by big margin

McLaughlin lapped 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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Russell’s F1 Belgian GP spoiled by misjudgement behind ailing Piastri

Russell made a good getaway from eighth and coming down the hill from La Source he tried to pass the ailing Piastri, the Australian having damaged his car when squeezed between the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz and the inside barrier.

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Alonso: Aston Martin “felt more normal” again in F1 Belgian GP

Alonso finished the Spa race in fifth place, beating the Mercedes of George Russell and the surviving McLaren of Lando Norris.

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Sainz criticises Piastri's "optimistic" move in Spa F1 clash which led both to DNF

The pair came together on the opening lap of Sunday's Spa race, with Sainz, who started fourth, locking up and colliding with Piastri on the inside of Turn 1.

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F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen dominates despite grid drop to lead Red Bull 1-2

The reigning world champion launched from sixth due to a gearbox penalty, but surged into the lead on lap 15 and ran unchallenged to the chequered flag to score Red Bull's 12th-consecutive win of the season.

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F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen beats Perez by 22s after starting from sixth

When the lights went out, polesitter Leclerc swung across Perez's bows to maintain the lead at La Source, where Carlos Sainz, starting fourth, locked up and then collided with Oscar Piastri running just behind from fifth on the grid on the inside.

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Norris concedes McLaren downforce level too high at Spa ahead of F1 grand prix

Like the rest of the teams, the Woking outfit only had Friday’s FP1 session during which to experiment before the set-up of the cars was locked in as parc ferme took effect for qualifying.

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Hamilton recalls Senna’s “going for a gap” quote after Perez F1 clash

The Mercedes driver also referenced Ayrton Senna’s famous quote about no longer being a racing driver if you don’t go for a gap.

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Hamilton recalls Senna’s “going for a gap” F1 quote after Perez clash

The Mercedes driver also referenced Ayrton Senna’s famous quote about no longer being a racing driver if you don’t go for a gap.

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Alonso explains uncharacteristic Spa F1 sprint spin

The two-time world champion lined up only 14th for the shorter Saturday contest as a legacy of not setting a time in Q2 owing to the red flag caused by team-mate Lance Stroll shunting.

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The Independent UK

Jake Dennis crowned Formula E world champion after chaotic London race

A podium finish for the Brit came after his closest rival, Nick Cassidy, was taken out by his own teammate

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Piastri felt he was "no match" for Verstappen in Spa F1 sprint race

A late downpour meant the field launched for the Saturday race behind the safety car ahead of a rolling start.

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Verstappen defends "safer" Red Bull pit call in Spa F1 sprint

To reduce spray after a late downpour, five formation laps were run behind the safety car ahead of a rolling start.

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F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen tops sprint shootout from Piastri by 0.011s

The two Ferrari drivers ended up third and fourth with Carlos Sainz ahead, while Charles Leclerc made a small error on his final Q3 lap that proved costly in the fight for pole.

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Hamilton: Hungarian GP slump "reality" of Mercedes F1 form

The seven-time world champion had pulled off a shock pole at the Hungaroring on Saturday, as he edged out Max Verstappen by 0.003 seconds. It was his first pole position since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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Vasseur: Ferrari “made too many mistakes” in F1 Hungarian GP

Charles Leclerc finished only seventh after his race was compromised by a wheel gun issue in a pitstop and a five-second penalty for pitlane speeding, while his team-mate Carlos Sainz could only recover to eighth after a disappointing qualifying session saw him start 11th.

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Hamilton: Hungarian GP slump “reality” of Mercedes F1 form

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