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F1 returns after five-week break as FIA rolls out rule changes

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Formula 1 returns to action at the Miami Grand Prix following an unexpected five-week break when a pair of races in the Middle East were called off because of the war in Iran.

Wednesday, Apr 29

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NBA Game 5 Highlights: 76ers 113, Celtics 97

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Joel Embiid led the way with 33 points, Tyrese Maxey put together a 25-point, 10-rebound double-double, and Quentin Grimes added 18 points off the bench as the Philadelphia 76ers kept their season alive with a 113-97 win over the Boston…

Monday, Apr 27

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Carson Hocevar earns 1st win with last-lap pass at Talladega Superspeedway

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Carson Hocevar ensured the Talladega Superspeedway fans who witnessed his first NASCAR Cup Series win would remember it.

Friday, Apr 24

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Reports: France to step down as NASCAR’s CEO, O’Donnell promoted

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NASCAR majority owner Jim France is stepping down as chief executive and will be replaced by president Steve O’Donnell, according to multiple reports.

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Formula 1 returns to Turkey from 2027 on five-year contract

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The Turkish Grand Prix is back on the Formula 1 calendar next season for the first time since 2021, on a five-year agreement.

Sunday, Apr 19

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Reddick passes Larson on final lap of OT to win NASCAR Cup Kansas race

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — NASCAR driver Tyler Reddick is riding the kind of Cup Series hot streak that Michael Jordan once enjoyed in his playing days.

Monday, Apr 13

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India government pushing for F1’s return by working to remove tax hurdles

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India is working on removing tax hurdles to ease Formula 1’s return, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday.

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Ty Gibbs earns first NASCAR Cup victory at Bristol

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Ty Gibbs outdueled Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson in overtime Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, breaking through for his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in his 131st start.

Thursday, Apr 9

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Max Verstappen’s race engineer to leave Red Bull for rival McLaren

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Max Verstappen’s race engineer and close ally GianPiero Lambiase is set to leave the Red Bull team in 2028 and will join Formula 1 rival McLaren as its chief racing officer.

Monday, Mar 30

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F1 meetings likely to discuss rule changes after big crash

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A huge crash which left Oliver Bearman limping. Overtaking that sometimes happens by accident. And four-time champion Max Verstappen mulling retirement.

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Elliott beats Hamlin at Martinsville for 1st NASCAR win of season

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Chase Elliott outdueled Denny Hamlin at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, earning his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season.

Sunday, Mar 29

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Verstappen weighs F1 retirement, citing lack of enjoyment

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For Max Verstappen, the question is no longer about dominatnig Formula 1 — but how much longer he wants to be part of it.

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Teen Kimi Antonelli wins Japanese Grand Prix for second straight victory

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SUZUKA, Japan — Italian 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes has won his second consecutive Formula 1 race, taking Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren. Antonelli finished a comfortable 13.7 seconds ahead of the…

Saturday, Mar 28

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Hamlin qualifies first at Martinsville, moves into tie for 10th in NASCAR poles

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Denny Hamlin earned his fifth pole position at Martinsville Speedway and 49th of his Cup Series career, tying him with NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Isaac for 10th all-time.

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Antonelli, Russell finish atop qualifying for Japanese Grand Prix

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SUZUKA, Japan — Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli took the pole for Sunday’s Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, just two weeks after he led qualifying and won the first race of his career at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Friday, Mar 27

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Japanese GP will be last race for five weeks due to Iran war

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SUZUKA, Japan — The Japanese Grand Prix is only the third race of the new Formula 1 season, but it will be the last one for five weeks with events in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia called off because of the war in Iran.

Thursday, Mar 26

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Spire accused of cheating with stolen data from ex-competition director

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Joe Gibbs Racing accused rival NASCAR team Spire Motorsports of cheating by hiring its former competition director and using stolen intellectual property to improve its organization.

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Hamilton makes it clear he’s back in the F1 chase: ‘I’ve not lost what I had’

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SUZUKA, Japan — Lewis Hamilton said he finished a recent morning training run and returned to his hotel, sweating to find some other Formula 1 drivers just getting up.

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Max Verstappen demands journalist leave media session at Japanese Grand Prix

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Max Verstappen ordered a journalist to “get out” of a scheduled media session at Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix on Thursday after objecting to a question he asked last year.

Sunday, Mar 22

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Tyler Reddick wins at Darlington, 4th NASCAR win this season for Michael Jordan’s team

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DARLINGTON, S.C. — A malfunctioning battery, a cool suit that got very hot and a big deficit to the leader with less than 50 laps remaining at Darlington Raceway.

Wednesday, Mar 18

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Alex Bowman sidelined at least three more races as vertigo symptoms linger

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Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman will miss at least the next three NASCAR Cup Series races while he recovers from vertigo.

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NASCAR suspends Daniel Dye after livestream mockery of IndyCar’s David Malukas

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NASCAR driver Daniel Dye was suspended Tuesday — the second known major penalty of his racing career — for mocking IndyCar driver David Malukas during a recent livestream.

Monday, Mar 16

Hamlin storms back to win at Las Vegas after early penalty

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Denny Hamlin returned to victory lane at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday for the first time since he lost the NASCAR championship four months ago.

Sunday, Mar 15

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Verstappen calls out ‘fundamentally flawed’ F1 cars, new regulations

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Only two races into a new Formula 1 season, and it appears that Max Verstappen has reached his boiling point.

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McLaren launches investigation after drivers unable to start Chinese Grand Prix

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McLaren has launched an investigation with engine supplier Mercedes to investigate why both of its cars suffered terminal electrical faults that ruled them out of the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, as Formula 1 champion Lando Norris said…

Lewis Hamilton ‘incredibly grateful’ to Ferrari as long wait for F1 podium ends

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Lewis Hamilton says he is “incredibly grateful” to Ferrari for letting him guide the development of the car that put him back on a Grand Prix podium for the first time since 2024.

Kimi Antonelli earns first F1 win in China, extends Mercedes’ dominant start

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The 19-year-old Italian pulled clear of an entertaining battle between Russell and the two Ferraris to take a commanding win at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday and share the podium with his teammate and Hamilton, the seven-time champion…

Saturday, Mar 14

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George Russell wins sprint as teammate Kimi Antonelli takes pole at Chinese Grand Prix

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SHANGHAI — Kimi Antonelli stepped up Saturday when his Mercedes teammate George Russell hit trouble in qualifying to become the youngest-ever driver on pole position for a Formula 1 Grand Prix.