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Carson Hocevar penalized for incident under caution

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Hocevar, 21, is currently competing in his rookie season as a Cup driver.During the Cup race at Nashville, Brad Keselowski crashed and brought out a caution on Lap 244.As the field slowed down the backstretch, Hocevar started running into…

Justin Haley hopes Cup field has "caught up a little bit" to SVG

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Justin Haley, who started last in the series’ inaugural street race last July, moved into the lead with 30 laps remaining and with the race length cut short due to impending darkness, he was good on fuel to the finish.As it turned out, van…

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Mercedes F1 team set for clothing partner switch to Adidas

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The Mercedes Formula 1 team is set to switch team clothing partner next year as it moves to Adidas, Motorsport.com has learned.The deal comes as the German sportswear brand looks for a high-profile replacement for the loss of its iconic…

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Lundgaard to replace Rossi at Arrow McLaren IndyCar squad in 2025

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Arrow McLaren has confirmed Christian Lundgaard will replace Alexander Rossi for the 2025 IndyCar Series season. Speaking on the decision, Team Principal Gavin Ward said: “Alexander [Rossi] has been an incredible teammate, and we’re…

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Horner: McLaren criticism of Verstappen "wrong and unfair"

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Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner has labelled criticism aimed at Max Verstappen by McLaren counterpart Andrea Stella as "wrong and unfair".Horner also insisted Verstappen is "not going to change" his aggressive approach after…

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IndyCar’s incoming electrical hybrid engine system explained

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The IndyCar Series ushers in a new era in this weekend’s round at Mid-Ohio with the midseason release of its hybrid engine, which was a collaborative effort between Chevrolet and Honda.The current 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged V6 internal…

Ferrari hoping for F1 "sanity check" in British GP

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Team boss Fred Vasseur hopes Ferrari can perform a "sanity check" when Formula 1 returns to its traditional weekend format at the British Grand Prix.Carlos Sainz picked up his first podium since Monaco at the Austrian Grand Prix last…

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600 helpers, 10,000 working hours - How the Norisring DTM circuit is built in two weeks

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This weekend marks the 81st running of the Norisring street race, a German touring/sportscar classic that has been a staple of the DTM since the series’ rebirth in 2000.Motorsport Club Nuremberg is responsible for organising the event,…

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JA on F1 Podcast: Hill on Norris silencing critics

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Damon Hill says Lando Norris has silenced critics following his first Formula 1 victory in Miami.Speaking ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix, 1996 world champion Hill stated that Norris breaking through at the 110th attempt will…

Sainz won't be pressured by "impatient" F1 teams to make future decision

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Carlos Sainz insists he won't be rushed into deciding his Formula 1 future despite pressure from the teams willing to sign him.The Spaniard is understood to have tabled offers from Sauber, Williams, and now Alpine, as he embarks on the…

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Ex-Mercedes F1 engine boss Cowell replaces Whitmarsh as Aston Martin CEO

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Former Mercedes Formula 1 engine chief Andy Cowell will replace ex-McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh as Aston Martin’s group CEO from 1 October, the team announced on Tuesday.Cowell is best known for overseeing Mercedes’ High Performance…

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Should the FIA clamp down on Verstappen-style defending? Our F1 writers have their say

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The crash between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in the Austrian Grand Prix reignited the debate about the limits of defensive driving and the consequences the drivers should face when they go too far.So is it time for the FIA to clamp…

Hyundai gearing up for WEC hypercar programme, WRC long-term future unclear

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Hyundai looks set to join the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class and race at the Le Mans 24 Hours within the next three years. The South Korean manufacturer, Motorsport.com has learned, is gearing up to develop an LMDh hybrid…

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Ex-F1 driver Mazepin begins testing in Europe as EU sanctions lift

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Former Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin has completed a GT3 test in Hungary after the sanctions imposed against him by the European Union were lifted at the start of the year.In a ruling by the European Union's General Court on 20 March,…

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How the latest Mercedes tweak played its part in Austria F1 win

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Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix was never likely to produce a huge list of updates as being a sprint in the middle of a triple header made it far from ideal to bring new parts.Nonetheless, some teams bucked the trend as they continue to…

Monday, Jul 1

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Joey Logano to fill in for Hailie Deegan in Chicago NASCAR Xfinity race

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Instead, 2x NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano will get behind the wheel of the No. 15 AMR Ford Mustang.In a statement, the team indicated that there are hoping to improve the team's competitiveness with input from Logano. Deegan has…

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F1 2025 driver line-up: Who’s on the Formula 1 grid next year?

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‘Silly season’ is a common term in F1 referring to the time of year in which many teams announce their driver line-up for the following season.It usually takes place during the summer as that’s when the market is at its most frantic, with…

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Andretti Global rules out adding part-time IndyCar entry for Pourchaire

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Andretti Global’s COO Rob Edwards says there are no thoughts of expanding the current three-car effort to accommodate Sauber’s plans to keep Theo Pourchaire on the IndyCar grid.Pourchaire, the reigning Formula 2 champion, was dropped by…

Albuquerque steps down to LMP2 for overall IMSA victory bid at Mosport

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IMSA SportsCar Championship star Filipe Albuquerque will drop down a division – but still be in the reckoning for an overall race win – at Mosport later this month.Albuquerque, who normally drives for the factory-backed Wayne Taylor Racing…

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F1 British GP gets ticket sale surge after Norris and Verstappen Austrian clash

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Formula 1 fans have been snapping up the remaining tickets for this weekend's British Grand Prix following Lando Norris's explosive collision with Max Verstappen in Austria.British Grand Prix bosses have noticed a surge in ticket sales for…

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Why Joey Logano took a 'ginormous risk' to win at Nashville

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Stretching the fuel in Logano's No. 22 Penske Ford for 110 laps – including five overtimes that covered an extra 31 laps – certainly looks like the right decision now.After all, with the win, the two-time champion is locked in the playoffs…

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Neuville wants more Hyundai WRC seat time to prepare for Latvia, Finland

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World Rally Championship points leader Thierry Neuville is keen for a national rally outing or extra seat time to help prepare for upcoming fast gravel rallies in Latvia and Finland.Neuville revealed his desire for more time behind the…

Verstappen: "Awful" Red Bull F1 race enabled Norris Austria collision

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Max Verstappen says Red Bull put itself in the fight with Lando Norris by doing "everything wrong" in an "awful" Austrian Grand Prix.Polesitter Verstappen looked set to dominate proceedings at the Red Bull Ring, building up an eight-second…

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Colapinto gets debut FP1 outing with Williams F1 team at British GP

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Formula 2 racer Franco Colapinto will make his official Formula 1 practice debut for Williams at the British Grand Prix this weekend, replacing Logan Sargeant in first practice.Williams sporting director Sven Smeets said the call-up was a …

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Ten things we learned at the 2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix

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The biggest talking point from Formula 1's 2024 Austrian Grand Prix was, of course, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris colliding in the main race's final laps, which decided the contest in George Russell's favour.The result made the Mercedes…

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Verstappen just proved again he hasn’t changed, or matured, since F1 2021

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The end of Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix was horribly familiar for motorsport purists – those who feel the world’s best drivers really shouldn’t be driving into each other. But it was thrilling again for so many other observers.…

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Wolff says Austrian GP radio message to Russell the "dumbest" thing he has done in F1

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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says interrupting George Russell with an excitable radio message about winning F1's Austrian Grand Prix was the "single dumbest" thing he has done at the team.As it became clear that the late-race collision between…

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F1 needs to fix racing rules to avoid "another 2021", says McLaren

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Formula 1 should seek to “fix” clear flaws with the racing rules that emerged from the Austrian Grand Prix, reckons McLaren boss Andrea Stella.He thinks such action is essential if F1 is to deliver a good spectacle on track rather than the…

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Norris: Will "lose respect" for Verstappen if he ducks blame for Austria F1 clash

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Lando Norris says he will "lose respect" for Max Verstappen if the Dutchman maintains he did nothing wrong in their controversial clash in Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix.After a knife-edge battle for several laps, Norris and Verstappen…

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"A lot of craziness" wreaks havoc on Sunday's Nashville Cup race

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In regulation, it looked at first like the race was going to come down to a battle of pit strategy between Denny Hamlin (who took four tires on his final stop) and last year’s race winner Ross Chastain (who took two).The two waged a wild…