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Tuesday, Jul 2

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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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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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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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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…

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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…

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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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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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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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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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Zane Smith "pissed" despite career-best result at Nashville

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Smith, 25, entered Nashville last in points among full-time drivers. His best finish of the 2024 season was 13th in the season-opening Daytona 500.But after five overtime restarts with cars wrecking and running out of fuel left and right,…

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NASCAR Cup Nashville: Logano stretches fuel to win in five overtimes

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Logano inherited the lead after the third overtime when Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. were both forced to pit for fuel. He appeared to be in position to claim the win in the fourth overtime, but a caution came out just before Logano…

Sunday, Jun 30

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Portland E-Prix: Da Costa bags hat-trick of wins, Cassidy non-scores again

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The Porsche driver decisively took the lead of the race at the start of lap 21 following a brief safety car to retrieve debris and managed his remaining energy over the remaining six laps.Da Costa had to withstand late pressure from Robin…

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Evans: Portland penalty that denied Formula E win “a disgrace” as Jaguar considers options

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Mitch Evans has called the five-second time penalty which he was handed after a collision in the opening Portland Formula E race and that ultimately denied him victory “a disgrace”.The Jaguar driver finished first on the road in Saturday’s…

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Indy 500 champ Josef Newgarden would "love to drive a NASCAR Cup car"

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Newgarden, a native of Hendersonville, Tenn., was a guest at Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway and the back-to-back Indianapolis 500 champion reiterated his desire to one day drive in NASCAR.“I’m a Nashville guy. I was…

Portland E-Prix: Vergne sets new Formula E pole record

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Jean-Eric Vergne claimed his third pole position of the season and a new outright Formula E record ahead of the Portland E-Prix, beating Antonio Felix da Costa by just 0.025s.The DS Penske driver produced a 1m08.779s having been just…

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Rovanpera yet to realise enormity of super-sub WRC Poland victory

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Kalle Rovanpera says it will take time to realise the enormity of his latest World Rally Championship victory in Poland as a last-minute replacement with limited preparation.Toyota’s reigning world champion was drafted in to replace…

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Red Bull regrets not warning Verstappen about Norris investigation in Austrian GP

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Red Bull's failure to warn Max Verstappen that Lando Norris faced a track limits investigation might have avoided their late 2024 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix crash, reckons Helmut Marko.Verstappen and Norris collided in the closing…

Russell "almost crashed" with Wolff's F1 Austrian GP radio call to arms

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Austrian Grand Prix winner George Russell reckoned he "almost crashed" when Mercedes boss Toto Wolff told him he could win over his team radio, en route to securing his second Formula 1 victory.Russell capitalised on the raging lead battle…

Stella: Verstappen/Norris Austrian GP clash caused by unpunished 2021 F1 moves

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McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella believes Max Verstappen’s collision with Lando Norris in the Austrian Grand Prix was a result of his 2021 clashes with Lewis Hamilton not being properly punished.Verstappen and Norris crashed…

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Verstappen denies aggression, moving under braking in Norris Austria crash

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Max Verstappen denies he was "aggressive" towards Lando Norris in their 2024 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix crash and that he was moving under braking throughout their battle.The pair collided as the final laps of the main event at the Red…

Norris slams "reckless, desperate" Verstappen after Austrian GP crash

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Lando Norris has called Max Verstappen's driving in Formula 1's 2024 Austrian Grand Prix "reckless" and "desperate" after the collision between the pair cost them both a victory shot.Norris and Verstappen made contact as the final stages…

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2024 F1 Austrian GP results: Russell wins as Verstappen, Norris clash

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Russell beat McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.Verstappen’s first issue was a near-miss with Norris as he exited his pitbox in the first cycle of stops, but stewards decided it wasn’t worthy of a penalty.A slow second stop…