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Indy 500: Newgarden leads Top 12 practice, Power hit with plenum event

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Newgarden, the defending Indy 500 champion, latched on to a tow and seized the fastest lap of 234.052mph and a four-lap average of 233.708mph. His No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet only received the aided tow on his second lap of the simulated…

Leclerc: Ferrari power strategy cost shot at better F1 Imola GP result

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The Italian squad had impressed in Friday practice but, in its preparations for qualifying, the team appeared to lack pace at the start of the lap relative to the cars ahead of it in the battle for pole position.GPS traces show that his…

Corey Heim wins rain-delayed NASCAR Truck race at North Wilkesboro

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At one point Saturday, Heim’s No. 11 Tricon Garage Toyota was swamped in water when the race was halted by severe storms at the track, but Heim had no issues when it resumed on Sunday morning.Heim powered past leader Jake Garcia on a…

Verstappen "almost ended in the grandstands" amid Imola F1 hard tyre struggles

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Red Bull driver Verstappen narrowly edged McLaren's Lando Norris after he gapped the Briton in the first stint on mediums, but struggled much more on the hard Pirelli rubber for the majority of Imola's 63-lap race.Verstappen explained that…

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Why Albon wasn't penalised for driving with "10mm" loose wheel in Imola GP

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The Williams driver stopped on lap eight from running 14th early on in Sunday's race, but when he returned to the track he slowed down after traversing the Tamburello chicane where he spotted the extent of the problem.Albon then toured…

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McLaren unsure Norris could have passed Verstappen to win F1 Imola GP

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Norris initially struggled to keep up with polesitter Verstappen in the first stint on medium tyres, but after the sole pitstop for hard tyres the Briton started closing the gap with Verstappen again.Enjoying a tyre life advantage, Norris…

Our writers rate the 2024 F1 Imola Grand Prix

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The Red Bull driver maintained a comfortable lead until the last few laps and rarely seemed to be threatened by the McLarens and Ferraris behind him.Read Also: Formula 1F1 Imola GP: Verstappen resists late Norris push for fifth win of 2024…

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2024 F1 Imola GP results: Max Verstappen beats Lando Norris

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Verstappen beat McLaren’s Lando Norris and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc in the 63-lap race at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.2024 F1 Imola Grand Prix results Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Laps Time 1 1 Max Verstappen Red…

F1 Imola GP: Verstappen resists late Norris push for fifth win of 2024

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Higher tyre degradation than expected compared to when Red Bull struggled badly for car balance in practice on Friday appeared to ease Verstappen's path, as he was also boosted by the set-up work completed at his team's factory ahead of…

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Why isn’t David Croft doing Sky F1 commentary in Imola and who is his replacement, Harry Benjamin?

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Formula 1 fans will miss out on hearing the iconic “It’s lights out and away we go” at the Imola race this weekend as David Croft is set to be replaced by Harry Benjamin.This year will see the Sky's lead commentator miss his first races…

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Rahal: “Anomaly” Indy 500 team-mate Sato has a “hell of an engine”

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Rahal will go into his second consecutive last-chance qualifying with his family-run, Honda-powered Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team, 12 months after being bumped from the Indy 500 field in agonizing circumstances.He could only manage…

Indy 500 qualifying results: How Pole Day works and who will get bumped?

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Saturday’s qualifying session was a barnstormer, with Team Penske sweeping the top of the speed charts, Arrow McLaren battling back from some issues and Rinus VeeKay providing a heroic final run to make the crucial top-12 spots after a big…

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Verstappen wishes F1 had '24 Imolas', but the series has other plans

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Imola, the site of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, has added additional gravel traps at Piratella, Acque Minerali and Variante Alta to help tackle the series' recurring issues with track limits.It has also enhanced the circuit's old-school…

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Alonso hit with F1 Imola GP pitlane start

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Alonso only qualified 19th after being called to the pits due to a problem with his car at the end of the session, when the track was at its fastest and Alonso's Aston Martin was down to the optimal amount of fuel.His qualifying woes…

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Why McLaren won't gamble with F1 Imola GP strategy in Verstappen fight

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The Woking-based team has emerged as Red Bull’s closest challenger at Imola, with its pace suggesting that it had the potential to grab pole position.Despite its speed, its chances against Verstappen for the win have been weakened by…

Aston Martin F1 upgrades "not good enough" to keep up with rivals

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Following McLaren's update package that was brought forward to Miami, several other teams including Aston and Ferrari have stuck to this weekend's Imola race to deploy their first major upgrade push of 2024.Aston's Imola spec includes a…

F2 Imola: Hadjar resists Bortoleto to win after Bearman pit nightmare

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Hadjar put on a masterful defensive display to fend off polesitter Bortoleto in a race where the main drama was restricted to the pitlane.Read Also: FIA F2F2 Imola: Colapinto wins sprint with last-lap overtake amid stewards' investigation…

Supercars Perth: Waters wins as penalty costs Mostert

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When the Walkinshaw Andretti United's crew released Mostert from the pitlane after a tyre change, he drove into the path of Tickford's Thomas Randle, forcing him to hit the brakes.A resulting five-second time penalty left Mostert to try to…

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The F1 driver market dominoes about to fall

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As F1 gathered for the start of the European season in Imola this weekend, the return of the traditional motorhomes in the paddock triggered a series of secret meetings aimed at finalising the 2025 line-ups.And as eagle-eyed observers…

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F3 Imola: Meguetounif charges to maiden win, Fornaroli new points leader

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The Frenchman had started the F3 feature race third, behind his Trident team-mates Leonardo Fornaroli and polesitter Santiago Ramos.After initially dropping out of the podium positions when sprint race winner Oliver Goethe made his way…

Super Formula Autopolis: Makino finally claims maiden victory

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Dandelion Racing driver Makino leapt from second on the grid into an early lead, as poleman Ayumu Iwasa slipped to third place behind Naoki Yamamoto.That allowed Makino to build a crucial buffer out front as Nakajima Racing’s three-time…

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F1 Imola GP – Start time, how to watch, starting grid & TV channel

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Max Verstappen will start from pole position at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari after outpacing the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, as well as Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz on Ferrari's turf.What time does the Imola Grand Prix…

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Chevrolet explains issue that derailed several Indy 500 qualifying runs

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There were concerns early on after Kyle Larson, the sixth driver to go out in the qualifying order, endured a brief hiccup of power to his No. 17 Arrow McLaren-Rick Hendrick Chevrolet during a downshift off Turn 1 on his final of the four…

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VeeKay “never lost hope” in rebound from early Indy 500 qualifying crash

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VeeKay’s favorable draw of fourth driver to run quickly became obsolete after wrecking in Turn 3 on the opening lap of his four-lap run, which left significant damage to the back end and left side of his No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing…

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Ericsson: Indy 500 qualifying laps like “driving with a gun to my throat”

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Former F1 racer Ericsson will have to battle to make the field from the last-chance qualifying group, where four drivers will contend for the final row on the 33-car grid.The Swede, who won the 2022 Indy 500 and finished runner-up last…

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Indy 500: Penske stays on top, heroic VeeKay rebounds from crash

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Power was the ninth of 34 drivers to go out on track vying to make the field of 33 and began his march with an electrifying 234.030mph opening lap.By the time he completed all four of his laps around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor…

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Heavy rain forces NASCAR to postpone Truck race, cancel All-Star heats

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The NASCAR Truck Series race went green beneath dark skies on Saturday afternoon. Christian Eckes led the way with Darlington winner Ross Chastain quickly moving into second. Despite intense action throughout the field, the race remained…

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NASCAR Classic: How 'One Hot Night' changed the All-Star Race forever

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The 1992 All-Star Race was an event where everything perfectly came together to create one of the most memorable races in NASCAR history, and it wasn't even an event that counted towards the season-long championship.To understand the race…

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Sainz: Ferrari F1 upgrade expectations "completely out of reality"

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Ferrari brought a comprehensive set of upgrades to its first of two home races, which it had shaken down during a filming day at Fiorano last week.The update covered a lot of areas on the car, including the floor, the wings, sidepod and…

2024 F1 Imola GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole

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Verstappen will start ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of…