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Sao Paulo E-Prix: Reigning champion Wehrlein pips Rowland to pole, Jaguar struggles

Reigning Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein began his title defence in perfect fashion with pole for the Sao Paulo E-Prix season-opener, besting Oliver Rowland by just one-tenth.

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F2 Abu Dhabi: Marti wins sprint race as Bortoleto extends championship advantage

Pepe Marti became the 18th different winner in the 2024 Formula 2 season in a race that was decided by a phenomenal start that promoted him from fourth to first by Turn 1 of the 23-lap race.

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The surprising similarities between drought-ending chasers McLaren and Ferrari

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes the Ferrari-esque culture at the team is helping it compete for the constructors’ title heading into the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Ranking the top 10 riders of MotoGP 2024

The 2024 MotoGP season saw a thrilling title battle between eventual victor Jorge Martin and defending champion Francesco Bagnaia go down to the wire.

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Jos Verstappen: No regrets over Red Bull being “torn apart” warning

Jos Verstappen insists he has no regrets about stirring things up at Red Bull earlier this year in warning of the risks the team could be ‘torn apart’.

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F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Piastri leads McLaren FP3 1-2 as Ferrari is "nowhere"

Oscar Piastri headed another McLaren 1-2 in third practice for Formula 1’s season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton third and Max Verstappen fourth.

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Sao Paulo E-Prix: Dennis sets the practice pace for season-opener

Jake Dennis finished fastest in the second practice session ahead of Formula E’s season-opener in Sao Paulo this weekend.

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Alpine parries criticism on "straightforward" Ocon/Doohan F1 swap

Alpine Formula 1 team principal Oliver Oakes acknowledged the late timing of swapping Esteban Ocon for Jack Doohan was "not perfect" but parried criticism on the "straightforward" decision itself.

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F1 2024 speed gains now “beyond expectation”, says Pirelli

Pirelli says speed gains being made by Formula 1 teams are now “beyond expectation,” as it becomes mindful about the impact on tyre loads.

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Former F1 CEO Carey appointed to Liberty Media board

Formula 1's previous CEO Chase Carey has returned to owner Liberty Media as the company narrows its focus on its flagship asset.

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F1 Abu Dhabi GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch, channel

McLaren appears to be the team to be beat in Abu Dhabi, with Lando Norris having led a 1-2 for the British squad in Friday practice.

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F1's Abu Dhabi post-season test: Who is driving in 2024 and more

See which rookies are making their debut, and which F1 drivers will be at their new teams at the end of season test in Abu Dhabi

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NASCAR's Shane van Gisbergen stoked for fellow Kiwi Liam Lawson's progress in F1

Mentoring fellow New Zealand racer Lawson has given van Gisbergen fresh perspective as he approaches his upcoming 2025 season in NASCAR.

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Fighting for first: Five of the best feuds in F1 history

What happens when Formula 1's biggest stars — from Verstappen to Hamilton, Prost and Senna — end up fighting for the same track?

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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2024 F1 Abu Dhabi GP

As Max Verstappen has had the 2024 Formula 1 drivers’ championship sewn up for nearly two weeks, the only competitive interest in this Abu Dhabi season finale centres on which of McLaren or Ferrari will wrap up the constructors’ title.

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Leclerc feared he'd fail to join brother in Abu Dhabi FP1 with food poisoning

Charles Leclerc has revealed a mixture of technical issues and illness left him concerned he would lose the “unique opportunity” to drive alongside his brother during practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Pirelli F1 now believes Qatar GP tyre failures were not caused by mirror debris

Pirelli now believes that the tyre failures suffered by Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz in Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix were not caused by debris from the mirror run over by Valtteri Bottas.

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Soon-to-be dad Max Verstappen launches baby clothing collection

Max Verstappen launches baby merchandise line after announcing he's expecting his first child with girlfriend Kelly Piquet.

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McLaren in a "league of their own" in Abu Dhabi after Friday F1 practice, say rivals

McLaren is in a "league of their own" at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix according to George Russell, in a view shared by the Woking-based team's immediate Formula 1 rivals.

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Friday favourite: The new era IndyCar that offered an ideal reset

As the machine in which he achieved his greatest career successes, Ryan Hunter-Reay’s pick for his favourite car comes as no surprise. The more pertinent question is establishing the 2012 IndyCar champion and 2014 Indianapolis 500 winner’s preferred specification of the stalwart Dallara DW12.

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Norris: McLaren's Abu Dhabi pace looks better than it is

McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris insists his team's rapid pace in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix free practice has been flattered by its rivals running in more conservative engine modes.

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Pole hat-trick confirms Pulling as F1 Academy champion

Abbi Pulling has been confirmed as the F1 Academy champion after a disastrous qualifying session for her Mercedes-backed rival Doriane Pin in Abu Dhabi.

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Martin: Ducati “now regretting" not signing me for 2025 MotoGP seat

Jorge Martin believes Ducati must be regretting passing him over for a factory MotoGP seat after his triumph over Francesco Bagnaia in the 2024 title battle.

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Abiteboul: Sargeant deserves chance to start over with Genesis WEC project

Logan Sargeant is being “given a platform” to progress to Genesis’s new-for-2026 World Endurance Championship squad with his LMP2 programme in next year’s European Le Mans Series.

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Red Bull's most logical – yet very unlikely – F1 driver choice

If Sergio Perez indeed gets pushed out by Red Bull - or decides to jump himself, which seems the more unlikely scenario - after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, all signs point to Liam Lawson as the name that will be prioritised in the conversation between Christian Horner, Helmut Marko…

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