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Zebra avoidance triggers costly puncture for Rovanpera at WRC Safari Rally

Kalle Rovanpera’s Safari Rally victory bid has been dented by a pair of costly punctures, the second caused by an off-road excursion to avoid a herd of zebra.

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'This is where we are' – Leclerc concerned as Ferrari has lacked "potential"

Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari's qualifying display is a true indication of its current Formula 1 performance levels, with Lewis Hamilton’s sprint race victory at the Chinese Grand Prix an outlier.

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What’s going wrong for Liam Lawson at Red Bull?

Red Bull is not a team in which to be struggling to unlock performance from a difficult car. Especially when your illustrious team-mate seems to be managing it.

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Verstappen: Red Bull now slower than all top teams

Red Bull's Max Verstappen is worried his team has slipped to fourth in Formula 1's 2025 pecking order after enduring a sobering sprint race and qualifying session in China.

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Hadjar says there were "more positions to gain" after qualifying seventh

Isack Hadjar reckoned his Racing Bulls car had the potential to be even further up the grid for the Chinese Grand Prix after qualifying seventh for his second Formula 1 outing.

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More mistakes for Norris in F1 Chinese GP qualifying

Lando Norris is leading the Formula 1 drivers’ championship for the first time in his career after his victory in Australia – but given he has now made a trio of mistakes at the Chinese Grand Prix, it seems as though this new pressure is something he is yet to…

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Piastri "came alive" for maiden F1 pole in China despite "scruffy" lap

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri says he is "pumped" to grab his first-ever pole in Formula 1 after finding a burst of pace in the deciding Q3 shootout at the Chinese Grand Prix.

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F1 2025 qualifying head-to-head: Chinese GP

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.

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F1 Chinese GP: Piastri takes pole as McLaren bounces back

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The factors behind Hamilton's rebound in China after difficult Ferrari debut

They say a week is a long time in politics. It’s not that long in motor racing.

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Norris suffers “worst nightmare” in Chinese GP sprint race

Having admitted to making a mistake that cost him in sprint qualifying on Friday, Lando Norris again took the blame for a poor outing in Saturday’s Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.

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Hamilton responds to 'yapping critics' with China F1 sprint win

Lewis Hamilton will 'not get ahead of himself' after a dominant sprint win at Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix, but said the result shut down early critics after a tough Melbourne weekend with Ferrari.

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F1 Chinese GP: Hamilton delivers first Ferrari win in sprint race

Lewis Hamilton dominated the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix, winning from pole to take his first Formula 1 victory for Ferrari.

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Kyle Larson recovers from spin to win Homestead Truck race in stunning comeback

Kyle Larson took a very unconventional path to the Friday night's NASCAR Truck Series win at Homestead-Miami Speedway, causing the final caution before charging through the field to ultimately win the race. Already a winner at the 1.5-miler in both the Cup and Xfinity Series, he was hoping to add…

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The data behind Lewis Hamilton's sprint pole-winning lap in China

The seven-time F1 world champion recently said he wasn't comfortable in the Ferrari, but performance data gathered from sprint qualifying tell another story

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Liam Lawson "would love to do a race in America" after laps in Ford NASCAR sim

Red Bull F1 driver Liam Lawson got another little taste of American racing when he recently paced some laps in a NASCAR stock car at the Ford Performance Technical Center in Concord, North Carolina. There, he met up with NASCAR Cup Series driver Noah Gragson to run some laps in the Ford…

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TotalEnergies steps in as new WRC fuel supplier for 2025

The World Rally Championship and FIA moved rather quickly to find a new partner after P1 Performance Fuels was unable to continue its sponsorship.

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Hyundai can't escape the Safari unscathed, triggered again by extreme conditions

Ott Tanak is hopeful of regaining the Safari Rally lead if his car can “stay together” as extreme conditions once again proved to be Hyundai’s downfall in Africa.

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How Tsunoda already puts Lawson – and Red Bull – under pressure

It’s very early days. F1’s 2025 season has only just started. But making an impression in a Formula 1 paddock is somewhat similar to a date: the initial impact really matters. You screw the first few lines during a dinner at a restaurant, and it’s almost impossible to recover. You…

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McLaren F1 car "may well" be slower if adapted to Norris's driving style

Lando Norris seemed to roll a grenade under the door during a press conference ahead of the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix when he said he had effectively given up persuading his McLaren team to design a car which flatters his preferred attacking style.

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Williams referred to F1 Chinese GP stewards for wing footage breach

Aero-elasticity continues to be a hot topic in Formula 1 in the wake of the FIA announcing more stringent tests on rear wings to detect if they are flexing under load. So naturally there has been an immediate presumption of guilt when the governing body circulated a report from technical…

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Sainz "still not feeling at home" in Williams F1 car

Carlos Sainz admits he still does not feel at home in the cockpit of his Williams Formula 1 car after a disappointing showing in Chinese Grand Prix sprint qualifying.

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Neuville questions 10s penalty after Safari Rally Kenya jump start

World Rally champion Thierry Neuville feels he has been wrongfully handed a penalty for a jump start due to what he believes was a timing glitch at Safari Rally Kenya.

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Red Bull feared Verstappen wouldn't even make top six

Red Bull was worried it wouldn't make the front two rows for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint after woeful tyre wear in practice, says advisor Helmut Marko.

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Trackside view: Ferrari still struggling despite Hamilton's China sprint pole

The rolling cheers were the first clue. Reverberating as if sprint qualifying for Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix was taking place within a leisure-centre swimming pool – such is the way the Shanghai track’s giant main grandstand traps noise - was the noise that greeted Lewis Hamilton’s first Ferrari pole.

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