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Eight things we learned from the 2024 Italian Grand Prix

The Temple of Speed has just concluded its latest sermon, a cautionary tale of not hedging one's bets and expecting to control a race that sat on a strategic knife-edge. It all came to pass at this year's edition of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza - Formula 1's 74th…

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Why Marc Marquez's Aragon win has more implications than people might think

Marc Marquez's Grand Prix victory at Aragon on Sunday was much more than the end of a three-year drought for the Spaniard. He has kept a much lower profile than usual since he arrived at the Gresini team, while sending out very strong messages below the radar.

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Has McLaren left it too late for team orders? Our F1 writers have their say

While McLaren is odds-on favourite to claim the constructors' title, its unwillingness to shift its weight towards Norris may well cost him the drivers' title against Max Verstappen. Has McLaren left it too late or can Lando Norris still win it? Our F1 writers have their say.

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WRC star Sebatien Ogier reveals intention to make DTM return

World Rally Championship legend Sebastien Ogier has expressed a desire to make his first race start in the DTM since a guest outing in 2018.

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Wolff: Time for McLaren to make tough call on team orders

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes McLaren needs to decide if it will throw its full backing behind Lando Norris in his fight for the title.

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Red Bull trapped in “vicious circle” with RB20 problems

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says his drivers are trapped in a “vicious circle” with the balance problems of their RB20 Formula 1 car.

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McLaren hints it is ready to support Norris in F1 title bid

McLaren has offered the firmest hint yet that it is now ready to throw its full support behind Lando Norris’s Formula 1 title bid, despite having been reluctant to introduce team orders so far.

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"Frustration and disbelief" for Buescher after Southern 500 at Darlington

Chris Buescher entered the regular season finale with a 21-point buffer over Bubba Wallace, holding the 16th and final spot in the playoffs. However, the pressure quickly grew as laps clicked away. Wallace scored 11 stage points while Buescher collected only one, causing the margin between to be slashed nearly…

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Kyle Busch misses NASCAR Cup playoffs for the first time since 2012

Busch restarted ninth with just 17 laps to go at Darlington, quickly rocketed up through the field on slightly fresher rubber. It was a heroic drive from the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, who is facing his first winless season since joining the Cup season full-time in 2005.

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2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoff grid after points reset

Chris Buescher and Bubba Wallace spent the entire night at Darlington battling for the 16th and final spot in the playoffs, but in the end, neither of them clinched it. In a hectic finish, two drivers in a must-win situation battled it out for the honor of winning the Southern…

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Chase Briscoe wins his way into the playoffs with wild Southern 500 victory

Chase Briscoe held off Kyle Busch to win the Southern 500 at Darlington, locking himself into the playoffs in a dramatic showdown on Sunday night. The race came down to a series of cautions that threw the race into complete chaos. Strategies were all over the place and when the…

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WEC COTA: AF Corse Ferrari sneaks past Toyota for win

In a thrilling finish to Sunday’s Lone Star Le Mans six-hour race on the Circuit of The Americas, the customer AF Corse-run Ferrari 499P driven by Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye, and Robert Shwartzman at Austin took the win after a battle with Toyota. All mere hours after Charles Leclerc’s Italian…

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Dixon tops IndyCar all-time podium record as runner-up in Milwaukee

When Scott Dixon took the green flag in the first race of the doubleheader weekend at The Milwaukee Mile, it marked his 400th start. When he took the checkered flag for the second act on Sunday, he surged to a runner-up finish and with it, captured the 142nd podium of…

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Truex: "I'm an idiot" after shocking Lap 3 crash at Darlington

On just the third lap of the 367-lap end-cap to the regular NASCAR Cup season, Martin Truex Jr. was racing to the inside of William Byron for the sixth position. He lost control, snapped back up the track, and slammed into Ryan Blaney in a shocking crash. Both cars were unable…

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Power gains ground on Palou and title in Milwaukee, rues mistakes

Will Power gained ground on championship leader Alex Palou in IndyCar’s return to The Milwaukee Mile, but was left ruing his mistakes that left points on the table.

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McLaughlin outlasts rivals in wild Race 2 at Milwaukee

Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin stormed to his third victory of the season in a wild second race of the doubleheader weekend in IndyCar’s return to The Milwaukee Mile.

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Reddick vs. Larson: Why NASCAR's regular season title is important

Tyler Reddick enters the cut-off race at Darlington with a 17-point advantage over Kyle Larson in the battle to win the regular season title. Chase Elliott also lurks in the background, only 18 points behind. Whoever prevails will play a key role in how the standings will look when the…

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Newgarden crashes from pole in waved off start; disaster for Palou

Championship leader Alex Palou entered the race with a 43-point advantage over Will Power, but it all fell apart before the green flag flew. Palou stalled on track — unable to get rolling.

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Bagnaia furious with Alex Marquez: “He didn't stop accelerating until he threw me off”

Francesco Bagnaia has lashed out at Alex Marquez for their collision in the Aragon Grand Prix, claiming the Gresini Ducati MotoGP rider "didn't stop accelerating until he threw me off”.

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Bubba Wallace: "We're not here to mess around" after Darlington pole

“You look at us coming in and being on the bubble - 21 points out with a ton of pressure and I think the pressure just switched," said Wallace after earning his first pole of the 2024 season. "We’re not here to mess around."

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McLaren wants 'Papaya Rules' review on Piastri/Norris lap-one move

McLaren wants to review Oscar Piastri's first-lap pass on Lando Norris in Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix before deciding if it complied with its 'Papaya Rules' code of conduct.

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Norris: Piastri's Monza F1 pass "way too close for comfort"

Lando Norris feels his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri "got way too close for comfort" on his lap-one pass at Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix.

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Gasly wants "unfair" Magnussen race ban reversed after "nothing" Italy F1 clash

Pierre Gasly called upon the Italian Grand Prix stewards to reverse Kevin Magnussen's one-race Formula 1 ban after their incident led to the Dane reaching the maximum penalty points on his superlicence.

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Verstappen: Both F1 titles "not realistic" now with Red Bull's "monster"

Max Verstappen warned "both championships are not realistic" now after Red Bull turned its once dominant Formula 1 car "into a monster".

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Piastri "hurts a lot" after Ferrari strategy denies Italian GP victory

Oscar Piastri has conceded missing out on victory at Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix "hurts a lot" after Ferrari's cunning strategy led Charles Leclerc to the top.

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