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Russell shows Williams 'not as bad as people think' - Verstappen

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Russell, who has scored points in three of the last four races for the team that had previously not had a top 10 result since the 2019 German GP, grabbed third place on the grid in Sochi behind Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz. His recent form, including a front row slot in Belgium, has earned him huge plaudits and comes ahead of a switch to Mercedes next year. But reflecting on what potential ... Keep reading

Jordan playing it safe with hybrid in BTCC qualifying

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Jordan qualified the Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Corolla fitted with the new hybrid system a disappointing 20th around the National Circuit, when it had been tipped for pole position in some quarters due to its extra power. The 2013 champion, who has not raced in the BTCC since 2019, was 0.506 seconds off the Q1-topping pace of the conventional Speedworks Toyota driven by polesitter Rory ... Keep reading

Norris summoned as McLaren takes blame for tyre call

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The McLaren driver had made a mistake in staying out on slicks as a late downpour soaked the track. And having run wide at several corners in his attempt to get back to the pits to change tyres, he also slipped up by skidding across the pitlane entry line and then cutting back across on his way in. This is in breach of the event rules, where drivers were told ahead of the weekend that they ... Keep reading

OWard upset to get hosed by very odd call from IndyCar in Long Beach Q2

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When Team Penske's Will Power ground to a halt without gears at Turn 10 and brought out a yellow, OWard at that point sixth fastest and championship leader Alex Palou slowed dramatically, while others did not. The rules stipulate that all drivers shall reduce speed by a minimum of 15% (or greater if conditions warrant) and be prepared to stop under such conditions. Four drivers ... Keep reading

Williams- Russell's Sochi F1 qualifying result came in team's "best dry car"

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Russell, who has scored points in three of the last four races for the team that had previously not scored a top 10 result since the 2019 German GP - but has been making steady progress on its cars pace in the last two seasons - qualified third in Sochi behind Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz Jr. The British driver will switch to Mercedes next year and as a result could become a regular rival ... Keep reading

Silverstone BTCC- Butcher doubles up with race two win

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Butcher had led all the way from pole in his Speedworks Motorsport-run Corolla, but ceded the advantage momentarily at the Brooklands left-hander on the final lap after a ballistic attack from Josh Cooks BTC Racing Honda Civic Type R. Cook not only outbraked Butcher but also himself, so ran wide on the exit, and that allowed Butcher to take a superb victory on 75kg of success ballast for ... Keep reading

Bourdais to race IMSA full-time, IndyCar part-time in 2022

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The 42-year-old Frenchman has pledged his support for Foyts team in 2022what he intends to be his final season of open-wheel racing but it will be on a part-time basis. The four-time Champ Car title winner is expected to be announced as a full-time driver in one of the Cadillac DPi-V.Rs run by Chip Ganassi Racing, as the legendary team expands to two Prototype entries ... Keep reading

McLaren's mistake in Sochi F1 race not only its weather forecast

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And while team boss Andreas Seidl joked on Sunday night about there being a 'Hindsight WhatsApp group', which could conclude it should have pitted Lando Norris straightaway for inters in the closing stages, the analysis will go much deeper than that. Digging into the crucial minutes of what turned an odds-on brilliant win for Norris into heartbreak, it is clear that, like most things in F1 ... Keep reading

Oscar Piastri to use 10-week F2 break to discuss future plans

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The Australian appears unlikely to graduate to an F1 race seat next year and could face a year on the sidelines despite emerging as the favourite to win the F2 championship this year. After scoring his second feature race win in Sochi, Piastri has opened up a 36-point lead over Guanyu Zhou, who is among the leading contenders to snare the remaining 2022 F1 drive at Alfa Romeo. The ... Keep reading

Supercars to resume season under lights at Sydney Motorsport Park

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The Aussie series confirmed on Saturday that SMP will host an unprecedented quadruple header in October-November to get a season heavily affected by the pandemic back on track. At the time of the announcement details such as formats, circuit layouts and supports were left out, although the revised schedule did outline that the first and last of the SMP events would be held over three days and ... Keep reading

Pagenaud to leave Penske and join Meyer Shank Racing in 2022

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The 2016 IndyCar champion and 2019 Indy 500 victor has accumulated 15 wins in IndyCar so far, four of them with the Arrow McLaren SP team under its Schmidt Peterson Motorsports guise, and 11 in his last seven seasons at Roger Penske's squad. As predicted by Autosport in August, 37-year-old Pagenaud will replace Jack Harvey and line up alongside Castroneves after the former Penske driver claimed ... Keep reading

Rookie of the Year McLaughlin targets Indy 500 win in 2022

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McLaughlin seemed underwhelmed with his race at Long Beach, since the way the caution flags fell didnt work with the #3 cars strategy, so he started 13th and finished 11th. We took a little bit of a punt with the strategy at the start, staying out [under the second caution]. Would have worked out if there wasn't another quick yellow, and unfortunately there was. We pitted, it put us ... Keep reading





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