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Marco Bezzecchi: San Marino crash “hurts a lot” but wasn’t down to pressure

Marco Bezzecchi admitted that his crash out of the lead of the San Marino Grand Prix “hurts a lot”, but denied suggestions that he put too much pressure on himself in his home MotoGP race. After putting his Aprilia on pole with a record-breaking lap in qualifying, Bezzecchi covered the inside line at the start to hold the lead from Marc Marquez into Turn 1. This was already a significant ... Keep reading

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DTM Sachsenring: Dorr wins chaotic race ahead of Preining as Engel penalised

The winner of a completely crazy Sunday race at the Sachsenring is Ben Dorr. The Dorr-McLaren driver was unstoppable and triumphed despite a wild tyre gamble before the start as well as several accidents and safety-car periods, which wiped out his comfortable lead shortly before the end. Thomas Preining (Manthey-Porsche) finishes second and takes a step towards winning the title. That is ... Keep reading

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Jesse Love reveals Kyle Busch moment that "hit me like a ton of bricks"

At WWT Raceway, Jesse Love earned his very first win of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts season. The Richard Childress Racing driver has always been a big fan of Kyle Busch, and honored him with a No. 8 flag after winning at Gateway -- the site of Busch's final Cup win. In the winner's press conference, Love told an emotional story about the two-time NASCAR Cup champion, who died suddenly at ... Keep reading

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Jamie McMurray laments the turn Carson Hocevar's career has taken: 'I'm embarrassed for him'

Carson Hocevar found himself on the receiving end of plenty of criticism last week after he seemed to brush off his spin of Brad Keselowski when asked about the contact they made after the conclusion of the Southern 500. The driver of the No. 77 was called out by his fellow drivers — including Keselowski himself and Chase leader Denny Hamlin — as well as by many members of the NASCAR ... Keep reading

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MotoGP San Marino GP: Marc Marquez wins to take points lead, Marco Bezzecchi crashes out

Marc Marquez capitalised on an opening-lap crash for Aprilia rival Marco Bezzecchi to win the San Marino Grand Prix and secure the lead in the MotoGP standings. With Bezzecchi making another grave error early in the race after starting from pole position, the reigning world champion inherited the lead on the opening lap and then fought off Jorge Martin and Alex Marquez to claim his fifth win ... Keep reading

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DTM Sachsenring: Engel on pole as Wittmann and Thiim struggle in the wet

Difficult Sunday qualifying for the DTM at the Sachsenring on a wet track: after a downpour this morning it did dry out, but it was still too damp for slicks. Pole position was secured by Winward-Mercedes driver Maro Engel with a 1:26.307, which is around ten seconds slower than the times on a dry track. The 41-year-old thereby cut his deficit in the overall standings to three points to DTM ... Keep reading

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Max Verstappen: ‘I need to figure out where to overtake’ to win F1 Spanish GP

Max Verstappen says he still needs to figure out where to overtake if he is to beat Lando Norris to victory in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix. Verstappen qualified third at Madrid’s new street circuit, just over a tenth slower than polesetter Norris and Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli. Asked if he could challenge the McLaren for victory, the Red Bull driver was skeptical, given how tricky ... Keep reading

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What to expect from Madrid GP? From Mercedes' six-stop joke to a "six-kilometre-long" pitlane

The circuit in Madrid has offered Formula 1 drivers a surprisingly high level of grip during their first visit, something that is certainly not a given at a new circuit. The grip level has taken some teams in the paddock by surprise, although the very high tyre degradation so far has done the same. "It was tricky at the start of the weekend because this track has so much grip, even though it's ... Keep reading

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"F1 cannot continue this way" - Fernando Alonso sounds the alarm at Spanish GP home race

Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso has warned that Formula 1 "cannot continue this way" after being disappointed by how the current generation of cars is being held back on the challenging Madring circuit, the new home of the Spanish Grand Prix. As much as Alonso was full of praise for the challenging 5.4km Madring track, which features several high-speed and high-commitment corners with ... Keep reading

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Marc Marquez to read Valentino Rossi’s new book “when I retire” from MotoGP

Marc Marquez says he is open to reading Valentino Rossi’s autobiography, but only after he has retired from motorcycle racing. Earlier this week, MotoGP legend Rossi announced that he will publish a new book titled La Mia Storia (my story) on 10 November, covering his life both on and off the track. Written with Italian journalist Giorgio Terruzzi and spanning 480 pages, the book will ... Keep reading

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William Sawalich declines comment on wrecking Corey Day, but will NASCAR penalize him?

WWT Raceway was the site of the latest clash between NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series regulars Corey Day and William Sawalich. They previously had run-ins at COTA, Daytona, and just last weekend at Darlington when Day sent Sawalich spinning. With just under 50 laps to go in the second round of the 2026 Chase, Day pushed up into Sawalich in the battle for fifth. Down the backstretch ... Keep reading

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Pit crews narrowly avoid serious injury, pit road completely blocked in scary NASCAR crash

At the end of Stage 1, the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series field filed down pit road for standard pit stops, but things quickly went very wrong. On the narrow pit road, there was a check-up that led to Rajah Caruth and Nick Sanchez spinning. It was an accordion effect as cars piled in, pushing each other into the wreck. Caruth's car clipped crew members of Brent Crews' No. 19 Joe Gibbs ... Keep reading

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“Pretty shocking”, “quite messy” – Oscar Piastri bewildered by poor Madring F1 qualifying

A downbeat Oscar Piastri described his Spanish Grand Prix qualifying as “shocking” and “messy”, having finished seventh while McLaren Formula 1 team-mate Lando Norris took pole position. Piastri has been struggling for pace all weekend at the new Madring track. Save for FP3, he failed to break into the top six in any practice session or qualifying segment in Madrid. Having been ... Keep reading

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