| Monday, June 30th 2014, 14:27 GMT |
Ex-Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Sebastien Buemi and Nicolas Prost will drive for the Alain Prost and DAMS partnership's e.dams Formula E team in the electric series' debut season
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| By Ben Anderson | Monday, June 30th 2014, 15:43 GMT |
Adrian Sutil has no regrets about leaving the Force India Formula 1 team for Sauber, despite the contrasting fortunes of the two squads so far this season
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| By Glenn Freeman | Monday, June 30th 2014, 14:54 GMT |
Formula Renault 3.5 championship rivals Carlos Sainz Jr and Oliver Rowland are still on good terms with each other following their clash at Moscow Raceway last weekend
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| By Mark Glendenning | Sunday, June 29th 2014, 15:11 GMT |
Marco Andretti has been fined and placed on probation for ignoring blue flags during Saturday's opening race of this weekend's IndyCar double-header in Houston
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| By Andrew van Leeuwen | Sunday, June 29th 2014, 15:25 GMT |
Adrien Tambay has been handed a post-race penalty for his forceful move on Pascal Wehrlein in the latter stages of the DTM race at the Norisring
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| By Mark Glendenning | Sunday, June 29th 2014, 15:54 GMT |
Helio Castroneves narrowly beat Simon Pagenaud to claim pole position for the second race in this weekend's IndyCar double-header in Houston
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| By Marcus Simmons | Saturday, June 28th 2014, 15:04 GMT |
Max Verstappen will start both of Sunday's Formula 3 European Championship races at the Norisring from pole position
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| By Sam Smith | Saturday, June 28th 2014, 15:14 GMT |
Kimiya Sato cruised to a conclusive victory in the ninth round of the Auto GP series at Imola
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| By Kevin Turner | Saturday, June 28th 2014, 15:53 GMT |
Colin Turkington took pole for the British Touring Car Championship event at Croft after a dramatic qualifying session
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| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, June 27th 2014, 14:27 GMT |
Mercedes' Niki Lauda has brushed off suggestions that Lewis Hamilton is cracking under the pressure of an intense Formula 1 title fight after another costly qualifying mistake in Austria
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| By Sam Smith | Friday, June 27th 2014, 15:01 GMT |
Kimiya Sato and Markus Pommer shared the honours in the two Imola Auto GP practice sessions on Friday
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| Friday, June 27th 2014, 15:33 GMT |
The NASCAR Sprint Cup field will be below its traditional 43-car mark for the first time in nearly 13 years at Kentucky Speedway this weekend
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, June 26th 2014, 15:13 GMT |
Nico Rosberg sees nothing wrong in him and Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton keeping information back from each other, despite their bosses' concerns about a lack of transparency.
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| By Gary Watkins | Thursday, June 26th 2014, 15:30 GMT |
Pierre Kaffer with complete the United SportsCar Championship season with the Risi Competizione Ferrari squad
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| Thursday, June 26th 2014, 15:47 GMT |
Former Formula 1 drivers Nick Heidfeld and Stephane Sarrazin will race for the Venturi Grand Prix team in the inaugural Formula E championship
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| By Ben Anderson | Wednesday, June 25th 2014, 15:22 GMT |
Mercedes believes rival Red Bull deserved to enjoy a stronger showing at the Austrian Grand Prix, and that its poor performance was bad for Formula 1.
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| By Ben Anderson | Wednesday, June 25th 2014, 14:19 GMT |
The Williams Formula 1 team's upsurge in form over the past two races should not be taken as a sign it will be that competitive for the rest of the season, according to rival McLaren.
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| Wednesday, June 25th 2014, 14:44 GMT |
Single-seater returnee Richie Stanaway believes he is still well-placed for a GP3 title tilt despite admitting he currently lacks points leader Alex Lynn's pace.
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| By Dieter Rencken and Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, June 24th 2014, 13:11 GMT |
Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes that the only way for effective cost control rules to work in Formula 1 is if the teams are not involved in agreeing them.
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| Tuesday, June 24th 2014, 14:30 GMT |
Carl Edwards says his potential exit from Roush Fenway Racing after the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season is having no ill-effects on their current campaign together.
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| By Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, June 24th 2014, 15:16 GMT |
The Williams Formula 1 team believes a sequence of small errors were to blame for Felipe Massa not converting pole position into a better result at the Austrian Grand Prix.
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| By Jonathan Noble and Gerhard Kuntschik | Monday, June 23rd 2014, 14:02 GMT |
Red Bull has all but ruled out building its own Formula 1 engine in the future, despite hinting that it could ditch Renault for 2016 unless it improves.
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| By Richard Asher | Monday, June 23rd 2014, 14:21 GMT |
Sam MacLeod says he will not be tempted into a full-time assault on the British Formula 3 Championship, despite a strong weekend at Snetterton propelling him up the points ladder
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| By Jonathan Noble | Monday, June 23rd 2014, 15:23 GMT |
Kimi Raikkonen has expressed his frustration at being told to look after his brakes early in the Austrian Grand Prix, saying Ferrari cannot afford for such things to happen.
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| By Jonathan Noble | Sunday, June 22nd 2014, 15:50 GMT |
Sebastian Vettel escaped a penalty for his Austrian Grand Prix collision with Esteban Gutierrez only because of a new more lenient approach from Formula 1's race stewards
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| By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde | Sunday, June 22nd 2014, 14:21 GMT |
Valtteri Bottas celebrated his "best ever weekend" after securing his first Formula 1 podium at the Austrian Grand Prix
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| Sunday, June 22nd 2014, 14:38 GMT |
Daniel Ricciardo admitted he was frustrated with himself for first-lap errors after finishing only eighth in the Austrian Grand Prix.
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| By Marcus Simmons | Saturday, June 21st 2014, 15:57 GMT |
Max Verstappen took his second win of the day at Spa in the Formula 3 European Championship in another thrilling race.
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| By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde | Saturday, June 21st 2014, 15:00 GMT |
Fernando Alonso concedes it will be difficult to defend fourth place in Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, admitting Ferrari's grid position is "not realistic"
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| By Richard Asher | Saturday, June 21st 2014, 15:38 GMT |
Sam MacLeod led home a Fortec Motorsport 1-2-3 with a lights-to-flag victory in the first British Formula 3 race at Snetterton
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| Friday, June 20th 2014, 13:53 GMT |
Formula E has unveiled the track layout for its race in Punta del Este in Uruguay.
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| By Charles Bradley | Friday, June 20th 2014, 14:42 GMT |
Johnny Cecotto Jr will start round seven of the GP2 Series from pole position after setting the fastest time in qualifying at the Red Bull Ring on Friday.
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| By Ben Anderson and Matt Beer | Friday, June 20th 2014, 14:48 GMT |
Nico Rosberg believes he can eradicate Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton's Austrian Grand Prix practice advantage by the time they fight for pole on Saturday.
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| By Ben Anderson | Thursday, June 19th 2014, 15:29 GMT |
Marussia Formula 1 team-mates Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton have resolved to put the dispute over their Canadian Grand Prix collision behind them
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| By Gary Watkins | Thursday, June 19th 2014, 14:49 GMT |
Chrysler is aiming to return to the Le Mans 24 Hours next season with its Viper GTE contenders running under the flag of the Dodge marque
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| By Hal Ridge | Thursday, June 19th 2014, 15:48 GMT |
Former Formula 1 driver Markus Winkelhock will compete in the World Rallycross Championship round at Kouvola, Finland.
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| Wednesday, June 18th 2014, 11:54 GMT |
Ex-Formula 1 driver Jarno Trulli will race in Formula E with the new team he has formed for the FIA's electric single-seater championship
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| Wednesday, June 18th 2014, 14:20 GMT |
Hendrick is a "a sesaon ahead" of its NASCAR Sprint Cup rivals in engine development, according to Penske's Brad Keselowski
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| By Ben Anderson | Wednesday, June 18th 2014, 14:49 GMT |
Kevin Magnussen says the mixed results he has scored since graduating to Formula 1 has not affected his self-confidence as a driver
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| By Jonathan Noble and Dieter Rencken | Tuesday, June 17th 2014, 15:13 GMT |
Formula 1 chiefs are to discuss ways to make the sport more popular with fans during a crunch meeting that takes place at Biggin Hill near London on Thursday.
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| By Scott Mitchell | Tuesday, June 17th 2014, 13:46 GMT |
Aston Martin has dedicated its Le Mans 24 Hours victory in the Pro Am class last weekend to former driver Allan Simonsen.
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| By Gary Watkins | Tuesday, June 17th 2014, 15:15 GMT |
Marc Gene is aiming to extend his career as an LMP1 driver after finishing second in last weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours on his recall to Audi
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| By Glenn Freeman | Monday, June 16th 2014, 14:41 GMT |
Toyota's recovery to a podium finish in the Le Mans 24 Hours did little to make up for the manufacturer's heartbreak at missing out on victory, according to its drivers.
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| Monday, June 16th 2014, 14:52 GMT |
Eleven-time Dakar Rally winner Stephane Peterhansel will join Carlos Sainz and Cyril Despres in Peugeot's line-up for the car maker's return to the event in 2015
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| By Scott Mitchell | Monday, June 16th 2014, 15:56 GMT |
A man has been arrested following an incident at Brands Hatch last weekend involving a Volkswagen Polo road car being driven onto the track during a club race
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| Saturday, June 14th 2014, 14:45 GMT |
Marc Marquez apologised to his Honda team after a crash in Barcelona qualifying ended his unbeaten run of MotoGP poles in 2014
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| Saturday, June 14th 2014, 15:08 GMT |
The #7 Toyota maintained its lead in the second hour of the Le Mans 24 Hours as a rain shower caused havoc and two LMP1 runners crashed heavily
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| By Hal Ridge | Saturday, June 14th 2014, 15:55 GMT |
Latvian Reinis Nitiss heads the order at the third round of the World Rallycross Championship at Hell in Norway after day one
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| By Ben Anderson | Friday, June 13th 2014, 14:52 GMT |
Ferrari is "behind the curve" in developing its Formula 1 car this year despite making constant improvements, according to team principal Marco Mattiacci
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| By Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell | Friday, June 13th 2014, 13:14 GMT |
Alex Wurz fears that unfamiliarity with the new slow zone regulations that will be used during the Le Mans 24 Hours could lead to an accident
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| By Glenn Freeman | Friday, June 13th 2014, 15:57 GMT |
Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti was on course to achieve his ambition of racing in the Le Mans 24 Hours before he was forced to retire from competing
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| By Gary Watkins | Thursday, June 12th 2014, 13:56 GMT |
Porsche will make a bid for pole position in qualifying for the Le Mans 24 Hours this evening
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| Thursday, June 12th 2014, 14:11 GMT |
Recovering MotoGP riders Nicky Hayden and Danilo Petrucci have both been given medical clearance to ride in practice at Barcelona but will then have their fitness reassessed.
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| By Scott Mitchell | Thursday, June 12th 2014, 15:33 GMT |
The #99 Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTE has withdrawn from the Le Mans 24 Hours due to damage sustained in a heavy crash at the end of the first qualifying session
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| By Jonathan Noble | Wednesday, June 11th 2014, 14:40 GMT |
Mercedes is predicting that Formula 1's controversial double points rule will keep Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton's 2014 title fight going until the last race
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| By Gary Watkins | Wednesday, June 11th 2014, 14:12 GMT |
British racing car builder Zytek is the latest constructor to commit to building a coupe for the LMP2 prototype category
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| By Gary Watkins | Wednesday, June 11th 2014, 15:56 GMT |
Audi driver Loic Duval is conscious and talking after a major accident in practice for this weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours
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| By Ben Anderson | Tuesday, June 10th 2014, 15:15 GMT |
Kimi Raikkonen says he cannot explain why he is struggling to be consistent driving Ferrari's Formula 1 car this season.
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, June 10th 2014, 15:45 GMT |
Long-time NASCAR team owner Junie Donlavey died on Monday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 90 years old.
Donlavey fielded cars for 45 seasons, starting out as an owner-driver in 1950 before stepping back to become a full-time entrant.
Donlavey Racing went on to contest a total of 863 races with a roster of drivers that at included Joe Weatherly, Tiny Lund, Fred Lorenzen, David Pearson, Dick Trickle and Benny Parsons, although his only win came at the hands of Jody Ridley at Dover in 1981.
If the team was rarely a threat at the front, it developed a reputation as a hothouse for young talent, with Ridley, Ken Schrader and Bill Dennis all winning rookie of the year honours while driving its #90 entry.
Nicknamed 'Chief' by his colleagues in the paddock, Donlavey was a widely respected figure within the sport. A NASCAR statement described him as "a treasure, a man who personified NASCAR's proud past."
| By David Evans | Tuesday, June 10th 2014, 15:49 GMT |
Volkswagen driver Jari-Matti Latvala says losing Rally Italy was a setback rather than a killer blow to his World Rally Championship aspirations
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| By Marcus Simmons | Monday, June 9th 2014, 14:28 GMT |
Formula 3 star Max Verstappen has joined top German team Motopark to contest July's Zandvoort Masters, the race his father Jos won in 1993
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| By Jonathan Noble | Monday, June 9th 2014, 14:37 GMT |
Force India believed it was set to win the Canadian Grand Prix before the brake problems that hampered Sergio Perez near the end.
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| By Ben Anderson and Dieter Rencken | Monday, June 9th 2014, 15:33 GMT |
Williams believes Force India was irresponsible not to retire Sergio Perez before his crash with Felipe Massa in the Canadian Grand Prix, a charge Perez has slammed as "misguided".
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| By Kevin Turner | Sunday, June 8th 2014, 15:44 GMT |
Rob Austin has been promoted to the runner-up spot in the second British Touring Car race at Oulton Park.
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| By Kevin Turner | Sunday, June 8th 2014, 14:16 GMT |
Colin Turkington won the second British Touring Car race at Oulton Park to remain undefeated at the Cheshire circuit in 2014.
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| By Jonathan Noble | Sunday, June 8th 2014, 15:00 GMT |
Adrian Newey has signed a new contract with Red Bull, but he will step away from his day-to-day involvement with the Formula 1 team to work on other projects.
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| By Kevin Turner | Saturday, June 7th 2014, 15:25 GMT |
Colin Turkington qualified on pole for the British Touring Car Championship round at Oulton Park after a dramatic session
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| By Gary Watkins | Saturday, June 7th 2014, 15:14 GMT |
The Millennium Racing LMP2 team has pulled out of next weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours
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| By Edd Straw | Saturday, June 7th 2014, 15:49 GMT |
Esteban Gutierrez will not take part in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix thanks to chassis damage sustained when he crashed during Saturday morning's free practice session
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| Friday, June 6th 2014, 14:11 GMT |
Jari-Matti Latvala holds a narrow lead over Mads Ostberg at the end of an action-packed first morning of Rally Italy, after disaster for Hyundai when it was heading the field
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| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, June 6th 2014, 15:22 GMT |
Red Bull has dismissed rumours it is considering splitting from Formula 1 engine partner Renault - but has made clear that there are performance clauses the French manufacturer must meet
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| By James Roberts | Friday, June 6th 2014, 15:36 GMT |
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso set the fastest time in the opening practice session for this weekend's Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, June 5th 2014, 15:41 GMT |
Lewis Hamilton insists that there are no lingering tensions with Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Nico Rosberg as they resume battle at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.
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| By David Evans | Thursday, June 5th 2014, 15:28 GMT |
Robert Kubica posted the fastest time on the Rally Italy shakedown stage
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| By Marcus Simmons | Thursday, June 5th 2014, 15:44 GMT |
An influx of racers from the German Formula 3 Cup will boost next month's British F3 Championship round at Spa
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| By Kevin Turner | Wednesday, June 4th 2014, 14:38 GMT |
British Touring Car Championship racer Simon Belcher will contest the Oulton Park round this weekend after his Handy Motorsport squad repaired his Toyota Avensis following his massive Thruxton accident
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| By Gary Watkins | Wednesday, June 4th 2014, 14:55 GMT |
The new Lotus T129 LMP1 contender will be unveiled next week at Le Mans
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| By David Evans | Wednesday, June 4th 2014, 15:37 GMT |
Citroen driver Kris Meeke says the time has come for the World Rally Championship to focus on internet broadcasts rather than television
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| Tuesday, June 3rd 2014, 13:41 GMT |
Plans for a Romanian group to join the Formula 1 grid with a new team as early as next year are understood to have gained approval from the FIA.
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| By Ben Anderson | Tuesday, June 3rd 2014, 15:27 GMT |
Valtteri Bottas believes the Williams Formula 1 team can still carry the fight to Red Bull at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix, despite a tough race in Monaco last time out.
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| Tuesday, June 3rd 2014, 15:57 GMT |
Aspar MotoGP rider Nicky Hayden has undergone surgery to cure the wrist problem that forced him to withdraw from the Italian Grand Prix last weekend
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| Monday, June 2nd 2014, 15:29 GMT |
Jorge Lorenzo believes he would have beaten Marc Marquez to victory in MotoGP's Italian Grand Prix if his Yamaha had just a little more straightline speed
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| By Andrew van Leeuwen | Monday, June 2nd 2014, 13:53 GMT |
A decision on the time period for which 2014-specification DTM cars will be homologated for is expected to be made at a series commission meeting this week
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| By Ben Anderson | Monday, June 2nd 2014, 15:40 GMT |
McLaren should make a step forward in this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix, because its Formula 1 car will suit the Montreal circuit better than recent venues, according to Eric Boullier
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| By Glenn Freeman | Sunday, June 1st 2014, 13:55 GMT |
Carlos Sainz Jr completed a Formula Renault 3.5 double at Spa, cruising to victory after his main rival Oliver Rowland hit trouble in the pits.
Rowland had chased Sainz throughout the first stint, with the gap fluctuating as they traded fastest laps and left everyone else behind.
By the time they came in together for their mandatory pitstops Rowland was within one second of the leader, but he stalled as he made his stop and lost 11 seconds, dropping him out of contention.
That promoted Will Stevens to second, while Rowland rejoined fourth behind Richie Stanaway.
The Briton could do nothing about the FR3.5 returnee, but in the end he didn't have to, as Stanaway was penalised 20 seconds for making his pitstop outside of the designated window.
Stanaway pitted at the end of lap 12 (the last lap of the window), but as he crossed the start/finish line in the pits that was counted as stopping on lap 13.
Pierre Gasly jumped Norman Nato for fifth on the road during the pitstops, but the Red Bull junior could not quite get onto the tail of Stanaway and Rowland.
Stanaway's penalty - on his comeback two years after injuring himself at the same circuit in his last FR3.5 meeting - dropped him from a podium place to the lower reaches of the points.
Results - 21 laps: Pos Driver Team Time/Gap 1. Carlos Sainz Jr DAMS 2. Will Stevens Strakka +12.330s 3. Oliver Rowland Fortec +15.045s 4. Pierre Gasly Arden +15.888s 5. Norman Nato DAMS +23.181s 6. Jazeman Jaafar ISR +26.953s 7. Matias Laine Strakka +27.434s 8. Richie Stanaway Lotus +34.420s 9. Meindert van Buuren Pons Racing +45.751s 10. Marco Sorensen Tech 1 +45.937s 11. Marlon Stockinger Lotus +46.686s 12. Will Buller Arden +47.099s 13. Roberto Merhi Zeta Corse +57.776s 14. Beitske Visser AVF +1m02.128s 15. Oscar Tunjo Pons Racing +1m10.605s 16. Roman Mavlanov Zeta Corse +1m21.931s Retirements: Luca Ghiotto Draco 15 laps Sergey Sirotkin Fortec 6 laps Pietro Fantin Draco 0 laps Zoel Amber AVR 0 laps
| By Andrew van Leeuwen | Sunday, June 1st 2014, 13:07 GMT |
Marco Wittmann became the first two-time winner of the 2014 DTM season after cruising to an easy win for BMW at the Hungaroring.
While it was an action-packed race, none of the action involved the leader.
Wittmann started from pole on the option tyre, had more than 40 seconds up his sleeve over the best of the option-shod runner after the compulsory stops were completed, and ultimately claimed a comfortable and very straightforward 6.6s win over Audi's Miguel Molina.
"It was important to hold the gap [after the stops], and that's what happened," said Witmmann, who now leads the championship.
"It's a great result, our second win in the season - unbelievable."
Molina's race was similarly straightforward. Like Wittmann, he started on the option, and crucially managed to pass fellow option starters Antonio Felix da Costa and Timo Glock before the stops to grab second. From there, he could do enough to keep the second-stinters off his back, and claim a fine second.
"The car was good. P2 is a good result, after two difficult starts in the season," he said. "We deserve this podium."
Bruno Spengler was the best of the drivers who started on the harder rubber in third. The Canadian was already the best of the standard runners, which translated as 12th, before the stops.
Once on the softer rubber he barged his way through the field to claim third, helped somewhat in the latter stages when he faced little opposition from fellow BMW drivers da Costa and Glock.
Edoardo Mortara finished fourth after a race-long battle with Glock. The pair first made contact on lap 23, when Mortara successfully made a bump-and-run move on Glock through Turn 1.
But the battle raged on, the pair swapping paint numerous times right up until the last few laps. In the end, Mortara took the fourth spot, while Glock finished back in 19th after a last-lap clash with Nico Muller, who was trying to charge through on the softer tyres.
Adrien Tambay, Maxime Martin and Jamie Green finished fifth, sixth and seventh, the option-shod trio part of a messy closing stage of the race as they muscled past da Costa, who took his first DTM career points with eight.
Mattias Ekstrom came from nowhere on the soft tyre to grab ninth at the end, while Mike Rockenfeller took the last point on offer in 10th, having been in contention for fourth before the option runners showed up at the end.
Robert Wickens was the best-placed Mercedes, but despite an impressive drive, switching from option to standard, he could manage just 11th, one spot out of the points.
Still, he fared better than Paul di Resta (18th) and Gary Paffett, who retired on the first lap after copping a hit from Joey Hand.
Results - 41 laps: Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap 1. Marco Wittmann RMG BMW 1h08m35.291s 2. Miguel Molina Abt Audi +6.615s 3. Bruno Spengler Schnitzer BMW +21.842s 4. Edoardo Mortara Abt Audi +29.960s 5. Adrien Tambay Abt Audi +30.112s 6. Maxime Martin RMG BMW +30.357s 7. Jamie Green Rosberg Audi +34.403s 8. Antonio Felix da Costa MTEK BMW +34.560s 9. Mattias Ekstrom Abt Audi +34.826s 10. Mike Rockenfeller Phoenix Audi +36.017s 11. Robert Wickens HWA Mercedes +38.732s 12. Nico Muller Rosberg Audi +41.105s 13. Martin Tomczyk Schnitzer BMW +1m00.014s 14. Pascal Wehrlein HWA Mercedes +1m00.170s 15. Joey Hand RBM BMW +1m04.407s 16. Daniel Juncadella Mucke Mercedes +1m04.809s 17. Vitaly Petrov Mucke Mercedes +1m19.739s 18. Paul di Resta HWA Mercedes +1m25.635s 19. Timo Glock MTEK BMW +1m28.687s Retirements: Christian Vietoris HWA Mercedes 36 laps Augusto Farfus RBM BMW 31 laps Timo Scheider Phoenix Audi 10 laps Gary Paffett HWA Mercedes 1 lap
| By Mark Glendenning | Sunday, June 1st 2014, 14:55 GMT |
Takuma Sato will start the second of this weekend's IndyCar races in Detroit from pole position after triumphing in a dramatic qualifying session on Belle Isle on Sunday.
The second qualifying group, which included Sato, only had four minutes of green flag time at the end of their session due to a red flag.
With the circuit improving with every lap, there was a distinct advantage for those who managed to time final run properly, and Sato was one of several drivers to make substantial gains in the final few seconds.
The AJ Foyt driver's pole lap of 1m16.1371s beat what looked like a fairly strong benchmark of 1m16.3739s set by James Hinchcliffe from the first group.
Sato's success came at the expense of Helio Castroneves, who appeared to have secured a clean-sweep of poles for the weekend until the final moments, with Mike Conway set to join the Brazilian on the second row.
Graham Rahal, who finished a close second to Will Power on Saturday, opted to qualify on a set of scrubbed reds and save a new set for the race, a strategy that leaves him starting from 14th behind Justin Wilson.
But the real stories of the weekend are even further back, with the two most recent champions preparing to start from the last row.
Scott Dixon was well off the pace in the first group, while Ryan Hunter-Reay crashed heavily at the start of the second group's session, bringing out the red flags that set up the manic finish a few minutes later.
"It just snapped out and I couldn't catch it," said the Indy 500 winner. "Got caught out by the colder temps. Totally my fault."
Pos Driver Team/Engine Time 1. Takuma Sato Foyt/Honda 1m16.1371s Group 2 2. James Hinchcliffe Andretti/Honda 1m16.3739s Group 1 3. Helio Castroneves Penske/Chevy 1m16.3624s Group 2 4. Mike Conway Carpenter/Chevy 1m16.8580s Group 1 5. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi/Chevy 1m16.5382s Group 2 6. Carlos Munoz Andretti/Honda 1m16.9340s Group 1 7. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt/Honda 1m16.8539s Group 2 8. Will Power Penske/Chevy 1m17.0297s Round 1 9. Sebastian Saavedra KV/Chevy 1m17.0688s Group 2 10. Josef Newgarden Fisher/Honda 1m17.1310s Group 1 11. Sebastien Bourdais KV/Chevy 1m17.1155s Group 2 12. Carlos Huertas Coyne/Honda 1m17.4651s Group 1 13. Justin Wilson Coyne/Honda 1m17.1660s Group 2 14. Graham Rahal Rahal/Honda 1m17.5948s Group 1 15. Juan Pablo Montoya Penske/Chevy 1m17.2979s Group 2 16. Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt/Honda 1m18.1119s Group 1 17. Tony Kanaan Ganassi/Chevy 1m17.3386s Group 2 18. Marco Andretti Andretti/Honda 1m18.1820s Group 1 19. Jack Hawksworth Herta/Honda 1m17.4172s Group 2 20. Charlie Kimball Ganassi/Chevy 1m18.1871s Group 1 21. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti/Honda No time Group 2 22. Scott Dixon Ganassi/Chevy 1m19.4557s Group 1 All drivers use Dallara chassis
