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Spanish GP | F1 Academy | Race 1 | 4th win of the season for Abbi Pulling after a dominant performance

F1 Academy gets underway at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Conditions are warm, though cooler than those of earlier sessions. The track temperature is currently 35.4 degrees Celsius, and the air temperature is 24.0 degrees Celsius. Abbi Pulling (PUL) of Rodin Motorsport and Alpine Academy starts on pole, after setting the fastest lap time in Friday’s…

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“As you start to push the car, it doesn’t like it” — Hamilton says the W15 becomes edgy when they go to the limit following P3 in F1 Spanish GP qualifying

After a difficult start to the season, Mercedes has improved its car performance since Miami by introducing several upgrades. The Spanish Grand Prix showcased the team’s progress, with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell securing the second row in qualifying, despite being three-tenths slower than Max Verstappen and polesitter Lando Norris. This result is promising for…

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“Qualifying was miles better than practice”, but Red Bull “need to bring more performance to the car” — Verstappen on P2 in F1 Spanish GP qualifying

The three-time World Champion wasn’t able to defend his pole from the last season in Barcelona, and had to concede the top starting spot to Lando Norris. After strongly leading the way in Q2, and a very impressive first attempt in the final segment that had him 0.123s clear, Verstappen improved his best effort with…

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“Eight cars have a chance of probably winning” after going “balls out” to take pole at F1 Spanish GP — Norris

The British driver has secured the second pole position of his Formula 1 career by a very tiny margin over reigning champion Max Verstappen, only 0.020s! After a quiet first segment of qualifying and getting P2 in Q2, the first attempts in Q3 went in favor of the Dutch driver. However, it was Norris’s time…

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F1 | Spanish GP | Qualifying | Norris beats Verstappen by 0.020s and secures 2nd career pole position

The Spanish GP Qualifying session begins – and tensions are high for Carlos Sainz, driving for Ferrari in front of his home crowd for the final time this weekend. The Spanish driver finished fastest in FP3, hoping to secure a podium position for tomorrow’s Grand Prix. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya track temperature is 10 degrees…

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Spanish GP | F2 | Sprint Race | Track limit violations abound as Victor Martins secures victory

In hot weather, the Formula 2 Sprint Race gets underway at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The track temperature is around 40.8 degrees Celsius, and the air temperature is 25.1 degrees Celsius. The drivers are starting on the hard tyres and are expected to go to the end on these. However, high tyre degradation is expected….

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F1 | Spanish GP | FP3 | Sainz leads Norris and Leclerc in final practice; top 5 separated by just 0.151s

Final practice for the 2024 Spanish GP got underway in sunny conditions at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as drivers and teams started to make their final preparatiojs ahead of an all important qualifying session on a circuit that’s notoriously difficult to overtake at. An interesting pattern in the first 20 minutes of the session was…

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Spanish GP | F3 | Sprint Race | Mari Boya wins on home soil, with Alex Dunne following closely in second

It was just moments away from the start of the FIA Formula 3 Sprint Race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. This was also the 99th race in the Championship’s history. Yesterday, Christian Mansell of ART Grand Prix made his mark by securing his first F3 pole position. Today, Santiago Ramos led the pack from reverse…

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IndyCar | GP of Monterey | FP1 | McLaughlin tops disrupted first practice at Laguna Seca ahead of Herta

Scott McLaughlin set the fastest time in the opening practice session, ahead of Colton Herta and Alex Palou at Laguna Seca. The session was disrupted by multiple red flags and multiple drivers making mistakes early in the weekend. After a quiet opening few minutes at Laguna Seca, Linus Lundqvist set the first lap time of…

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