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Piastri: "Safety cars my friend" for Qatar F1 sprint win

Piastri departed from pole after topping Saturday's sprint shootout, but having started on mediums the Australian was passed by the soft tyre-shod Mercedes of George Russell on a lap three restart.

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Reigning IndyCar champion Palou “not that close” to being a complete driver

It is a bit surprising to have a driver that rolled to a dominating 2023 campaign featuring five wins, 10 podiums, two poles – no finish lower than eighth – across 17 rounds and locked up the title with a race to spare profess they are still lacking.

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2023 F1 Qatar GP results: Piastri wins sprint, Verstappen champion

Mercedes’ George Russell passed polewinner and early leader Piastri soon after a restart on lap three, but Russell’s pace on softer tyres fell away as the sprint entered its second half and Piastri repassed him to lead once more.

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F1 Qatar GP: Verstappen seals third world title as Piastri wins sprint

The 19-lap event featured three safety car periods and was characterised by the drivers opting to use soft tyres making big gains early on and the safety car restarts, before falling back as the race wore on with their rubber graining.

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F1 Qatar GP: Verstappen clinches third title as Piastri wins sprint

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Reddick tops Bell for Roval Cup pole; Hamlin spins

Reddick, one of the four drivers lowest in points without a win heading into the final race of the Round of 16, went out early in the 10-minute final round of qualifying and went right to the top of the speed chart.

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Max Verstappen wins F1 world title after Pérez crashes out of Qatar GP sprint race

Max Verstappen has won his third F1 world championship after he finished second in the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race behind Oscar Piastri

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Max Verstappen wins F1 title in Qatar GP sprint race – as it happened

Max Verstappen is world champion for the third year in a row after finishing second in a Qatar sprint race won by Oscar Piastri

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Bubba Wallace fastest in Roval Cup practice; Larson wrecks

The top four average lap speeds came for the first 20-minute session on Saturday with Wallace leading the way at 102.295mph.

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Willams will see out F1 season before deciding on Sargeant future

The Grove-based squad is evaluating whether Sargeant is making the necessary progress in his rookie season to justify being given another year in the car.

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New Pirelli F1 deal to be announced next week

Pirelli, which is currently managing tyre concerns at this weekend's Qatar GP, had been expected by paddock insiders to win the tender for some weeks, and the deal has now been ratified by the FIA World Motor Sport Council, which was the final step in a process that had been…

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New Pirelli F1 tyre deal to be announced next week

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BTCC Brands Hatch: Supreme Sutton bags pole for finale

Sutton was supreme throughout the half-hour in his Alliance Racing (nee Motorbase) Ford Focus ST as he bids for a fourth title.

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The key questions surrounding F1's Qatar GP tyre drama

Small separations in its construction, caused by damage sustained from running across the Losail circuit's high kerbs, had triggered concerns about potential failures in the race.

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NASCAR: Kevin Harvick's Talladega DQ "pretty straightforward"

After a photo-finish loss to Ryan Blaney last Sunday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Harvick’s No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford failed post-race inspection and he was disqualified, leaving him with a last-place finish.

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MotoGP form man Martin ‘in a bubble’, says team-mate Zarco

Martin has slashed long-time championship leader Francesco Bagnaia’s advantage to just three points following his victories in both the sprint and main race of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend at Motegi, giving him five wins in the last six races.

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Piastri makes FIA track limits joke after Qatar F1 sprint pole

The McLaren driver, who found out he had lost third place on the grid for Sunday’s race live during a television interview on Friday, said he did not want to get disappointed again in light of the potential delay in penalties being handed out.

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Pirelli F1 tyre separation at Qatar GP only showed up under microscope

The FIA has been prompted to take action ahead of the sprint race day at the Losail circuit following concerns about the risk of tyre failures in the race.

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F1 Qatar GP: Piastri on sprint shootout pole as track limits wreak havoc

Lando Norris seemed to be on course to beat his team-mate before blowing his final lap with an error at the final corner.

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F1 Qatar GP: Piastri beats Norris to sprint pole as McLaren sweeps shootout

Lando Norris seemed to be on course to beat his team-mate before blowing his final lap with an error at the final corner.

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BTCC Brands Hatch: Ingram pips Hill to top free practice

Ingram faces a mountain to climb if he’s to make it back-to-back titles – the only rival to three-time champion Ash Sutton is 45 points adrift heading into the competitive action – but he was on form in the opening session early on Saturday morning.

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Williams will see out F1 season before deciding on Sargeant future

The Grove-based squad is evaluating whether Sargeant is making the necessary progress in his rookie season to justify being given another year in the car.

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How Pirelli discovered F1's biggest tyre drama since the 2005 US GP

On that occasion after failures in practice, the Michelin runners pulled out after the formation lap, leaving the six Bridgestone cars – two Ferraris, two Jordans and two Minardis – to race on their own.

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F1 introduces emergency safety measures for Qatar GP amid tyre failure concerns

Analysis of Pirelli rubber after the opening day of action at the Losail circuit has revealed that there was evidence of a sidewall separation between the topping compound and the carcass cords.

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Claims 11th F1 entry would hurt existing teams' value "crazy town talk" – Rodin

The New Zealand-based Rodin Cars submitted an entry to join the F1 grid, projected for either 2025 or 2026, along with US racing powerhouse Andretti Global, F2 and F3 competitor Hitech GP, and South East Asian outfit LKYSUNZ.

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