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[motorsport] Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin claim NASCAR has "too many road courses"
For the longest time, NASCAR had just two road courses on the Cup schedule -- Sonoma Raceway and Watkins Glen. However, the series has rapidly expanded that number in recent years with Cup races at the Indianapolis Road Course, Daytona Road Course, Road America, Charlotte Roval, Circuit of the Americas, as well as events in Mexico City and on the streets of Chicago. Some of these tracks ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Company that makes NASCAR Martinsville grandfather clock set to close
Martinsville Speedway is one of the oldest tracks on the NASCAR schedule, and it was part of the original eight-race season in 1949. The historic half-mile hosts two Cup races every year and is part of the Round of 8 playoff round. Since 1964, the track known as the 'paperclip' has given out a very special trophy to the winner -- a grandfather clock. The first recipient was Fred Lorenzen, who ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Company that makes NASCAR Martinsville grandfather clock set to close
Martinsville Speedway is one of the oldest tracks on the NASCAR schedule, and it was part of the original eight-race season in 1949. The historic half-mile hosts two Cup races every year and is part of the Round of 8 playoff round. Since 1964, the track known as the 'paperclip' has given out a very special trophy to the winner -- a grandfather clock. The first recipient was Fred Lorenzen, who ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Laurent Mekies admits it feels "unreal" to see Red Bull F1 team without Christian Horner
Incoming Red Bull F1 team boss Laurent Mekies has paid tribute to the ousted Christian Horner in his first interview in the new role. On Wednesday morning the news broke that long-time Red Bull chief Horner has been dismissed with immediate effect, ending a 20-year reign that saw the Milton Keynes squad claim six constructors' titles and eight drivers' championships. Horner appeared to have ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Laurent Mekies admits it feels "unreal" to see Red Bull F1 team without Christian Horner
Incoming Red Bull F1 team boss Laurent Mekies has paid tribute to the ousted Christian Horner in his first interview in the new role. On Wednesday morning the news broke that long-time Red Bull chief Horner has been dismissed with immediate effect, ending a 20-year reign that saw the Milton Keynes squad claim six constructors' titles and eight drivers' championships. Horner appeared to have ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Aprilia fights to maintain MotoGP concessions status
The current MotoGP concessions system has two deadlines which determine what level of concessions manufacturers will have in the following six months. One falls at the end of the 2025 season, while the other comes just before the annual summer break – which makes next weekend’s Czech Grand Prix the cut-off point. Ducati, the brand with the fewest concessions thanks to its ongoing ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Aprilia fights to maintain MotoGP concessions status
The current MotoGP concessions system has two deadlines which determine what level of concessions manufacturers will have in the following six months. One falls at the end of the 2025 season, while the other comes just before the annual summer break – which makes next weekend’s Czech Grand Prix the cut-off point. Ducati, the brand with the fewest concessions thanks to its ongoing ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] MotoGP German GP: Alex Marquez clears medical checks as Enea Bastianini ruled out
MotoGP title contender Alex Marquez has received the green light to take part in Free Practice 1 at the German Grand Prix this weekend. The Gresini Ducati rider, who is recovering from a hand injury sustained at Assen last time out, was passed fit for Friday morning by MotoGP’s medical team today (10 July). But the Spaniard will need to get through a further fitness test following the ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] MotoGP German GP: Alex Marquez clears medical checks as Enea Bastianini ruled out
MotoGP title contender Alex Marquez has received the green light to take part in Free Practice 1 at the German Grand Prix this weekend. The Gresini Ducati rider, who is recovering from a hand injury sustained at Assen last time out, was passed fit for Friday morning by MotoGP’s medical team today (10 July). But the Spaniard will need to get through a further fitness test following the ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Emil Frey boss suspicious DTM rivals are illegally warming tyres
Emil Frey Racing boss Jurg Flach has revealed suspicions that rival DTM teams are heating tyres without permission. It is illegal in the German championship to use tyre blankets before a race with this seen as a move to save energy consumption and cost. But in the wake of last weekend’s Norisring round, Flach has launched these suspicions after watching Manthey Porsche driver Thomas ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Emil Frey boss suspicious DTM rivals are illegally warming tyres
Emil Frey Racing boss Jurg Flach has revealed suspicions that rival DTM teams are heating tyres without permission. It is illegal in the German championship to use tyre blankets before a race with this seen as a move to save energy consumption and cost. But in the wake of last weekend’s Norisring round, Flach has launched these suspicions after watching Manthey Porsche driver Thomas ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Yamaha’s V4 is two seconds a lap slower than current MotoGP bike, says Alex Rins
The V4-engined MotoGP bike that Yamaha is developing was two seconds a lap slower than its current inline-four racer in testing at Brno last week, according to factory rider Alex Rins. Last week, Rins and Pramac Yamaha racer Miguel Oliveira conducted a private test at the Brno circuit, where the Iwata-based manufacturer’s test team also worked on the V4 project with two of its test riders ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Yamaha’s V4 is two seconds a lap slower than current MotoGP bike, says Alex Rins
The V4-engined MotoGP bike that Yamaha is developing was two seconds a lap slower than its current inline-four racer in testing at Brno last week, according to factory rider Alex Rins. Last week, Rins and Pramac Yamaha racer Miguel Oliveira conducted a private test at the Brno circuit, where the Iwata-based manufacturer’s test team also worked on the V4 project with two of its test riders ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] How every Red Bull F1 driver fared under Christian Horner’s leadership
Christian Horner became the youngest team principal in Formula 1 history when he took the reins at Red Bull in 2005. Two decades later, he departed as one of the championship’s longest-serving and most decorated leaders, having overseen eight drivers’ and six constructors’ world championships. Read Also: Formula 1How Christian Horner’s Red Bull exit mirrored his F1 arrival ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] How every Red Bull F1 driver fared under Christian Horner’s leadership
Christian Horner became the youngest team principal in Formula 1 history when he took the reins at Red Bull in 2005. Two decades later, he departed as one of the championship’s longest-serving and most decorated leaders, having overseen eight drivers’ and six constructors’ world championships. Read Also: Formula 1How Christian Horner’s Red Bull exit mirrored his F1 arrival ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Everything Laurent Mekies must do as Christian Horner’s Red Bull successor
Laurent Mekies has big shoes to fill as Christian Horner's successor as Red Bull Formula 1 chief, after the former Racing Bulls, Ferrari and FIA man was confirmed in the role on Wednesday. After the shock announcement of Horner's dismissal, Red Bull Racing will get just its second CEO in its entire existence in the form of former Racing Bulls team boss Mekies. Working across engineering and ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Everything Laurent Mekies must do as Christian Horner’s Red Bull successor
Laurent Mekies has big shoes to fill as Christian Horner's successor as Red Bull Formula 1 chief, after the former Racing Bulls, Ferrari and FIA man was confirmed in the role on Wednesday. After the shock announcement of Horner's dismissal, Red Bull Racing will get just its second CEO in its entire existence in the form of former Racing Bulls team boss Mekies. Working across engineering and ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] "We were the underdog" - Marco Bezzecchi's crew on how to win a MotoGP race
After a difficult start to the 2025 season, Marco Bezzecchi won the British Grand Prix from 11th on the grid, making it his first win in more than 600 days – after last taking to the top step of the podium at the 2023 Indian Grand Prix. In a candid talk with Motorsport, his crew chief Francesco Venturato tells us everything we need to know about how Bezzecchi is slowly, but surely, rising ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] "We were the underdog" - Marco Bezzecchi's crew on how to win a MotoGP race
After a difficult start to the 2025 season, Marco Bezzecchi won the British Grand Prix from 11th on the grid, making it his first win in more than 600 days – after last taking to the top step of the podium at the 2023 Indian Grand Prix. In a candid talk with Motorsport, his crew chief Francesco Venturato tells us everything we need to know about how Bezzecchi is slowly, but surely, rising ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] What’s next for sacked Red Bull boss Christian Horner?
It is the perfect time of year, in Britain at least, to have time on one’s hands to get all green-fingered. Following his unceremonious departure from Red Bull, Christian Horner should embrace the time to care for his flowers or manicure his lawn, because he will have plenty of gardening leave on which to do so. Read Also: Formula 1Christian Horner sacked as Red Bull F1 team ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] What’s next for sacked Red Bull boss Christian Horner?
It is the perfect time of year, in Britain at least, to have time on one’s hands to get all green-fingered. Following his unceremonious departure from Red Bull, Christian Horner should embrace the time to care for his flowers or manicure his lawn, because he will have plenty of gardening leave on which to do so. Read Also: Formula 1Christian Horner sacked as Red Bull F1 team ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] How Christian Horner’s Red Bull exit mirrored his F1 arrival and why he will be missed
From day one at Red Bull Christian Horner was fully aware of the ruthlessness in F1. So perhaps Wednesday’s announcement that he was being “released from his operational duties” shouldn’t have come as such a bolt from the blue. When we spoke during the writing of Growing Wings: The Inside Story of Red Bull Racing, Horner recounted how he was asked to wait in the car park while Red ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] How Christian Horner’s Red Bull exit mirrored his F1 arrival and why he will be missed
From day one at Red Bull Christian Horner was fully aware of the ruthlessness in F1. So perhaps Wednesday’s announcement that he was being “released from his operational duties” shouldn’t have come as such a bolt from the blue. When we spoke during the writing of Growing Wings: The Inside Story of Red Bull Racing, Horner recounted how he was asked to wait in the car park while Red ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] How Mercedes will help Kimi Antonelli recover from a run of tough F1 results
Andrea Kimi Antonelli may lack experience in Formula 1 – the teenager in his first season in the series and under the Mercedes microscope – but if he is concerned about a run of grands prix that has seemingly set him back, he has the right mentor and team principal in Toto Wolff to help him rediscover his touch. Wolff has, more than once, admitted it was a risk to sign the 18-year-old to ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] How Mercedes will help Kimi Antonelli recover from a run of tough F1 results
Andrea Kimi Antonelli may lack experience in Formula 1 – the teenager in his first season in the series and under the Mercedes microscope – but if he is concerned about a run of grands prix that has seemingly set him back, he has the right mentor and team principal in Toto Wolff to help him rediscover his touch. Wolff has, more than once, admitted it was a risk to sign the 18-year-old to ...Keep readingView the full article