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IndyCar Barber: McLaughlin takes pole in Penske 1-2McLaughlin set an early benchmark in the Fast Six pole shootout on alternates at 1m06.329s and ran a second lap on this set –? but made a tiny error at Turn 5 –? before switching to his second set.Power went earlier to his second set of alternates and lowered the bar to 1m06.046s with a minute to go, but then it was his turn to run wide at Turn 5.However McLaughlin wasn’t to be denied with ... Keep readingSource: IndyCar Barber: McLaughlin takes pole in Penske 1-2
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Roger Penske summons IndyCar team owners for impromptu meetingVarious members of the paddock have questioned the integrity of Team Penske after IndyCar officials stripped Josef Newgarden of his victory in the season-opening round for illegal use of the push-to-pass system, while? Scott McLaughlin was also disqualified from his third-place finish for similar infractions.The revised classification, with Arrow McLaren driver Pato O'Ward promoted to victory ... Keep readingSource: Roger Penske summons IndyCar team owners for impromptu meeting
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Penske IndyCar scandal “not helpful” says HondaThe integrity of Team Penske was put into question by the paddock after IndyCar officials disqualified St. Petersburg race winner Josef Newgarden and third-place finisher Scott McLaughlin for illegal use of the push-to-pass system in last month's season-opener.Their team-mate Will Power also had access to the same software, which? resulted from a coding change during hybrid testing that was not ... Keep readingSource: Penske IndyCar scandal “not helpful” says Honda
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IndyCar Barber: VeeKay pips Grosjean to lead second practiceThe 23-year-old Dutchman rocketed to the top of the leaderboard with a quick lap of 1m06.5463s at the 2.3-mile, 17-turn road course.“The car feels really good,” VeeKay said. “It felt pretty good yesterday.“Couldn't really get a lap in on the red tyres, but we made some changes overnight for what we thought was the right direction and it was the right direction. So that's really good.“I'm ... Keep readingSource: IndyCar Barber: VeeKay pips Grosjean to lead second practice
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Penske's IndyCar explanation 'doesn't stack up', accuses McLaren's BrownIndyCar officials disqualified St. Pete race winner Josef Newgarden and third-place finisher Scott McLaughlin for illegally using the overtake system in last month's season-opener, which occurred after a line of software code was changed during hybrid testing and mistakenly used in race mode as the 2024 season kicked off.Their team-mate Will Power, who didn't use the system illegally but could ... Keep readingSource: Penske's IndyCar explanation 'doesn't stack up', accuses McLaren's Brown
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Mir rages at "irregular" MotoGP stewards after Marquez sprint clashWhile battling for the outer reaches of the points late on in Saturday's crash-strewn sprint race at Jerez, Marquez collided with Honda's Mir at the last corner as he made a failed overtake attempt.Mir took a strong hit and lost several places, ultimately finishing out of the points in 10th.Gresini rider Marquez, who crashed out of the lead on lap nine, was ordered to drop one position by the ... Keep readingSource: Mir rages at "irregular" MotoGP stewards after Marquez sprint clash
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MotoGP Spanish GP: Martin wins demolition derby sprint from AcostaMartin leaped into the lead on the opening lap but was quickly reeled in and passed by poleman Marquez, who looked on course for a first Gresini Ducati win.But on lap nine of 12 Marquez fell off at Turn 9, just seconds after third-fifth-placed Alex Marquez, Enea Bastianini and Brad Binder all slid off at Turn 5.Maverick Vinales crashed at the same place on the following lap while running third ... Keep readingSource: MotoGP Spanish GP: Martin wins demolition derby sprint from Acosta
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MotoGP Spanish GP: Marc Marquez grabs first Ducati pole in damp qualifyingHaving taken a first front row since his switch to Gresini Ducati last time out at the Americas GP, former Honda rider Marquez went one better in front of his home crowd at Jerez on Saturday morning.Setting the initial pace in the damp Q2 session, a late switch to a medium wet tyre allowed Marquez to produce a 1m46.773s secured him a first pole since last year’s Portuguese Grand Prix.This result ... Keep readingSource: MotoGP Spanish GP: Marc Marquez grabs first Ducati pole in damp qualifying
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Bagnaia used Jerez MotoGP practice “as a test” for “big” changeThe reigning double world champion has won the last two Spanish Grands Prix at Jerez but comes into this weekend off the back of a non-score in Portugal and a struggle to sixth in America.A key issue for Bagnaia has been a vibration on the rear which has intermittently cropped up over the first three rounds and is something other Ducati riders have battled.After a low-key start to practice on ... Keep readingSource: Bagnaia used Jerez MotoGP practice “as a test” for “big” change
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Binder “had my bike back” in Jerez MotoGP practice breakthroughThe South African made a strong start to the season in Qatar with a brace of podiums in the sprint and grand prix but hasn’t made it to the rostrum since.In America, various set-up changes backfired on him and he failed to make it out of Q1 while only managing a rise to ninth in the grand prix.Though a crash late in second practice on Friday at Jerez saw him slip into Q1, Binder says tweaks to ... Keep readingSource: Binder “had my bike back” in Jerez MotoGP practice breakthrough
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