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MotoGP French GP: Martin dominates sprint from Marquez as Bagnaia retiresObliterating the lap record to take pole in qualifying earlier on Saturday, Martin seized the holeshot effortlessly off the line and led all 13 laps of the sprint race at Le Mans.Celebrating his 12th career sprint victory, Martin is now 28 points clear in the standings.He headed Gresini Racing rider and chief rival for the second factory Ducati seat in 2025 Marc Marquez, who leaped from 13th on ... Keep readingSource: MotoGP French GP: Martin dominates sprint from Marquez as Bagnaia retires
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MotoGP French GP: Martin smashes lap record for pole in crash-strewn qualifyingWith Enea Bastianini setting a new lap record to get through Q1, the tone was set for the first sub 1m30s lap of the Le Mans circuit.Martin did so on his second flying lap with a 1m29.919s, which would ultimately cement him pole as the closing moments of Q2 turned into a crash fest.The Pramac rider tumbled at Turn 4 late on, while factory Ducati counterpart Francesco Bagnaia slid off at Turn 9 ... Keep readingSource: MotoGP French GP: Martin smashes lap record for pole in crash-strewn qualifying
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IndyCar Indy GP: Lundgaard beats Power in spin-packed FP2The 22-year-old Dane vaulted to the top of the leaderboard in the final moments of the 45-minute session with a 1m09.5588s.Will Power temporarily grabbed first in the final minute prior to Lundgaard’s late push, but his No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet ended up 0.1311s off the pacesetter’s mark.Six-time IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon, driving the No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, claimed ... Keep readingSource: IndyCar Indy GP: Lundgaard beats Power in spin-packed FP2
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Engine woes strike Honda IndyCar entries of Armstrong, RahalThe problems began 25 minutes into practice as the No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda of Rahal pulled out of the last corner and began slowing along the front straight of Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.439-mile, 14-turn circuit.As the Ohio native engaged the clutch to coast down the front straight, he reported “something isn’t right” over the radio before adding “it’s letting ... Keep readingSource: Engine woes strike Honda IndyCar entries of Armstrong, Rahal
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“Angry” Ericsson vows to get Indy 500 revenge after loss that “still hurts”The ex-Formula 1 racer, who moved to Andretti Global’s IndyCar team from Chip Ganassi Racing on the off-season, came within 0.0974s of being the first back-to-back winner of the Indy 500 since Helio Castroneves achieved the feat in 2002.The race was red flagged while he was leading and, instead of ending under yellow as in previous years, the race was restarted for an unprecedented one-lap ... Keep readingSource: “Angry” Ericsson vows to get Indy 500 revenge after loss that “still hurts”
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IndyCar Indy GP: Herta fastest from Canapino, as engine issues spark concernsHerta, the current points leader in the IndyCar Series championship, delivered flying lap of 1m09.2863s on a set of softer alternates to set the quickest time on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course layout.The quick lap set by Herta came with less than three minutes remaining in the 75-minute practice, bumping the feel-good story of Juncos Hollinger Racing’s Agustin ... Keep readingSource: IndyCar Indy GP: Herta fastest from Canapino, as engine issues spark concerns
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Arrow McLaren selects Pourchaire for rest of 2024, minus Indy 500Reigning Formula 2 champion Pourchaire becomes the primary choice of the #6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet beginning with this weekend’s round on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.Pourchaire assumes the role after two previous starts with the team in a substitute role for the injured Malukas, who was recently released from his contract as the team cited his unavailability “for the entirety ... Keep readingSource: Arrow McLaren selects Pourchaire for rest of 2024, minus Indy 500
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Quartararo at a loss to explain Le Mans MotoGP Friday heroicsFor just the second time this season, Quartararo will make an appearance in the pole shootout qualifying session on Saturday after finishing Friday's running at his home round in 10th.While Yamaha brought a raft of changes to its bike for the Jerez test after the Spanish GP, only a few items – and not the swingarm he was hoping to run – have been brought to Le Mans.But Quartararo – whose ... Keep readingSource: Quartararo at a loss to explain Le Mans MotoGP Friday heroics
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Marquez explains worst Friday of 2024 MotoGP season in FranceThe Gresini Ducati rider crashed in the hour-long afternoon practice at Le Mans and struggled for pace through to the chequered flag.His penultimate flying lap in the session was thwarted by a yellow flag, before a mistake while fastest through the first sector on his last effort consigned him to 13th and a place in Q1.Marquez says this was the first Friday practice since jumping on the Ducati ... Keep readingSource: Marquez explains worst Friday of 2024 MotoGP season in France
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MotoGP French GP: Martin ends Friday practice on top, Marquez misses Q2 cutSetting the pace in FP1, Martin continued that form in the hour-long second session at Le Mans with a new lap record of 1m30.388s.The championship leader headed Francesco Bagnaia on the factory team Ducati from Tech3 rookie Pedro Acosta, while Fabio Quartararo made it through to Q2 in front of his home fans.Saturday morning’s Q1 qualifying session will see several big names taking part, that ... Keep readingSource: MotoGP French GP: Martin ends Friday practice on top, Marquez misses Q2 cut
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