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Министр спорта Российской Федерации М.В. Дегтярев обратился к паралимпийцам из России, участвующим в Паралимпийских играх в Париже

Министр спорта Российской Федерации МихаилДегтярев обратился к паралимпийцам из России, участвующим в Паралимпийских играх в Париже: "Российские спортсмены-паралимпийцы – люди с несгибаемой силой воли, они как никто знают, как преодолевать трудности и добиваться намеченных целей. Их высокие результаты на различных спортивных состязаниях, трудолюбие и самоотдача являются вдохновляющим примером для многих людей. Будем следить за выступлениями наших атлетов и болеть за них! Желаю всем удачи, стойкости... Читать дальше...

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Haas free to travel to Italian GP as Uralkali dispute resolved

Haas is free to take its cars and equipment to Monza after former sponsor Uralkali confirmed receipt of a refund payment believed to total $9 million and an F1 car.The team had been unable to depart the Netherlands after bailiffs and police visited it in the pitlane at the Dutch Grand Prix on Thursday evening after Uralkali went through the courts having claimed last month that Haas had missed a ... Keep reading

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JA on F1 Podcast- Lowe reveals "an element" of F1 V10 desire behind Zero creation

Formula 1 has been steadily increasing the electrical element of its power units since introducing KERS in 2009 and making the switch from howling 2.4-litre V8s to 1.6-litre hybrid power units in 2014.In the new 2026 regulations, the power split will be 50-50 between the stored electrical energy and the internal combustion engine.Another cornerstone of the regulations, however, will see all ... Keep reading

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A brief look at NASCAR's history racing aroun

The NASCAR Cup Series including Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in the 2025 season schedule is a remarkable move for the sport, which has been pushing for an international Cup race for some time. Cup cars haven't raced outside of the United States in over 25 years, and not in a points-paying championship event since 1958.Prior to the Mexico City decision and announcement, the serieshad also been ... Keep reading

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Barnard joins Bird at McLaren for 2024-25 Formula E season

The McLaren Formula E team has confirmed that Taylor Barnard will partner Sam Bird at the team for the upcoming 2024-25 season.Barnard, an Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year finalist in 2023, takes the place of Jake Hughes, who was confirmed at Maserati MSG earlier this month.The Briton became the youngest driver to compete in the all-electric championship at the age of 19 when ... Keep reading

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Why Albon and Gasly were irritated by Magnussen's "grey area" Dutch GP defence

Alex Albon reckons a "grey area" over braking in the middle of corners to hold up following cars during races will eventually cause a crash, in response to Kevin Magnussen's defence at the Dutch Grand Prix.Magnussen was running on a contra-strategy to the majority of the field to get track position on a long hard-tyre stint, and had attempted to keep a following pack of Pierre Gasly, Albon, and ... Keep read

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Why Vettels 2013 charge has given McLaren F1 title belief

McLaren says that four-time champion Sebastian Vettels then record-breaking run of nine successive wins in the second half of 2013 shows why it is right to dream of a Formula 1 championship double.Lando Norriss dominant victory in the Dutch Grand Prix has ignited both his and McLarens championship hopes, even though Max Verstappen and Red Bull still have a decent advantage in their ... Keep reading

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Ben Hunt- Is it time McLaren asks Piastri to help back Norris's bid for title glory?

McLaren's Andrea Stella is a diplomatic man who is rightly earning the plaudits for overseeing the team's substantial improvement over the past 20 months.A steady hand on the tiller, Stella is a key factor behind McLaren's transformation and until now, has comfortably rowed down the middle in terms of siding with his drivers, maintaining an impressive degree of harmony and diplomacy.But as the ... Keep reading

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Mercedes team HRT "99%" sure of continuing in DTM despite rumours

Mercedes customer Haupt Racing Team has denied rumours about a possible exit from the DTM in 2025, saying it is operating profitably.Speculation about the future of HRT has been rife in the paddock, with many suggesting that it could withdraw from the championship at the end of the season.An increasing number of HRT employees are believed to have applied for jobs at other teams, while rumour ... Keep reading

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mentally drained from Portland win, Power's

Will Power was left exhausted after delivering a commanding drive to win Sundays Grand Prix of Portlandto inch closer to championship leader Alex Palou.Power put in a sublime performance to lead 101 of the 110 laps, finishing 9.8s ahead of Chip Ganassi's Palou. Having only lost his control at the front through pit cycles, the nearest anyone really got to the No. 12 Penske was at the start ... Keep reading

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Seven things we learned at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix

Put the Piz Buin away, folks - the summer break is officially over and done with. The Formula 1 circus returned from its holidays in typically rambunctious fashion, laying down an assortment of storylines to make up for a fallow period in the annual soap opera.For those missing sandy beaches, the seaside town of Zandvoort offered a neat way to wean people off their out-of-office messages and ... Keep reading

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Sesks set for WRC Rally1 return with M-Sport

Martins Sesks will rejoin the World Rally Championships top tier after securing a deal to contest Rally Chile next month.The 24-year-old Latvian made his Rally1 debut earlier this year courtesy of a two-round programme funded by the WRC Promoter and his personal sponsors to compete in Poland (June) and Latvia (July).Sesks and co-driver Renars Francis turned heads in those two gravel rallies ... Keep reading

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WRC selects finalists vying to be the next female rally star

The World Rally Championship has selected 15 aspiring female drivers who will compete to win a fully funded drive in the Junior WRC next year.The WRC launched its womens driver development programme in the hope of unearthing new talent and increasing female participation in the discipline.In recent years, women have enjoyed success in co-driving with Reeta Hamalainen and Enni Malkonen winning ... Keep reading

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Verstappen- "Something has been going wrong" with Red Bull F1 car

Max Verstappen believes something has "gone wrong" with Red Bull's development that has introduced balance issues to his 2024 Formula 1 car.Verstappen and Red Bull were the class of the field in the early stages of the season, but a dominant victory by McLaren's Lando Norris in the Dutch Grand Prix further underlined that the Woking squad has since overtaken Red Bull as the quickest team on the ... Keep

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How Verstappen and Red Bull are responding to being second best

For the first time since his home race joined the Formula 1 calendar in 2021, Max Verstappen wasn't the man to beat in Zandvoort.Verstappen was soundly beaten by McLaren's Lando Norris in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix - to the tune of three tenths - and while another stuttering start cost Norris the lead on race day, he soon swept past and sailed off into the distance, defeating Verstappen by ... Keep reading

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Super GT postpones Suzuka race over looming typhoon

Super GT has moved this weekends Suzuka race to December due to an incoming typhoon in Japan.Originally supposed to be the fifth round on 31 August - 1 September, the Suzuka 350km will now serve as the season finale on 7-8 December, organiser GTA announced on Wednesday.The change to the schedule has been made in response to a massive storm - named Typhoon 10 - that is expected to hit the ... Keep reading

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Marquez doesnt care a lot about number of crashes in MotoGP this year

Marc Marquez says he doesnt care a lot about the number of times he has crashed in MotoGP this year, but is keen on cutting down on errors in races.The Gresini rider suffered 16 falls in the opening 11 rounds of the season, putting him on top on the list of riders with most crashes in 2024.The six-time champion has always had a reputation of crashing too often in the premier class ... Keep reading

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Briatore not the "bad guy" in ending Renaults F1 engine project

Alpine advisor FlavioBriatoreinsists that he should not be viewed as the "bad guy" in a plan by Renault to end its Formula 1 engine programme.As part of a review by Renault CEO Luca de Meo into the future of the Alpine F1 squad, the French manufacturer is ready to abandon its works power unit programme and instead switch to Mercedes customer engines from 2026.A formal decision on the matter is ... Keep reading

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Colapinto replaces Sargeant at Williams for remainder of F1 season

Formula 2 race-winner Franco Colapinto will drive for Williams for the rest of the F1 season as Logan Sargeants replacement.Williams has spent the last few days evaluating a driver change, with the squad increasingly frustrated with Sargeants performance off the back of yet another high-speed crash during practice for last weekends Dutch Grand Prix.With the American having failed to score ... Keep reading

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Who is F1's newest driver Franco Colapinto?

Franco Colapinto is set to make his Formula 1 debut this weekend in the Italian Grand Prix, having replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams for the rest of the season.The 21-year-old has been a Williams Academy driver since his second F3 campaign in 2023 and follows in the footsteps of countrymen Juan Manuel Fangio, Carlos Reutemann and Gaston Mazzacane, the most recent Argentinian to feature on the F1 ... Keep reading

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Toyota receives double BoP hit for Austin WEC round

Toyota has been hit with a reduction in power and an increase in weight under the Hypercar Balance of Performance for this weekends Austin round of the World Endurance Championship.The two Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercars have lost 9kW or 12bhp in base power and gained 5kg in minimum weight for the Lone Star Le Mans six-hour race on 1 September in the BoP adjustment following the ... Keep reading

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Ducati's GP24 "much simpler" to ride than last year's MotoGP bike, says VR46

Former 125cc rider and VR46 team manager Pablo Nieto believes the Ducati GP24's MotoGP dominance this year is explained by it being simpler and smoother to ride than its predecessor.Ducatis latest-specification bike has been the class of the field this year, winning 10 of the 11 rounds so far and locking the podium spots in four of the last five rounds.Only Gresinis Marc Marquez ... Keep reading

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Ingram felt BTCC title chances "slipped through our fingers" before Donington recovery

British Touring Car Championship title contender Tom Ingram feared the prospect of a second crown had "slipped through our fingers" before his sterling recovery drive in Donington Park's third race.The Excelr8 Motorsport driver had entered the event with a slender three-point lead over West Surrey Racing pilot Jake Hill, but this turned into a 16-point deficit after a stone pierced the radiator on ... Keep r