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Why Japan's biggest racing series wouldn't be the same without its Italian star

One of the true icons of Japanese motorsport is set to call time on his top-line racing career. Italy-born Ronnie Quintarelli, who changed the definition of a gaijin driver in the Far East, will contest his last Super GT round in next months delayed season-finale at Suzuka.For almost two decades, he has been an important fixture of the countrys biggest racing series, forging a lengthy ... Keep reading

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Max Verstappen celebrates fourth Formula One world title in Las Vegas  video - Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen cruised to a fourth consecutive F1 world championship by finishing fifth at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Verstappen needed only to finish ahead of Lando Norris of McLaren to give Red Bull another drivers title. Verstappen credited 'consistency' with the team's success saying: 'We maximise a lot of results, I think even sometimes overperformed in places. Plus our competition also in places they

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Schumacher stays with Alpine WEC after Mercedes F1 exit

Mick Schumacher will continue with the Alpine Hypercar squad in the World Endurance Championship for a second season in 2025.The former Haas Formula 1 racer has been announced along with five other drivers in the full line-up for the two Signatech-run Alpine A424 LMDhs next season.Frederic Makowiecki joins Alpines roster following his departure from Porsche after 11 seasons, while reserve ... Keep reading

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Jannik Sinners biggest opponent is off the court after astounding rise to the top - Jannik Sinner

Italian has enjoyed a sublime 2024 on tour but Wadas appeal after he was cleared over two positive doping tests looms ahead At the end of the 2023 tennis season, as Jannik Sinner had elevated his game to new heights and his Italy team to their first Davis Cup title in 46 years, there was one comparison to note. Thirteen years earlier, Novak Djokovic had found his way after a difficult period by winning the Davis Cup, a vi

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Zhou- Ferrari is "really interested in me" for 2025 F1 season

Sauber racer Zhou Guanyu says Ferrari is "really interested" in hiring him as a reserve driver, as he finds himself a free agent for the 2025 Formula 1 season.The future Audi team has decided to replace both Zhou and his team-mate Valtteri Bottas, hiring veteran Nico Hulkenberg and F2 championship leader Gabriel Bortoleto to race the Swiss cars next year.A Ferrari Driver Academy member from ... Keep reading

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Toto Wolff- There are times you just need to survive day by day mentally - Mercedes GP

The Mercedes F1 team principal on his struggles with mental health, losing Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari and his frustration over accusations against his wife, Susie I dont feel pressure as its my comfort zone, Toto Wolff says as he prepares to lead Mercedes into the last three races of another complicated season for his once-dominant Formula One team. Thats not a macho sentence because I feel awful and vulnerable at other ti

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Leclerc questions Verstappen's Ferrari championship claim

Charles Leclerchas questionedMax Verstappens claim he would have won the 2024 Formula 1 world championship even earlier had he been racing a McLaren or Ferrari, saying it is a stretch.The Red Bull driver made the remark in the hours after he secured this years title in Las Vegas last weekend, in the context of Red Bulls struggles with its RB20 car after its dominant ... Keep reading

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Iga Swiatek accepts one-month ban after testing positive for trimetazidine - Iga Swiatek

Level of fault for world No 2 deemed at the lowest end Poles medication for jet lag and sleep was contaminated Iga Swiatek, the world No 2, has received a one-month ban after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ) in August 2024. In a statement on Thursday, the International Tennis Integrity Agency, which governs the tennis anti-doping programme, ruled that Swiateks anti-doping rule violation (ADRV)

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Jannik Sinner overpowers Alex de Minaur to put Italy into Davis Cup final - Davis Cup

Italy beat Australia 2-0 in repeat of last years final They will face Netherlands, who beat Germany 2-0 Italy moved into the Davis Cup final after a 2-0 win over Australia on Saturday as Jannik Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets to follow up Matteo Berrettinis victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis for the defending champions. A repeat of last years final ended with the same result and with Sinner, the world No 1, a

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How the FIA and Pirelli have responded to avoid repeat Qatar tyre troubles

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli and the FIA have worked together on an action plan that should help avoid a repeat of the tyre problems that marred last year's Qatar Grand Prix, Autosport has learned.As F1 returned to the revamped Losail circuit in 2023, it hit trouble as tyre problems were encountered because of damage being caused by new 'pyramid' kerbs that had been installed.Following the ... Keep reading