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Kyle Busch wrecks hard into outside wall at Texas, No. 8 catches fire - NASCAR Cup Videos
NASCAR Cup Videos. No. 8 Richard Childress Racing driver Kyle Busch lost the handle on his Chevrolet during Cup Series practice Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway.
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MotoGP Americas GP: Vinales beats Acosta to pole as Martins crashes
In a dramatic Q2 session, Vinales dominated on his factory Aprilia with the first ever sub-2m01s lap of the Circuit of the Americas to score his first pole since Valencia last year with a 2m00.864s. Vinales set the initial pace in the first half of the 15-minute Q2 session, doing so as pole favourite Martin suffered two falls. Martin could do no more than sixth on his Pramac Ducati, while Tech3 rookie sensation Pedro Acosta qualified on the front row for the first time in his MotoGP career in...
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Jimmie Johnson wads up No. 84 Toyota in Texas practice wreck - NASCAR Cup Videos
NASCAR Cup Videos. Seven-time champion and past Texas winner Jimmie Johnson took early damage Saturday in a Cup Series practice session at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Ty Gibbs leads NASCAR Cup practice at Texas; Busch and Johnson crash
Group A Gibbs led the way overall and among Group A drivers, running a fast lap at 190.510mph. He was followed by Brad Keselowski in second, who had a bit of a moment early in the session. Ross Chastain was third, Alex Bowman fourth, and Ryan Blaney fifth. Chastain, who finished second at Texas last year, told his team that he was loose into Turn 1 and on the exit of Turn 2, while fighting a tight condition through Turns 3 and 4. Gibbs was one of just four drivers who ran 30+ laps, with the...
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Martin “has margin” to better COTA MotoGP record-smashing practice lap
Pramac Ducati rider Martin demolished Francesco Bagnaia’s pole record at the Circuit of the Americas of 2m01.892s from last year with a 2m01.397s in Friday’s second practice. Though challenged late on by Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales, Martin held on to end Friday fastest of all as he looks to strengthen his 18-point lead in the standings in Saturday’s sprint. The Spaniard felt he still had more time on the table owing to two errors he made on that record-beating lap, but admits it will be “really...
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Marquez having to change MotoGP riding style “more” than normal at COTA
The eight-time world champion has won at COTA seven times since making his MotoGP debut in 2013, marking it as one of his most successful tracks in his career. But all of those wins came on the Honda and Marquez has moved to downplay expectations that he can add an eighth to his tally this weekend on the Gresini Ducati. Finishing Friday practice third overall, Marquez admits he is having to alter his approach to Texas venue in the way he would normally find lap time on the Honda “more” than at...
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Ducati MotoGP boss got “positive” response from Marquez, Bagnaia after Portugal clash
While battling for what would have been fourth place, Bagnaia and Marquez collided on lap 23 of 25 of the Portuguese GP last month while trading places. The collision was deemed a racing incident by the FIM stewards, but Gresini’s Marquez felt the fault lay at Bagnaia’s door for a retaliation he felt was unnecessary. The incident marked the first flashpoint of the season Ducati was warned about last year when eight-time world champion Marquez signed with Gresini to race a year-old Desmosedici in...
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Mir: Important for Honda “to take responsibility” for 2024 MotoGP bike woes
Honda looked to have made genuine gains with its 2024 bike when it appeared at the Valencia test last November, but that proved to be a false dawn. HRC sits last in the constructors’ table with just eight points after the opening two rounds of the 2024 season, with Mir scoring a best of 11th in Portugal. Honda riders occupied the last four spots on the timesheets at the end of Friday’s practice for the Americas Grand Prix, with Mir suffering a crash late on to end up 20th and 2.047s off the...
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MotoGP Americas GP: Martin smashes lap record in FP2
Lap times improved dramatically in the hour-long afternoon session compared to FP1 earlier today, with Martin blasting the lap record set by Francesco Bagnaia last year of 2m01.892s with a 2m01.397s. The Pramac rider, who leads the standings by 18 points, beat FP1 pacesetter Maverick Vinales on the factory Aprilia by 0.076 seconds. Seven-time COTA race winner Marc Marquez was third with a late 2m01.806s on his year-old Gresini Ducati, as Bagnaia lifted himself into Q2 safety late on in fourth....
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Marquez "would sign" first Ducati Sunday MotoGP podium at COTA despite win record
The eight-time grand prix world champion has won seven times at the Circuit of the Americas in his MotoGP career, starting with his maiden victory in 2013. Winning every year at COTA between 2013 and 2018, Marquez last won at the circuit in 2021. Having achieved a first sprint podium on the Gresini Ducati in Portugal last month, many have viewed Austin as the place where Marquez could get his first win on the GP23. But speaking on Thursday ahead of the third round of the 2024 campaign, Marquez...
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Krack: Aston Martin F1 team no longer in “no-man's land”
After Bahrain, the AMR24 appeared benchmarked as the fifth fastest car in the leading group on race pace, finishing ninth and 10th.
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Alonso: Reuniting with Honda in F1 2026 "motivating"
On Thursday, Alonso and Aston Martin announced the Spaniard would stay with the team until at least 2026, when Honda joins the Silverstone team as its works power unit partner. Read Also: Formula 1Alonso commits to Aston Martin with new F1 deal Formula 1Alonso: "Lifetime project" at Aston Martin key to new F1 deal Alonso and Honda endured strained ties when they worked together during a fraught three-year McLaren-Honda partnership, which was terminated early due to poor results and an...