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Aitken headlines rookie line-up in Valencia Formula E pre-season test

In a new rule announced ahead of the 2024 season, all Formula E teams are obligated to run a newcomer in each car for at least one session across three days of running on 24-27 October.

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Porsche driver Engelhart to race Grasser Lamborghini in DTM finale

Engelhart, who split with Toksport WRT after the first half of the 2023 campaign, will team up with Clemen Schmid in the pair of races at Hockenheim on October 21-22, replacing Andrea Caldarelli in Grasser’s two-car line-up.

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DTM considering holding qualifying just before race under 2024 rules shake-up

Under the current schedule, the starting grid for each race is decided by a 20-minute shootout at 9am, when many fans are yet to reach the track.

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DTM considering holding qualifying just before race under 2024 rules shake-up

Under the current schedule, the starting grid for each race is decided by a 20-minute shootout at 9am, when many fans are yet to reach the track.

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Will Abt continue with Audi in DTM next year?

Abt has been associated with Audi in the DTM ever since the series was revived in 2000 and has won five titles with the revered marque during this period.

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SUPER GT preview show: Spengler talks BMW title prospects

As always, the scenic Kyushu track is set to provide a spectacular backdrop to one of the most important races of the year, with the success ballast halved and the teams facing the unknown of a 450km race around a track that is known for being particularly tough on tyres.

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F1 will avoid sunshine tyre tricks if tyre blanket ban happens

F1 chiefs are eyeing a move to ban tyre warmers from 2025, even though previous attempts to push through on outlawing them have all fallen through late on.

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Porsche squad Manthey wants DTM race at Nordschleife in 2024

The DTM revealed its full calendar for 2024 last month, featuring 16 races across eight events in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, but left the door open for an additional “European event outside of Germany.”

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Abt calls for action against DTM teams using sunlight to heat tyres

Amid struggles to get temperatures into Pirelli tyres that are new to the DTM for 2023, teams have come up with creative ways to circumvent the ban on using electric blankets.

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DTM Sachsenring: Mercedes driver Stolz scores first win of 2023

HRT driver Stolz enjoyed a perfect rolling start from pole position, as his rivals tiptoed through the tight, technical opening sequence of corners.

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DTM Sachsenring: Stolz scores first win of 2023 for Mercedes

The HRT driver enjoyed a perfect rolling start from pole position as his rivals tiptoed through the tight, technical opening sequence of corners.

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Rast targets Schneider's DTM title record

Rast has established himself as one of the best drivers to ever compete in the DTM, winning three titles (2017, ‘19, ‘20) and 25 races since he made his debut with Audi at Zandvoort in 2016.

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Rockenfeller hopes for more after career-best NASCAR Cup finish

The two-time Le Mans class winner and former DTM champion was a last-minute fill-in to drive Legacy Motor Club’s No. 42 Chevrolet two weeks ago at the Indy Road Course and again this past Sunday at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.

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Bortolotti exhausted after Lamborghini's cooling limitations at Lausitzring DTM

Bortolotti became the first repeat winner of 2023 when he beat Abt Audi's Ricardo Feller in a race-long battle at the 4.3km circuit, taking the championship lead in the process.

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Bortolotti exhausted after Lamborghini's DTM cooling limitations at Lausitzring DTM

Bortolotti became the first repeat winner of 2023 when he beat Abt Audi's Ricardo Feller in a race-long battle at the 4.3km circuit, taking the championship lead in the process.

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DTM Lausitzring: Bortolotti fends off Feller to win, grab points lead

Although Bortolotti held the lead from pole position at the start, he was unable to pull away from the chasing pack as he did at the Nurburgring a fortnight ago, with 20kg of success ballast on his Lamborghini keeping Feller in the hunt.

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DTM Lausitzring: Aitken scores first win as Preining handed penalty

Emil Frey Ferrari driver Aitken led nearly the entire race from pole position, save for the pitstop phase, beating the SSR Performance Lamborghini of Mirko Bortolotti by 2.3s after one hour of racing at the 4.35km circuit.

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DTM Lausitzring: Aitken scores first win, disaster for Preining

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Why 2023’s most unpredictable series is a refreshing tonic

Formula 1 races this year have become an exercise in inevitability. Even if Max Verstappen is beaten to pole, or is bumped down the grid by a penalty as in Spa, it seems only a matter of time until he gets to the front. Red Bull’s reign of dominance has…

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Why NASCAR at Indy will be a must-watch for all fans

With just three races to go until the NASCAR Cup playoffs, the 82-lap race around the Indianapolis road course will be action-packed with high drama and even higher stakes for those not yet locked in.

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Why NASCAR at Indy will be a must-watch for all race fans

With just three races to go until the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, the 82-lap race around the IMS Road Course will be action-packed with high drama and even higher stakes for those not yet locked in.

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How three-time DTM champion Rast endured a nightmare weekend at Nurburgring

Even before the first laps had been completed at the Nurburgring, BMW was downbeat about its chances at the former German Grand Prix venue, with the boost pressure of the M4 GT3 having been significantly reduced compared to the previous rounds.

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How Bortolotti helped Lamborghini win at Nurburgring DTM after his DNS

SSR Performance driver Bortolotti was unable to take the start in the second race of the weekend after the technical issue that first appeared in qualifying couldn't be fixed in time for the formation lap.

Autosport

DTM Nurburgring: Lamborghini junior Paul splashes to shock victory

Mercedes factory driver Auer had looked set to score a first victory of a 2023 season that he began by injuring his back at Daytona, the Austrian taking the lead from polesitter Ricardo Feller on lap seven.

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DTM Nurburgring: Lamborghini junior Paul takes shock win in wet Race 2

Mercedes star Auer had looked set to score a first victory of the 2023 season after taking the lead from polesitter Ricardo Feller on lap 7, but Grasser Racing driver Paul showed rapid speed after putting on a new set of wet tyres late in the race, snatching the top…

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