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F1 Italian GP: Pierre Gasly takes shock maiden pole at Monza

The Alpine driver shocks the frontrunners to take his first-ever Formula 1 pole position at the Italian Grand Prix

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How much time has Aston Martin gained with its F1 Hungarian GP update?

Aston Martin's update for Hungary helped Fernando Alonso reach the heights of Q2. We've done the maths to work out how much quicker the upgraded car is

Autosport

Alonso explains how the impact of Aston Martin’s upgrades go further than Hungarian GP qualifying breakthrough

Fernando Alonso reached Q2 for the first time in the 2026 F1 season at the Hungarian GP equipped with Aston Martin's heavily upgraded car

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Fernando Alonso: F1 Hungarian GP an "important" lift for Aston Martin

The two-time champion reached Q2 for the first time in the 2026 F1 season in Budapest on Saturday

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Jorge Martin reveals where he is struggling after missing Czech GP Q2 cut

Jorge Martin struggled for pace on the opening day of track action in Brno, missing the all-important Q2 cut by 0.11s

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Marquez on two Indonesia crashes and Q1 entry: "I want to get this weekend over with"

Marc Marquez's Indonesia curse struck again on Friday as he admits victory is already out of reach

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Marc Marquez after double Indonesia crash and Q1 blow: "I want to get this weekend over with"

Marc Marquez's Indonesia curse struck again on Friday as he admits victory is already out of reach

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How Marc Marquez stopped taking “too much risk” for Aragon MotoGP sprint win

It has really been Marc Marquez's weekend so far. Aside from a slip-up in Q2 which gave away pole position to Alex Marquez for a brief moment, the Spaniard hasn't looked under pressure from anyone during MotoGP’s Aragon Grand Prix weekend.

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Marc Marquez explains how he stopped taking “too much risk” for sprint win

Motorsport

F1 Imola GP: Piastri beats Verstappen to pole by 0.034s, both Ferraris out in Q2

McLaren's Oscar Piastri has grabbed pole for Formula 1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after pipping Max Verstappen's Red Bull in Imola qualifying.

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Max Verstappen on pole for Miami GP as Lewis Hamilton hit with shock Q2 exit

Lewis Hamilton fails to make top-10 shootout for first time with Ferrari

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How Hulkenberg advanced to Q2 with illegal Bahrain lap

The FIA stewards have explained why Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg advanced to Q2 with a lap that exceeded track limits, an incident that robbed Williams driver Alex Albon of a spot in the second round of qualifying in Bahrain.

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Verstappen hits out at red flag delay after shock Brazil GP Q2 exit

Max Verstappen slammed the delay in bringing out the red flag for Lance Stroll’s crash following his own shock Q2 exit at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

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Verstappen hits out at red flag delay after shock Brazil F1 GP Q2 exit

Max Verstappen slammed the delay in bringing out the red flag for Lance Stroll’s crash following his own shock Q2 exit at the F1 Brazilian Grand Prix.

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Lawson: RB making Mexico GP Q3 was on before Tsunoda crash

Liam Lawson believes that RB was a shoo-in for the final stage of Mexican Grand Prix qualifying, had team-mate Yuki Tsunoda not crashed at the close of Q2 in Formula 1 qualifying.

Autosport

Bagnaia: Australia Q2 spot was never in doubt despite close call

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia said he felt “calm” throughout second practice for MotoGP's Australian Grand Prix, despite spending most of the incident-filled hour in apparent danger of missing out on a Q2 place.

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Bagnaia: Australia Q2 spot was never in doubt despiite close call

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia said he felt “calm” throughout second practice for the Australian Grand Prix despite spending most of the incident-filled hour in apparent danger of missing out on a place in Q2.

Motorsport

Quartararo: “It’s a long time since I enjoyed the bike like today”

Fabio Quartararo has said “it has been a long time since I enjoyed the bike like today” as he broke into Q2 directly for Yamaha for just the third time this MotoGP season.

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MotoGP Aragon GP: Marc Marquez beats Aprilias to top FP2 times

Marc Marquez took the first step towards ending a 1000-day MotoGP dry spell by rushing to first place in Practice for the Gran Premio GoPro de Aragon and shaved over two tenths of a second from the all-time lap record at MotorLand Aragon. The slick condition of the new asphalt improved…

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F1 Belgian Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more

Charles Leclerc will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix. Here's how and when you can watch the race.The Ferrari driver inherited pole for a second consecutive year at Spa-Francorchamps, as Max Verstappen topped qualifying but, with his 10-place grid penalty for an engine change, it…

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MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro snatches pole; Martin crashes and Marquez 14th

On Saturday ahead of this weekend’s sixth round of the 2024 season, Espargaro grabbed a first pole of the season with a new lap record of 1m38.190s at the end of a dramatic Q2.

Autosport

MotoGP Friday practice won't count towards Qatar GP qualifying after sudden rain

With the track being declared wet on Friday evening due to a short but heavy burst of rain, MotoGP will instead refer to the final practice on Saturday morning (officially referred to as Free Practice 2, despite being the third session in the order) to determine who all will gain…

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Super GT switches qualifying format to aggregate lap times

As part of the overhaul, lap times of each car from Q1 and Q2 sessions will be combined to determine who gets to start the race from pole position.

Motorsport

SUPER GT switches qualifying format to aggregate lap times

As part of the overhaul, lap times of each car from Q1 and Q2 sessions will be combined to determine who gets to start the race from pole position.

Autosport

MotoGP Valencia GP: Vinales takes pole as Bagnaia heads Martin for title showdown

The factory Aprilia rider put in the first ever 1m28s lap at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with a 1m28.931s to take his first pole since Assen in 2021, two days prior to announcing he was quitting Yamaha a year early.He led from factory Ducati rider Bagnaia, who dominated Q1 before finishing…

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