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Who are the former F1 drivers set to take part in the 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours?

The Le Mans 24 Hours entry list has been announced and features a number of former F1 drivers, with 18 of the 186 drivers having previously competed in a Formula 1 grand prix.

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Le Mans 24 Hours: What's changed for WEC's main event in 2024?

The world’s most prestigious endurance race is back as this weekend drivers will tackle Circuit de la Sarthe for the Le Mans 24 Hours. Ferrari are the defending champions having won the race’s centenary edition in 2023, which was its first overall victory at Le Mans since 1965. But the…

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Grosjean “proud” of strong result for JHR after controversial week

The weekend didn’t start well for the 38-year-old Swiss-born Frenchman after crashing on his first flying lap of opening practice last Friday.

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Grosjean “proud” of strong result after stressful weekend for JHR

The weekend didn’t start well for the 38-year-old Swiss-born Frenchman after crashing on his first flying lap of opening practice last Friday.

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IndyCar Road America: Palou pips Herta by 0.07s in first practice

Palou, a two-time and defending race winner at the 4.014-mile, 14-turn natural terrain road course, put down a flyer of 1m43.1709s on a set of softer alternate tires to take the top spot.

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IndyCar Detroit: Dixon wins after tire and fuel gamble in chaotic race

The 43-year-old New Zealander started fifth, pushed through the murky cycle of pit strategy, and fended off late chargers while saving fuel to claim victory by 0.8567s around the 1.645-mile, nine-turn temporary street circuit.

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Kevin Magnussen race ban - all F1 drivers to have previously been banned

Haas’ Kevin Magnussen will miss the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after picking up two penalty points at the Italian Grand Prix, taking his tally to 12 in a 12-month period.

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IndyCar Indy GP: Palou charges to first win of season and takes points lead

The reigning and two-time IndyCar Series champion handled getting behind early and utilised a sensational out-lap strategy to secure the lead and march to a 6.6106s victory.

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IndyCar Indy GP: Palou beats Power, Lundgaard in strategic battle

The reigning and two-time IndyCar Series champion, Palou recovered from getting behind early and utilized a sensational in-lap and out-lap on his strategy to secure the lead in the penultimate round of pitstops and march to a 6.6106s victory on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn circuit.

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IndyCar Barber: Under-fire Newgarden leads opening practice

Two-time IndyCar Series champion and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Newgarden set the pace with a flying lap of 1m06.7045s in the No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet around the 2.3-mile, 17-turn natural terrain road course.

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IndyCar Barber: Newgarden spins, then tops opening practice

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IndyCar Long Beach: Dixon wins strategic battle, Herta hits Newgarden

After starting eighth, the 43-year-old New Zealander took advantage of the race's only caution, that temporarily neutralised the 85-lap contest, and switched to an alternate strategy. The outcome cycled him to the lead but forced him into fuel conservation mode.

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IndyCar Long Beach: Rosenqvist gives MSR first-ever series pole

The 32-year-old Swede saved his best for last after pushing to a quick lap of 1m06.0172s around the 11-turn, 1.968-mile temporary street circuit, giving Meyer Shank Racing its first-ever pole in the IndyCar Series. It is the sixth pole of Rosenqvist’s career.

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Which Formula 1 drivers have scored the most points and podiums without a race win?

A race win is something all Formula 1 drivers dream of achieving throughout their career, although for many it is not something they are able to claim.

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How a university partnership is helping an IndyCar underdog

While the organisation remains the youngest team in North America’s premier open-wheel championship, the ascension further up the grid is made even more impressive considering the lack of any technical alliance with the series' powerhouse outfits.

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Purdue partnership paying IndyCar dividends for Juncos Hollinger Racing

While the organization remains the youngest team on North America’s premier open-wheel championship, the ascension further up the grid is made even more impressive considering the lack of any technical alliance with the series' powerhouse outfits.

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How Raikkonen's former race engineer became F1 TV's latest pundit

In 2021, Simon-Chautemps called time on a 14-year stint in F1. But, through his JSC7 consultancy, he's still heavily involved in racing. He's lending his services to French team Sainteloc on its switch to single-seaters, as well as German race data provider Paceteq. In addition, he is involved in motorsport engineering recruitment and in…

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Steiner: 'I stayed at Haas F1 team too long'

Following a catastrophic 2023 season, which saw Haas finish bottom of the constructors' table, the team's American owner Gene Haas ran out of patience with the lack of progress and decided not to renew Steiner's contract. In his stead, Haas promoted former trackside engineering director Ayao Komatsu to the role…

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The winners and losers from IndyCar’s first 2024 qualifying session

On the streets of St Petersburg on Saturday, we enjoyed a great battle for pole between Team Penske’s Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden and Felix Rosenqvist, who moved to Meyer Shank Racing from Arrow McLaren in the off season.

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IndyCar St. Petersburg: Herta fastest in FP2, Kirkwood hits wall

Herta lapped the 1.8-mile, 14-turn street circuit in his Honda-powered machine in 1m00.1331s, recording the fastest time of the weekend thus far.

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How Grosjean is shaping up for his latest fresh start in IndyCar

Romain Grosjean has developed a knack of fast starts to the season during his short time in the IndyCar Series. Four of his five runner-up results have come before June, after all. The Swiss-born Frenchman is simmering any early expectations of winning with his new team, Juncos Hollinger Racing, but…

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Everything you need to know about F1 safety gear

Fire was an extreme hazard in the first few decades of Formula 1, and drivers were frequently trapped in the burning wreckage of their car. Fire protection has thus been a key focus in safety, and the race suits have changed over the years to give drivers a better chance…

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Romain Grosjean cautions early expectations to win with JHR

The Swiss-born Frenchman moved over to JHR during the offseason following a two-year stint with Andretti Global.

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NASCAR Full Speed review: Will the Netflix docuseries elevate the championship?

Full Speed is NASCAR's attempt at cashing in on the docuseries market, and while it isn't a carbon copy of DTS, it certainly follows a similar format in showcasing the lives of the drivers and their weekend battles out on track.NASCAR remains king in viewership among US-based racing fans, but the…

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F1 drivers competing in Daytona 24 Hours and previous winners

The Daytona 24 Hours begins on Saturday 27 January and concludes on Sunday 28 January.

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