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A fine performance from DS Penske in race one at the London E-Prix

Formula E
London ePrix I
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Formula E London E-Prix: Wehrlein dominates race one to take championship lead

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London ePrix I
Formula E London E-Prix: Wehrlein dominates race one to take championship lead

DTM Nurburgring: Cairoli takes third win of season as only 12 cars finish

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Nurburgring
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Just four current MotoGP riders are yet to win a race

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British GP
Just four current MotoGP riders are yet to win a race

Is GT3 entering ‘the danger zone’?

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GT3
Is GT3 entering ‘the danger zone’?

Verstappen highlights "big priority" for Red Bull in second half of F1 2026

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Dutch GP
Verstappen highlights "big priority" for Red Bull in second half of F1 2026

The 'incredible stories' that could be told in Formula E's London title decider

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Formula E
London ePrix I
The 'incredible stories' that could be told in Formula E's London title decider

Why Buemi is calling time on his Formula E career after 12 seasons

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London ePrix I
Why Buemi is calling time on his Formula E career after 12 seasons

Japanese GP race quotes: Williams

Pastor Maldonado - 16th: "It was pleasing to be able to make a move on the last lap to gain a position over my teammate. I felt we got the strategy slightly wrong today and we were struggling with the pace a bit, but we did manage to get 100% out of the car."

Valtteri Bottas - 17th: "At the beginning of the race we didn't look too bad and managed to keep some cars behind us. At the end of the second stint and into the third stint our pace seemed to drop off and we weren't able to keep our positions. As the tyres wore out at the end we did struggle a bit, so unfortunately we couldn't fight anymore."

Xevi Pujolar, Chief Race Engineer: "It was a good clean start and first lap from both drivers. We were racing the Toro Rosso's and the Force India's and aiming for a two-stop strategy. We stuck to strategy but needed to be more aggressive in the second stint to keep them behind so in the end we weren't able to hold them off. Ultimately our pace wasn't good enough. This circuit is hard on tyres and our tyre life was on the limit so we couldn't pit any earlier than we did otherwise we risked not making it to the end of the race. Valtteri and Pastor therefore ended up racing each other, and after Valtteri had been ahead for the majority of the race, Pastor found a way through in the final chicane of the last lap."

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