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MotoGP points leader Bezzecchi banned from Czech GP for hitting marshal in sprint

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MotoGP points leader Bezzecchi banned from Czech GP for hitting marshal in sprint

DTM Lausitzring 1: Mapelli takes fortunate maiden win for Lamborghini Temerario GT3

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DTM Lausitzring 1: Mapelli takes fortunate maiden win for Lamborghini Temerario GT3

The flaw Cadillac must fix to reach F1's midfield

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The flaw Cadillac must fix to reach F1's midfield

MotoGP Czech GP: Bagnaia wins sprint as Bezzecchi crashes out

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MotoGP Czech GP: Bagnaia wins sprint as Bezzecchi crashes out

DS Penske on the pace and in the points!

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DS Penske on the pace and in the points!

Alex Marquez withdraws from MotoGP Czech Grand Prix

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Czech GP
Alex Marquez withdraws from MotoGP Czech Grand Prix

How an F1 mechanics’ reunion recalled stories of working practices that would now send HR into meltdown

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How an F1 mechanics’ reunion recalled stories of working practices that would now send HR into meltdown

MotoGP Czech GP: Ogura scorches to first pole position

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Czech GP
MotoGP Czech GP: Ogura scorches to first pole position

Turkey Sunday quotes: Honda

Jenson Button - 11th: "Although I managed to improve slightly on my start position, it was a disappointing race for us. The start was clean and I had a pretty good first lap, however our pace wasn't as good as we expected it to be during the race. I had a problem on my first stint with the front tyres, caused by the brakes overheating, which cost me a bit of time

"We then changed our strategy to a one-stop which worked pretty well. Unfortunately the difference in fuel loads really tells here so it was difficult to hold back the quicker cars behind me who were two-stopping. We need to make some further improvements to the car before we are able to challenge for the points again."

Rubens Barrichello - 14th: "It was a frustrating race for us today. Unfortunately we did not have the pace to compete and overall I'm disappointed with the performance of the car. I suffered from understeer and traffic in my first stint so we stopped a little bit early to try and get me out into some space. From then on, it was an uneventful run to the end of the race. We have a lot of work to do over the next couple of tests to try to find some pace."

Ross Brawn - Team Principal: "After a surprisingly uncompetitive qualifying yesterday we were hoping that it would be business as usual for the race today. A few laps in both drivers had poor balance and it was clear that our pace was not enough to challenge for the points. We switched the strategy on both cars from two-stop to a one-stop mid race. This was mainly to defend against the cars behind and this approach proved successful. It also gave us the possibility that we would gain if there was a safety car in the middle part of the race as this was our only realistic chance of points today.

"We have a track test at the Paul Ricard circuit in France to prepare for Monaco and Montreal, followed by an aero test at Barcelona to validate our next aerodynamic step. We should have some visually interesting new parts for Monaco, the highest downforce circuit so far. However we do not expect Monaco to be the highest downforce track of the year - our calculations show that Singapore will require even more. Montreal is at the opposite end of the spectrum with the demand placed on very high straight line speed.

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