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WRC
Rally Islas Canarias
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Autopolis
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McLaren: F1 in conversation over future engine hardware tweaks

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Ogier: Solberg WRC Canary Islands fight is a rarity in modern rally

WRC
Rally Islas Canarias
Ogier: Solberg WRC Canary Islands fight is a rarity in modern rally

WRC Canary Islands: Ogier and Solberg set for final-day duel

WRC
Rally Islas Canarias
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Why Marquez avoided a penalty for his pitlane entry in the Spanish MotoGP sprint

MotoGP
Spanish GP
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MotoGP
Spanish GP
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Hungary Friday quotes: Force India

Adrian Sutil - 16th: "Today was quite a tough day. The grip level was so low on the circuit and it was hard to judge the tyres. The balance in general is hard to get and the car is difficult to drive. We're getting some oversteer and then understeer in the mid corner with a lot of snaps over the bumps. It is made harder as the grip levels are changing constantly, but we've got lots of data to work on so I'm confident we'll find some more tomorrow."

Giancarlo Fisichella - 17th: "Everything went reasonably well today as we went through the programme. The balance for me was not too bad, particularly on the longer run I did in the afternoon, but the circuit is still quite low on grip. Unfortunately on my last run with the new tyres I had some traffic on the first lap so couldn't warm the tyres adequately and I locked up into turn one and got a flat spot and some vibration. I couldn't improve my lap time with the new tyres in the end, but we do know that there is more to come."

Dominic Harlow, chief race engineer: "During FP1 both cars carried out some structured tests whilst the circuit improved and most of the work was about gathering data. It was quite tricky to balance the cars this afternoon, with the wind and warm temperatures adding to the mix. Nevertheless both drivers worked diligently and aside from a minor issue that delayed Adrian's baseline outing there were no serious problems. As expected the closer tyre compounds available here have produced some interesting data for us to analyse as we prepare a strategy for the race."

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