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F3 - Macau GP: Replays of the crash show that Yu Kanamaru got launched after colliding with team-mate Jordan King as they turned in to San Francisco. He then bounced over their other team-mate Tom Blomqvist's car before landing on top of the barriers.
F3 - Macau GP: Jordan King has spoken briefly about his lucky escape as Carlin continue work on his car. "I was really scared I would get hurt," he said. "I ducked my head in the cockpit as he flew over me."
F3 - Macau GP: The race will restart with the original grid positions - meaning there will be gaps where Tom Blomqvist and Esteban Ocon should have been.
F3 - Macau GP: Restart scheduled for 16.10 local time - that's six minutes. Drivers getting in to cars - still work being done on some machines.
Macau GT 2014
Macau GT: The day's racing in Macau got off to an exciting – if slightly controversial start – with the Macau GT Cup.
Maro Engel led home team-mate Renger van der Zande for a Mercedes-Benz one-two after the pair blasted past pole position Edoardo Mortara off the line.
The pair were untroubled throughout and, although Mortara was able to get close through the mountain section, his Audi did not have the acceleration or straight-line speed to allow him to challenge in to Lisboa.
After the race, Mortara was clearly disappointed – and suggested that there were question marks over when the two Mercedes got away.
He did not quite accuse them of a jump start, but said he wanted to watch replays before making a judgement...
F3 - Macau GP: So when we get going again, Felix Rosenqvist will start on the front row ahead of Lucas Auer. Then there will be a gap on the second row ahead of Nick Cassidy and Roberto Merhi.
WTCC - Macau: Mehdi Bennani was understandably outspoken after being taken out of the opening WTCC race at Macau by Hong Kong driver Henry Kwong.
Shanghai reversed-grid winner Bennani was running ninth when he was taken out by Kwong on the pit straight.
Shanghai reversed-grid winner Bennani was running ninth when he was taken out by Kwong on the pit straight.
F3 - Macau GP: It looks like Prema/Theodore have failed to get Antonio Fuoco's car fixed in time. He is being wheeled off the grid
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WTCC - Macau: "I am not here to say whether drivers should be given penalties, but I was in fifth gear at 200km/h when he hit me," said Bennani. "He came to see me afterwards to say sorry, and I appreciate the human element, but that sort of driving is not what you should see in a world championship event."
F3 - Macau GP: So will be a safety car restart as the field pull away behind it. This is counting as lap two. We will be back racing shortly.
F3 - Macau GP: Safety car will be in this lap.
WTCC - Macau: Munnich Motorsport's Gianni Morbidelli was uninjured in a race two accident at Fisherman's Bend. The Italian's Chevrolet Cruze also escaped with surprisingly little damage.
Hungaroring winner Morbidelli fears he is unlikely to raise the required sponsorship to continue in the series in 2015.
Hungaroring winner Morbidelli fears he is unlikely to raise the required sponsorship to continue in the series in 2015.
Green flag
F3 - Macau GP: Rosenqvist gets away well but Auer is right with him - and tries to go around the outside at Lisboa. Auer brakes late and runs wide - letting Cassidy through.
F3 - Macau GP: Rosenqvist edges clear to lead at the end of lap three. He is 1.2 seconds ahead of Cassidy, with Auer and Merhi right behind.
F3 - Macau GP: Rosenqvist extends his advantage by another half a second. He is 1.7 seconds ahead of Cassidy. Auer is third, Merhi fourth.
F3 - Macau GP: Rosenqvist appears to be getting away - and it's Auer who looks like he is ready to put pressure on second placed man Nick Cassidy.
F3 - Macau GP: At the end of lap five, Rosenqvist is now 1.8 seconds ahead of Cassidy. Auer is a further 1.1 seconds back.
F3 - Macau GP: Rosenqvist finds another two tenths on that lap to edge clear by two seconds now at the end of lap six. Further back, Max Verstappen is up to 12th.
WTCC - Macau: A few more details have emerged over the illness that caused Gabriele Tarquini to pull out race two.
The Italian felt ill after dinner on Friday evening, and registered a temperature of 38 degrees C on Saturday. Tarquini did a sterling effort to finish third in race one, but reported to his JAS team that he couldn't have driven another lap.
The Italian felt ill after dinner on Friday evening, and registered a temperature of 38 degrees C on Saturday. Tarquini did a sterling effort to finish third in race one, but reported to his JAS team that he couldn't have driven another lap.
F3 - Macau GP: Cassidy has just had a bit of moment at Police, letting Auer close right in on him.
F3 - Macau GP: Auer managed to get in Cassidy's slipstream on the run down to Lisboa, but wasn't quite close enough. Their battle is allowing Rosenqvist to pull clear. He is 3.2 seconds in front now.
F3 - Macau GP: Another fastest lap for Rosenqvist who is 3.8 seconds clear. Auer has fallen slightly back from Cassidy, and doesn't appear particularly comfortable under braking for Lisboa. Lap eight of 15 done.
WTCC - Macau: The only non-accident-related retirement in race two was the Lada of Mikhail Kozlovskiy. The Russian stopped with a steering-rack issue.
F3 - Macau GP: Lap nine and Rosenqvist's advantage drops to 3.5 seconds. Auer is falling away from Cassidy slightly as Merhi closes to within 1.1 seconds of the car in front.
F3 - Macau GP: Lap 10 gone and Rosenqvist is 3.7 seconds ahead of Cassidy still. Positions pretty static right now.
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WRC - GB: Welcome back to Wales, where the final day of Rally GB is about to begin with the 6.7 miles of Brenig, which will also be our Powerstage later on.
Jari-Matti Latvala has been doing stage guides for us all weekend, so here are his thoughts on today's opener:
"There are some narrow places in the forest in this stage and some of the corners are quite strange. It doesn't feel so natural.
"There is one long left-hand corner which tightens, tightens, tightens and then a straw bale which you have to go around. We will need to make sure we have the speed off for this place.
"Then we go to the Tarmac place and, I must say, this is nice.
"Then back to the gravel and it starts to go to a more open area, the characteristics of this section are nice.
"But there are a couple of places where you have a fast right and then it tightens suddenly.
In these sections I have the word 'mirage' which is something I learned from Pentti Airikkala."
Jari-Matti Latvala has been doing stage guides for us all weekend, so here are his thoughts on today's opener:
"There are some narrow places in the forest in this stage and some of the corners are quite strange. It doesn't feel so natural.
"There is one long left-hand corner which tightens, tightens, tightens and then a straw bale which you have to go around. We will need to make sure we have the speed off for this place.
"Then we go to the Tarmac place and, I must say, this is nice.
"Then back to the gravel and it starts to go to a more open area, the characteristics of this section are nice.
"But there are a couple of places where you have a fast right and then it tightens suddenly.
In these sections I have the word 'mirage' which is something I learned from Pentti Airikkala."
F3 - Macau GP: Cassidy is giving it another push, but remains 3.3 seconds behind race leader Rosenqvist at the end of lap 11.
F3 - Macau GP: Verstappen has been making excellent progress through the field in this race. From 24th on the grid, he is now into eighth place.
F3 - Macau GP: Auer got a good run on Cassidy at the start of lap 13 - getting past in to Lisboa. But he braked slightly too late and ran wide, allowing Cassidy back up the inside in to San Francisco.
WRC - GB: All 14 World Rally Cars are still running, but the two we start with - Andreas Mikkelsen and Juho Hanninen - are only 44th and 40th under Rally2 after their Friday spills.
Neither that nor the total lack of intercom in the afternoon stopped Mikkelsen flying yesterday. He somehow got through the second loop with a combination of memory and co-driver Ola Floene's sign language.
Neither that nor the total lack of intercom in the afternoon stopped Mikkelsen flying yesterday. He somehow got through the second loop with a combination of memory and co-driver Ola Floene's sign language.
F3 - Macau GP: Auer has now got Cassidy for second though. Cassidy may have a problem as he has fallen in to the clutches of Merhi.
F3 - Macau GP: Merhi has now fallen back away from Cassidy, and is coming under pretty from Latifi.
F3 - Macau GP: So at the end of lap 14, the order is Rosenqvist, Auer, Cassidy, Merhi, Latifi and Coletti. One lap to go.
Checkered flag
F3 - Macau GP: Felix Rosenqvist wins the Macau Grand Prix!
F3 - Macau GP: So the final order is Rosenqvist; Auer; Cassidy; Merhi; Latifi; Coletti; Verstappen.
Checkered flag
F3 - Macau GP - top 10 results:
1 Felix Rosenqvist (Mucke)
2 Lucas Auer (Mucke)
3 Nick Cassidy (T-Sport)
4 Roberto Merhi (Double R)
5 Nicholas Latifi (Prema)
6 Stefano Coletti (EuroInternational)
7 Max Verstappen (Van Amersfoort)
8 Santino Ferrucci (Fortec)
9 Kenta Yamashita (TOM'S)
10 Gustavo Menezes (Van Amersfoort)
1 Felix Rosenqvist (Mucke)
2 Lucas Auer (Mucke)
3 Nick Cassidy (T-Sport)
4 Roberto Merhi (Double R)
5 Nicholas Latifi (Prema)
6 Stefano Coletti (EuroInternational)
7 Max Verstappen (Van Amersfoort)
8 Santino Ferrucci (Fortec)
9 Kenta Yamashita (TOM'S)
10 Gustavo Menezes (Van Amersfoort)
F3 - Macau GP: We'll bring you plenty more post-race reaction from all the events in Macau through the morning on Race Centre Live.
Stopwatch
WRC - GB: Mikkelsen is currently fastest on today's opener ahead of Hanninen.
In the moderate battle over the final point, Prokop loses a bit more time to the chasing Paddon, but both pull further away from 12th-placed Kubica, who says he's taking things very carefully.
In the moderate battle over the final point, Prokop loses a bit more time to the chasing Paddon, but both pull further away from 12th-placed Kubica, who says he's taking things very carefully.
WRC - GB: Latvala is third fastest so far behind Mikkelsen and Hanninen, admitting he was probably too careful in places.
The VW man's target this morning is Ott Tanak's seventh place. They began the day 54.8s apart, but Latvala has just taken 10s out of the Estonian, who has a front-left puncture.
The VW man's target this morning is Ott Tanak's seventh place. They began the day 54.8s apart, but Latvala has just taken 10s out of the Estonian, who has a front-left puncture.
WRC - GB: The particularly bad news for Tanak is a) he only had one spare tyre and he's now used it and b) there's no service this morning, just six back to back stages.
He's going to have to be pretty careful with his DMACKs, and that's good news for the chasing Latvala.
He's going to have to be pretty careful with his DMACKs, and that's good news for the chasing Latvala.
By: AUTOSPORT staff, Peter Mills, Gary Watkins, Marcus Simmons, Jonathan Noble
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