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WRC - GB: Mikkelsen comes through to set an 11m54s benchmark in the dark of Dyfnant. Hanninen will be next but was a minute late starting.
WRC - GB: Mikkelsen confirms that he didn't get the working intercom back all afternoon, but luckily knows the stages pretty well.
Breaking news
WRC - GB: Hanninen explains that his late arrival on the stage was due to problems with the Hyundai's extra lights.
WEC - Bahrain: Jani has stopped for the final time with 20 minutes to go. His pit-in to pit-out time was 39s. Let's see how long Wurz stops for.
WEC - Bahrain: Jani makes it out just in front of team-mate Webber, whose old rubber means he cannot respond.
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WRC - GB: Kubica completes Saturday.
"We can be happy that on a difficult day we've got through without any incidents," he says.
He's only had one trouble-free rally this year, but let's not speak too soon about this one - rather a lot of his incidents have come on Sundays.
He's now losing touch with Paddon but both are closing on Prokop for 10th.
"We can be happy that on a difficult day we've got through without any incidents," he says.
He's only had one trouble-free rally this year, but let's not speak too soon about this one - rather a lot of his incidents have come on Sundays.
He's now losing touch with Paddon but both are closing on Prokop for 10th.
WEC - Bahrain: Minassian appears to have retired the lead SMP car from second in P2 with minutes to go. The car was smoking heavily and has been taken into the garage.
WRC - GB: Tanak is 10s slower than Mikkelsen in fourth on the stage so far, and says he had a major moment after his co-driver called a note a bit late.
Evans now completes the stage second fastest. He's got a shot at Ostberg and Neuville in fourth and fifth after their SS16 problems.
Evans now completes the stage second fastest. He's got a shot at Ostberg and Neuville in fourth and fifth after their SS16 problems.
WEC - Bahrain: Further calculation suggests that Wurz will not have to stop again. He's 47s up the road from Jani and therefore on course for a first victory of the season together with Conway and Sarrazin.
WRC - GB: Meeke is again coming back at Hirvonen for second on the initial splits.
WEC - Bahrain: Hot oil is being poured into the SMP car and Minassian is climbing back aboard. Some points would keep Zlobin right in the title hunt going into Interlagos.
WEC - Bahrain: Turner's pursuit of Bruni for GTE honours looks like it is not going to be successful. He is 6.8s down with only seven minutes to go.
WRC - GB: Neuville completes the stage and says his incident on the previous one was because he forgot his Hyundai was a bit bigger with light pods attached and smacked them on the scenery.
And he couldn't quite fix the problem between stages either.
"There was not much time when we tried. I was able to see the road, but not in the best condition.
"We are here and we didn't lose too much time."
Ostberg is slightly and is now 3s ahead of Neuville in fourth.
And he couldn't quite fix the problem between stages either.
"There was not much time when we tried. I was able to see the road, but not in the best condition.
"We are here and we didn't lose too much time."
Ostberg is slightly and is now 3s ahead of Neuville in fourth.
Checkered flag
NASCAR - Homestead - Saturday morning practice results:
1 Kevin Harvick
2 Jeff Gordon
3 Brad Keselowski
4 Jimmie Johnson
5 Denny Hamlin
6 Joey Logano
(12 Ryan Newman)
1 Kevin Harvick
2 Jeff Gordon
3 Brad Keselowski
4 Jimmie Johnson
5 Denny Hamlin
6 Joey Logano
(12 Ryan Newman)
WRC - GB: Ostberg says after the SS16 tyre problem he had to take it carefully as he only had one spare and knew finishing was a priority to make sure Citroen keeps second in the championship.
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WRC - GB: Meeke outpaces Hirvonen by 1.1s on that stage, so the gap is 3.4s going into Sunday.
"I really enjoyed that. That's as good as it gets," Meeke declares.
Hirvonen's verdict:
"It is really fantastic. Mads was a bit unlucky but it's going to be quite an interesting day tomorrow. We will see. Everything is possible.
"I don't have anything to lose. It's my last race and I'm going to go for it."
"I really enjoyed that. That's as good as it gets," Meeke declares.
Hirvonen's verdict:
"It is really fantastic. Mads was a bit unlucky but it's going to be quite an interesting day tomorrow. We will see. Everything is possible.
"I don't have anything to lose. It's my last race and I'm going to go for it."
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WRC - GB: Latvala is fastest of all so far and that takes him past Solberg for eighth.
"It's been frustrating because I completely lost motivation when I had the problem, and it took some time to come back," Latvala admits.
"Now in the dark on Dyfnant, I got my confidence back. Now I'm back in the mood."
"It's been frustrating because I completely lost motivation when I had the problem, and it took some time to come back," Latvala admits.
"Now in the dark on Dyfnant, I got my confidence back. Now I'm back in the mood."
WRC - GB: Another calm stage for Ogier keeps him 58s lead ahead going into the final day.
Checkered flag
WEC - Bahrain: Congratulations to Sebastien Buemi and Anthony Davidson as the new world champions - and to Wurz, Conway and Sarrazin for their first win of the season.
Bruni and Vilander won the GTE class and claimed the GT drivers' title.
Bruni and Vilander won the GTE class and claimed the GT drivers' title.
Checkered flag
WRC - GB - SS17 results:
Stage times:
1 Latvala 11m50.6s
2 Mikkelsen +0.8s
3 Meeke +2.7s
4 Hirvonen +3.8s
5 Ogier +5.0s
6 Evans +5.7s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Ogier
2 Hirvonen +58.1s
3 Meeke +1m01.5s
4 Ostberg +1m41.2s
5 Neuville +1m44.5s
6 Evans +1m52.4s
7 Tanak +2m33.3s
8 Latvala +3m28.1s
9 Solberg +3m37.4s
10 Prokop +3m54.5s
Stage times:
1 Latvala 11m50.6s
2 Mikkelsen +0.8s
3 Meeke +2.7s
4 Hirvonen +3.8s
5 Ogier +5.0s
6 Evans +5.7s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Ogier
2 Hirvonen +58.1s
3 Meeke +1m01.5s
4 Ostberg +1m41.2s
5 Neuville +1m44.5s
6 Evans +1m52.4s
7 Tanak +2m33.3s
8 Latvala +3m28.1s
9 Solberg +3m37.4s
10 Prokop +3m54.5s
Checkered flag
WEC - Bahrain - results:
1 #7 Toyota
2 #14 Porsche
3 #20 Porsche
4 #2 Audi
5 #1 Audi
6 #13 Rebellion
Davidson and Buemi finish 11th but are world champions
Class winners:
LMP2: #47 KCMG ORECA-Nissan
GTE Pro: #51 AF Corse Ferrari
GTE Am: #95 Aston Martin
1 #7 Toyota
2 #14 Porsche
3 #20 Porsche
4 #2 Audi
5 #1 Audi
6 #13 Rebellion
Davidson and Buemi finish 11th but are world champions
Class winners:
LMP2: #47 KCMG ORECA-Nissan
GTE Pro: #51 AF Corse Ferrari
GTE Am: #95 Aston Martin
That's it for AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live's Saturday leg.
Here's a reminder of everything that has happened today...
WEC: Davidson and Buemi become world champions, sister Toyota wins race
WRC: Ogier holds massive lead over epic Hirvonen v Meeke battle
Macau F3 GP: Rosenqvist wins qualification race while Verstappen crashes
V8 Supercars: Whincup clinches yet another title
WTCC: Citroen announces its 2015 plans
NASCAR: Harvick tops practice
Here's a reminder of everything that has happened today...
WEC: Davidson and Buemi become world champions, sister Toyota wins race
WRC: Ogier holds massive lead over epic Hirvonen v Meeke battle
Macau F3 GP: Rosenqvist wins qualification race while Verstappen crashes
V8 Supercars: Whincup clinches yet another title
WTCC: Citroen announces its 2015 plans
NASCAR: Harvick tops practice
We'll be back from 7.30am UK time tomorrow morning to bring you...
* Live commentary on the Macau F3 GP
* Full paddock reaction from the Macau F3 and WTCC events
* Live commentary on the final six stages of Rally GB
* Live commentary of the NASCAR Sprint Cup title decider
See you then, and in the meantime, here's the 2014 WRC equivalent of a public information film:
* Live commentary on the Macau F3 GP
* Full paddock reaction from the Macau F3 and WTCC events
* Live commentary on the final six stages of Rally GB
* Live commentary of the NASCAR Sprint Cup title decider
See you then, and in the meantime, here's the 2014 WRC equivalent of a public information film:
Welcome back to AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live, it's early on Sunday morning in Europe and we're poised to bring you...
* The Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix, starting in a few minutes
* The final day of Rally GB, beginning 8.30am
* The 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup title decider, from 8pm
* The Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix, starting in a few minutes
* The final day of Rally GB, beginning 8.30am
* The 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup title decider, from 8pm
F3 - Macau GP: We've had the World Touring Car Championship double-header, we've had the lion dance, now it's time for the headline event - F3's class of 2014 is lined up on the grid.
F3 - Macau GP: This is how they line up for the start:
1 Felix Rosenqvist
2 Lucas Auer
3 Tom Blomqvist
4 Esteban Ocon
5 Nick Cassidy
6 Roberto Merhi
7 Nicholas Latifi
8 Jordan King
9 Felix Serralles
10 Stefano Coletti
Max Verstappen starts 24th after crashing in the qualification race.
1 Felix Rosenqvist
2 Lucas Auer
3 Tom Blomqvist
4 Esteban Ocon
5 Nick Cassidy
6 Roberto Merhi
7 Nicholas Latifi
8 Jordan King
9 Felix Serralles
10 Stefano Coletti
Max Verstappen starts 24th after crashing in the qualification race.
Felix Rosenqvist
F3 - Macau GP: This is always a tricky start for the poleman, with ample opportunity for the pack behind to draft them on the long run to Lisboa, and yesterday Rosenqvist rapidly lost his advantage.
But he did fight back to win, and here's a reminder of how it happened:
Macau GP qualification race report
Green flag
F3 - Macau GP: The field sets off for the green flag lap.
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F3 - Macau GP: This is how Verstappen described his accident at the Solitude Esses yesterday:
"You always brake there just after a bump in the tight right-hander, and that’s what I did this time," Verstappen told AUTOSPORT.
"But I locked the rears suddenly and I missed the apex by about 3cm. It was all so silly – I didn’t hit the wall that hard, I just touched it with the rear tyre, then it went off the rim, and that pulled me in and it just took the front off. Not like a hard hit, it was just like a scratch. But that’s Macau.
"For the grand prix, I need to make a good start, try to gain some places in the first corner and every lap try to pass people."
Verstappen was fined US $500 for driving his damaged car back to the pitlane.
"You always brake there just after a bump in the tight right-hander, and that’s what I did this time," Verstappen told AUTOSPORT.
"But I locked the rears suddenly and I missed the apex by about 3cm. It was all so silly – I didn’t hit the wall that hard, I just touched it with the rear tyre, then it went off the rim, and that pulled me in and it just took the front off. Not like a hard hit, it was just like a scratch. But that’s Macau.
"For the grand prix, I need to make a good start, try to gain some places in the first corner and every lap try to pass people."
Verstappen was fined US $500 for driving his damaged car back to the pitlane.
Green flag
F3 - Macau GP: The drivers are back on the grid ready for the start.
Red flag
A dramatic start to the Macau GP as it is red-flagged after a major pile-up at San Fransisco bend.
Crash
F3 - Macau GP: It all started at Lisboa Bend when race leader Lucas Auer braked late and ran wide. Tom Blomqvist and Esteban Ocon clashed at the apex - and it appears Ocon's front suspension was damaged.
Crash
F3 - Macau GP: As they went into San Fransisco, Ocon understeers into the barriers taking Blomqvist with him.
Within seconds, Yu Kanamaru is launched over the top of Blomqvist and lands on top of the barriers
Within seconds, Yu Kanamaru is launched over the top of Blomqvist and lands on top of the barriers
F3 - Macau GP: Amazingly, pole position man Felix Rosenqvist, who got away slowly, came through the chaos to take the lead as the red flags came out.
F3 - Macau GP: The cars are now back on the grid and we will await an official time for the restart. Kanamaru's car is still on top of the barriers
F3 - Macau GP: It looks like the casualties of that crash are Blomqvist, Ocon, Martin Cao, Yu Kanamaru and Spike Goddard.
F3 - Macau GP: There is a lot of work going on the grid now as teams set about trying to repair damaged cars. San Francisco Bend is getting cleared.
F3 - Macau GP: The good news is that there luckily appears to be no injuries from that crash. It is quite rare for a car to end up on top of the barriers.
Rob Huff and Yvan Muller
WTCC - Macau: The WTCC races in Macau are often mayhem too, but this year they got through today's double-header with just a single safety car.
Jose Maria Lopez dominated race one, but race two was the epic, a three-way fight between Tiago Monteiro, Rob Huff and Yvan Muller that ended with a last-lap steering problem for Monteiro and a remarkable seventh Macau win for Huff.
Here's the full stories and results:
Macau WTCC race one report
Macau WTCC race two report
We'll be bringing you plenty more reaction from the WTCC paddock through the morning on Race Centre Live.
F3 - Macau GP: The lengthy red flag delay is useful for those drivers with car damage.
Carlin are working on Jordan King's car, Prema/Theodore are repairing front suspension of Antonio Fuoco's machine, while Markus Pommer is having new front suspension fitted. Max Verstappen is also having work done on his suspension.
Carlin are working on Jordan King's car, Prema/Theodore are repairing front suspension of Antonio Fuoco's machine, while Markus Pommer is having new front suspension fitted. Max Verstappen is also having work done on his suspension.
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