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NASCAR - Loudon: Kevin Harvick has no doubt Marcos Ambrose caused that problem:
"He just kept coming down," he tells the Childress team over the radio. "I'm not giving in to that guy."
"He just kept coming down," he tells the Childress team over the radio. "I'm not giving in to that guy."
Crash
NASCAR - Loudon: Another yellow after just four laps of green. Marcos Ambrose spun out at Turn 4 by Kevin Harvick and is collected by Casey Mears. AJ Allmendinger gets squeezed into the wall too.
NASCAR - Loudon: Joey Logano is out and cross.
"A tyre failure for the second race in a row. I'm not very impressed with our tyres right now. I didn't hit anything. Two big hits in the points in two weeks."
"A tyre failure for the second race in a row. I'm not very impressed with our tyres right now. I didn't hit anything. Two big hits in the points in two weeks."
Green flag
NASCAR - Loudon: Back to green on lap 10 and Kyle Busch gets straight into the lead.
NASCAR - Loudon: Ouch! Logano had come into the pitlane the wrong way around after his crash, so had to spin-turn when Penske let him out. As he did so, pretty aggressively, he clouted one of his tyre changers with the rear of his Ford.
The crew member looked more enraged than hurt.
The crew member looked more enraged than hurt.
NASCAR - Loudon: Jimmie Johnson made it up to 35th before that caution.
Behind leader Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr pushed Kurt Busch back to fourth.
Behind leader Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr pushed Kurt Busch back to fourth.
NASCAR - Loudon: And to yellow on lap three as Joey Logano spins hard into the Turn 1 wall.
He gets the battered car back to the pits.
He gets the battered car back to the pits.
Green flag
NASCAR - Loudon: Keselowski holds the lead as the race gets underway.
NASCAR - Loudon: Jimmie Johnson's qualifying time was disallowed because his Chevy was too low at the front, so it's underdog Kurt Busch on the front row with champion Jimmie Johnson.
NASCAR - Loudon: With the green flag imminent at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, here's a reminder of what happened in qualifying...
Loudon NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying report
...and of the weekend's big news story so far:
Newman out as Harvick's Stewart-Haas deal confirmed
Loudon NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying report
...and of the weekend's big news story so far:
Newman out as Harvick's Stewart-Haas deal confirmed
MotoGP - Sachsenring: There were some Ducatis in the MotoGP race. They finished seventh, ninth and 10th.
Andrea Dovizioso, the only one of the Ducati trio to finish ahead of top CRT man Aleix Espargaro, has called on the fans to keep the faith.
"To all the Ducati fans, I say be patient. We’re working as hard as we can to improve our competitiveness, but it’s not a situation that you can solve race by race or with simple changes to set-up.”
Andrea Dovizioso, the only one of the Ducati trio to finish ahead of top CRT man Aleix Espargaro, has called on the fans to keep the faith.
"To all the Ducati fans, I say be patient. We’re working as hard as we can to improve our competitiveness, but it’s not a situation that you can solve race by race or with simple changes to set-up.”
Carlos Munoz
IndyCar - Toronto: If you haven't yet seen the news that Ryan Briscoe has broken his wrist and will be replaced by Carlos Munoz in the Panther car, here's a pic of Munoz getting comfy in Briscoe's gear before the warm-up earlier.
Nearly time for the American racing leg of Sunday to round off the Race Centre Live weekend. We'll have NASCAR from Loudon shortly, followed by the second Toronto IndyCar race.
IndyCar - Toronto: Just as the session ends, Helio Castroneves jumps to the top. Dixon held on to second ahead of Franchitti and Power.
And Munoz? He finished up 23rd, 1.5s off the leaders, but fractionally ahead of Ed Carpenter.
And Munoz? He finished up 23rd, 1.5s off the leaders, but fractionally ahead of Ed Carpenter.
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IndyCar - Toronto: Ryan Briscoe has been coaching Carlos Munoz in preparation for his first IndyCar road course race today.
"He wanted to know where the braking zones are in this car, but he didn't want to know too much else," the Australian said.
"He wanted to know where the braking zones are in this car, but he didn't want to know too much else," the Australian said.
IndyCar - Toronto: It's now a Ganassi 1-2, with Dixon still on top and Dario Franchitti second. If Dixon can win again today, he'll receive a $100,000 'perfect finish' bonus.
IndyCar - Toronto: Bit of drama for Tony Kanaan, if your definition of 'drama' includes a car going into the barriers. He's fine, but it doesn't look like the car will be returned to pitlane until after the session.
IndyCar - Toronto: Right now it's yesterday's winner Scott Dixon leading the times ahead of Will Power.
IndyCar - Toronto: It's also the only chance that Lights points leader Carlos Munoz will get to bed himself in with Panther Racing after he was drafted to replace Ryan Briscoe, who injured his wrist in a crash yesterday. Full story here.
IndyCar - Toronto: The morning warm-up is underway. A couple of teams - Rahal in particular - have been tweeting about massive changes made overnight, so this is the only chance before the race they'll get to see whether the tweaks worked.
DTM - Norisring: Mattias Ekstrom's victory may not have quite elevated the Audi driver into championship contention, but at the very least it was a welcome return to the top step of the podium for the two-time champion.
Mike Rockenfeller's fifth-place finish moved him two points clear of Bruno Spengler in the standings. Christian Vietoris is now third courtesy of his podium and Gary Paffett's retirement.
DTM standings after five of 10 rounds:
1 Mike Rockenfeller 69
2 Bruno Spengler 67
3 Christian Vietoris 55
4 Gary Paffett 47
5 Mattias Ekstrom 45
6 Robert Wickens 45
(25 points for a win)
Full season statistics available on FORIX
IndyCar - Toronto: Loudon NASCAR forms half of that part of Sunday where Race Centre Live goes Stateside. We'll also be live from Toronto when the second part of the IndyCar double-header kicks off - with race one winner Scott Dixon starting from pole. But before then, we'll have updates from the pre-race practice session.
NASCAR - Loudon: One of the big events still to come today is the NASCAR Sprint Cup's latest event on the one-mile oval at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Champion Brad Keselowski beat his 2012 title rival Jimmie Johnson to pole on Friday, but it will be Kurt Busch who actually joins Keselowski on the front row as Johnson's time was disallowed.
The Hendrick Chevrolet was found to be too low at its front end.
Champion Brad Keselowski beat his 2012 title rival Jimmie Johnson to pole on Friday, but it will be Kurt Busch who actually joins Keselowski on the front row as Johnson's time was disallowed.
The Hendrick Chevrolet was found to be too low at its front end.
Marc Marquez
MotoGP - Sachsenring: With Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo out of action, this was Marc Marquez's big chance - and he grabbed it, and the points lead in the process.
Championship standings after eight of 18 rounds:
1 Marc Marquez 138
2 Dani Pedrosa 136
3 Jorge Lorenzo 127
4 Cal Crutchlow 107
5 Valentino Rossi 101
6 Andrea Dovizioso 74
(25 points for a win)
Full season statistics on FORIX
Breaking news
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Despite Marquez's own reservations about his win - they all count. Moreover, the man he beat - Cal Crutchlow - reckons the absences of Lorenzo and Pedrosa didn't matter.
Crutchlow: Lorenzo, Pedrosa absence shouldn't discredit Marquez win
Crutchlow: Lorenzo, Pedrosa absence shouldn't discredit Marquez win
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DTM - Norisring: Interesting comments from Audi and Mercedes DTM chiefs Dieter Gass and Toto Wolff regarding the Paffett/Mortara collision:
Gass: "It's a shame what happened. I don't think either of them deserved it or wanted it."
Wolff: "We are analysing exactly what happened. I will refrain from making a comment."
Gass: "It's a shame what happened. I don't think either of them deserved it or wanted it."
Wolff: "We are analysing exactly what happened. I will refrain from making a comment."
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MotoGP - Sachsenring: "If I'm honest I didn't expect to lead the championship after eight races," Marquez said. "The circumstances are a little bit special. I feel a little bit different - without Dani and Jorge it's different.
"Even like that it was important race. It was a completely different race to what I've done before now. I led and I tried to manage the gap.
"It was a great experience but I prefer to race with more riders in front."
"Even like that it was important race. It was a completely different race to what I've done before now. I led and I tried to manage the gap.
"It was a great experience but I prefer to race with more riders in front."
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Marc Marquez admits it's a surprise for him to be leading the championship after his German Grand Prix victory. He was also a bit sheepish about claiming a second career MotoGP win in the absence of the erstwhile top two in the championship. Here's what he had to say...
DTM - Norisring: The investigation into Ekstrom concerns a possible infringement of parc ferme protocol.
A bottle of water was thrown over the Swede, something he said he noticed because "it made my leg very cold".
AUTOSPORT understands that if an infringement has occurred, it is highly unlikely to affect the race result.
A bottle of water was thrown over the Swede, something he said he noticed because "it made my leg very cold".
AUTOSPORT understands that if an infringement has occurred, it is highly unlikely to affect the race result.
Breaking news
Auto GP
Auto GP - Mugello: A bit of deja vu in Auto GP. For the second time in as many meetings, ex-F1 man Narain Karthikeyan has picked up a win because series newcomer Kevin Giovesi copped a penalty.
Karthikeyan elevated to win
Fair play to Auto GP for gathering Karthikeyan, Super Nova team-mate Vittorio Ghirelli and Kimiya Sato together for an informal revised podium ceremony.
Breaking news
DTM - Norising: As the paddock waits to hear if Ekstrom's victory will stand, here's the full story of how he took that on-the-road win:
Norisring DTM race report
Norisring DTM race report
DTM - Norisring: It looks like the controversy isn't over yet. Winner Mattias Ekstrom is shown as being 'under investigation' on the timing screens.
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Three very happy riders at the post-race press conference. Marquez delighted with the win, a determined Crutchlow pleased to have survived after a bruising weekend and Valentino Rossi smiling as ever.
Auto GP - Mugello: As a result of the revised classification to Sunday's race, Sergio Campana and Kimiya Sato are now tied on 138 points at the head of the drivers' standings.
DTM - Norisring: Mortara is in tears as he watches his car being craned away. No doubt who he thinks was responsible for the collision.
Breaking news
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Just got in and really you've missed the German MotoGP? Or want to recap? Well, how's this for speedy service - AUTOSPORT's race report is now online.
Marc Marquez defeats Cal Crutchlow to lead points
Marc Marquez defeats Cal Crutchlow to lead points
Trophy
DTM - Norisring: So Ekstrom ends Audi's 11-year wait for a 'home' win. It's his first victory since Valencia at the end of 2011 too, so a good day all round for the Abt team.
Checkered flag
DTM - Norisring: 1 Ekstrom; 2 Wickens; 3 Vietoris; 4 Juncadella; 5 Rockenfeller; 6 Spengler; 7 Merhi; 8 Hand; 9 Priaulx; 10 Wittmann.
Crash
DTM - Norisring: Wickens and Vietoris both pass the ailing Mortara for second and third and Paffett goes to make a move at the final corner...
Paffett leans on Mortara, Mortara leans on Paffett and unsurprisingly they collide!
Both cars are out on the spot, Paffett spun around and Mortara in the wall.
There's only a lap to go. No time for the safety car.
Paffett leans on Mortara, Mortara leans on Paffett and unsurprisingly they collide!
Both cars are out on the spot, Paffett spun around and Mortara in the wall.
There's only a lap to go. No time for the safety car.
DTM - Norisring: Mortara, on fresh rubber, lines up Paffet for a move for second, activates his DRS and hits Pafett up the rear just as they reach the braking zone.
Paffett misses the corner by a mile and loses three places. He has a left-rear tyre rubbing against his bodywork and Mortara's front end has major damage.
Paffett misses the corner by a mile and loses three places. He has a left-rear tyre rubbing against his bodywork and Mortara's front end has major damage.
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