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IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Oooh, another internet outage. While we were offline, Bourdais went to P1. There are about two minutes left in the session.
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: ROAL Motorsport's Tom Chilton, who is getting married in two weeks time, was satisfied to end Saturday as the highest-placed Chevrolet qualifier in sixth.
Chilton put his strong form down to "lighting it up" on his qualifying lap and the adoption of the set-up that has been favoured by team-mate Tom Coronel since the Slovakia round.
Chilton put his strong form down to "lighting it up" on his qualifying lap and the adoption of the set-up that has been favoured by team-mate Tom Coronel since the Slovakia round.
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: Hungaroring winner Gianni Morbidelli reported a down on power engine after qualifying 15th yesterday.
Munnich Motorsport are cautiously optimistic that they have found the cause of the problem, which they believe was turbo-related.
Munnich Motorsport are cautiously optimistic that they have found the cause of the problem, which they believe was turbo-related.
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WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: Despite qualifying not delivering the anticipated result, Mariani believes the Valencia test was successful.
"[Saturday was] a bad day because something was broken [on Gabriele's car], but it is stupid to cancel everything. In Valencia we found something that could be an advantage. Tiago's balance problem on new tyres was also down to our lack of experience with this new solution."
"[Saturday was] a bad day because something was broken [on Gabriele's car], but it is stupid to cancel everything. In Valencia we found something that could be an advantage. Tiago's balance problem on new tyres was also down to our lack of experience with this new solution."
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: OK, so it turns out that only one of the problems we mentioned earlier has been fixed, as the internet here is still like something from 1996.
While we've been trying to get the wifi network to wake up, the IndyCar drivers have taken to the track for the morning warm-up. Ryan Hunter-Reay is currently fastest.
While we've been trying to get the wifi network to wake up, the IndyCar drivers have taken to the track for the morning warm-up. Ryan Hunter-Reay is currently fastest.
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: Gabriele Tarquini in the second factory Civic was reportedly happy with his car until Saturday morning.
Mariani revealed the team was investigating a potential failure on the car in qualifying that contributed to Tarquini's seventh place qualifying result.
Mariani revealed the team was investigating a potential failure on the car in qualifying that contributed to Tarquini's seventh place qualifying result.
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: Mariani had expected at least one Honda to qualify in the top-three.
Tiago Monteiro demonstrated stunning pace on 200km old tyres in second free practice, but discovered an unexpected change in balance on new tyres. The Portuguese will start this afternoon's opening race from fifth.
Tiago Monteiro demonstrated stunning pace on 200km old tyres in second free practice, but discovered an unexpected change in balance on new tyres. The Portuguese will start this afternoon's opening race from fifth.
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: After an intensive testing programme at Valencia during the summer break, Honda's Alessandro Mariani described qualifying as "a disaster".
Breaking news
BTCC - Snetterton: We've just heard that the BTCC medical team has decided not to let Andrew Jordan race in the Snetterton finale. He is reportedly too tired after the second race.
More shortly.
More shortly.
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: The build-up to this afternoon's Argentinean round of the World Touring Car Championship race is underway, with the regular drivers autograph session attracting a good turnout.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Slightly late start here at Mid-Ohio: thick morning fog prevented the medical helicopter from arriving on time, and an internet outage in the media centre prevented us from telling you about it. Both problems appear to have been cleared now, and the IndyCar teams are beginning to set up for their warm-up session.
European F3 - Red Bull Ring: Giovinazzi wins it by three seconds from Blomqvist, with Auer third. Verstappen wins fight for fourth with Fuoco, who then has to pit to replace a damaged front wing. So top 10 is completed by Latifi, Dennis, Jones, King, Menezes and Calderon.
Checkered flag
BTCC - Snetterton: Plato brings the MG home to make it two wins from two starts, with Turkington picking up more points in second.
The works Hondas are next, from Adam Morgan's Ciceley Mercedes.
The works Hondas are next, from Adam Morgan's Ciceley Mercedes.
BTCC - Snetterton: Turkington is fighting back against Plato. Have the MG's tyres started to go off?
European F3 - Red Bull Ring: Ocon's misery is complete - he's one of a handful to get drive-throughs for non-respect of yellows.
BTCC - Snetterton: Shedden has also gone by Neal at Montreal so the order is now Plato, Turkington, Shedden, Neal.
BTCC - Snetterton: And Plato dives down the inside of Turkington at Montreal to take the lead. A clean move.
BTCC - Snetterton: Plato is really starting to pressure Turkington now. Will the BMW driver think of the title or defend?
European F3 - Red Bull Ring: Great fight between overtaking maestros resolved in favour of Verstappen over Dennis - he's now fifth.
BTCC - Snetterton: Great move from Shedden around the outside of Morgan into Brundle. That means he is up to fourth and surely Neal will move aside to help his team-mate's title bid.
Crash
BTCC - Snetterton: Jordan made a move on Collard and endedup going three-wide with the BMW and Jack Goff. The result was Jordan being spat off the circuit at Brundle. it's not a good day for the reigning champion.
European F3 - Red Bull Ring: Ocon passes King for eighth.
Green flag
BTCC - Snetterton: We're under way again and Turkington and Plato again make a break from Neal in third.
European F3 - Red Bull Ring: Top four same order, but now Dennis fifth from Verstappen, Latifi, King and Ocon
BTCC - Snetterton: Jordan is the leading runner on soft tyres, in 10th, while Tordoff has gone from the back to 20th.
BTCC - Snetterton: Menu's crash was caused when he turned into Riches and clashed with Morgan's Mercedes.
BTCC - Snetterton: Two good first laps from Giovanardi (13th to seventh) and Jordan (16th to 10th).
European F3 - Red Bull Ring: It's Giovinazzi, Blomqvist, Auer, Fuoco, Latifi, Dennis, King, Verstappen, Calderon and Ocon in top 10.
Yellow flag
BTCC - Snetterton: The safety car has been scrambled, with Turkington narrowly leading Plato.
European F3 - Red Bull Ring: Safety car, with Rosenqvist and Toril in the Turn 6 gravel in separate incidents.
BTCC - Snetterton: And Menu is spat out of the pack and into the barriers at Riches.
Lights out
BTCC - Snetterton: Race two is go and this time Turkington takes the lead.
European F3 - Red Bull Ring: Three laps in, Giovinazzi leads Blomqvist, Auer and Fuoco.
European F3 - Red Bull Ring: Hopefully the outbreak of shoddy driving from earlier has been nipped in the bud... A reminder then: it's Giovinazzi on pole with Blomqvist alongside, Fuoco and Auer on the second row, and Verstappen and Rosenqvist on the third. King, Jones, Latifi and Calderon round out the top 10, with the penalised Dennis 11th and Ocon 14th.
European F3 - Red Bull Ring: After the DTM, it's the final turn of the F3 boys in Austria coming up. They've just emerged from the pitlane onto the grid. As well as Esteban Ocon, there's a grid penalty for Jake Dennis - he has been demoted five places for his swerve into Max Verstappen during today's earlier race. That drops him to 11th in the starting line-up.
V8 Supercars - Queensland: Just in case you missed it earlier as you were enjoying a lazy Sunday lie-in...
James Courtney claimed victory in today's 200km race at Ipswich's Queensland Raceway. He led home Triple Eight rival Craig Lowndes by 5.88s after starting second on the grid.
Jamie Whincup came home sixth and snatched the championship lead from Mark Winterbottom with 15 points separating the two.
Read our report to find out how the race unfolded:
Courtney wins with wise strategy
Championship standings after 25 of 37 rounds:
1 Jamie Whincup 1790
2 Mark Winterbottom 1775
3 Craig Lowndes 1628
4 James Courtney 1598
5 Fabian Coulthard 1535
6 Shane van Gisbergen 1532
(50 to 300 points per win depending on race length)
Full season statistics on FORIX
BTCC - Snetterton: Almost time for the second race.
Jason Plato, who will start from pole, might have won earlier today, but Colin Turkington's second place moves him into a 15-point lead over Gordon Shedden in the drivers's standings.
Jason Plato, who will start from pole, might have won earlier today, but Colin Turkington's second place moves him into a 15-point lead over Gordon Shedden in the drivers's standings.
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DTM - Red Bull Ring: Here is ANDREW VAN LEEUWEN's comprehensive report of that rather strange race:
Wittmann wins bizarre race
Wittmann wins bizarre race
DTM - Red Bull Ring: The finishers are completed by Martin, Juncadella, Mortara, Paffett, di Resta, Muller and Petrov.
DTM - Red Bull Ring: Molina, Hand and Rockenfeller finish pretty close to the points scorers, with the top 13 covered by just 17.7 seconds - that's pretty tight for a 47-lap race without a safety car...
By: Matt Beer, David Evans, Marcus Simmons, Mark Glendenning, Dan Cross, Andrew van Leeuwen, Kevin Turner, Peter Mills
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