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F1 Midweek: The Scrambled Order at Top, Finally

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Pierre Gasly crashed the podium at Brazil (credit: Red Bull)

Welcome to another edition of the Formula 1 midweek.  The NASCAR season may have seen their final checkered flags but F1 has one more race to go, and if it goes anything like this past weekend’s race at Interlagos, Brazil, we can all enjoy a little more great theatre.   The Brazilian GP did not start …

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Max Verstappen Wins a Thrilling Brazilian Grand Prix, Pierre Gasly Scores Unlikely Podium

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As the 2019 Formula One season draws to a close, Sunday (Nov. 17) marked the second-to-last race of the season at the Interlogos circuit in Brazil which could be one of the last races at this circuit. (Brazil is looking to move the race to Rio De Janiero potentially next season.) If it is the …

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Pace Laps: Kyle Busch Seals Legacy, Tyler Reddick & Matt Crafton Take Home Championships

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Kyle Busch’s Second Title Changes His Legacy Denny Hamlin had Michael Jordan in his corner. Kevin Harvick had every resource at Stewart-Haas Racing. Martin Truex Jr. had the most time to prepare and the most wins on the Cup circuit this season (seven). Kyle Busch had a 21-race winless streak …

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Max Verstappen on F1 Pole in 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix

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The penultimate round of the 2019 Formula One season takes place in Brazil for what could be one of the final Brazilian Grand Prix events at the Interlagos track. The weekend got off to a good start for Red Bull as Max Verstappen secured the pole. It’s his second official pole of the 2019 season …

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F1 Midweek: The Miami Grand Prix In Jeopardy; and more

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Odds & Sods Here’s a few storylines to digest as Lewis Hamilton awaits winning his sixth drivers title this weekend at Circuit of the Americas. – Surprise, surprise, the route to holding a Miami Grand Prix has found a roadblock.  As soon as the idea of hosting an F1 race in Miami started to circulate …

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Pace Laps: Don’t Take Martin Truex Jr.’s 2019 Season for Granted

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Don’t Take Martin Truex Jr. For Granted This time last year, Martin Truex Jr. had yet to win a short track race in 13 years of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competition. After Sunday’s race (Oct. 27) at Martinsville Speedway? He’s got three. Truex won half of the short track …

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Max Verstappen Stripped of Mexico Pole, Charles Leclerc Promoted to 1st

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Max Verstappen has been stripped of his 2019 Mexican Grand Prix pole position. The Dutch driver will start fourth after a three-place grid penalty was assessed Saturday afternoon (Oct. 26) for failing to heed a local yellow flag. In addition to the grid penalty, Verstappen was also assessed two penalty points. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who …

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Sebastian Vettel Uses Ferrari Strategy at Singapore Grand Prix For First F1 Win of 2019

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The 2019 Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday (Sept. 22) was a battle of strategy on a track where overtaking is difficult. Ferrari surprised the field with Charles Leclerc stealing the pole position and leading most of the beginning of this race. However, strategy made the difference as Sebastian Vettel benefitted from getting the tap to …

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Max Verstappen Tops Mercedes to Take First Career Pole in Hungary

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The 2019 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix has a lot to live up to this weekend after an incredibly dramatic German Grand Prix. With the way free practice three went — with Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel all within a tenth of a second of each other on their qualifying simulation — it …

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F1 Midweek: The F1 Season Needed the German GP but It Wasn’t a Classic

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Valtteri Bottas bowing out of the German GP was a surprise (credit: FIA Images)

This past week’s Formula 1 race, taking place in Hockeheim, Germany, gave the season one of its most unpredictable and brightest moments of the year. The German Grand Prix was supposed to be a homecoming celebration for Mercedes, a chance for them to display their dominance in front of their home crowd and to further …

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Pace Laps: Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain Pick Up Pocono Wins

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Denny Hamlin Wins Strategy Filled Race Pocono Raceway is known for a variety of different strategies. That’s exactly what we saw in Sunday’s Gander RV 400, with Denny Hamlin stretching the fuel tank to earn his third victory of 2019. Hamlin didn’t have the best car but was a definite …

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