F1 snore-fest shows new cars badly needed: Up/Down Japanese GP
The 2025 Japanese GP showed a much more extreme change than next year's technical regulations is needed to make racing at classic F1 tracks interesting
The endurance season is already back underway, with a star-studded GT field racing twice around the clock in Dubai.
The Black Falcon Mercedes squad of Khaled Al Qubaisi/Jeroen Bleekemolen/Patrick Assenheimer/Manuel Metzger claimed pole ahead of the Lamborghini of Mirko Bortolotti/Christian Engelhart/Rik Breukers/Rolf Ineichen/Mark Ineichen. The Brendon Hartley-led Herberth Motorsport Porsche starts third ahead of the Optimum Audi R8 LMS.
Watch the race live feed below.
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