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Racer Magazine Bot @racerbot.bsky.social · 5h
WRC Rally Italy Sardinia set for three-way title shootout, first-time champ
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WRC Rally Italy Sardinia set for three-way title shootout, first-time champ
WRC Rally Italy Sardinia set for three-way title shootout, first-time champ
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Junaid Samodien @junaidsamodien.bsky.social · 5h
Max Verstappen won the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix #OnThisDay, securing his second career victory after overtaking Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton on lap 4 and dominating the race from there.
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Junaid Samodien @junaidsamodien.bsky.social · 5h
A flag-to-flag victory for Ayrton Senna in a McLaren at the 1989 Spanish Grand Prix #OnThisDay only came after he held off a determined challenge from Gerhard Berger‘s Ferrari, who finished second.
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Junaid Samodien @junaidsamodien.bsky.social · 5h
Lotus drivers Jim Clark and Graham Hill completed a British 1-2 finish at the 1967 United States Grand Prix #OnThisDay at Watkins Glen, keeping the season alive until the final race.
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Junaid Samodien @junaidsamodien.bsky.social · 5h
The 91st and last Formula One win for Michael Schumacher came at the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix #OnThisDay, which drew him level in the drivers’ standings with Fernando Alonso, who came second in his Renault. 📷Sutton Images
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Speedcafe @speedcafe.com · 6h
Team 18 has revealed a new look and number for its Snowy River Caravans Chevrolet Camaro ahead of the Bathurst 1000.
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Team 18 reveals new livery and number for Bathurst 1000
Team 18 has revealed a new look and number for its Snowy River Caravans Chevrolet Camaro ahead of the Bathurst 1000. - Speedcafe.com
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Scuderia Ferrari F1 @scuderiaferrarif1.bsky.social · 7h
We go again shortly💪 🔜🇲🇾
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Vincent Bruins @vincentjbruins.bsky.social · 7h
BMW factory driver Connor De Phillippi joins Turner Motorsport to help Robby Foley and Justin Rothberg in their bid to win the Pro title in the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS. 📸 Fabian Lagunas | #IGTC #Indy8H
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Vincent Bruins @vincentjbruins.bsky.social · 7h
🇸🇪 ERICSSON BROTHERS UNITE: Marcus Ericsson is set for his third-ever GT3 start next weekend. He will be the third driver alongside Derek DeBoer and his younger brother Hampus Ericsson at Random Vandals Racing in the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H). 📸 Fabian Lagunas | #GTWorldAmerica #IGTC
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Junaid Samodien @junaidsamodien.bsky.social · 7h
Porsche and Cadillac fighting on nearly equal terms in Petit Le Mans BoP www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/po...
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Porsche and Cadillac fighting on nearly equal terms in Petit Le Mans BoP
Porsche and Cadillac fighting on nearly equal terms in Petit Le Mans BoP
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IndyCar News Bot @indycarupdates.bsky.social · 8h
The IndyCar silly season is raging…for engineers - from RACER #INDYCAR
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The IndyCar silly season is raging…for engineers
The IndyCar silly season is raging…for engineers #INDYCAR
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PLANETEMARCUS WRC @planetemarcus.bsky.social · 8h
According to #WRC Official that « something big » is coming this thursday 👀
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Racingnews365 @racingnews365.nl · 8h
Gelukkig kan hij er nu zelf weer om lachen. Hadjar doet boekje open over polsbreuk: "Heel stom"
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Hadjar doet boekje open over polsbreuk: "Heel stom"
Isack Hadjar was zes weken uit de running nadat hij in de zomervakantie zijn pols brak. Eerder werd al bekend dat hij de breuk waarschijnlijk tijdens het boksen opliep. Nu geeft de Fransman zelf de aanleiding en vertelt hij over de nasleep.
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Racingnews365 @racingnews365.com · 9h
Liam wasn't expecting the call-up to Red Bull in the first place #Lawson #RedBull #F1 Liam Lawson points out Red Bull truth after surprise super-sub appearances
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Liam Lawson points out Red Bull truth after surprise super-sub appearances
Liam Lawson was called up to the senior Red Bull team and spent three races in the seat.
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IndyCar News Bot @indycarupdates.bsky.social · 9h
Inside Line: Most Interesting 2027 Open Seat or Silly Season Driver? - from IndyCar.com #INDYCAR
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Inside Line: Most Interesting 2027 Open Seat or Silly Season Driver?
Inside Line: Most Interesting 2027 Open Seat or Silly Season Driver? #INDYCAR
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PLANETEMARCUS WRC @planetemarcus.bsky.social · 9h
#WRC Kalle is back ? For the moment... testing with new Toyota WRC27 ! youtu.be/Louc5imoU30
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Test KALLE ROVANPERÄ y el NUEVO TOYOTA YARIS 2027 ¡CAZADO en España! ASFALTO
YouTube video by Cuneteros Rally
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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 9h
Marcus Ericsson has been officially confirmed in joining Random Vandals Racing for next weekend’s Desder Indianapolis 8 Hour, teaming up his younger brother Hampus, as well as Derek DeBoer in the team’s BMW M4 GT3 EVO.
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Marcus Ericsson Confirmed in Random Vandals BMW for Indy 8H
2022 Indianapolis 500 winner officially confirmed as third driver in Random Vandals BMW M4 GT4 EVO for Indy...
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Racingnews365 @racingnews365.nl · 10h
Keert de V8 terug?
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Red Bull reageert op geruchten over iconische F1-motor
De geruchten over een terugkeer van de V8-motor nemen toe. Red Bull is in de basis voorstander, aldus teambaas Laurent Mekies.
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Racer Magazine Bot @racerbot.bsky.social · 10h
Ford salutes its racing history while looking to add some more to it at Petit Le Mans
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Ford salutes its racing history while looking to add some more to it at Petit Le Mans
Ford salutes its racing history while looking to add some more to it at Petit Le Mans
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Junaid Samodien @junaidsamodien.bsky.social · 9h
Porsche driver Laurin Heinrich faces a difficult task to try and overtake IMSA GTP championship rival Jack Aitken in the standings and win the title in Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans. racer.com/2026/09/30/h...
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Racingnews365 @racingnews365.com · 10h
Lewis is thrilled to be back! #F1 #BahrainGP Lewis Hamilton identifies two key reasons for F1 to race in Malaysia
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Lewis Hamilton identifies two key reasons for F1 to race in Malaysia
Lewis Hamilton is thrilled that F1 is returning to the Sepang International Circuit, which is hosting the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.
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Racingnews365 @racingnews365.nl · 10h
Steeds meer puzzelstukjes vallen op hun plaats.
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Red Bull-progressie goed nieuws voor Verstappen
Red Bull zette in Azerbeidzjan een nieuwe stap in de goede richting met updates aan de RB22. De zichtbare progressie is goed nieuws voor Max Verstappen met het oog op 2027.
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Motorsport-Total.com @handle.invalid · 10h
Technik-Rätsel gelöst: Ein Verbremser schaltete Bottas' Steuergerät aus #F1 #Formel1 #AzerbaijanGP mst.site/D4rms
Sportwarte beim Abtransport des Unfallautos von Valtteri Bottas in Baku 2026
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Vincent Bruins @vincentjbruins.bsky.social · 11h
✅ JMF LINE-UP COMPLETE: Wyatt Brichacek will team up with #GTWorldAmerica powered by AWS Pro-Am title contender Jason Daskalos and Philip Ellis as the third driver of the No. 27 JMF Mercedes-AMG in the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour next weekend. 📸 Fabian Lagunas | #IGTC #Indy8H
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Junaid Samodien @junaidsamodien.bsky.social · 11h
Valtteri Bottas believes his Cadillac F1 car's energy systems became "confused", which led to his crash out of the Azerbaijan GP. racingnews365.com/valtteri-bot...
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Valtteri Bottas claims Cadillac car was 'confused' in strange F1 crash
Valtteri Bottas suffered the strange incident during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend.
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Racingnews365 @racingnews365.nl · 11h
Pérez vreest zware ongelukken.
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Pérez luidt noodklok over F1-auto's
Sergio Pérez vreest dat er op korte termijn iets heel ergs gaat gebeuren in de Formule 1. Hij wijst op een moment met Liam Lawson in Azerbeidzjan.
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Vincent Bruins @vincentjbruins.bsky.social · 11h
🧱 FIRST INDY START SINCE 2013 FREEDOM 100: Indy Lights winner-turned-GT racer Peter Dempsey joins MAD Joker Racing for the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H), sharing a Mercedes-AMG in the Am class with Marc Austin and Ben Keating. 📸 Fabian Lagunas | #GTWorldAmerica #IGTC
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Junaid Samodien @junaidsamodien.bsky.social · 11h
IndyCar retains Independent Officiating Board leadership and managing director Scot Elkins for 2027 www.motorsport.com/indycar/news...
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IndyCar retains Independent Officiating Board leadership and managing director Scot Elkins for 2027
Unanimous vote by charter owners and FIA reappointment preserve governance leadership for a second season
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Racer Magazine Bot @racerbot.bsky.social · 12h
AO Racing, Manthey rock up special liveries for Petit Le Mans
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AO Racing, Manthey rock up special liveries for Petit Le Mans
AO Racing, Manthey rock up special liveries for Petit Le Mans
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Racingnews365 @racingnews365.nl · 12h
We nemen je mee voor een rondje over het Sepang International Circuit!
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Zien: Hotlap 'Max Verstappen' op circuit Maleisië
De Formule 1 strijkt voor het eerst sinds 2017 weer neer op het Sepang International Circuit in Maleisië. Hoog tijd voor een virtuele hot lap, dus! Bekijk de video hierboven!
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Pit Debrief @pitdebrief.bsky.social · 12h
Pérez hails “one of my best” Azerbaijan GP weekends as he calls for F1 regulation changes
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Pérez hails “one of my best” Azerbaijan GP weekends as he calls for F1 regulation changes
Cadillac’s Sergio Pérez described the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP as one of the best weekends he has had in Baku. He also warned that the performance gap between Formula 1’s power unit manufacturers has become a serious safety concern. The Mexican driver fought cars with a clear straight-line advantage for much of the race, particularly... The post Pérez hails “one of my best” Azerbaijan GP weekends as he calls for F1 regulation changes appeared first on Pit Debrief.
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Junaid Samodien @junaidsamodien.bsky.social · 12h
Formula E Gen4 test and development driver James Rossiter believes the new machine will be faster than F1 cars in wet conditions thanks to the new 'typhoon tyre.' racingnews365.com/formula-e-ha...
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Formula E hand F1 bombshell claim: ‘We will be faster’
Formula E cars will be armed with 'typhoon tyres' in wet weather - something that could make them faster than F1 machines in the rain.
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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 13h
Alex Lynn is due to make his return to racing in the European Le Mans Series season finale at Portimao next month driving for Algarve Pro Racing.
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Lynn Set for Race Return at Portimao With Algarve Pro Racing
Briton has been on sidelines following neck surgery but will reunite with APR ahead of WEC comeback...
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IndyCar News Bot @indycarupdates.bsky.social · 13h
Ganassi on Lundgaard signing: “When is the last time a guy who finished third was available" - from Motorsport #INDYCAR
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Ganassi on Lundgaard signing: “When is the last time a guy who finished third was available"
Ganassi on Lundgaard signing: “When is the last time a guy who finished third was available" #INDYCAR
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Motorsport-Total.com @handle.invalid · 13h
Trackhouse zieht beim Thema Teamorder für Aprilia eine klare Grenze #MotoGP mst.site/SwPJK
Jorge Martin
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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 13h
Laurin Heinrich said he “won’t give up until the checkered flag falls” despite his slim chances of pulling off the GTP drivers’ title in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
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Heinrich “Won’t Give Up” Until GTP Title is Decided
Laurin Heinrich not backing down from GTP title hopes until
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ThePitCrewOnline @thepitcrewonline.bsky.social · 12h
Ferrari's Worst Ever F1 Period youtu.be/H4ws1gjuRHo?... #Formula1
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Ferrari's Worst Ever F1 Period
YouTube video by The PitCrew Online
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AUTOSPORT Bot (Unofficial) @autsport-com.bsky.social · 12h
Toyota-backed Tsuboi to make switch from Super Formula to F2 #SuperFormula
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Toyota-backed Tsuboi to make switch from Super Formula to F2
Toyota-backed Sho Tsuboi is poised to leave Super Formula at the end of the season in favour of a switch to FIA Formula 2.<br>Tsuboi, who won the 2024 Super Formula title for TOM’S, looks set to follow in the footsteps of Ritomo Miyata in making the move to the Formula 1 support series off the back of his success at the highest levels of Japanese racing.<br>It comes amid his ongoing involvement
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Racingnews365 @racingnews365.com · 21h
Aston Martin is the latest #F1 team to have its finances examined by RacingNews365 Aston Martin reduce financial loss as huge F1 expansion complete
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Aston Martin reduce financial loss as huge F1 expansion complete
Aston Martin's accounts for the year ending December 31st, 2025 have been formally submitted to Companies House.
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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · 20h
Gary Hocking, motorcycle racer turned car racer, was born #OnThisDay in ’37 at Caerleon, Wales, & was killed at Westmead, South Africa, aged 25. Pic: 3 months earlier he’d entered the #OultonParkGoldCup & qualified a Lotus 18/21 on the 3rd row. Had he lived you’d have heard of him. He was superfast.
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Motorsport-Total.com @handle.invalid · 19h
Rückstand zu groß: Warum Ferrari 2026 nur noch "überleben" will #F1 mst.site/l3Rli
Charles Leclerc, Isack Hadjar und Lando Norris beim Formel-1-Rennen in Baku 2026
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Motorsport-Total.com @handle.invalid · 19h
Steiner erklärt Marini-Deal: "Brauchen hier jemanden, der Ruhe reinbringt" #MotoGP mst.site/dJcXD
Luca Marini
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PLANETEMARCUS WRC @planetemarcus.bsky.social · 21h
#WRC Tänak continue Toyota WRC27 development in Spain tarmac youtu.be/_Nt-hcH7XUM
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TÄNAK / TOYOTA YARIS 2027 / TEST SECRETO EN 🇪🇸 España
YouTube video by Cuneteros Rally
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Motorsport-Total.com @handle.invalid · 21h
Sergio Perez erlebt beinahe Crash und warnt: "Bald passiert etwas Schlimmes" #F1 mst.site/pQXxj
Sergio Perez
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Racingnews365 @racingnews365.nl · 21h
Kan Verstappen de lijn uit Baku doortrekken naar Maleisië? Jan Lammers geeft aan RacingNews365 zijn voorspelling. Lammers voorspelt winstkansen Verstappen in Maleisië: "Eén ding dat we weten"
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Lammers voorspelt winstkansen Verstappen in Maleisië: "Eén ding dat we weten"
De GP van Bahrein in Maleisië wordt reuzespannend. Althans, dat voorspelt Jan Lammers in gesprek met RacingNews365. Maar wat zijn de kansen van Verstappen op een eerste overwinning van 2026? Ook daar gaat Lammers op in.
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Racingnews365 @racingnews365.com · 21h
Isack is going nowhere! #F1 #F1News
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Red Bull point to key 'indicators' behind Isack Hadjar justification
Red Bull confirmed last week that it would stick with Isack Hadjar for the 2027 campaign.
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Junaid Samodien @junaidsamodien.bsky.social · 12h
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has hailed the astonishing variety of qualities in Max Verstappen that he has encountered this season in battling the four-time F1 champion. racingnews365.com/kimi-antonel...
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Kimi Antonelli stunned by unique Max Verstappen advantages
Kini Antonelli's wheel-to-wheel combat with Max Verstappen has allowed the Mercedes driver to appreciate who he is battling.
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Junaid Samodien @junaidsamodien.bsky.social · 12h
Supercars is making an 11th hour effort to undertake long-promised barometric pressure testing on engines ahead of the Bathurst 1000. speedcafe.com/supercars-ne...
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Supercars set for last-minute Bathurst engine parity test
Speedcafe understands Supercars is set to begin the evaluations at its Brisbane engine shop on Thursday, potentially leading to changes
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Junaid Samodien @junaidsamodien.bsky.social · 12h
Bridgestone has unveiled its tyres ahead of becoming the sole tyre supplier for the 2026/27 Formula E season, marking the manufacturer's return to an FIA world championship for the first time since it left F1 at the end of the 2010 season. racingnews365.com/bridgestone-...
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Bridgestone unveil Formula E tyres ahead of world championship return
Bridgestone is returning to an FIA world championship in the upcoming Formula E campaign for the first time since departing F1 at the end of 2010.
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Vincent Bruins @vincentjbruins.bsky.social · 17h
🏆 FIVE-TIME INDYCAR CHAMP BACK IN AMG: Álex Palou will contest the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour (#Indy8H) for the same team as in 2024. The Spaniard is set to share a Mercedes-AMG of Lone Star Racing with Lin Hodenius and Luca Stolz. 📸 Fabian Lagunas | #GTWorldAmerica #IGTC
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