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Di Giannantonio takes Marini’s vacated VR46 Ducati spot for 2024 MotoGP season

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The Gresini rider had looked unlikely to race in MotoGP next season until a late reshuffle opened up a space at Valentino Rossi’s team. He lost his seat at Gresini to Marc Marquez, who joins the Ducati satellite team after 11 years with the Honda factory squad. Though he was briefly linked to the Honda seat left by Marquez, Luca Marini was confirmed as the latter's replacement on Monday morning. This paved the way for VR46 to confirm Di Giannantonio will ride for them in 2024. The 25-year-old had a late- season surge in form, taking his maiden win at the penultimate round in Qatar. After that race, Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabatti told motogp.com it was “unacceptable” that Di Giannantonio could be left without a ride for next season. Di Giannantonio also took second place in the season finale in Valencia before he was handed a three-second tyre pressure penalty which demoted him to fourth. He finishes his second season in the premier c...

Max Verstappen wins F1 United States GP: what is the record for most wins in a season?

Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen won the 2023 United States Grand Prix despite starting in sixth place on the grid at Circuit of the Americas. It was another dominant display in what has been a dominant season for the Dutchman, who had already clinched the Formula One Drivers’ Championship before the race in Austin, Texas. How many races has Verstappen won in 2023? Verstappen’s sealed the championship by winning at the Qatar Grand Prix on 8 October, his 14th triumph in 17 races from the start of the year, and he made it 15 out of 18 stateside with a hard-fought victory. The three-time champion overtook Mercedes’ George Russell on the very first corner and then methodically picked off those in front of him , eventually taking the lead from McLaren’s Lando Norris on lap 28. REVISED DRIVER STANDINGS (following Hamilton and Leclerc disqualifications) #F1 #USGP pic.twitter.com/zGIcCaHRYz — Formula 1 (@F1) October 23, 2023 Why was Hamilton disqualified from the United States GP? Me...