The first Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League race is in the books - here's everything that happened as the new autonomous series made its debut and what we learned from it

#A2RL #ASPIREUAE

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⏱️ Penske's under the microscope off-track in IndyCar after the push-to-pass furore, but it's fighting back on track - qualifying 1-2 at Barber with Scott McLaughlin (who's last in the points after the DSQ) and Will Power.

Josef Newgarden starts 9th in its other car.

A breakdown of what went on with today's 1⃣5⃣ sprint crashes and what #MotoGP riders made of the track conditions.

➕ Brad Binder and Pecco Bagnaia give their takes on Bagnaia's fall:

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Marc Marquez had an... eventful... #SpanishGP #MotoGP sprint that included an incident with old Honda team-mate Joan Mir.

Here's what Mir, Marquez and the tangentially-involved Oliveira made of it:

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⬆️🏆 Pedrosa
⬇️ Quartararo

Quartararo's 23rd-to-podium #SpanishGP #MotoGP sprint charge ends in a penalty, so Pedrosa gets his first top-three finish since 2017

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2020-22: No #F1 race seat, future looking bleak
2026: Audi F1 driver

Nico Hülkenberg's become an incredible F1 redemption story - and he fully deserves it, says Samarth Kanal:

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🚫 Aaand it's gone...

Yamaha's first #MotoGP podium of the season of any kind vanishes as Fabio Quartararo receives a penalty for a tyre pressure breach.

🥉 Veteran Dani Pedrosa gets a podium finish instead.

Quartararo also drops behind Franco Morbidelli, ending up fifth.

🚨 The pioneering inaugural Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League event from the Yas Marina Circuit is live in FIVE MINUTES!

You'll be able to catch *all* of the action from 4pm UK time via the link below! #ad #A2RL

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🇲🇨 A Jaguar masterclass in Monaco as Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy neatly orchestrate a #FormulaE 1-2 - despite several incidents and two safety car periods:

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1⃣5⃣ crashers in a bizarre #SpanishGP #MotoGP sprint - including Bagnaia (in a Binder/Bezz clash) and Marquez (from the lead!)

But not including Martin - who wins

Here's how it all happened:

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🗣️: 'I can't see why he would go to either Mercedes or Aston Martin.'

Gary Anderson says there's only one logical option for Adrian Newey if he chooses to continue his #F1 career away from Red Bull:

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MARC MARQUEZ ON #MOTOGP POLE ON A DUCATI

He starts first for the first time on his new bike at the #SpanishGP :

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X-rays show McLaren's Sam Bird broke his hand in this #MonacoEPrix #FormulaE practice crash.

Team boss Ian James on rookie sub Taylor Barnard:

'When we first told him, it was an ‘oh s**t’ moment.

'Then as soon as he’s got his race suit on the heart rate starts to come down.'

Today is the day - IT’S RACE DAY! ⏰

Just a reminder that you can watch all of today's pioneering autonomous racing Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League action on our YouTube channel via the link below from 4pm UK time! #ad #A2RL

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🚨 BIRD OUT OF #FormulaE 's #MonacoEPrix

McLaren calls up its 19-year-old reserve Taylor Barnard after Sam Bird injures his hand in FP1 crash (📷Emma Ridgeway).

Bird's off for x-rays, F2 driver Barnard gets a sudden FE race debut.

Pecco Bagnaia believes there is a common thread between Ducati's chatter headaches and Pedro Acosta's amazing start to life in #MotoGP ...

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'You guys can call me every name - call me incompetent, call me an idiot, call me an a*****e... but I'm not a liar.'

As Josef Newgarden addressed his shock DSQ, #IndyCar rivals continue to doubt his and Penske's explanations:

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📈 Winner: Hulk
📉 Loser: ❓

We take a look at who benefits (and who doesn't) from Nico Hulkenberg's 2025 #F1 move 👀

💭 QOTD...

There are still a lot of #MotoGP riders out of contract for 2025, and neither Aprilia seat is filled - so what line-up would you like to see at its works team?

Let us know in the comments! 🗣️