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Canada vs England: Red Roses seek to retain title in WXV1 decider
Much of the build-up to both of England’s recent games against New Zealand was as if it was a dry run for next year’s World Cup final at Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium.
New Zealand have beaten England in back-to-back world finals, but the Red Roses showed their current dominance over them by comfortably winning both of their most recent matches.
Now it seems WXV1 hosts Canada, who ran England close in their World Cup semi-final in 2022, are ready to step into New Zealand’s shoes as the main challenger.
Despite their amateur status, they defeated New Zealand to win the Pacific Four Series earlier this year before recording big WXV victories over France and Ireland to set up a title showdown with England.
They are ranked number two in the world and are on a six-game winning run of their own.
So is Saturday’s decider the actual dress rehearsal for the World Cup final?
Canada will need to produce a near-perfect performance to end England’s winning run but their confidence is building.
Lock Tyson Beukeboom, who played in Canada’s World Cup final loss to England in 2014, this week challenged her side to win next year’s World Cup.
“Canada have always been knocking at that door,” said England captain Marlie Packer, who also played in the 2014 final.
“If you look 10 years ago they were in that World Cup final, they have always been threats.”
Seven players in the hosts’ starting XV play their club rugby in England, with four more named as replacements.
Prop McKinley Hunt and number eight Gabrielle Senft play for Packers’ Saracens, but unlike the England captain – who is centrally contracted with her union – spend most of their time apart from the national side.
“They do a lot of training off their own back because they are very driven and athletic individuals,” Packer added.
“Some of them are great rugby players and you put that with confidence then that is the Canada side we are seeing at the moment.
“They don’t play together as much as us or the other home nations, so that gives us an advantage in the type of game we want to play.”
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F1 Standings – Drivers’ & Constructors’ World Championships
Rank | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Max Verstappen
|
Red Bull |
7 |
331 |
2 |
Lando Norris
|
McLaren |
3 |
279 |
3 |
Charles Leclerc
|
Ferrari |
2 |
245 |
4 |
Oscar Piastri
|
McLaren |
2 |
237 |
5 |
Carlos Sainz Jnr
|
Ferrari |
1 |
190 |
6 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes |
2 |
174 |
7 |
George Russell
|
Mercedes |
1 |
155 |
8 |
Sergio Perez
|
Red Bull |
0 |
144 |
9 |
Fernando Alonso
|
Aston Martin |
0 |
62 |
10 |
Nico Hulkenberg
|
Haas |
0 |
24 |
11 |
Lance Stroll
|
Aston Martin |
0 |
24 |
12 |
Yuki Tsunoda
|
RB |
0 |
22 |
13 |
Alexander Albon
|
Williams |
0 |
12 |
14 |
Daniel Ricciardo
|
RB |
0 |
12 |
15 |
Pierre Gasly
|
Alpine |
0 |
8 |
16 |
Oliver Bearman
|
Haas |
0 |
7 |
17 |
Kevin Magnussen
|
Haas |
0 |
6 |
18 |
Esteban Ocon
|
Alpine |
0 |
5 |
19 |
Franco Colapinto
|
Williams |
0 |
4 |
20 |
Zhou Guanyu
|
Sauber |
0 |
0 |
21 |
Logan Sargeant
|
Williams |
0 |
0 |
22 |
Valtteri Bottas
|
Sauber |
0 |
0 |
Last updated 23rd September 2024 at 06:16
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Back in ’74 – How McLaren Conquered the Indy500 and F1 Titles in One Year
Back in 1974, McLaren performed a feat that very few teams have achieved in motorsport – winning both the Indy500 AND the F1 Championship in the same year, with the McLaren M16 and M23 cars respectively. But what made these cars so spectacular? What makes them so similar, yet so fundamentally different?
Kevin Turner spent the day with McLaren at Pembrey Circuit to view these cars in action on track and find out everything to do with these title-winning machines. Many thanks to @McLaren for inviting us out for the day! If you want to read more about the cars, head over to the link below: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/when-mclaren-conquered-f1-and-the-indy-500/10660460/
0:00 Winning the Indy 500 & F1 Title
1:02 The McLaren M16
3:17 The M16’s Importance for McLaren
4:32 McLaren’s M23 F1 Car
6:05 The Differences between the M16 and M23
7:12 Engineers Working on Both Cars
8:04 Ranking the M16 & M23 in McLaren’s History
9:02 McLaren’s Historic Legacy
9:42 Can Anyone Else Win Both Titles in One Year?
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How Marquez is the only MotoGP rider keeping the ‘old’ Ducati alive
The debate about to what extent the MotoGP riders who started the 2024 season with the latest Ducati specification had an advantage is still alive, although somewhat less than a few months ago when the Borgo Panigale brand had to decide who would partner Francesco Bagnaia in 2025 as second factory rider.
Enea Bastianini’s poor start to the year left Jorge Martin and Marquez as the main candidates to take his place, and in the end, it was the latter who won the battle. According to Ducati, one of the most important reasons for choosing the Catalan, who at that time in Mugello had not yet won a race, was the performance he was able to demonstrate with a 2023 bike which, on paper, is inferior in performance to this year’s prototype.
“The Ducati engineers saw my progression with the 2023 bike; that outweighed the rest,” said Marquez, just after being confirmed as a factory rider for next year. “According to Gigi [Dall’Igna, Ducati’s general manager], the element that tipped the balance was what I saw on the track; my progression and ability to improve.”
Although Dall’Igna himself has acknowledged that the GP24 can indeed be considered a better bike than its predecessor, there are still those who dare to question or relativise it.
“We have definitely improved the GP24 in those aspects where the GP23 was a bit weaker,” agreed Dall’Igna in August during the British Grand Prix, where Ducati introduced the last package of updates before stopping its development to let Bagnaia and Martin play for the title with the bikes they already know. “I have to say that the factory guys have done a really good job,” added Dall’Igna.
A detailed look at the trace left so far by the two models, and a comparison with what happened in last year’s championship, not only supports Dall’Igna’s comments, but practically settles the debate. Especially because of the four riders competing on a GP23, only Marquez has been able to withstand the push from those on the GP24, especially in the second half of the season.
Marc Marquez, Gresini Racing Team
Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images
The comparison between the statistics produced by the GP22 in 2023, and those left by the GP23 in 2024, confirms that the leap in quality of the 2024 bike over the 2023 is much greater than the one between the 2022 prototype and the 2023 one.
Last year, among the four riders who competed in the championship with the ‘old’ Ducati (GP22), they scored a total of four wins (three Bezzecchi and one Di Giannantonio), 13 podiums, three pole positions (two Marini and one Alex Marquez) and 15 front row starts.
These four victories account for 23.6% of the total of 17 wins for the Bolognese manufacturer. That proportion rises to 30.2% in podiums (13 of Ducati’s 43 total podiums). It is also worth noting that, in addition, all four riders were able to climb onto the podium on a Sunday, and all of them started at least once from the front row.
On the other hand, those percentages drop in 2024 with those who are currently riding the old version (GP23). And of those, only Marquez keeps that Desmosedici close. Last year’s specification has only won twice (Aragon and Misano) – always in the hands of the #93 rider – and that results in 13.3% of Ducati’s total number of victories (15).
As for the number of podiums, of the Italian manufacturer’s 48 total so far, only 10 (20.8%) belong to GP23s, eight of them by Marquez.
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Audi says Schumacher in frame for 2025 Sauber F1 seat
Mick Schumacher has emerged as a late contender for a seat at the Audi-owned Sauber team in what could be his last chance to get back to Formula 1.
The German has acted as a reserve for Mercedes for the past two seasons, after losing his drive at Haas at the end of 2022.
He had hoped to get the nod at Alpine for its vacancy next year, after racing for the French manufacturer in the World Endurance Championship, but the squad elected to take rookie Jack Doohan instead.
The closing off of that opportunity appeared to leave Schumacher with little hope of an F1 comeback, but it has been revealed that Audi’s new chief Mattia Binotto now has him on the radar for 2025.
The Audi-owned squad is still on the hunt for a team-mate for Nico Hulkenberg, and it had previously appeared that its choice was down to incumbent Valtteri Bottas or F2 front-runner Gabriel Bortoleto.
Speaking in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Binotto said the team was not settled yet on what it wanted to do – and did not feel that it had to make a swift decision.
“We can afford the luxury of not rushing, since all the other teams have decided their line-ups,” he said.
“There are two essential options: on the one hand, experience to set us on the growth path. On the other is a young, talented driver who can accompany us on the path to the top.”
Audi CEO Gernot Dollner and Mattia Binotto, CEO and CTO, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber
Photo by: Motorsport Images
Asked specifically about Schumacher, who Binotto knew from his days as Ferrari team principal, he said: “We are definitely evaluating him.
“I met him and spoke to him. I have known him for a long time having been part of the Ferrari Driver Academy. I know his strengths and advantages. He is one of the names we have in mind.”
Binotto says that the need to think long term is important because the Audi project is a huge challenge that will take a long time to reach fruition.
“We are at the beginning of the climb,” he said. “In front of us there is Everest, and now we can only see the base.
“We are deciding which side to climb, but it is important to establish a path. If we compare ourselves with our opponents, we have about 400 fewer people. We need to add to them to be able to compete at the same level: they cannot be found in two days, and not necessarily in F1. Our choice is to invest in young people.”
Pushed on what timeframe was in his head for Audi to become winners in F1, he said: “Other teams have taken years to get to the top.
“[Jean] Todt joined Maranello in 1993 and the first constructors’ title was in 1999. Same thing for Mercedes. It will take five to seven years. We expect to be able to fight in 2030.”
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