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Qualifying for the sixth round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup at the Hungaroring near Budapest proved to be the perfect warm-up for Sunday’s race. The final minutes of the session were unrivalled in terms of excitement, with lap times tumbling by the second. Flynt Schuring (NLD/Schumacher CLRT) was already celebrating what seemed to be his second pole position. The session was already waved over when Mathys Jaubert produced a stunning final lap on the Hungarian asphalt, snatching pole position from the rookie by just three thousandths of a second!

The 20-year-old Frenchman from Team Martinet by Alméras was thrilled with the first pole position of his Supercup career and the success of a bold strategy: ‟We went out on track later than our competitors, which always carries a certain amount of risk. But we knew that this strategy had worked for several drivers last year, so we decided to give it a try. I managed a good lap with the first set of tyres. Then we made a small adjustment to the car’s setup in the pits, and with the second set of tyres, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup was simply perfect. I’m pleased about taking pole, especially here at the Hungaroring, where overtaking is so difficult. It’s almost like Monaco. A good start will be important tomorrow, then we’ll see how the race unfolds.”

Schuring did not seem overly disappointed about narrowly missing out on pole position: ‟I’m very satisfied. After a rather mediocre free practice session on Friday, we really turned things around today. For a moment, I was already looking forward to starting from the best position. But going off from the front row is also a very positive result.”

Ariel Levi from Israel will start tomorrow’s race from third on the grid. ‟Unlike yesterday, track conditions today were back to what we had expected. It was still tricky with the first set of tyres, but then we made the right call in the pits. P3 is a good starting position. Tomorrow in the race, we’ll be going flat out,” promised the GP Elite driver.

Wouter Boerekamps made a strong impression by achieving the best qualifying result of his Supercup career, securing fourth place in the 911 from GP Elite. ‟Qualifying was a rollercoaster ride for me,” laughed the Dutchman. ‟I violated a few track limits on the first set of tyres. I told my team: ‘Don’t change anything on the car, it’s me who has to change!’ And with the second set, I immediately found the perfect rhythm. I could position the car exactly where I wanted it and put together a flawless lap. This doesn’t change my approach to the race. I’ve proven that I belong up front, and now I want to fight for a podium result tomorrow.”

Both Porsche Juniors were left somewhat dissatisfied with their performances. ‟I didn’t do a good job today,” said the disgruntled Supercup championship leader Alessandro Ghiretti from Team Schumacher CLRT, who will start the race from sixth on the grid. ‟I’m happy for my teammate Flynt, who put in a strong shift but I didn’t get the best out of myself or the car today.” Theo Oeverhaus from Proton Huber Competition, who will line up eighth, was even more candid: ‟The car was pole-capable today, but I made so many mistakes on my lap. The team did a good job, I didn’t.”

Two-time race winner this season, Robert de Haan (BWT Lechner Racing), was also dissatisfied with seventh place on the grid: ‟It was incredibly close. But that’s how it is in the Supercup. We have to take it as it is and make the best of it tomorrow.”

The sixth race of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season will start on Sunday at 11:45 a.m. The programme includes 16 laps covering a distance of 70.096 kilometres or a maximum race duration of 30 minutes plus one lap.

TV and online coverage of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup

TV channels Eurosport und Sky Sport as well as streaming service f1tv.formula1.com broadcast live. On the Porsche Motorsport Hub, also a live timing is available.

Porsche provides comprehensive information about the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup on the social networks @porschesupercup (Instagram), @porschesupercup (Facebook) and @PorscheSupercup (X, formerly Twitter) as well as the new WhatsApp channel Porsche Motorsport.

Qualifying result, round 6 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, Budapest (Hungary)

1. Mathys Jaubert (FRA/Martinet by Alméras), 1:46.010 minutes.

2. Flynt Schuring (NLD/Schumacher CLRT), 0.003 seconds behind.

3. Ariel Levi (ISR/Team GP Elite), 0.064 seconds behind.

4. Wouter Boerekamps (NLD/GP Elite), 0.092 seconds behind.

5. Kas Haverkort (NLD/Team GP Elite), 0.106 seconds behind.

6. Alessandro Ghiretti (FRA/Schumacher CLRT), 0.128 seconds behind.

Full qualifying result on the Porsche Motorsport Hub: https://racing.porsche.com/mobil-1-supercup/results-season-2025

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EL SEGUNDO, California:Luka Doncic’s first six months with the Los Angeles Lakers were more than enough to give him a vision of a glittering long-term future with his new team.

He sees championship banners, trophies and team success while living in a cosmopolitan city and playing for a world-famous team.

He envisions his name and number in the rafters alongside every other transcendent great to wear the Lakers’ gold jersey.

So Doncic took the next step toward turning his dreams into reality Saturday when he agreed to a three-year, $165 million maximum contract extension through 2028 with the Lakers, bypassing a chance at free agency next summer.

“Being a Laker is an honor, and I wanted to be here,” Doncic said during a news conference under the title banners and retired numbers festooning the gym at the Lakers’ training complex. “When you look up here, so many great names and what they’ve achieved. I want to be up there too one day.”

The deal should keep the 26-year-old Doncic with Los Angeles through 2028 under a player option for the final season, after which he’ll be eligible for a massive five-year extension that could allow him to recoup the max money he lost by getting traded by Dallas. The Slovenian superstar had a player option for the 2026-27 season under his previous contract.

A person with knowledge of the deal confirmed the terms to The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Lakers don’t publicly announce the details of contracts.

The Lakers acquired Doncic from the Mavericks last February in a seismic trade for Anthony Davis. The five-time All-NBA selection and a five-time All-Star averaged 28.2 points, 8.2 assists and 7.7 rebounds per game last season while teaming up with LeBron James for 50 victories and the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.

Although his debut season in Los Angeles ended with a first-round playoff loss to Minnesota, the high-scoring guard says he greatly enjoyed his first months in Hollywood — enough to commit to the Lakers for the rest of his 20s, and almost certainly beyond.

“It’s an honor playing for this organization,” Doncic said. “Many, many great players played here, so obviously I want to add one more up there. That’s what we’re working for.”

In another sign of his reinvigorated passion, Doncic confirmed that he has been doing extensive summer conditioning and strength work after the Mavericks’ questions about his physical commitment to the sport reportedly played a role in his shocking departure from Dallas.

Doncic looked trim and athletic at his news conference, and he chuckled while saying he’ll “obviously be a little bit faster” next season.

“Just trying to help the team condition-wise,” Doncic said. “Playing a lot of minutes, a lot of games, so I think it’s going to be the best for me.”

Reaching the deal with no drama or delay is also a significant coup for the Lakers, whose future looks even brighter with Doncic under contract less than two months after the Buss family agreed to sell a controlling stake in the franchise to a deep-pocketed group led by Dodgers owner Mark Walter.

Doncic will return this fall alongside James, who will begin his unprecedented 23rd NBA season. While Doncic’s preeminent importance to the Lakers has been obvious from the moment they acquired him, general manager Rob Pelinka on Saturday called Doncic “the centerpiece and the foundation piece” of the Lakers going forward.

James didn’t attend Doncic’s news conference, but Pelinka said the relationship between the Lakers and the top scorer in NBA history is still strong even after James’ agent, Rich Paul, made pointed comments about James’ desire for the Lakers to be a championship contender when James agreed to return this summer.

“All the interactions we’ve had with LeBron and his camp have been positive and supportive,” Pelinka said when asked if he thought the Lakers would be James’ final team. “The dialogue with him has been open and constant. … The No. 1 thing we have to do (with James’ future) is respect him and his family’s decision. We want to respect his opportunity to come up with his timetable on that. If he had a chance to retire as a Laker, that would be great.”

Doncic’s comfort with the Lakers was already obvious in his offseason activity: He played a significant role in Los Angeles’ successful bids to sign Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart, helping to persuade the two veterans to team up with him for the upcoming season.

Doncic said he campaigned with both players because he respected them as opponents. Ayton, Smart and several other Lakers showed up in El Segundo to congratulate Doncic on his new deal.

“Honestly, I think we have a great team,” Doncic said. “We have what we need to compete for the championship. I will bring whatever I can bring and try to win every game no matter what. We’ve got some new great guys on the team, so you know we’re going to go for it.”

Katie Ledecky held off a strong challenge from Summer McIntosh and Lani Pallister to win her seventh world title in the 800m freestyle in a character-testing race at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Saturday, 2 August.

The USA swimming legend remains undefeated in the event on the world stage since 2013, winning the race in a championship record time of 8:05.62.

Pallister finished second in 8:05.98, while McIntosh, who was on Ledecky’s tails until the final turn, faded out in the final metres to finish third (8:07.29).

The gold in the 800m freestyle is the 23rd for Ledecky at a world championships, bringing her one gold closer to Michael Phelps’ all-time record of 26 world titles.

With her victory, Ledecky crushed McIntosh’s hopes of matching a Michael Phelps record of her own. After winning three gold medals in her earlier events in Singapore, the Canadian teenager was close to matching Phelps’ 18-year record of being the only swimmer to win five gold medals at a single world championships, which has stood intact for 18 years.

The conditions were savagely difficult and led to a massive contrast, from the free-scoring wonder of Melbourne to a serious scrap in Sydney. Every inch was hard won, every collision brutal. The rain might have been a great leveller if it hadn’t been for the demonic intensity of the Wallabies.

Will Skelton typified it. While he’s been on the field in this series, the Lions have had no answer to him. How different things might have been deemed fit enough to play in the first Test in Brisbane. He was close.

Taniela Tupou was playing for the first time in this series and the prop was immense. They lost the series last week but if their spirit was broken by that late drama in Melbourne then nobody told the Wallabies. In the deluge, there was a battle and the hosts won it hands-down in a total grind of an opening half.

They scored after just five minutes when a Tom Wright grubber was carried over his own line by Hugo Keenan. Scrum, Australia. Phases, Australia. Try, Australia.

Joseph Suaalii’s work to hold the Lions defence – Freeman was caught in no-man’s land – before offloading to Pietsch was outstanding, the winger’s acrobatic finish quite brilliant in the conditions.

Pietsch, parachuted into the team after playing zero minutes in the series so far, was like a man possessed, hitting hard and often. All of the Wallabies were similarly driven.

When it wasn’t a kicking contest, it was attrition all the way. Aggravation was everywhere. A couple of melees broke out. An element of badness existed. Dead rubber? Some chance.

The Lions could get nothing going, their much-praised scrum getting pulverised now that Tupou was back in the front row. How Wallaby head coach Joe Schmidt must rue some of the selection decisions he has made in this series.

What was worse for the Lions was Itoje’s failed HIA and then Freeman’s failed HIA, with centre Huw Jones now switching to the wing. Australia fly-half Lynagh also failed an HIA and here there will be recriminations. Lynagh looked to have taken a shoulder to the head from Dan Sheehan, now the Lions captain in Itjoje’s absence.

Before he left, he kicked the Wallabies 8-0 ahead in a half of continuing dominance. Even when the Lions got decent field position, the power of the Wallabies snuffed them out. Tom Hooper ransacked Jack Conan in the Wallabies 22 and Stadium Australia went berserk in delight.