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Charles Leclerc, born in Monte Carlo on October 16, 1997, is a Formula 1 prodigy. In just a few years, he has risen from the karting circuits to the world’s elite, joining Ferrari in 2019. Young, daring and incredibly talented, he embodies the new generation of drivers, ready to make their mark on motorsport history.…
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Théo Pourchaire, 2023 F2 champion, opens up about his struggles to secure an F1 seat. Learn about his career highlights and challenges.
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The 2025 rookie, Ollie Bearman will step in for Kevin Magnussen at Haas for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix next week. Kevin Magnussen has had his fair share of collisions in 2024. These collisions resulted in the Dane receiving the maximum of 12 penalty points following his collision with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly. This saw him receive…
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The Monza Grand Prix led to controversy about McLaren’s strategy calls in regards to Lando Norris’ championship challenge. With there all to play for between the Briton and his fellow drivers, how open is the 2024 F1 WDC? Last weekend, the Monza Grand Prix struck up an important conversation surrounding the strategy calls at McLaren.…
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Mattia Binotto has been announced as interim team principal at Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber until the arrival of Jonathan Weatley in 2025. Embed from Getty Images The 54-year-old said in an Audi Media meeting over the Italian Grand Prix weekend “I know the dual roles in Formula 1 well too, so I will accept this…
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Officials have banned Kevin Magnussen from the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix after penalising him for his clash with Gasly in Monza. Outgoing Haas driver Kevin Magnussen has been banned from the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. He clashed with Alpine driver Pierre Gasly during the Monza Grand Prix. The American team had an eventful race with…
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In a race filled with wheel-to-wheel battles, controversy and heroic strategic calls, Ferrari emerged victorious on home turf in the 2024 Italian GP. Charles Leclerc stood atop the podium after pulling off a one-stop race around the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, followed by the two McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in P2 and P3…
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After a dramatic couple of practice sessions yesterday in Monza, we have a fresh start for the Mercedes team and the final stretch before qualifying later today. Here is what unfolded during FP3 at the 2024 Italian GP. Session Begins The green flag was out for FP3 and the first to enter the track was…
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It’s been announced that 17-year-old Italian F2 driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be heading to Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team for 2025. The 17-year-old has been a member of the Mercedes Junior Driver Program since 2019. More commonly referred to as Kimi Antonelli, the Italian has won: Italian F4, ADAC F4, FIA Motorsport Games Formula…
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Valtteri Bottas looks set to resign for the Sauber F1 seat. The team will become Audi from 2026. Valtteri Bottas looks set to resign for his Sauber F1 seat next year. He is their number one target in their final year under the Sauber umbrella. Audi will take over the team in 2026. He will…
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The fallout from Kimi Antonelli’s crash in FP1 was still being felt with the repairs to the Mercedes still not complete at the start of FP2, leaving George Russell stuck in the pits watching and waiting. Early Running The first part of the running at the Italian GP had Lando Norris in the top spot…
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F1 is back at the Temple of Speed for the 2024 Italian GP FP1 session – with some Ferrari upgrades, fresh faces and a shaken up constructors championship fight, who has topped the time-sheets in FP1? Going into today’s first Free Practice session at Monza, Mercedes seat contender Kimi Antonelli and new Williams recruit Franco…
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Approximately 100 Alpine Formula One engine programme employees are set to protest at the Italian GP in light of the company’s plans to close down its F1 power unit project in 2026. The employees from Viry-Châtillon will travel to Monza for Friday’s practice sessions plan on presenting banners in the grandstands. The banners are said…
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Franco Colapinto joins Williams F1 team for 2024. Explore his rise, challenges, and what to expect as the Argentine steps onto the F1 grid.
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In 1922, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza became the world’s third purpose-built race track. Now, it’s one of the greatest Formula 1 circuits on the calendar. Circuit Stats Track Length 5.793 km Number of Laps 53 Race Lap Record 1:21.046 (Rubens Barrichello – 2004) Qualifying Lap Record 1:18.887 (Lewis Hamilton – 2020) First Grand Prix 1950…
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At just 24 years of age, Lando Norris is rewriting the history of McLaren. Not only has he become the youngest driver to score six podium finishes for the team, he is also one of the most charismatic and influential rising figures in the Formula 1 paddock. What we know about him It’s this young…
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Scuderia Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has admitted that he “didn’t expect” his P5 (+32.137s) finish at the 2024 Dutch GP on Sunday. He also revealed that his SF-24 was “quite quicker than he expected“, after being “quite slow, nearly a second off pole” in the qualifiers at the Circuit Zandvoort. During a disheartening qualifying session, Sainz…
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Co-written by Caitlin Noble In a surprising mid-season shakeup, Williams has announced that Franco Colapinto will replace Logan Sargeant for the remainder of the 2024 season. The news comes after a long spate of crashes and no points finishes in the first half of the season, with Sargeant also only accumulating one point in 2023.…
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McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has called his P4 (+27.337s) finish “little bit disappointing“, after missing out on a podium spot during the 2024 Dutch GP. The Australian racer even took the blame for his podium miss, admitting he was “not being competitive enough when it mattered” at Circuit Zandvoort. Despite missing the podium, Piastri delivered an…
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Max Verstappen believes that the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix highlighted that Red Bull are “not quick enough” in the fight against McLaren. Sergio Pérez shared similar sentiments in their fight with McLaren. Verstappen Settled The Red Bull of Max Verstappen led into the first corner of the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix. He built a lead…