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Daniel Ricciardo has his eyes on the points in today’s Sprint race, following a P4 finish in yesterday’s 2024 Miami Sprint Quali. The RB driver has had his fair share of troubles recently, with rumours swirling about his future with the Red Bull sister team and within the sport after a tough few races at…
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F1 ACADEMY and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine announced yesterday that a docuseries currently in production will arrive on Netflix in 2025. This follows Netflix’s Drive to Survive, a series that follows each F1 season. The multi-part series will give fans exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the all-women category with the aim to broaden its audience. Call…
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Max Verstappen will start the 2024 Miami Sprint in P1 after most drivers in SQ3 failed to complete a decent lap. The Dutchman asked ‘what happened to the others?’ after the session, following a particularly lacklustre performance from McLaren. It was a much better day for Daniel Ricciardo, who will start on the second row…
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F1 ACADEMY took to the Miami track once again today for FP2 where Pulling dominated the timesheets. After a delay in the schedule, the grid set off for a 40-minute FP2 session, following the only F1 practice session of the weekend. In a battle for the top spot, particularly in the final ten minutes, Alpine’s…
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Miami Grand Prix Updates: Both McLaren and Mercedes have bought big upgrade packages in a bid to close the gap to Red Bull. Here’s what they and other teams have introduced. Mercedes Mercedes have brought a new floor aimed at increasing the amount of load it produces, along with a new front suspension fairing to…
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Sunshine and Surprises in Miami As the F1 circus lands in the sunny state of Florida for the F1 Miami GP. The paddock is buzzing with excitement and intrigue. Major upgrades across the grid, unexpected staff movements, plus some exciting track action set the stage for the only practice session of the weekend. Daniel Ricciardo’s…
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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez has said that losing Adrian Newey is “not ideal” but the team remains “very strong.” Newey’s departure was announced on Tuesday, as he will be moving away from the F1 project to focus more on the RB17 hyper car, before fully leaving the organisation in early 2025. The design genius…
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Doriane Pin topped the timesheets in the opening Free Practice session of the F1 Academy Miami weekend. The Mercedes driver held off Abbi pulling, who finished 0.070s behind while feeling under the weather. McLaren’s Bianca Bustamante finished in P3. Landing in Miami, almost two thirds of the grid were brand new to the spectacular street…
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Lewis Hamilton has admitted it would be a “privilege” to work with fabled designer, Adrian Newey in 2025. The British driver will join Ferrari next season.
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Valtteri Bottas’ has a new race engineer for the Miami GP, he decribes it as ‘not easy’. He also discusses Hülkenburg and his F1 future.
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As HAAS F1 contemplates its team lineup for 2025, veteran driver Kevin Magnussen has made his expectations clear regarding potential teammates. With HAAS’s current reserve driver and Ferrari junior, Oliver Bearman, emerging as a likely candidate to fill Nico Hülkenberg’s newly vacant seat, Magnussen has set a firm boundary: “I’m not really here to take…
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The F1 ACADEMY 2024 season is heating up, as anticipation mounts for the upcoming showdown on the streets of Miami. With drivers gearing up to for a fresh challenge in the heart of the United States, the stage is set for a gripping weekend of racing. The spotlight falls on Mercedes’ standout racer, Doriane Pin,…
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12 member’s of US Congress have written a letter to Liberty Media over the rejected bid of Andretti entering F1.
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McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella believes his team can catch Red Bull in a year if they continue to develop at a strong rate. After a difficult start to the 2023 season, McLaren turned their season around after bringing big upgrades to the Austrian Grand Prix in June. Since then, the team have racked…
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Formula 1 returns to the Sunshine State for a third year, and we take a look at the history of the Miami International Autodrome. Circuit Stats Track Length 5.412km Number of Laps 57 Race Lap Record 1:29.708 (Max Verstappen – 2023) Qualifying Lap Record 1:26.841 (Sergio Perez – 2023) First Grand Prix 2022 First Race…
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Yesterday Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes introduced F1 on Fifth Avenue in New York through a collaborative event with Whatsapp. The event, aimed at promoting Mercedes‘ partnership with Whatsapp, the Meta-owned instant messaging service, reunited Lewis Hamilton with the W12. He took the car for a spin on New York’s Fifth Avenue, introducing the sport to…
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Lando Norris commented on the proposition of adding more Sprint races to the F1 calendar, putting the focus on the engineers and mechanics.
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Guenther Steiner has taken legal action against Haas F1 Team, his former employers, alleging breach of contract and unauthorised use of his likeness. It’s been announced that Guenther Steiner has taken legal action against Haas F1 Team for allegedly breaching the terms of his contract and exploiting his image and reputation. Filed in Mecklenburg, North…
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Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur believes the SF-24 will perform better at the Miami circuit than it did in Shanghai two weeks ago. The team, who up until the Chinese Grand Prix had been Red Bull’s closest challenger, struggled to keep up with the McLaren of Lando Norris on race day and didn’t make the…
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Adrian Newey, the renowned designer and Chief Technical Officer at Red Bull Racing, has confirmed his departure after 18 transformative years with the team. Newey’s departure marks the end of an era during which he led the team from a mid-field contender to a dominant force in Formula One. Photo Credit: Red Bull Content Pool…