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The Ferrari announcement of two key signings from Mercedes follows Lewis Hamilton’s move from Brackley to Maranello. In a bold move to strengthen its engineering and management teams, Ferrari has announced the signings of Loic Serra and Jerome d’Ambrosio from Mercedes. Both appointments, effective from October 1st, represent Ferrari’s intent to revamp its Formula 1…
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Mercedes Boss Toto Wolff has expressed opposition to an early F1 debut for protégé Kimi Antonelli despite a formal request from Williams seeking an exemption from the sport’s minimum age restriction. After a surprising turn of events during the Miami Grand Prix weekend, it was noted that Williams had submitted a request to the FIA…
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Ollie Bearman will drive the Haas for his first of six FP sessions this season. He is currently a frontrunner for the 2025 seat.
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Fernando Alonso has claimed that in his pursuit of a driving standards guidelines review, he has the full support of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Amid escalating concerns over the consistency of penalty decisions in Formula One, Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso has become a vocal advocate for a review of the driving standards guideline.…
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Ford has dismissed claims that its collaborative Formula 1 power unit project with Red Bull is lagging behind schedule. Amidst the buzzing F1 paddock rumours, Ford has made clear that their development timeline for the upcoming power unit, slated for a grand debut in 2026, is very much on track. The Battle of Words in…
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Introduced in 2016, the superlicence points system requires drivers to amass 40 points to qualify for a superlicence. This system came into play following Max Verstappen‘s sensational debut in Formula 1 at age 17 years and 166 days, straight from European Formula 3. Alongside the point requirement, drivers must be at least 18 years old…
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Despite a decent result for both Mercedes drivers, Russell found himself struggling for race pace in comparison to Hamilton in Miami.
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Despite a good weekend for Ferrari, Charles Leclerc praised Mclaren’s pace as ‘unbelievable’. He hopes the Ferrari upgrades can close the gap.
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Mercedes’ team boss Toto Wolf has stated that the team ‘need to change direction’ after a disappointing start to the 2024 Miami Grand Prix weekend. It was a far-from-perfect start for the Brackley team, with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton qualifying in 11th and 12th respectively for the Sprint. Things didn’t get much better during the…
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Verstappen led from Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez in the Miami Sprint, with Daniel Ricciardo crossing the line in a shock fourth place.
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In an exciting Miami GP sprint, HAAS driver, Kevin Magnussen racked up 35 seconds worth of penalties to “protect” his team-mate who was in the points. While speaking with Sky Sports F1 after the race, Magnussen was asked “Ultimately you were able to help your teammate in that process, what are your thoughts”? The HAAS…
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Abbi Pulling had a dominant qualifying as she will line up in Pole position for both F1 ACADEMY races ahead of Doriane Pin.
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz said he “struggled” in sprint qualifying after feeling strong in FP1 earlier in the morning. The Spaniard qualified fifth in between the two Australians of Daniel Ricciardo and Oscar Piastri respectively, and languished just over three tenths off of his teammate Charles Leclerc, who didn’t get any running in practice thanks…
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Charles Leclerc praises his ‘hard work’ paying off with his qualifying performance in Miami. After struggling at the start of this season.
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The Miami GP sure had an interesting but disappointing start for both the McLarens, that came here with new upgrades. Lando Norris has the full package, while Oscar Piastri is running with half of it and will have to wait for the Imola weekend to have it. The cars showed good pace during the Sprint…
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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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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…