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F1 Qualifying Mexican GP 2024 – Carlos Sainz delivered a stellar performance in the 2024 Mexican Grand Prix qualifying, securing pole position in style and dominating each session at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. From Q1 to Q3, the Spanish Ferrari driver made it clear he was the man to beat. Here’s how it all went…
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Formula 1 star Carlos Sainz is set to miss the upcoming Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to an unforeseen medical emergency. The 29-year-old Ferrari Driver has been diagnosed with appendicitis, leading to an urgent need for surgery. Sainz’s unfortunate health setback unfolded as he fell ill upon arriving in Jeddah earlier this week. The emergency…
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Two red flags were brought out in FP2 after both Sainz and Hulkenberg had incidents while Charles Leclerc topped the session. With only a quarter of the running time actually used, Charles Leclerc topped the session followed by Lando Norris. Before Carlos Sainz’s crash, George Russell took the fastest time with a 1.25.906 on the…
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Happy Halloween! In honour of the spookiest day of the year, here’s 10 of the best F1 halloween costumes we’ve seen by fans. Although it has been Max Verstappen who has been the scariest driver all year, barely beatable in most races, several F1 fans have taken to social media to challenge the 2023 world…
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Nico Hulkenberg has confirmed Audi F1 has shown “interest” in the only German driver on the current grid for 2026. Despite beliefs that Mick Schumacher was the prime target, the Haas driver has appeared as the key target for the German manufacturer. With both Sebastian Vettel and Schumacher taking their leave last season, it leaves…
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Filipe Massa has escalated his legal challenge over the 2008 World Drivers Championship, that saw the Brazilian lose the title to Lewis Hamilton by one point a the final race in Brazil. Conspiracy Theory The main part of the legal action, launched by Massa and his legal team, centre on the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix,…
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Red Bull’s Helmut Marko didn’t mince words when expressing his disappointment with Sergio Perez’s disastrous display in Monaco. The Mexican driver’s weekend took a nosedive during qualifying with a reckless crash, relegating him to a back row start and an agonizing race day. Red Bull attempted to salvage the situation by bringing Perez in for…
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Honda has confirmed that it will make a full scale return to Formula 1 with Aston Martin in 2026. Leaving and Returning Honda left F1 at the end of the 2021 season after a seven year stay culminating in a Drivers Championship with Max Verstappen and Redbull. Although Honda had left, they had loaned the…
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Felipe Massa is said to be exploring his options for a legal challenge on his potential 2008 Drivers Championship. Back in February Bernie Ecclestone made bold claims about the legitimacy of Lewis Hamilton’s first Drivers Championship in 2008 with McLaren. Stating that he feels Felipe Massa should be the true drivers champion that year. The…
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Mercedes Are Finally Ready To Change Concept After Their Laclustre Performance In Qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix. After months of defending the zero pod design Concept that Mercedes have followed for the last 2 seasons. Toto Wolff is finally ready to admit that in order to get back to the top in Formula 1,…
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Former Williams Racing reserve driver, Aitken has confirmed he has parted ways with the Grove based Formula 1 team to focus on his Sportscar career. Aitken has been part of Williams for 3 years, making his Formula 1 race debut at the 2020 Sakhir GP stepping in for George Russell, who was covering for Hamilton…
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Despite early season woes Max Verstappen went on to dominate the 2022 season The Dutchman, who retired twice in the first 3 races with fuel pump issues and was quoted as saying “I don’t even want to think about the Championship fight at the moment” won 15 out of 22 races and beat his nearest…
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Aston Martin’s deputy technical director Eric Blandid has said that the squad has changed more than ‘95% of aerodynamic surfaces’ on the AMR23 ahead of the new season. Team Silverstone had a difficult year in 2022 finishing seventh in the constructors’ standings, however, expectations for the new season are high having signed Fernando Alonso from…
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Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott has proposed the W13 could have been up to four tenths quicker if the squad didn’t make a wrong decision due to a single data point in the initial design of the car. Mercedes had their worst season since the dawn of the turbo- hybrid era, as they had a…
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AlphaTauri Formula One driver Nyck de Vries is facing a lawsuit from a Dutch real estate firm over a 250,000-euro loan used to support his junior career. The Dutchman managed to find his way onto the grid this year after a brilliant drive at the Italian Grand Prix in 2022 which saw him score points…
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Andretti is set to work together with manufacturer General Motors to put together a Formula 1 bid for Cadillac to join the grid in 2026. Andretti’s new team would require F1 and FIA agreement and would not be possible until 2026 – but team owner Michael Andretti is confident in a “true American bid” The…
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The FIA president has confirmed that the FIA are looking to open an “expression of interest” process for new teams wishing to enter Formula 1. Formula 1 and the FIA have indicated that they are willing to allow new teams to enter Formula 1. This is a major step forward for prospective new teams to…
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Whichever way you look at it, statistically 2022 was Lewis Hamilton’s worst season in his Formula One career to date. He didn’t win a race or score a pole position finishing sixth in the Championship, 35 points behind Russell, who managed to achieve everything Hamilton failed to do. However, it’s unwise to say the 7-…
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Adrian Newey is God!!! In Formula One terms he most certainly is. His car designs have crossed the finishing line first on 193 occasions. He knows his stuff from his early days at Leyton House, through his time with Williams and then McLaren. A mainstay of Red Bull since 2006. There for the halcyon period…
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Ferrari have decided not to extend the collaboration with Mick Schumacher, meaning the German driver will leave Ferrari’s Driver Academy. Ferrari and Mick Schumacher have collaborated since 2019, with Ferrari supporting Mick through his junior campaign before signing for HAAS in Formula 1. Mick would lose his F1 seat to Nico Hulkenberg for 2023, paving…