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Lando Norris won the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix. Max Verstappen followed behind in P2 while Charles Leclerc rounded the podium off in P3. Round 15 of the F1 season welcomed the grid to the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix. Lando Norris and Max Verstappen locked out the front row. Oscar Piastri and George Russell were set…
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Just over an hour after the conclusion of Race 1 (which was rescheduled from yesterday due to bad weather), the F1 Academy drivers were back out on track for Race 2 at the 2024 Dutch GP. It would be Doriane Pin who would come home in P1, beating Championship leader Abbi Pulling who reached the…
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Flavio Briatore has shared that Alpine F1 Team is not for sale despite rumours. He also reasoned that he has no plans to cut jobs at its UK base. This year, Alpine hired Flavio Briatore as their executive advisor. The former Renault Team Principal is to reverse Alpine’s declining fortune. After rumours have spread online…
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Toto Wolff has revealed that Mercedes have contacted three-time World Champion Max Verstappen over the possibility of joining the team for the 2025 season. The Silver Arrows have a driver seat available for next year following Lewis Hamilton’s decision to join Ferrari in March, with Toto Wolff revealing that talks have taken place between Verstappen…
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Lewis Hamilton has been dealt a three-place grid penalty for the 2024 Dutch GP tomorrow. Stewards concluded that the Mercedes driver did, in fact, impede the Red Bull of Sergio Perez in the Qualifying session. The Stewards concluded that Hamilton breached Article 37.5 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations when he caused Perez to…
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Lando Norris took Pole Position during the F1 Quali at the 2024 Dutch GP, clearing home-hero Max Verstappen – who will start in P2 – by three tenths of a second. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri will start behind his teammate in P3 beside the Mercedes of George Russell. It was a better Quali session for Sergio…
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The return of the changeable conditions for the F1 FP3 session at the 2024 Dutch GP had an effect on most of the session’s running, notably Nico Hülkenberg and Logan Sargeant. Early Running The first fifteen minutes of FP3, was, as you would expect, tricky, with several cars taking to the escape roads due to…
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Circuit Zandvoort is one of the most unique tracks on the Formula 1 calendar, and its long history is just as unique. Circuit Stats Track Length 4.259 km Number of Laps 72 Race Lap Record 1:11.097 (Lewis Hamilton – 2021) Qualifying Lap Record 1:08.885 (Max Verstappen – 2021) First Grand Prix 1952 First Race Winner…
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Lewis Hamilton’s Passion for Africa Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time Formula 1 world champion, believes it’s time for Africa to have a Grand Prix. Hamilton, fresh from a summer break in Africa, argues that F1 can’t keep expanding elsewhere and ignore Africa. “One hundred percent! We can’t be adding races in other locations and continue to…
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Haas F1 Team are in huge trouble after ignoring court rulings to pay an outstanding debt to former Russian sponsor, Uralkali. Uralkali, the former title sponsor of Haas F1 Team, has initiated legal proceedings in Dutch courts to seize the team’s assets, including cars and equipment, due to an unpaid debt. The dispute stems from…
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FP2 for the 2024 Dutch GP started with more stable weather conditions than the previous F1 session earlier in the day, allowing teams to gather valuable data for the remainder of the weekend. All cars headed out onto the the track to gather valuable data as the weather seems to be very mixed throughout the…
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Jack Doohan has been announced as the driver to partner Pierre Gasly at Alpine next season. In a statement released today, Jack expressed his excitement to be in the second Alpine seat; “I am so happy to secure promotion into a full-time race seat in 2025 with BWT Alpine F1 Team. I am very grateful…
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Mercedes ends speculations about Pete Bonnington and Lewis Hamilton reuniting in Ferrari. He’s been promoted to Head of Race Engineering.
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The FIA have recently announced a significant rule change regarding the braking mechanics on Formula One cars, targeting any systems which may be asymmetric. The new rule change is a crackdown on brake-steer technology, which is when one brake pad has more pressure added when approaching a bend, to improve the handling under heavy braking.…
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Yuki Tsunoda remains in the picture for a seat at Red Bull in 2025 so long as his performance remains impressive. RB CEO Peter Bayer has revealed that Yuki Tsunoda remains in consideration for a promotion to the Red Bull Team from RB, if he consistently delivers this season. After many believed the second Red…
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Reports from the Italian publication Autosprint suggest that Andrea Kimi Antonelli might have already signed a deal to drive for Mercedes in the 2025 F1 season.
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Representatives from Rwanda are scheduled to have talks with Formula 1 as The FIA claim that Rwanda’s bid for F1 is getting ‘serious’. F1 has been swarmed by discussions of additions and potential rotations of many races that currently have a place on the F1 calendar. With this season sporting a record of 24 races…
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Aston Martin are the latest to be the favourites to sign Adrian Newey for the 2025 season after rumours around the paddock. Adrian Newey has been the talk of the paddock since he announced his resignation at Red Bull. Many thought he would move to Ferrari, while Aston Martin and Williams also entered the discussions.…
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Oscar Piastri says McLaren will focus on the 2024 F1 Constructors’ Championship rather than assisting Lando Norris in his pursuit of catching Max Verstappen in the Drivers’ Championship. Max Verstappen leads the Drivers’ Championship, but McLaren’s focus remains on the Constructors’ Championship, where they trail Red Bull by 42 points. Over the past three months,…
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The Director and Founder of Hitech GP, Oliver Oakes, has been announced as the new Team Principal of BWT Alpine F1 Team following the exit of Bruno Famin. The Enstone-based outfit have announced the appointment of their third team principal in just over a year amidst a tumultuous few seasons with poor results. Oakes, who,…