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Pierre Gasly says he is “very pleased” with the result which Alpine recorded at the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix, showing they are able to fight at the front of the midfield. The 28-year-old driver says “It was the best race of the year” so far, as the french outfit recorded their third points scoring weekend…
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Esteban Ocon reflects after a mixed Spanish Grand Prix weekend, putting his low-points scoring position down to a lack of downforce which was found during the race. “They (the team) saw a loss in downforce, I don’t know if it is damage or not. We need to investigate if that is the case.” “There was…
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As the ‘Fernando Alonso 2024 Spanish GP’ story ended, Fernando Alonso urged Aston Martin “to work harder, to talk less, and deliver more“, as they “didn’t have the pace the whole weekend“. After his P12 and Lance Stroll’s P14 finish, he admitted that they “deserved not to score any points” in Barcelona. After his P10…
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As the ‘Sergio Pérez 2024 Spanish GP’ saga ends, it was nothing short of a rollercoaster ride – a true “nightmare of a race“, as the driver himself so vividly described it. After his “quite hard” P8 grab, he revealed that he was “struggling for balance in the car“. Following a three-place grid penalty after…
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McLaren’s Oscar Piastri expressed that his P7 finish at today’s 2024 Spanish GP has been a “big struggle” for him. Despite seeing it as “not a bad result”, it’s still unclear why he “didn’t have the pace to begin with”. Following a P10 run in the qualifiers, the Australian somehow managed to grab a P7…
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Charles Leclerc, Scuderia Ferrari’s #1, revealed that he “really struggled a lot” during yesterday’s 2024 Spanish GP qualifiers. He expressed his disappointment with his P5 finish, explaining that he had expected to be much closer to pole. After securing P3 in FP3, the Monégasque entered the qualifying session aiming for a top-three spot. However, he…
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Alex Albon will take a Pit Lane start after Williams chose to make Power Unit changes ahead of the Barcelona GP. Alex Albon qualified P19 for the Barcelona GP, with his teammate alongside him in P20. The Williams has been struggling in 2024, with a vital issue of being overweight. The extra weight the car…
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Daniel Ricciardo and his teammate Yuki Tsunoda faced a double elimination in Q1 at the Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying. The Australian driver placed a disappointing P18, while his teammate only one place above, starting P17 on the grid tomorrow. Upgrades doing wonders? Visa Cash App RB have been struggling with their car from early this…
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Home hero Carlos Sainz topped the timesheet of the Free Practice 3 session of the F1 2024 Spanish GP weekend. He was closely followed by McLaren’s Lando Norris and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. However, both Norris and Leclerc found themselves embroiled in road rage on track, with Leclerc seemingly intentionally driving into the Brit.…
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The green light indicated the official start of FP2 at the F1 2024 Spanish GP weekend. Gasly led the way for Alpine, with Hamilton following closely. The track temperature had dropped from 48 to 43 degrees Celsius, which favoured the use of soft tyres. Almost everyone headed out, except for Verstappen and Sainz who remained…
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Lando Norris pipped Max Verstappen to P1 in the Free Practice 1 session of the F1 2024 Spanish GP. The Brit posted a 1:14.228, with Vestappen 0.024s behind. Carlos Sainz finished in P3 in a quick run on the medium compound tyres. Heading into the weekend, drivers will be faced with extreme tyre degradation around…
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Hitech GP’s Paul Aron led the field in the Practice session of the F2 2024 Spanish GP weekend with a 1:26.922, followed by Van Amersfoort Racing’s Enzo Fittipaldi and MP’s Franco Colapinto within two tenths. The session had a slow start to offset the extreme tyre degradation they’ll face throughout the weekend, with the drivers…
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BWT Alpine F1 Team has announced that Flavio Briatore is set to make a return to Formula 1 as an Executive Advisor for Renault Group CEO Luca de Leo. At age 74, the former Renault CEO has been confirmed to be returning. He will be returning as the Executive Advisor to the current CEO in the…
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Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu aims to overcome his Canadian GP setbacks with a ‘brand-new start’ at Sunday’s 2024 Spanish GP. Following a ‘pointless’ sprint in Montréal, the Sauber #2 is looking to rebound. He aims to achieve this with new spec changes to his C44 car. Today, he revealed his personal insights ahead of the 2024…
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Speaking at the Spanish Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso shared that he believes the Adrian Newey to Aston Martin ‘rumours are rumours.’ British newspaper The Times recently reported that Adrian Newey has had conversations with owner Lance Stroll to join the team from 2025. The Red Bull chief technical officer has reportedly had an exclusive tour…
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Ollie Bearman admits he wants to stay focused on his performances this year, avoiding speculation around the possibility of a Haas F1 seat for 2025. Ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, Ollie Bearman addressed the rumours that he had already signed an F1 contract with Haas. He admitted, “There’s not really any backing to them,”…