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There was something special in the air at Mugello for the Italian riders. Marco Bezzecchi, Franco Morbidelli, Enea Bastianini and Francesco Bagnaia all secured a direct pass to Q2. But ahead of them all was Fabio Di Giannantonio, who topped the timing sheets during both of the day’s sessions. There were also some familiar faces…
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THIS IS NOT A DRILL – WE HAVE CARS ON TRACK! F1 made its highly anticipated return to action in hot and humid Miami for Free Practice 1. Following its enforced hiatus from action, the paddock was abuzz with positivity. The only practice session of this sprint weekend was extended from 60 to 90 minutes…
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The first hour of AusGP Practice is complete, and Ferrari picked up where they left off in Bahrain two weeks ago. Charles Leclerc went fastest at Albert Park, putting in a 1:20.267, which was +0.469s faster than his teammate Lewis Hamilton. Eventful first session After a two-week break between testing and the season opener at Albert…
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Practice at the 2025 Imola GP gave us more than just lap times. It was a case study in pressure: who embraces it, who bends under it, and who quietly builds something meaningful behind the scenes. McLaren’s perfect 1-2 in both sessions delivered the clearest message: they’ve maintained their dominance with calm, consistent control. Ferrari,…
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Charles Leclerc led the field ahead of Constructors’ Championship rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in FP1 for the 2024 F1 Qatar GP.
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Mercedes were on top in the F1 FP1 for the 2024 Las Vegas GP with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell ahead of Lando Norris in third place. Green Light in Las Vegas The grid immediately filtered out onto a cold track on the Vegas strip. Every team but Williams, who struggled to rebuild their cars…
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Norman Nato set the pace in a relatively uneventful first practice session for the Portland E-Prix, as the penultimate round of the Formula E season kicked off. The Frenchman, piloting his American-themed Andretti car, outpaced the competition, placing him ahead of the Jaguars in the initial runs. A sudden change for Nissan Nissan faced a…
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A Red Bull Engineering Change at the Imola Grand Prix for FP1 saw Gianpiero Lambiase out as Max Verstappen’s regular race engineer.
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Charles Leclerc tops the FP1 session in Imola, while Max Verstappen struggled to get to grips with the Red Bull under him.
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The return of Formula 1 to the Shanghai International Circuit after a five-year hiatus commenced with Free Practice 1 for the Chinese Grand Prix. The session kicked off with Kevin Magnussen in the Haas, posting the initial benchmark of 1:41.422 on medium compound tyres. Home crowd favourite, Zhou Guanyu was somewhat more tentative in his…
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NEOM McLaren’s Jake Hughes leads the early charge in FP1, setting an impressive lap time of 1m14.364s early in the session. However, his triumph was short-lived as he crashed, bringing an abrupt end to the session. Jake Hughes topped the timings in FP1 💪 Everything you need to know from the first session in Season…
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It’s that time of year where the Formula One season starts coming to an end, however we still have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming races. In Formula One, teams are obligated to run a rookie driver or drivers in two FP1 sessions across the season. This allows drivers to have a…