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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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The Team Principal of McLaren, Andrea Stella, is hopeful that a series of upgrades for Spain and the future can allow the MCL38 to win on pure pace. The Woking-based team has seen a recent stream of success. Lando Norris took his first win in Formula 1 at the Miami Grand Prix, and Oscar Piastri…
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Max Verstappen wins a thrilling Canadian Grand Prix with Lando Norris in P2 and pole-sitter George Russell in P3. Lewis Hamilton and Oscar Piastri rounded out your top five in what was the race of the season so far. Racing is back. Max Verstappen wins a thrilling Canadian Grand Prix with Lando Norris placing second…
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Oscar Piastri is confident about the potential of the McLaren coming into Canadian Grand Prix. Bringing upgrades in Miami, McLaren took huge strides in closing the gap to both Ferrari and Red Bull. Clinching a maiden win for Norris and Putting Piastri in second on the streets of Monte-Carlo. Piastri admitted, despite being in a…
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McLaren secured another podium today, making it four in a row in a promising start to the season. McLaren’s 2024 Monaco GP result is another sure sign that the Woking team are holding steady, with both drivers securing a total of 30 points for the Constructors Championship. Lando Norris has previously finished on the podium…
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Oscar Piastri reflects on the Miami Grand Prix, where he secured a second-place finish, shedding light on the challenges and triumphs of the race. The 2024 Monaco Grand Prix saw a first home race win for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, four DNFs, and a long awaited Oscar Piastri podium. Speaking post race, Piastri reflects on his…
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FP3 was officially underway, but unlike the sessions yesterday, there wasn’t any immediate action in the pit lane. George Russell was the first to come out on some fresh soft tires. McLaren seemed to be taking a page out of Aston Martin’s play book by scrubbing their tires. This meant they’d run just one easy…
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Welcome to the 2024 F1 Monaco weekend. Mercedes lead the grid with Hamilton in P1 and Russell in P3. McLaren’s Piastri and Norris sit in P2 and P4 respectively while Monegasque Leclerc finished the session in p5. The first practice session of the weekend saw drivers queue at the pit lane, eager for space on…
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Oscar Piastri hailed the last couple of events as “probably two of my better weekends in F1” after finishing a solid P4 in the Imola Grand Prix. From the outset of the weekend, Piastri’s performance impressed many. Photo Credit: McLaren Racing A penalty for Piastri Piastri’s strong qualifying session saw him secure a competitive position…
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Mclaren driver Lando Norris believes he “fought hard” in the battle for P1 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Max Verstappen held off a late charge from the British driver to take P1. This could have been the British driver’s second race win in a row, after his first win at the Miami Grand…
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After a year break from the circuit due to flooding, we are back at Imola. The 2024 Imola GP Qualifying Session kicked off under the sun with each car determined to get that pole position. Q1: Alonso’s Nightmare but Hulkenberg’s Surprise The green light signals the start of qualifying and the Mercedes was egar to…
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Photo Credit: McLaren Racing The third practice session for the Imola GP was underway, with Lando Norris as the first driver out. Norris was followed by Lance Stroll, Oscar Piastri and Fernando Alonso. Pirelli had chosen to go for the soft tyres this weekend, with the C3, C4 and C5 rubber. The softs were holding…
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Despite taking his maiden victory in Miami, Lando Norris says McLaren ‘need more’ to continue to close the gap to Red Bull and Ferrari.
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Lando Norris cautioned in Miami that there is more to come from the McLaren upgrades. McLaren believe Imola could bring more performance.
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When the dust settled on Sunday night the F1 world welcomed its latest winner – and a very popular one at that. Lando Norris, so often the nearly man in recent years, has finally done it. The British driver may have got a helping hand from the Safety Car, but there was no doubt he…
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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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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…