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The infamous Spa weather rears it’s head again, limiting running for the majority of the F1 FP3 session for the 2024 Belgian GP but not before Lance Stroll loses control of his Aston and hits the barrier. The Start of the Session The fastest lap of the early running was set by Max Verstappen with…
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It was a PREMA Racing 1-2 at the F3 Sprint Race at the 2024 Belgian GP, with Dino Beganovic clinching the victory. Gabriele Minì, who led at the start, was caught by his teammate after an early Safety Car restart following a crash for Jenzer’s Max Esterson. Van Amersfoort Racing’s Noel León secured P3 on…
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Easily one of the most challenging tracks on the race calendar, the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps remains a classic. Circuit Stats Track Length 7.004 km Number of Laps 44 Race Lap Record 1:48.286 (Valtteri Bottas – 2018) Qualifying Lap Record 1:41.252 (Lewis Hamilton – 2020) *Modern layout1:09.820 (Clay Regazzoni – 1974) *Old layout First Grand Prix…
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McLaren show more of their true speed, taking 1-2 with Max and the Ferrari pair close behind at the F1 FP2 session for the 2024 Belgian GP FP2 for the Belgium GP started with some off track news, as Alpine conformed that team principal, Bruno Famin will leave the team at the end of August.…
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It’s been announced that Bruno Famin is set to leave BWT Alpine F1 Team by the end of August. The announcement comes after a disaster of a season so far for the French outfit, who have failed to improve even with a slew of management changes. Even in FP1, Esteban Ocon was forced to miss…
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Championship contender Paul Aron has clinched Pole position for the Feature race during the F2 Qualifying session for the 2024 Belgian GP. His rival Isack Hadjar, who currently sits P1 in the Championship, finished the session in P3 – a position he did not appear to be happy with. Invicta Racing’s Gabriel Bortoleto will start…
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Rodin Motorsport’s Callum Voisin has secured his maiden Pole position at the F3 Qualifying session of the 2024 Belgian GP. The Brit will start from the front of the grid in Sunday’s Feature race beside MP Motorsport’s Alex Dunne in P2. Leonardo Fornaroli secured P3, followed by Sebastián Montoya. An enormous traffic jam in the…
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The first session of the Belgium GP completed with Max Verstappen topping the timesheets and Hungarian GP winner, Piastri in second while Alpine and Ocon unable to run due to a technical issue with the car. Early Running and News Prior to the start of the session, it was confirmed that Max Verstappen will take…
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Ferrari Driver Academy driver Tuukka Taponen is set to drive in this weekend’s F3 2024 Belgian GP Weekend as a replacement for ART’s Nikola Tsolov. The 17-year-old Finnish driver, who currently drives in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship, will compete in the second ART car. However, Taponen will only be in the car for…
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Formula 2 just finished a triple header, and now it’s begun a double header. While some have concerns about the needed breaks between races, others have expressed an interest in having more races on the F2 calender. Ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix; Paul Aron, Enzo Fittipaldi and Isack Hadjar sat down and discussed the…
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After taking a win in the Hungarian F2 feature race, Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s ‘focus is F2’ despite growing rumours of him moving to F1 next season. Kimi Antonelli took his first F2 win around Silverstone during the sprint race last weekend. An impressive display in wet conditions caused rumours to arise around the young Italian.…
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Paul Aron has been handed not one, but two penalties after the 2024 F2 Hungarian GP Weekend. The weekend was far from ideal for the Hitech Pulse-Eight driver anyway following a P6 finish in the Sprint and a retirement from the Feature race. However, it has gone from bad to worse for the Estonian driver,…
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ART’s Laurens van Hoepen has been disqualified from the F3 Feature race at the 2024 Hungarian GP, stripping him of his P2 position. The Dutchman had his result nullified following a breach of the F3 Technical Regulations. The FIA concluded that “Car 24 had not met the minimum weight requirement set out in Article 5.1…
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A glorious 1-2 victory for McLaren at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix was somewhat dampened by team-order controversy after Oscar Piastri overtook pole man Lando Norris at the start of the race. After strategy calls allowed Norris to reassume the lead from his teammate, McLaren ordered the 24-year-old to let Piastri back through. Constant debate…
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ART’s Nikola Tsolov secured his first Feature race win and third F3 race win this season at the 2024 Hungarian GP, closely followed by his teammate Laurens van Hoepen. Van Amersfoort racing’s Noel León secured some vital points in P3, with Trident’s Leonardo Fornaroli and the third ART of Christian Mansell in completing the top…
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Richard Verschoor has been disqualified from the 2024 Hungarian GP F2 Sprint due to a technical violation. The Dutchman has had his win revoked after FIA officials found that the plank on Car #22 had a maximum thickness of 3.7mm at the most rearward scrutineering hole, below the minimum specified thickness in the 2024 FIA…
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Trident’s Richard Verschoor has become the 14th different race winner of the season with a victory in the F2 Sprint race at the 2024 Hungarian GP. In a race where the result relied heavily on tyre strategy, Invicta Racing’s Kush Maini secured his third P2 of the season followed by ART’s Victor Martins. With the…
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AIX Racing have secured their maiden win in Formula 3. Not only did Nikita Bedrin drive to victory in the F3 Sprint race at the 2024 Hungarian GP, but his teammate Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak secured P2. Inthraphuvasak becomes the first Thai driver to stand on an F3 podium, and AIX’s victory means ten teams have now…
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In a session cut short when Browning hit the wall, Laurens Van Hoepen took pole with a 1:33.935 in the F3 Qualifying for the 2024 Hungarian GP. He led from teammate Tsolov and Fornaroli. The top 3 drivers are split by just 7 points heading into the F3 Hungarian GP weekend, with Gabriele Minì leading…
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Zane Maloney led the pack in the F2 Practice for the 2024 Hungarian GP with a 1:32.668. He was followed by Jak Crawford with a 1:32.801 and Enzo Fittipaldi with a 1:32.928. The Hungarian Grand Prix is a narrow and winding track, which makes overtaking difficult. The high track temperatures also make tyre degradation a…