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When Sir Lewis Hamilton shocked the world in February, announcing a legacy-defining move to Scuderia Ferrari for 2025, few thought Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff would be able to attract a driver of equal quality to take his place. However, with unforeseen troubles surrounding his father arising at Red Bull, alongside legendary designer Adrian Newey…
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Silverstone is where it all began, and there’s an illustrious history behind the famous British circuit. Circuit Stats Track Length 5.891km Number of Laps 52 Race Lap Record 1:27.097 (Max Verstappen – 2020) Qualifying Lap Record 1:19.509 (Sebastian Vettel – 2009) First Grand Prix 1950 First Race Winner Giuseppe Antonio “Nino” Farina 2023 Race Winner…
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Formula 2 driver Franco Colapinto is set to get behind the wheel of an F1 car this coming weekend, driving in FP1 at the British GP. Colapinto, a member of the Williams Racing Driver Academy, will drive Logan Sargeant’s FW46 during the first Free Practice session. It’ll be a busy weekend for the 21-year-old driver,…
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The Portland E-Prix Race 2 saw António Félix Da Costa in the TAG Heuer Porsche take his third win in four races. He led from Robin Frijns in the Envision racing and Mitch Evans in the TCS Jaguar. Jean-Éric Vergne started on Pole for the second race at the Portland E-Prix. He took the record…
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Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon’s Austrian GP battles were examples of “hard and fair racing” between teammates following the former’s contract extension with Alpine and the latter’s departure from the team. Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly once again battled at the Austrian Grand Prix. While there was plenty of action for fans to discuss, including…
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Carlos Sainz took the final podium position in the 2024 Austrian GP. He moved up from 5th to 3rd after an incident between Norris and Verstappen. However, he admits that “McLaren and Red Bull are a clear step ahead.” After a difficult weekend in Canada with a double DNF. Then a tough weekend in Spain,…
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Jean-Éric Vergne made Formula E history, securing Pole in Qualifying 2 of the 2024 Portland E-Prix. The DS Penske clinched another Pole position – the third of his 2024 season and the 17th of his career, breaking the record previously held by Sébastien Buemi. TAG Heuer Jaguar’s António Félix da Costa missed out on P1…
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Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Luke Browning was victorious for the second time this season in the F3 Feature Race of the 2024 Austrian GP weekend. The PREMA of Dino Beganovic was hot on his heels for the majority of the race, before he was caught up in a scrap for the podium with his teammate Gabriele Minì…
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At the 2024 Austrian GP, F1 qualifying saw Max Verstappen take pole with a 1:04.314, an impressive 0.404 seconds from Lando Norris and George Russell. Max Verstappen had taken the win in the Sprint Race in Austria. Followed by Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, however coming onto qualifying the McLaren’s were looking to challenge Verstappen…
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Ollie Bearman returns to the top step in the 2024 F2 Austrian Sprint, ahead of Pepe Martí and championship leader Paul Aron. Aron secures a strong podium in his Hitech, whilst his closest title contender Isack Hadjar struggles outside of the points. The Start: Bearman gets the best launch from 2nd, swooping into the lead…
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ART Grand Prix’s Nikola Tsolov secured his second victory in F3 in the Sprint Race of the 2024 Austrian GP weekend. Polesitter Martinius Stenshorne, after a poor start, recovered to P2, followed by the second ART of Christian Mansell who dropped one place overall to P3. Alex Dunne secured some good points in P4, with…
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In the F1 Sprint Qualifying at the 2024 Austrian GP Verstappen took pole with a 1:04.686 leading from Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. FP1 saw Max Verstappen overcome an engine issue to take P1. Leading from Piastri and Leclerc. Although Norris had a purple sector one, he backed off of his final fast lap. Last…
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Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Luke Browning took Pole position for Sunday’s Feature race during the F3 Quali Session at the 2024 Austrian GP. The Pole is the first of his Formula 3 campaign and marks the sixth driver on Pole this season. PREMA’s Arvid Lindblad and MP Motorsport’s Tim Tramnitz will start on Sunday in P2 and…
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Max Verstappen led the 2024 Austrian GP Free Practice session with a 1:05.685. followed behind by Oscar Piastri with a 1:05.961 and Charles Leclerc with a 1:06.055. The Austrian Grand Prix is home to the third sprint race of the season. There will be only one practice session, meaning this Friday session was vital for…
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Paul Aron was candid about the realities of taking and maintaining the lead in the F2 championship in his rookie season, with half the season still to go. In the round table press conference prior to the Austrian Grand Prix, Paul Aron talked about the Championship battle and the pressures of taking the lead in…
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The Austrian circuit is home turf for Red Bull Racing, but there’s much more to its history than meets the eye. Circuit Stats Track Length 4.318 km Number of Laps 71 Race Lap Record 1:05.619 (Carlos Sainz – 2020) Qualifying Lap Record 1:02.939 (Valtteri Bottas – 2020) First Grand Prix 1970 First Race Winner Jacky…
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Campos Racing’s Isack Hadjar topped the times in the F2 practice session of the 2024 Austrian GP weekend. He was followed by Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Paul Aron and the DAMS Lucas Oil of Jak Crawford. AIX’s Joshua Dürksen was an early retirement after stopping on track only a few minutes in, and Pepe Martí failed to…
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Lance Stroll, son of the owner of the Aston Martin F1 team Lawrence Stroll, has signed a contract extension with the team for 2025 and beyond. The Canadian driver had much speculation about his future and whether he would be driving at all next year. Now, Stroll will be with the Silverstone-based team into the…
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Pierre Gasly has signed a multi-year contract extension with the Alpine Formula 1 team. Pierre Gasly extends his contract with Alpine This move ensures stability for the French outfit as they head into the 2025 season, following their decision to part ways with Esteban Ocon at the end of this year. Currently in his second…
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Written in collaboration with Fardeen Ahmed. Halfway through the 2024 Formula 3 Championship, this season has proved very competitive with still another five rounds to go. The result sheets have seen nine different winners in the first five rounds, with the winner of the first race of season winning again in the feature race in…