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“I’ll get back up tomorrow and give it another shot” — Hamilton on Qatar GP struggles

Lewis Hamilton faced one of his toughest races of the season at the Qatar GP, finishing outside the top spots after a challenging day marked by multiple issues. The seven-time world champion remained candid about his struggles and his mindset moving forward. Fighting on Hamilton had been a running a distant P8 in the first…

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“Never had that much of a bad pace” — Racing Bulls duo reflect on a bad F1 Qatar GP

It was a point-less weekend for Racing Bulls, with both Lawson and Tsunoda ending the Qatar GP out of the top ten. Liam Lawson was involved in an early incident with Valtteri Bottas, earning himself a ten second time penalty which severely affected the rest of his Sunday. He spun at turn 1, making contact…

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Charles Leclerc with his trophy on the podium after finishing P2 at the F1 Qatar GP
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“We exceeded our expectations” — Leclerc on Ferrari outscoring McLaren at F1 Qatar GP and keeping title hopes alive

Despite anticipating a damage limitation weekend, Ferrari managed to outscore McLaren at the dramatic F1 Qatar GP thanks to Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz finishing P2 and P6 respectively. The championship battle will now go down to the wire in Abu Dhabi with the Scuderia trailing behind the Woking-based team by 21 points.  While Max…

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Williams duo aiming to finish 2024 F1 season “on a high” after disappointing Qatar GP

Williams Racing suffered another disappointing weekend during the 2024 F1 Qatar GP, after Alexander Albon and Franco Colapinto both failed to score a single point in either the sprint or feature race. Speaking after the race, Albon described the race as “not easy.” However, he admitted that the FW46 had not been quick enough to…

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Pierre Gasly “very proud” of Alpine’s performance gains after run to P5 in F1 Qatar GP

After a double podium in Brazil and a third-place qualifying in Las Vegas—where he retired due to engine failure—Gasly had momentum heading into the 2024 Qatar GP. Starting in 11th place after narrowly missing Q3, he lost out to Magnussen and Tsunoda at the start, before clearing the Japanese driver after the first Safety Car….

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Alonso: Aston “in the right place at the right time” to score points in F1 Qatar GP

It was a mixed bag for Aston Martin at the F1 Qatar GP, with Fernando Alonso coming home in 7th—his and the team’s first points since Singapore—but Lance Stroll exiting shortly after a collision with Alex Albon on the opening lap. The result virtually assures Aston Martin of a 5th place finish in the constructors’…

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“Statement made” — Zhou Guanyu on first F1 points of 2024 at Qatar GP after “mentally draining” campaign

Zhou Guanyu shone in the Qatar GP, securing his first points of the season with a determined drive to eighth place. His performance, which also earned him the Driver of the Day award, was a vital moment for both the Chinese driver and the Sauber F1 team as they bagged their first points of 2024….

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Future “consequences”? McLaren wants FIA review on how F1 penalties are handed out

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes that the FIA should review how it hands outs penalties in Formula 1. This comes following Lando Norris’s stop-and-go penalty at the Qatar Grand Prix, which could result in future “consequences”. Norris has started from third place and was going for the lead at the start for the race….

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