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Alonso: “I will be the first one to raise my hand” and retire from F1 if I lose my speed and motivation

Syrine Ferchichi8 months ago8 months ago07 mins

Amidst a flurry of rumours swirling around the 2025 driver market, Fernando Alonso confirming his multi-year contract renewal with Aston Martin earlier this week has officially taken another seat away from others potentially interested in a drive at Aston, namely Carlos Sainz. Despite speculation linking him to teams higher up the grid like Mercedes or…

F1 pundits are crossing a line by speculating on the mental health of drivers

Harshpreet Kaur8 months ago8 months ago07 mins

It has been a week since we wrapped up the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix weekend. A race which saw multiple overtakes within the midfield, tyre strategies at play and the return of the current World Champion, Max Verstappen, on the top step of the podium. A standard race weekend by all accounts. The 2024…

Misano E-Prix | Race Report: Da Costa triumphs over Rowland and Dennis

Chiara Martin8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

In a competitive Round 6 of Formula E’s Season 10, Antonio Felix da Costa delivered a masterful performance to secure victory at the Misano E-Prix, highlighting a season that has now seen six different winners in as many races. Da Costa, driving for TAG Heuer Porsche, began the race in 13th place but his strategic…

McLaren aims to emulate 2023 in order to outdevelop their rivals and secure third in F1 championship

Ryan McGahey8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella hopes to once again lead the development race in 2024 in order for the team to solidify their position as third fastest on the grid. Despite a very shaky start to the 2023 Formula 1 season, McLaren managed to rectify a lot their issues and mounted an impressive charge in…

Gasly gives honest appraisal of Alpine’s F1 A524: “This car concept doesn’t deliver what we expected”

Anumitha Murugapandian8 months ago06 mins

Pierre Gasly started the Japanese Grand Prix in P17. He has not being able to make it out of Q1 in qualifying this season to date. He finished 16th as the chequered flag was waved. The race was quickly red flagged after the collision between Albon and Ricciardo in lap one at turn three. The…

Misano E-Prix | Qualifying Report: Evans on Pole after close Duel with Vergne

Lucrezia Costa8 months ago8 months ago08 mins

Group A came first out on track, featuring both Porsche, Maserati, Ds, Nissan drivers as well as Frijns, Di Grassi and Sette Camara. The first set of attempts sees Vergne lead once again with a 1:18.513s, with Vandoorne, Fenestraz and Gunther provisionally making the cut to the Duels as well. The Frenchman shaves off some…

Horner: Perez has started the 2024 F1 season “in the best possible way” — “it’s his seat to lose”

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago07 mins

Red Bull could well head into the 2025 Formula One season with an unchanged driver line-up for a fifth consecutive season. Mexico’s Sergio Perez has made a very strong start to the 2024 season following his best ever result in the Drivers’ Championship last year with P2. At Suzuka last weekend, he got within 0.066s…

Misano E-Prix | FP2 Report: Vergne on top again ahead of Hughes and Buemi

Lucrezia Costa8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

Today is the day of FE’s first ever race at the Italian track, but ahead of the official racing debut the drivers will have a bit more time to get used to the track. All cars are out on track today, included Mortara’s Mahindra which had suffered from a technical issue that hadn’t allowed him…

Mercedes explains how damage for Hamilton exacerbated their lack of pace at F1 Japanese GP

Rachel Stephens8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team found themselves grappling with challenges that left them trailing behind their rivals at the Japanese Grand Prix. George Russell finished P7, with Lewis Hamilton only 9th. In particular, Hamilton seemed to struggle to connect with the W15 at Suzuka on race day. Mercedes’ Trackside Engineering Director, Andrew Shovlin, has shed…

Krack says it’s “very encouraging” Aston Martin F1 finished ahead of Mercedes in Japan

Sushmita Balakrishnan8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack is optimistic about the team’s performance saying they are no longer “in no-man’s land”. The AMR24 demonstrated an impressive performance following a disappointing Bahrain Grand Prix. The Silverstone team had the fifth fastest race car on the grid and both the Aston Martin’s finished in the points, Alonso in…