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Komatsu: Haas F1 must “refocus” ahead of triple-header after losing P6 to Alpine in Brazil

A double podium by Alpine in Brazil was the biggest surprise of the 2024 F1 season to date. This led to a change in the championship standings, where Haas, who has had a phenomenal season, fell behind the Enstone-based squad in the standings.  It had garnered enough points to earn them sixth position compared to…

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“That was taken a little bit out of context” — Toto Wolff rolls back on Hamilton “shelf life” F1 comment

Mercedes has experienced ups and downs ever since the introduction of the ground-effect era, and Toto Wolff faces a new era in 2025 as Lewis Hamilton heads to Ferrari F1. In 2022, they scored a single victory with George Russell in Brazil. The 2023 season passed by without a victory for the Brackley-based outfit. This…

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“Whether it’s fair or not is another conversation, but it’s guaranteed hard racing” — Gasly on fighting Verstappen in F1

Max Verstappen is on the brink of his fourth World Drivers’ Championship, besting the great Ayrton Senna, who “only” managed three before his life was tragically cut short in 1994. Following Verstappen’s dominant performance in São Paulo, Senna’s hometown, once again comparisons with the legendary Brazilian were made. Verstappen’s former Red Bull F1 team mate…

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Team boss Ward to leave Arrow McLaren IndyCar squad: “We’ve made major strides during my tenure”

An unexpected mutual exit has just been revealed, with Gavin Ward leaving the Arrow McLaren IndyCar team after only two seasons as Team Principal. The Canadian had begun his motorsport career at Red Bull in Formula One, where he covered a range of roles concerning race engineering and aerodynamics, collaborating in the years of Sebastian…

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The lessons new race director Rui Marques must take from the poor handling of the F1 Brazil GP weekend by Niels Wittich

The shock announcement of Niels Wittich leaving his role as F1 race director — that seems to have been a firing — comes following a weekend at the Brazil GP where questions around safety came to the fore once again. Rui Marques is replacing Wittich as race director for the rest of the 2024 F1…

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Sainz was “quite critical” of “not acceptable” mid-2024 F1 bouncing issues Ferrari had

Ferrari has had a good run of recent form in the 2024 F1 season, with two wins in the last three races, is a stark contrast to its mid-season struggles after an update package introduced at the Spanish GP brought an unusual “bouncing” behaviour back, which Carlos Sainz is now relieved, as he labelled it…

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“I wanted always to be a bit like him” — Bortoleto on F1 World Champion Verstappen

Gabriel Bortoleto will be joining the 2025 grid alongside his new teammate, Nico Hulkenburg in Sauber. He is the third confirmed rookie on the grid as he joins the line-up that currently consists of Jack Doohan and Kimi Antonelli. They have secured their 2025 seats with Sauber, Alpine and Mercedes respectively. Championship leader Bortoleto joined…

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