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Albon: Colapinto has “come in strong” and “helped the team” since taking over Williams F1 seat from Sargeant

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman1 week ago1 week ago04 mins

Williams driver Alexander Albon praises his new teammate Franco Colapinto for coming in strong and helping the team by scoring important points. The Argentinian took over Logan Sargeant’s seat from the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. On his first race, the 21-year-old finished 12th, only three places behind Albon. At Baku, Colapinto scored his first…

Gasly’s still focused on 2024: “There are solutions put in place over the next few races that will get us a bit more in the fight”

David Coath1 week ago1 week ago07 mins

Alpine have two Grand Prix winners in their cars but 2024 to date has not seen the team’s French drivers being given a car which would demonstrate what they are capable of. Instead, Alpine finds themselves P9 in this year’s constructors’ Championship on 13 points. Williams Racing are just 3 points ahead in P8 –…

European Commission asked to investigate Liberty Media over antitrust concerns

Karishma Persad1 week ago1 week ago010 mins

Just six months after the Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty Media) – current owner of the Formula One Group (FOG) – announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Dorna Sports, S.L. (Dorna), the exclusive commercial rights holder to the MotoGPTM World Championship, Belgian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Pascal Arimont has formally…

Alonso: Bortoleto is a “pure rookie” with “incredible” talent who needs to enter F1 at the right time

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman2 weeks ago2 weeks ago05 mins

Fernando Alonso praises Brazilian talent and Formula 2 driver Gabriel Bortoleto and calls him a “pure rookie” with “incredible” talent. The Spaniard believes that the youngster needs to enter Formula 1 at the right time and with the right team. Speaking ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, Alonso was asked what kind of advice he…

“Proud to see their trajectory” — Esteban Ocon impressed by Haas F1 progress ahead of move next year

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah2 weeks ago1 week ago05 mins

Back in June, Esteban Ocon announced that he would part ways with the Enstone-based team, and it was eventually confirmed at Spa he would be joining Haas from 2025 onwards as Pit Debrief revealed earlier that month. It has not been a fun season for the Frenchman after only scoring five points so far, but…

“We’re evaluating him” — Mattia Binotto confirms Mick Schumacher as a candidate for Sauber F1’s second seat in 2025

Senjuti Jash2 weeks ago2 weeks ago09 mins

Co-author: Lucrezia Costa The Formula 1 grid is all set to welcome a new power unit supplier as the German manufacturer Audi is poised to complete its takeover of the Sauber F1 team ahead of its 2026 entry. However, their journey has been anything but smooth sailing. With Sauber yet to score a point this…

Buemi is “not against” Formula E changes to race format but fears it could become “complicated”

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman2 weeks ago04 mins

Sébastien Buemi has revealed in a recent interview that he is “not against” changes to the race format in Formula E, but is concerned that it could become “complicated”, as two new initiatives could be implemented for Season 11. FE remains keen to introduce its Attack Charge for the upcoming season. It would see drivers…

“Just focusing on the amazing opportunity I got from Williams” — Franco Colapinto not worrying about F1 future beyond 2024

Anumitha Murugapandian2 weeks ago2 weeks ago05 mins

Franco Colapinto’s future in Formula One is one of the biggest talking points after the rookie driver has shown immense potential just three races into his career. The Williams team has confirmed its line-up for 2025 with Alex Albon and current Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz forming it. The 21-year-old Argentinian, who replaced Sargeant mid-season this…

Zhou Guanyu will not wait indefinitely if he loses his F1 seat in 2025: “If the wait exceeds one or two years, then I will probably make the decision to leave this championship”

David Coath2 weeks ago2 weeks ago08 mins

Zhou Guanyu spoke in Singapore prior to the F1 mini break and gave an insight into how his plans are shaping up for next year. The Chinese racer admitted that he has already had discussions with other motorsport series but that F1 is his priority. The Shanghai hometown hero also explained that if he has…

10 teams were selected to compete in Formula 3 for the 2025–2027 seasons

Anna Elizabeth Krausová2 weeks ago2 weeks ago03 mins

After the first post-season testing in Jerez this week, Formula 3 confirmed the teams that will participate in the series for the next three years. While nine of them are retained from the 2024 campaign, the tenth is a newcomer. AIX Racing, ART Grand Prix, Campos Racing, Hitech Grand Prix, MP Motorsport, PREMA Racing, Rodin…