David Coath

Carlos Sainz will be “patient and realistic” in 2025 F1 season with Williams
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Sainz will be “patient and realistic” in 2025 F1 season with Williams

Carlos Sainz arrives at Williams F1 ready for a new challenge. The Spanish driver inevitably has had to lower his expectations having been a multi-time Grand Prix winner. Sainz was asked recently what a good first year with Williams would look like. His comments showed he is very much thinking long-term. In particular, the newest…

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Formula One Exhibition London: The Pit Debrief Verdict

The Formula One Exhibition debuted at the IFEMA Madrid venue in March of 2023 and has steadily been making its way around the globe with Austria and Canada already ticked off. Since August of this year, The F1 Exhibition’s home has been at Immerse LDN on the ExCeL London Waterfront – and will continue to be so until March 2nd 2025. Pit Debrief joined the queue last week with the other patrons interested in experiencing this latest slice of action from the pinnacle of motorsport. Described as an immersive journey through the rich history, technological evolution, and cultural impact of Formula 1 racing – expectation was high.

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Russell: “A fitting way to finish” with Hamilton at F1 Abu Dhabi GP

Lewis Hamilton finished fourth with team-mate George Russell fifth in Sunday’s 2024 F1 season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The race was Hamilton’s 246th and last Grand Prix for Mercedes. Teammate George Russell revealed post-race how happy he was that the seven-time F1 Drivers’ Champion had such a strong final race. Russell also…

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Russell wanted to “go out there and fight” with Verstappen at F1 Qatar GP “but ultimately we made it easy for him”

George Russell has revealed that he was prepared for an aggressive Max Verstappen in Qatar after the Dutchman’s one place demotion for an incident in qualifying. Instead, having had a poor start off the line, Verstappen came by the British driver with ease. The Mercedes racer would cross the finish line in P4 – a…

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Wolff brands social media conspiracy theorists “idiots” over Hamilton F1 car allegations

Mercedes’ Team Principal Toto Wolff responded to unfounded allegations from a small sector of fans online that there is a conspiracy in the team to hinder Lewis Hamilton. The man steering the ship at Mercedes explained how he never reads the comments and people who write such things are “just idiots”. The penultimate Mercedes post-race…

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Stella states McLaren go into future with “optimism and a positive feeling” despite missing out on title to Verstappen at F1 Las Vegas GP

McLaren was off the pace in Las Vegas and team boss Andrea Stella expressed his thanks to Mercedes for dominating the race with their 60th 1’2 finish of their history. The praise came as had the Silver Arrows not done so well, then the prancing horse of Ferrari could have clawed back even more points in this year’s F1 constructors’ Championship battle.

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