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Stella: Ferrari and Leclerc “as competitive as us” regarding pace during F1 Italian GP weekend

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella reflected post-race in Monza on the pace of Ferrari. The Italian team boss said that Leclerc was very quick on race day but also explained how this speed had been already seen in practice and qualifying of this year’s Italian Grand Prix weekend. McLaren missed out on winning Sunday’s Italian…

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Stella says McLaren will review if they need to “adjust the papaya rules” to pursue both F1 Championships after failing to capitalise at F1 Italian GP

McLaren may have closed out the front row in qualifying for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix but the team had to settle for P2 and P3 by the time the chequered flag fell in Monza after Charles Leclerc’s superb one-stop race win. With many a critic claiming beforehand that this was McLaren’s race to lose, Team…

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Sauber labels F1 Dutch GP as their ‘most difficult race of the season’

Sauber had a Dutch Grand Prix to forget this past Sunday at Zandvoort. The team struggled to be competitive throughout the race and in a grand prix which featured no retirements, Valtteri Bottas and team-mate, Zhou Guanyu, finished 19th and 20th respectively. Unsurprisingly, this resulted in Alessandro Alunni Bravi, Team Representative saying it was potentially…

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Piastri has ‘some things to work on’ after F1 Dutch GP: “Ultimately this weekend, I don’t think I was at Lando’s level”

Lando Norris’ pace was clear for all to see this past weekend at the Dutch Grand Prix. However, whereas the driver of the number 4 car claimed his second-career grand prix victory, his teammate Oscar Piastri did not even make it to the podium and finished P4. The Australian regretted his qualifying performance putting him…

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Sargeant looks back at season so far: “I think the bit that’s been tough this year is just how many races we haven’t had the same opportunity”

On the Thursday of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, Williams Racing driver Logan Sargeant was once again answering questions about his future. Whether the American knew already that he was going to be replaced by Carlos Sainz for the following season is probably something we will never know. However, just a few days later Williams…

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Red Bull Racing gives update on RBPT progress and expects to do “as good a job if not a better one” than their partnership with Honda

Red Bull’s chief engineer Paul Monaghan gave an update prior to the F1 Summer Break as to how the Red Bull Power Trains project is progressing. Red Bull Racing have a heritage of several different engine partners over the years. When the team entered Formula 1 in 2005, they did so with an engine manufactured…

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Verstappen on leading F1 Championship by 78-points: “It’s never comfortable. There’s always things that can go wrong or can happen to you”

The summer break in F1 arrived at a time which showed that Red Bull Racing does not have the dominant car of the past two seasons. Verstappen admitted in his post-race remarks at Spa that he is aware as to how close the field of cars has become and the work that is ahead of…

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Liberty Media confirms investigation by U.S. DoJ Antitrust Division for denying Andretti Global an F1 entry

During Thursday’s Q2 2024 Earnings Call, Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei confirmed that Liberty Media (the company which owns Formula One) is under investigation by the United States Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division for denying Andretti Global entry into the Formula 1 World Championship. Maffei stated during the call “We intend to fully cooperate with…

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Ricciardo says RB “had a really good race” at F1 Belgian GP

Due to George Russell’s disqualification post-race, Daniel Ricciardo left Spa with a point for finishing P10. The much-loved Aussie was pleased with his race even before the news of the point promotion. This confidence, having started P13, should serve Ricciardo well as he looks to secure his F1 future in the coming months. RB went…

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Tsunoda looks for answers after revealing “it’s so hard to drive this car” during F1 Belgian Grand Prix

Yuki Tsunoda had a mammoth task ahead of him this past Sunday after a 60-place penalty (for the use of multiple additional power unit elements) saw the Japanese driver start from the back of the grid for the F1 Belgian Grand Prix. His cause was hindered even further as his car lacked pace and he…

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