Gabriel Diamante

McLaren's Lando Norris set the top time in FP1 at the 2025 Chinese GP.
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F1 | FP1 | Chinese GP | Lando Norris sets the benchmark as Ferrari makes amends

McLaren continued their crusade as the top Constructor on the grid, with Lando Norris setting the benchmark 1:31.504 in the first and only Free Practice (FP1) session of the 2025 Chinese GP. Though he finished second, four and a half-tenths behind, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc (1:31.958) showed his team’s positive progress after the Australian GP. Norris’…

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Pierre Gasly at the Australian Grand Prix, Sunday.
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Gasly “fell on the wrong side” of strategy in “pretty crazy” F1 Australian GP

Alpine F1 driver Pierre Gasly finished just shy of the points at 11th in last weekend’s Australian GP. From 9th on the grid, unfortunate timing hampered what could have been a points finish for the the French driver. Gasly dissapointed with strategic gamble in F1 Australian GP Alpine and Gasly were plagued with issues during…

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Alex Albon of Williams finished a treacherous F1 Australian GP 4th in the race initially. However, the stewards pushed Albon back to P5 as they rescinded Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli's unsafe release penalty.
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Albon: Williams “executed everything” perfectly after superb P5 in F1 Australian GP

Alex Albon of Williams finished a treacherous F1 Australian GP 4th in the race initially. However, the stewards pushed Albon back to P5 as they rescinded Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli’s unsafe release penalty. Alex Albon was able to take advantage of the perfect storm of events that landed on them just narrowly missing the podium….

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Mercedes driver George Russell seen on track at the Australian Grand Prix
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George Russell: Communication improvements key to securing podium in F1 Australian GP

Mercedes’ George Russell finished P3 in the Australian GP on Sunday, navigating through the treacherous conditions on track. The key to nab the podium spot for George Russell in F1 Australian GP For Mercedes’ George Russell, staying out of trouble was the key thing to him getting the podium. Just by being consistent and not…

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Alexander Albon will start the 2025 Australian GP race from P5 after an impressive qualifying with Williams Racing
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Albon pleased with “impressive” pace of Williams after P6 in F1 Australian GP qualifying

Atlassian Williams Racing’s Alexander Albon put on quite a show during the 2025 Australian GP qualifying session, earning him a P6 starting position for Sunday’s race after putting in a blistering lap of 1:15.737. After his excellent performance, Albon will start ahead of both Scuderia Ferrari drivers. Alex Albon’s tyre lottery payoff While speaking in…

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McLaren continues their crusade as the top constructor as driver Oscar Piastri finished P2 in F1 Australian GP qualifying, clocking in a 1:15.180. Narrowly losing pole to Lando Norris, the team from Woking secured their first Australian Grand Prix front-row lockout since 2012.
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Oscar Piastri on missing out on pole to McLaren teammate Norris in F1 Australian GP qualifying

McLaren continues their crusade as the top constructor as driver Oscar Piastri finished P2 in F1 Australian GP qualifying, clocking in a 1:15.180. Narrowly losing pole to Lando Norris, the team from Woking secured their first Australian Grand Prix front-row lockout since 2012. Piastri on his qualifying During the official post-qualifying press conference, McLaren F1…

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Mercedes F1 drivers George and Kimi Antonelli reflect on “up-and-down” Friday at Australian GP.
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Mercedes F1 drivers reflect on “up-and-down” Friday at Australian GP

Mercedes F1 ended their Friday at the Australian GP with a note of uncertainty. They left the FP2 timesheets with George Russell in 10th, clocking in a 1:17.282, and F1 newcomer Kimi Antonelli in 16th, with a 1:17.634. A soild way behind compared to the top of the leaderboard. Antonelli confidence buildup Today marks Kimi…

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Gabriel Bortoleto seen in his team Sauber kit.
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Sauber F1 driver Gabriel Bortoleto hits back at Marko “no pure speed” remark

Sauber F1 driver Gabriel Bortoleto hits back at the comments from Helmut Marko about him lacking ‘pure speed‘ ahead of the Australian GP on Sunday. Marko doesn’t think Bortoleto has ‘pure speed’ Even though Bortoleto won the F2 and F3 championship in back-to-back rookie seasons, the 81-year-old described the F1 newcomer as having no ‘pure…

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Why the F1 Belgian GP becoming a biennial race should raise alarm bells

It’s no surprise that the new contract between F1 and the Belgian Grand Prix starting in 2026 will make the event a rotational one. Spa-Francorchamps will be vacating its traditional spot in 2028 and 2030, in which we will not see the legendary circuit on the calendar. The message is clear. No matter the history,…

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