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CGR confirm Dixon, Palou and Simpson for 2025 IndyCar season

Chip Ganassi Racing have confirmed that six-time champion Scott Dixon, three-time and defending champion Alex Palou, and Kyffin Simpson will form their driver line-up for the 2025 IndyCar campaign. In 2024, Palou won his third championship in four seasons to cement his place as one of the true IndyCar greats, holding off the Penskes and…

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Magnussen got VF-24 “into that little window where the magic happens” as he finishes brilliant P7 in F1 Mexico GP

Kevin Magnussen has one of his strongest weekends in Formula One since making his debut and finishing on the podium at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix. After qualifying P7, also known as best of the rest thanks to Piastri and Pérez’s Q1 eliminations, the Dane was absolutely outstanding on Sunday. While Max Verstappen did ultimately…

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“I just drive how I think I have to drive” — Max Verstappen vows to stick to aggressive F1 style following Mexico GP controversy

Max Verstappen finished P6 in the Mexico City Grand Prix as his championship battle with Lando Norris got extremely hectic on track. After getting overtaken by Carlos Sainz for the lead on lap 9, Verstappen came under pressure from Norris. The McLaren driver tried to go around the outside at turn 4 but was pushed…

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Russell pleased with “really good” F1 Mexico GP qualifying as he reveals he’s running a Miami-spec floor

The curious case of Mercedes and the W15 has continued at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Things looked encouraging for the team as George Russell was fastest in first practice. However, that quickly turned as the Brit crashed in FP2 during the Pirelli tyre test session. On Saturday, they always looked a step behind Ferrari…

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Qualifying on low grip tracks “probably not one of my strengths” — Leclerc on P4 in F1 Mexico GP qualifying

Charles Leclerc will start P4 for the Mexico City Grand Prix as he struggled in qualifying on Saturday afternoon in Mexico, finishing 0.319s off polesitter and stablemate Carlos Sainz. After sitting out first practice to give Ollie Bearman a run as part of the mandatory rookie running, the 27-year-old had to do the Pirelli tyre…

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F1 | Mexico GP | Qualifying | Sainz blitzes the field in Q3 to take pole from Verstappen and Norris

Q1 The Sauber of Valtteri Bottas kicked things off in qualifying with a 1:18.507. Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes went out on mediums. A 1:17.203 from Lando Norris saw the Brit 0.241s clear of Carlos Sainz. Hamilton, Russell and Leclerc followed, with Piastri only P8 behind the Astons. On the soft compound tyre, Max Verstappen pumped…

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“It’s not a mental problem” — Hamilton reflects on “pretty terrible” F1 US GP qualifying performance

Lewis Hamilton’s nightmare weekend continued at the United States Grand Prix late Saturday afternoon as he was sensationally knocked out in Q1. In the fight for pole in Sprint qualifying, the 39-year-old was compromised by Franco Colapinto spinning in SQ3, leaving him down in P7 on the grid. He made up a spot in the…

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