James O'Connor

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Hamilton warned, Mercedes fined over “serious” impeding incident with Sargeant in F1 Saudi Arabian GP practice

The first driver warning and team fine for impeding has been handed out in the 2024 Formula One season. Running on a set of mediums in the first part of the session, the Williams of Logan Sargeant was on a quick lap as he rapidly made his way through the high speed turns in Sector…

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The MCL38 still has fundamental weaknesses regarding long-term McLaren F1 car characteristics, say Norris and Piastri

McLaren headed into the 2024 Formula One season following a remarkable recovery last year. They started out the season with a car that was struggling to score points. By the end of it, nine podiums and a sprint win with Oscar Piastri in Qatar had been achieved. They also pipped Aston Martin to P4. However,…

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“No reason to leave” Red Bull F1 “as long as I’m happy in the team and the performance is there” — Verstappen

It has been an extremely strange start to the 2024 Formula One season for Red Bull Racing. Despite taking a dominant 1-2 finish in Bahrain last Saturday, controversy involving team boss Christian Horner continues to be the main theme around the squad at the moment. Asked in his pre-event media session in Saudi Arabia whether…

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Vasseur praises “more than professional” Sainz for “very strong” F1 Bahrain GP performance

February 1st 2024 will long be remembered in Formula 1 circles. Scuderia Ferrari announced the extraordinary news that they signed Lewis Hamilton for 2025 on a multi-year deal. That means Carlos Sainz’s future beyond this year is yet to be sorted as Charles Leclerc will be partnering the seven-time World Champion following an extension to…

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Callum Ilott to pilot the #6 Arrow McLaren at St. Pete for 2024 IndyCar season opener

Callum Ilott has been announced to drive the number 6 Arrow McLaren for the IndyCar season opener at St. Pete on Sunday afternoon. The British driver split with Juncos Hollinger Racing during the off season following a series of issues between driver and team, including at the Indy 500 and Laguna Seca. He secured two…

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Alpine F1 announces restructuring of their technical organisation following exits of Harman and De Beer

Following confirmation over the weekend that Matt Harman and Dirk de Beer would be leaving Alpine, the Enstone-based has announced a reshuffle of their technical organisation.It has been a shocking start to the 2024 F1 season for Alpine. They had the slowest car in qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix, and both Ocon and Gasly…

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