Pit Debrief has learned from multiple sources that Sergio Pérez will depart Red Bull Racing following this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina as the team led by Christian Horner have decided his position is untenable. 2024 has been a brutal season for the Mexican driver. It started strongly as the finished on…
On a weekend where McLaren had a pace advantage over Scuderia Ferrari, the Italian giants led by Fred Vasseur took 3 points out of the Woking-based squad by the end of the Qatar GP event. Lando Norris’ 10-second time penalty for failing to slow for yellow flags opened the door for Ferrari to take 9…
Speaking after Red Bull’s ninth Grand Prix win of 2024 thanks to Max Verstappen at the Qatar GP, Christian Horner was pushed on the Dutchman’s feelings about his qualifying penalty, and how the 27-year-old was locked in to get George Russell off the line after the way the Brit allegedly behaved in the stewards room….
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have started a massive weekend for McLaren on the front foot as they qualified P1 and P3 for the F1 Sprint at the Qatar GP. The physical nature of the Lusail circuit All 20 drivers face a massive challenge in Qatar as the track is quite unrelenting with lots of…
Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc will start in 4th and 5th for the F1 Sprint at the Qatar GP as he continued his very good run of recent form. On the mediums in SQ1, Sainz was P2, almost half a second behind the flying Lando Norris. In SQ2, he dropped to 6th, although his lap…
As the sun started to set in the Middle East, the only practice session of the weekend got underway at Lusail in FP1 for the F1 Qatar GP. Verstappen out of the traps quickly Alpine’s Esteban Ocon set the first time on a 1:28.979, using the medium compound tyre. After Tsunoda went fastest, Max Verstappen…
Mick Schumacher is leaving his reserve driver position at Mercedes as he seeks to focus 100% on racing in 2025 and beyond. The 25-year-old German joined the team as a reserve in 2023 following his departure from Haas after two seasons as Nico Hülkenberg returned to the sport. He has driven in various tests for…
The Las Vegas GP saw Max Verstappen crowned as F1 World Drivers’ Champion for the fourth time, with Mercedes bagging a 1-2 as George Russell and Lewis Hamilton ultimately dominated precedings on Saturday night. In the fight for the Constructors’ Championship, Ferrari clawed back 12 points on McLaren in the Constructors’ Championship as 24 separate…
Despite finishing where he started, Kevin Magnussen had a very eventful Las Vegas GP on Saturday night. Points always seemed unlikely from the early stages. He slipped back to P15 in the opening 10 laps as he struggled with graining on the mediums. As he ran until lap 17 with Haas going for a one-stop…
It’s official. General Motors are set to become the eleventh team on the F1 grid in 2026 as the sport has approved its entry. Reputable websites broke the news over the Las Vegas GP weekend that the car brand from the US received approval. Andretti turned down Andretti Global had submitted a bid to enter…
