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Bortoleto “very confident” ahead of FIA Formula 2 Yas Marina feature race

With just one race – the Yas Marina feature race – left in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship season, Invicta Racing’s Gabriel Bortoleto leads Campos Racing’s Isack Hadjar in the Drivers’ Championship standings by a mere 4.5 points. Coming into the weekend, Bortoleto saw his lead in the standings drop to only 0.5 points…

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“Everything can happen” — Leclerc on championship hopes after disastrous Abu Dhabi GP qualifying

The Abu Dhabi GP weekend has been nothing short of disastrous for Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Despite overcoming a bout of food poisoning on Thursday night, the Monégasque driver missed roughly half of Friday’s first practice session (FP1) due to a battery issue. Ferrari were subsequently forced to replace Leclerc’s energy store (ES) system, earning…

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Ferrari must “get in the fight” for 2024 F1 Abu Dhabi GP – Sainz on final race with Ferrari

Carlos Sainz will start the Abu Dhabi GP race – his final with Scuderia Ferrari – from the second row, behind McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. However, while the Spaniard acknowledged that McLaren had been the stronger team, throughout the weekend, he promised to “give it everything” to take a final win with the…

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F1 Academy | Abu Dhabi GP | Race 2 | Pulling takes win after fierce fight with Chambers

Just hours after Rodin Motorsport’s Abbi Pulling’s record-breaking eighth F1 Academy race win of the season, Abbi Pulling earned her ninth, albeit under Safety Car conditions, after a fierce fight with Campos Racing’s Chloe Chambers during the Abu Dhabi GP F1 Academy Race 2. Abu Dhabi GP F1 Academy starting grid The front row Starting…

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Oakes “gave me his word” — Komatsu unaware of Alpine F1 using Ocon Haas Abu Dhabi test as leverage

Ayao Komatsu, team principal of the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, claims that he was unaware that the BWT Alpine F1 Team had used the post-season Abu Dhabi test with the Kannapolis-based team as leverage to have Esteban Ocon forfeit the final race of the 2024 season to Jack Doohan. Ocon replaced by Doohan for Abu…

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Williams duo aiming to finish 2024 F1 season “on a high” after disappointing Qatar GP

Williams Racing suffered another disappointing weekend during the 2024 F1 Qatar GP, after Alexander Albon and Franco Colapinto both failed to score a single point in either the sprint or feature race. Speaking after the race, Albon described the race as “not easy.” However, he admitted that the FW46 had not been quick enough to…

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Verstappen “lost all respect for” George Russell after contentious F1 Qatar GP qualifying penalty

Just one week after securing his fourth World Drivers’ Championship Title, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen claimed victory after a thrilling Qatar GP race. While speaking with the media after his win, Verstappen described the race as “very good” and “a lot of fun” despite the three safety cars brought out during the race. The…

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