Karishma Persad, Author at Motorsport | Pit Debrief

Piastri and Norris discuss McLaren F1 team orders agreement laid out ahead of F1 Azerbaijan GP

Karishma Persad3 months ago3 months ago048 mins

Ahead of the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the BBC announced that the McLaren Formula 1 Team had decided to prioritise Lando Norris, currently second in the Drivers’ Championship, over his team-mate Oscar Piastri, currently fourth, in their bid to win both the Drivers’ and Constructor’s Championship. This decision comes after the team was heavily criticised…

CCA finds Alpine and Honda in Procedural Breach of 2023 F1 Cost Cap Regulations

Karishma Persad3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

Following a “thorough and intensive review” of Reporting Documentation submitted to its Cost Cap Administration (CCA) for the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship, motorsport’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), has announced all 10 Formula One (F1) teams were found to have complied with financial regulations. The Financial Regulations for F1 Teams,…

McLaren clear favourites for 2024 F1 Constructors’ Championship after “weird” decline in performance by “formidable” Red Bull — Wolff

Karishma Persad4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

Team Principal and CEO of the Mercedes AMG-Petronas F1 Team, Torger “Toto” Wolff, has described the increased competitiveness of Formula One teams, including his own, as being “great” for the sport, at least from a fan’s perspective. While speaking with the media following the 2024 Italian Grand Prix, the Mercedes boss stated that it was…

Franco Colapinto: Q1 error “a pity” following strong practice speed on F1 debut at Italian GP

Karishma Persad4 months ago012 mins

Franco Colapinto will be starting the 2024 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix race from eighteenth position, ahead of the more experienced Kick Sauber duo of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, but nine places behind his teammate Alex Albon. Despite a promising ninth-place finish after the weekend’s third free practice session, the Argentine, who is competing…

Italian GP | F3 | Sprint Race | Tramnitz leads final 2024 F3 Sprint Race to take first win of the season

Karishma Persad4 months ago4 months ago016 mins

Following several changes to the starting line-up after a spate of late penalties announced following the conclusion of Friday’s Qualifying, the final Sprint Race of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship is set to get underway at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Under the reverse-grid conditions, MP Motorsport’s Tim Tramnitz (TRA) starts on pole, following a…

Italian GP | F2 | Practice | Maloney holds on to top time after Stanek’s red flag brings session to an early end

Karishma Persad4 months ago4 months ago011 mins

The eleventh round of the FIA Formula 2 championship gets underway at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza with the weekend’s first and only practice session. With only four rounds left in the 2024 season, the championship fight is well underway, with almost all remaining drivers still mathematically in contention for the victory. This weekend will also…

Red Bull “trying a lot of stuff” to improve balance issues with RB20 F1 car — Max Verstappen

Karishma Persad4 months ago4 months ago015 mins

Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen will be hoping to return to winning ways at the 2024 Italian Grand Prix. Despite taking an early lead after a strong start off the line, the three-time World Champion was unable to keep pace with Lando Norris and was eventually forced to surrender his place to Norris on…

Italian GP | F3 | Practice | Boya sets top time in disrupted practice session

Karishma Persad4 months ago4 months ago010 mins

The final round of the FIA Formula 3 Championship gets underway at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza with the weekend’s first and only practice session. With 6 drivers vying for the championship title, separated by only 32 points, the drivers will be seeking to maximise their findings from the session in the hopes of getting an…

“We are the seventh-fastest team” – Alonso identifies need for Aston Martin improvement after disappointing F1 Dutch GP

Karishma Persad4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso has expressed frustration over his team’s recent struggles during Grand Prix weekends. Speaking following the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix, in which he finished tenth, one lap behind race winner Lando Norris , Alonso stated that the Silverstone-based team was unable to compete with front-runner teams and would have to settle for…

“The pressure is on us to respond” — Horner aware of McLaren threat in both championships following heavy F1 Dutch GP defeat

Karishma Persad4 months ago4 months ago018 mins

Christian Horner, Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing, has admitted that there were several factors which resulted in his team being unable to match the performance of McLaren’s Lando Norris at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix. “I think that there’s probably a couple of things,” Horner said while speaking with the media following Sunday’s…