McLaren’s weekend was definitely packed with emotions. On one hand, the Woking-based team scored its first Grand Prix win since the Italy 2021 as Lando Norris delivered the goods, but on the other his teammate Oscar Piastri definitely was not so lucky following a very strong Grand Prix. The Australian driver was involved in a…
The FIA has received a request to grant Andrea Kimi Antonelli a Super License under special conditions. According to the age limit set as rule following Max Verstappen’s debut as a 17-year-old in free practice at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix before his first race at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix. Antonelli should wait until…
The Monaco round was an extremely high stakes and chaotic event, with plenty of drama and accidents throughout the over 30 laps. Pit Debrief had the opportunity to speak with some of the race’s main character on their eventful races, including Robert Frijns. It definitely was an up-and-down day for the Envision driver. After dominating…
The departure of the long term Chief Technology Officier for Red Bull has raised quite the noise in the Formula 1 paddock. After 19 seasons and seven championships with the Milton Keynes-based team, Adrian Newey has stepped down from his role of genius behind the making of some of the most dominant cars ever seen…
The second practise session of the day will feature a new face on track: in his earlier FP1 crash Neom McLaren’s Sam Bird fractured his hand. The winner of the 2024 Sao Paulo E-Prix will be replaced by McLaren’s Reserve and Development driver Taylor Barnard, who is competing full time in Formula 2 with PHM…
Round 8 opens with the first of two free practise session in the cloudy Monaco. After the first set of attempts Di Grassi leads from Vandoorne and Da Costa. Shortly after, Envision’s Frijns goes on top with a 1:34.98s after almost making contact with the wall, with the Jaguars cycling in P2. Ten minutes into…
Newgarden’s press conference regarding his disqualification from the St. Petersburg round definitely answered a number of questions, as well as elicit rather different reactions from his colleagues. However, it also raised concerns. Colton Herta, who had come second in the latest IndyCar round at Long Beach, mentioned his doubts to reporters following the Penske driver’s…
The biggest cheating scandal in years has hit IndyCar in the past few days, following the disqualification of Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin from the St. Petersburg round. Team Penske was in fact caught manipulating the overtake software system, with the two drivers able to use push to pass at all race starts and restarts….
The young French driver made his IndyCar debut in the past Long Beach round, leaving a very positive impression on everyone by achieving a P11 from his starting P22. Pourchaire, who is competing full time in Super Formula with Team Impul, was behind the wheel of car no.6 to replace Arrow McLaren’s David Malukas, who…
The six times IndyCar champion scored his first win of 2024 at Long Beach in style. His legendary fuel saving abilities aided him in the recovery from his starting P8 to the impressive achievement of his 57th career win in the championship. Key moment of Dixon’s day was the final stint, which saw him run…
