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Lando Norris leading FP1 at the Australian Grand Prix
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F1 | FP1 | Australian GP: Norris, McLaren take top spot as Sainz impresses again

McLaren continued their impressive form in the first official session of 2025, as Lando Norris topped the timesheets for FP1 at the Australian Grand Prix with a lap of 1:17.252. Carlos Sainz came in second as Williams carried over their promising testing pace. The Spaniard led the latter part of the session with a time…

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Exclusive: Steve Hallam reflects on his time as F1 race engineer for Ayrton Senna at Lotus
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Exclusive: Steve Hallam reflects on his time as F1 race engineer for Ayrton Senna at Lotus

Pit Debrief had a chance to talk with longtime Formula 1 race engineer Steve Hallam, whose tenure included three years as Ayrton Senna’s race engineer at Lotus. From Hallam’s first glimpse, at a tyre test in 1982, it was clear that Senna was going to make a name for himself. Hallam watches Senna from afar…

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Jack Doohan driving an Alpine F1 car
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Oakes: Doohan and Colapinto key for Alpine F1 going forward

Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes defended his team’s expanded roster of drivers, which now includes not only veteran Pierre Gasly and rookie Jack Doohan, but three reserve drivers in Formula 2 contender Paul Aron, highly touted 2024 Williams fill-in Franco Colapinto and 2022 and 2023 WEC co-champion Ryo Hirakawa. The addition of Colapinto has drawn…

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Alonso: Aston “in the right place at the right time” to score points in F1 Qatar GP

It was a mixed bag for Aston Martin at the F1 Qatar GP, with Fernando Alonso coming home in 7th—his and the team’s first points since Singapore—but Lance Stroll exiting shortly after a collision with Alex Albon on the opening lap. The result virtually assures Aston Martin of a 5th place finish in the constructors’…

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Haas F1 “consistently in the points a testament to the good work and to our consistency” — Hülkenberg

Nico Hülkenberg put together a steady race at the Mexico City Grand Prix to come home in the points for the third straight race, finishing ninth, although he lacked the of teammate Kevin Magnussen all weekend as he admitted on Saturday and Sunday to have an ideal feeling in the VF-24. It was a slight…

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Russell: Front wing flap collapse “cost me a good three or four tenths” in second stint at F1 Mexico GP

After a tumultuous start to the weekend with a crash in second Friday practice and a race that didn’t unfold how he had hoped, George Russell was pleased with a 5th place finish at the Mexico City Grand Prix. While Russell felt he “made a really strong start, […] I kind of got a bit…

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