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In full: What Christian Horner and Toto Wolff have said about Max Verstappen’s F1 future in recent days

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner is adamant that there are no internal issues between three-time world champion Max Verstappen and the rest of the outfit. The Austrian team has enjoyed the perfect start to the Formula 1 season, winning both of the opening two races, but chaos is lurking in the background. Allegations against…

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Rosenqvist tops Practice 1 at St. Petersburg as IndyCar trials new format

Felix Rosenqvist topped the opening IndyCar practice session at St. Petersburg ahead of Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward. Marcus Armstrong set the third quickest time for Chip Ganassi racing ahead of Will Power, and Rinus VeeKay rounded out the top five. IndyCar trialled a new practice format in St. Petersburg. After 20 minutes in the opening…

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Alonso tops second practice in F1 Saudi Arabia GP ahead of Russell and Verstappen

Fernando Alonso topped second practice in Saudi Arabia ahead of George Russell and the reigning world champion Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc set the fourth quickest time for Ferrari ahead of Sergio Perez during the only practice session ran under the floodlights. The second practice session ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was delayed due…

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Williams focusing on improving corner exits for Bahrain GP after “struggling” during F1 Testing — Sargeant

Logan Sargeant has outlined the areas in which Williams needs to improve with the FW46 to make it more competitive. The British team enjoyed a year of improvement in 2023, finishing 7th in the Constructors’ Championship. Speaking about how the car felt in testing, he explained corners exits proved to be tricky. The American driver…

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FIA Race Director rolls back on plans to strictly monitor drivers even more that go too slowly in F1 qualifying

Formula 1 will more strictly monitor drivers going too slowly in qualifying this season. The FIA attempted to regulate this in 2023 by issuing a maximum time drivers needed to stay under between the pit lane exit and entry. From 2024, each car’s speed compared to that lap time will be monitored at each marshall…

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“It really wouldn’t have happened without him” — Hamilton on Vasseur’s role in Ferrari F1 move

Lewis Hamilton has revealed that Ferrari Team Principal Frederic Vasseur was integral to the seven-time world champion switching to the Italian team. The British driver will drive alongside Charles Leclerc at Ferrari from 2025 onwards. In a media session in Bahrain on Friday, Hamilton said, “I think it really wouldn’t have happened without him (Vasseur)….

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Allison on Mercedes’ W15 F1 car: “A big focus has been on improving the previous car’s unpredictable rear axle”

Mercedes Formula 1 Technical Director James Allison has delved into the key areas the team have worked on while developing the W15 car. The Brackley-based team launched their new challenger on Wednesday with a shakedown at Silverstone as an innovative front wing drew attention. Mercedes suffered a winless campaign in 2023 and lacked competitive top…

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