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A photo of the track at The Thermal Club
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Alex Palou quickest in first IndyCar test at Thermal ahead of the $1 Million Challenge

Alex Palou topped the opening test session at The Thermal Club ahead of Christian Lundgaard and Marcus Armstrong. The track proved to be tricky for some drivers who ran wide at Turn 3 over the two hours. Arrow McLaren SP’s Alexander Rossi and Pato O’Ward set the fourth and fifth-quickest times in a critical session…

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Daniel Ricciardo sitting in the press conference ahead of the Australian Grand Prix
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“I know I can still do it” — Ricciardo brushes off criticism of his early season performance ahead of home F1 race

Daniel Ricciardo is adamant that he is his own worst critic after recent criticism by Helmut Marko. The Australian was beaten by his RB teammate Yuki Tsunoda in both qualifying and the race last time out in Saudi Arabia. This lacklustre result prompted Marko to criticise him scathingly in his Speedweek column: “There is a…

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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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Fernando Alonso driving his Aston Martin in Saudi Arabia
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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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