Nicolas Lopes

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Ricciardo puts RB on top in Bahrain GP F1 FP1 ahead of Norris and Piastri; Verstappen down in sixth

Daniel Ricciardo put an impressive performance in for RB F1 to lead the very first free practice session of the season, just ahead of the two McLaren cars of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, with Yuki Tsunoda completing a strong showing from the Faenza squad with P4. Max Verstappen struggled with the downshifts in his…

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2024 F1 Bahrain Testing Day 1: Verstappen starts off strong to lead morning session as Williams hits reliability troubles

Reigning three-time world champion Max Verstappen has started his 2024 campaign from where he left off in 2023, at the top of the timesheets for the first official session of pre-season testing in Bahrain.  Williams was the only team to suffer from reliability issues, with Alex Albon’s running being cut short by over 20 minutes…

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Horner: “Visibly different” Red Bull RB20 has “great innovation” that will bring performance gains despite similarity to Mercedes’ W14

Christian Horner believes Red Bull’s new 2024 F1 car, the RB20, carries some “great innovation” despite some clear resemblance with Mercedes’ ‘zero-pod’ concept. It marks a significant departure from what the team ran in 2023, despite the RB19 winning all bar one race last season, in what he described is not a “conservative” evolution. The…

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Verstappen, Perez and Horner react to “interesting” and “exciting” Lewis Hamilton’s shock 2025 Ferrari F1 move

Lewis Hamilton’s shock decision to leave Mercedes at the end of the 2024 Formula 1 season to join Ferrari was one of the biggest stories of the winter break, and with the season rapidly approaching its start with car launches and pre-season testing, the paddock has started to react to the news, including the Red…

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Leclerc: Ferrari’s 2024 F1 car “definitely a step forward” compared to “peaky” SF-23

Charles Leclerc is confident that Ferrari will be able to solve the issues that plagued its 2023 F1 season with their brand new SF-24, which he described as a definite “step forward” compared to the SF-23, which was “peaky” and very sensitive, especially to wind conditions. Despite being the only team to win a grand…

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Tsunoda confident RB F1’s “closer collaboration” with main Red Bull team will bring “extra couple of tenths” in performance

Yuki Tsunoda is confident that the newly rebranded RB F1 team will benefit in a major way from a closer collaboration with Red Bull Racing starting from the 2024 season, which could bring an “extra couple of tenths” of pace to the VCARB-01. He’s also confident that the influx of personnel coming with successful F1…

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Haas reveals their 2024 F1 car and announces new technical structure under Komatsu; pessimistic about its chances at the start of the season: “Back of the grid, if not last”

Haas becomes the first team to show their new car ahead of the 2024 Formula 1 season, as they revealed their new car design philosophy and a revised livery that the VF-24 will carry throughout this year. The American squad also announced a new technical structure under the leadership of Ayao Komatsu, with the appointment…

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Andretti Cadillac, FIA and more reactions to new F1 entry snub: “Strongly disagree”

After F1 released a statement citing the reasons for which it would not accept a new team in the form of Andretti for either 2025 or 2026, the Andretti Cadillac group reacted with a firm stance, stating that they “strongly disagree” with the decision taken by FOM. Former F1 legend Mario Andretti said he was…

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Norris says McLaren has “what it takes” to win F1 world championships in the future; admits it wouldn’t be “smart” to join Verstappen at Red Bull

After signing a new long-term deal to stay with McLaren F1 for an undisclosed amount of time post-2025, Lando Norris is adamant the Woking squad has “what it takes” to challenge for the title in the near future. He also explained why a possible move to Red Bull alongside reigning three-time world champion Max Verstappen…

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