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James Vowles suggests Franco Colapinto could still get Alpine F1 opportunity in 2025
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Vowles suggests Colapinto could still get Alpine F1 opportunity in 2025

Williams’ team principal James Vowles believes that Franco Colapinto’s move to Alpine F1 as a reserve driver is the right step for the young Argentine’s future in formula racing.  Despite Colapinto’s stint with Williams in 2024, Vowles believes that Alpine offers the best path back to the grid for the 21-year-old. Vowles has recently reiterated his…

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Ben Sulayem on axing of Johnny Herbert as a steward: “There was a conflict of interest”

Following the FIA’s announcement that Johnny Herbert will no longer be a steward at Grand Prix races ahead of the F1 2025 season, FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem addressed the “conflict of interest” that led to the former driver’s departure. Speaking to Spanish media MARCA, Sulayem noted that Herbert’s dual roles as a steward and…

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F1 | Qatar GP | Qualifying | Verstappen takes pole ahead of Russell and Norris

After a McLaren 1-2 at today’s sprint race, all eyes are on the team as they fight to secure the Constructors’ title against Ferrari as qualifying got underway at the F1 Qatar GP. Q1 George Russell is first to line up in the pit lane exit, with medium compound tyres on his Mercedes. Green light and go! …

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F1 | Las Vegas GP | Race | Russell leads Mercedes 1-2, Verstappen secures 2024 title

We’re in Vegas baby, and the stakes are high for the F1 Las Vegas GP. If Max Verstappen leaves with (at least) a 60-point lead ahead of Lando Norris, he’s officially a four-time world champion. Franco Colapinto starts this race from the pit lane following his crash in qualifying. The Williams’ driver had new front…

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Stella: Aborted start regulations “a little tricky” to understand after F1 Brazil GP controversy

Lando Norris’ F1 Brazil GP weekend took a turn for the worse after he and his McLaren team led by Andrea Stella were penalised for a starting procedure breach that has sparked debate over the clarity of F1’s aborted-start regulations.  McLaren believes that the current rules are murky, following the sequence of events that played…

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