Shermaine Wong

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Russell reflects on “a great session” in F1 Brazil GP qualifying as he starts P2

It was a wet and chaotic qualifying session this morning at Autódromo José Carlos Pace. Torrential rain on Saturday afternoon led to Qualifying being postponed to the following morning. The rare Sunday qualifying was hectic with a total of 5 cars crashing out during its run. Both Williams, Astons Martins as well as Ferrari’s Carlos…

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“It worked out quite well” — Albon pleased with low-speed improvements at F1 Mexico GP after balance disconnection at recent rounds

The United States Grand Prix kicked off a triple-header, coming off a month-long break after the Singapore Grand Prix. For Williams’ Alex Albon, the return wasn’t as smooth as he expected, with the Thai driver being knocked out of Q1 during qualifying at COTA. Contact with Valtteri Bottas at the start damaged his diffuser, ending…

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Hamilton unconvinced Mercedes updates are working as he qualifies P6 for F1 Mexico GP

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton had one less practice session this weekend as he loaned his car to incoming 2025 driver Kimi Antonelli for FP1. The rookie had damaged the car’s floor during his run as he ran over some debris, an incident that he was blameless for. Despite the car having slight improvements during FP3, the…

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“Struggled to get the feeling” under braking — Robert Shwartzman on his FP1 session at F1 Mexico GP

During FP1 on friday, alongside 4 other rookies, Robert Shwartzman sat in for Zhou Guanyu at Sauber for the session. This would be the second time this year he has driven in FP1 for Sauber, following the session he did back in Zandvoort for the Dutch Grand Prix. The young driver completed 18 laps during…

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“They made me feel like I was some kind of Pop Star” — Pato O’Ward on FP1 run at F1 Mexico GP

At Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico, local driver Pato O’Ward took over the McLaren of Lando Norris for FP1. This marks the third Free Practice appearance run for him since his first during the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend. This was his first in front of his home crowd.  The Mexican placed P13 during…

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Lawson pleased with “big step” RB made after Sprint to charge through to P9 at F1 US GP

Liam Lawson jumped back into a Formula One car for the first time in over a year at the United States Grand Prix. The New Zealander is back with RB F1, formerly known as AlphaTauri, alongside his former teammate Yuki Tsunoda. The weekend started out fairly disappointing with Lawson qualifying P15 during Sprint Qualifying, and…

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Colapinto felt like he was “flying” and “really strong” on his way to P10 in F1 US GP

The United States Grand Prix marks the fourth Grand Prix the Argentinian has taken part in this season since he was announced to replace Logan Sargeant starting from the Italian Grand Prix. It also marks the second time he has finished in the points. Williams did not have an easy weekend in Austin, despite Colapinto…

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“There is plenty of positives going forward” — Lawson recounts his first qualifying session back in F1 at US GP

The last time we saw Liam Lawson in a race car was back in October last year during the Qatar Grand Prix weekend, the last of 5 races he was driving in place of Daniel Riccardo due to his hand injury. It’s been over a year since the New Zealander was behind the wheel but…

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“More than enough for P1” — Mercedes and Hamilton left to rue yellow flag in SQ3 at F1 US GP

The Silver Arrows did not have an easy morning with both drivers struggling with the car during FP1, leading to spins for Hamilton and Russell. Despite this, George Russell managed to claim P2 during Sprint Qualifying, just 0.012s behind championship leader Max Verstappen later in the day. The Mercedes driver left the session with confidence…

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