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David Sanchez leaves McLaren F1 after just 3 months with the team

McLaren has unveiled a series of organisational changes within its racing team. Among these updates is the departure of David Sanchez, who joined McLaren from Ferrari in January but found his role misaligned with expectations. McLaren’s technical restructuring includes key appointments and adjustments aimed at optimizing the team’s performance on the F1 grid. Rob Marshall…

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Andrea Stella praises Oscar Piastri’s “extremely encouraging” F1 tyre management gains

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella praised the current form of Oscar Piastri and highlighted the Australian racer’s tyre management as one of the factors which have seen him develop his race management compared to his rookie season. This year’s Australian Grand Prix concluded with McLaren celebrating their first podium of the season after P3 for…

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Norris: Red Bull F1 “should always carry the advantage that they have” until 2026

Lando Norris, McLaren’s Formula 1 driver, has made it clear that significant changes in the sport’s competitive dynamics are unlikely before the 2026 season when new regulations are introduced. With Red Bull and Max Verstappen continuing their dominant form from the latter half of the 2022 season into 2024, Norris sees little room for other…

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GP Lambiase and Max Verstappen speaking pre race at the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix
GP Lambiase & Max Verstappen speak on the grid prior to the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix - Photo Credit: Red Bull Content Pool

Lambiase says he would not “have any interest in working with another driver” in F1 after Verstappen success

Red Bull’s Gianpiero Lambiase reflects on his time working with three-time champion Max Verstappen so far in Formula 1, from the Dutchman’s promotion to Red Bull in 2016 to present. Since joining Red Bull Racing from Toro Rosso ahead of the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, three-time drivers’ champion Max Verstappen has worked closely with race…

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The alarming rise in ‘recency bias’ in F1 coverage

Carlos Sainz’s outstanding victory at the Australian Grand Prix following an appendix removal 16 days before was an incredible achievement. However, the hyperbole has gone too far. Round 3 of the 2024 Formula One World Championship marked a significant moment as Max Verstappen’s early DNF due to a right rear brake issue opened the door…

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“Not what I feel at the moment that I should do” — Wolff has no plans to step down as Mercedes F1 boss

The Mercedes team is off to a lacklustre start in the 2024 season; their W15 car is plagued by inconsistency from one session to the next and falls short of the expected performance seen in their simulations. This was glaringly evident at the recent Australian Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton retired due to an engine…

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Mekies: Ricciardo needs “a car that he’s more comfortable with” after F1 qualifying struggles in 2024 to date

Three race weekends in the 2024 Formula One season are wrapped up, and Daniel Ricciardo is yet to hit the ground running. In the head-to-head battle so far, Tsunoda has edged out his more-experienced team mate. In Bahrain, a strategy difference and team orders had Ricciardo finish ahead of Yuki Tsunoda in an optimistic chase…

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“Honestly thought that this year we would start a lot stronger” — Ricciardo reflects on tough opening to 2024 F1 season

Home race for Daniel Ricciardo last weekend in Melbourne, one that had not started out so well, with him qualifying at the very back in P18 — out of 19 drivers, as Logan Sargeant had to sit out and give his car to teammate Alex Albon. To try and make up for it on race…

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Vasseur: Ferrari F1 drivers no longer in tyre management “survival mode” in 2024

Ferrari seem to have breathed new life into the season, breaking Max Verstappen’s win streak with an emphatic 1-2 finish in Australia.  Admittedly, Verstappen’s absence played a role in the outcome of the race. Sergio Perez had a messy race, compromised by an errant visor tear-off that got lodged in the floor of his RB20….

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Lance Stroll simple in assessment of F1 Australian GP result: “Solid race and happy to pick up some points”

After a quick exit in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, in which he clipped the inside wall of turn 22 resulting in a firm impact with the outside wall, Lance Stroll bounced back with a solid sixth place in the Australian Grand Prix. Outqualifying and (eventually) finishing ahead of his two-time World Champion teammate Fernando Alonso, it was a pretty decent result for the Canadian. Or as he himself summarised: “Solid race and happy to pick up some points.”

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