Palou winning the IndyCar Race at St. Petersburg
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IndyCar | Race | St. Pete | Palou beats Dixon to season-opening victory

IndyCar is officially back! The 2025 IndyCar season begins with a street race in St. Pete and recently renewed Penske driver Scott McLaughlin starting from pole position ahead of Herta and Rosenqvist. Dixon can never be disregarded, and today he is the best starting Ganassi driver from P6, next to the other Andretti drivers and…

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Sami Meguetounif and Max Esterson step up to F2 for the 2025 season, partnering with Trident
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Trident rookies Meguetounif and Esterson “confident” ahead of 2025 F2 season

Trident will field an all-new line-up for the 2025 FIA Formula 2 season, with Sami Maguetounif and Max Esterson stepping up from F3 for their first full F2 season. After three productive days of pre-season testing, select media, including Pit Debrief, had the opportunity to speak to the duo about their adjustment to F2, and…

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Yuki Tsunoda Isack Hadjar, drivers for Racing Bulls assess F1 Bahrain testing of 2025
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F1 Testing | Racing Bulls labels Bahrain as a “successful” test after “very high mileage”

Racing Bulls left pre-season testing for the 2025 Formula 1 season with the third-highest lap count of the 10 teams, as Yuki Tsunoda and debutant Isack Hadjar logged 454 laps between them over the three days of running, just four shy of Mercedes’ chart-topping 458. And that, along with the fact that there weren’t any…

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Rodin Motorsport's Alexander Dunne spoke about his expectations for his 2025 F2 rookie season with Rodin Motorsport.
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McLaren’s Dunne “in a good place” ahead of 2025 F2 debut with Rodin Motorsport

After a semi-successful rookie F3 season in 2024 with MP Motorsport, Ireland’s Alexander Dunne steps up to F2 with Rodin Motorsport for 2025. He will partner with Australia’s Christian Mansell for the upcoming FIA F2 season. While speaking with media, including Pit Debrief after completing pre-season testing in Barcelona, Dunne discussed his expectations for the…

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Exclusive: Steve Hallam reflects on his time as F1 race engineer for Ayrton Senna at Lotus
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Exclusive: Steve Hallam reflects on his time as F1 race engineer for Ayrton Senna at Lotus

Pit Debrief had a chance to talk with longtime Formula 1 race engineer Steve Hallam, whose tenure included three years as Ayrton Senna’s race engineer at Lotus. From Hallam’s first glimpse, at a tyre test in 1982, it was clear that Senna was going to make a name for himself. Hallam watches Senna from afar…

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Aston Martin F1 is building the enviroment to “harness” the creativity of Adrian Newey, says Andy Cowell
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Cowell: Aston Martin F1 building the enviroment to “harness” the creativity of Newey

New season, big changes in the line ups, but also around the garage as Adrian Newey and Andy Cowell appear. Aston Martin is approaching 2025 with big dreams, supported by yet another reshuffle in personnel. Quite a few new faces in Silverstone, but certainly the one under the spotlight belongs to a certain Adrian Newey,…

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Mercedes' George Russell and Kimi Antonelli both had strong performances during the 2025 F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.
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F1 Testing | Russell and Antonelli “can’t wait to get started” after solid pre-season

On the second day of testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, continued their preparations for the 2025 season. Despite the challenging weather conditions in Bahrain, they focused on gathering data and refining the setup of the W16. This was a significant day for the Brackley-based team, with drivers George Russell…

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Aston Martin completed three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain.
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F1 Testing | Aston Martin have “made progress” ahead of 2025 F1 season

With Formula One’s pre-season testing now over, and the Australian Grand Prix two weeks away, Aston Martin reflected on performance over the three days in Bahrain. While the team showed promise, their time around the Bahrain International Circuit also exposed some weaknesses which could affect their 2025 season. A hopeful beginning Though the day was…

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