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Ricciardo “still very positive and confident that I can do it” following tricky start to 2024 F1 campaign

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago014 mins

Daniel Ricciardo heads into this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix as a driver under pressure. The 34-year-old desperately needs a strong weekend to get his campaign truly underway. Although the 8-time Grand Prix winner has shown very strong race pace to date, his qualifying performances have been disappointing and left him well out of position in…

Alpine brings floor update to F1 Chinese GP “one race earlier than planned”, only available for one car

Jonah Presser5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

As Alpine’s struggles continue, the French team is throwing everything at trying to improve the A524. The Enstone-based squad remains one of the 3 teams without a single point through the first four races of the season. They sit dead last in the standings as the team has the lowest finishes of the pointless teams….

Drivers voice concerns over Chinese F1 GP Sprint weekend format

David Coath5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

F1’s return to China already has momentous moments ahead as it is Zhou Guanyu’s first time racing in front of his home crowd in F1 and also a 20-year celebration of the circuit. Whether it also needed to be an F1 Sprint format will be long debated but as far as the top three finishers…

“Hopefully it will deliver” — Haas to run updates with one car at F1 Chinese GP

Magdalena Put5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Haas is on the up and up this year, with improved race pace and less tyre degradation—and they will be aiming to make another step forward with their first upgrade package of the season, set to debut in China this weekend. Haas is arguably experiencing something of a renaissance. Four points picked up in the…

Rosenqvist: “We’ve been firing on all cylinders” after superb start to IndyCar season at MSR

Luke-John Buckle5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Co-Author: John Goolsby Felix Rosenqvist switched to Meyer Shank Racing from Arrow McLaren over the winter in IndyCar and opened up on his start with his new team. The Swede finished seventh at the season opener at St. Petersburg after qualifying on the front row — setting a lap record during the Fast 12 in…

Ricciardo ignoring outside noise on F1 performances as pressure comes “from me more than anyone”

Rachel Stephens5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Daniel Ricciardo has faced a tough start to the 2024 F1 season. Historically known for daring overtakes and superb pace during his Red Bull and Renault days, Ricciardo has been struggling to connect with the VCARB 01 — particularly in qualifying — and is yet to score a single point thus far. Trailing behind his…

Zhou Guanyu predicts a “quite chaotic” F1 Chinese GP as he “finally” gets to race in his home country

Ryan McGahey5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Zhou Guanyu shares his excitement for his home debut at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix. Following a four year hiatus from the calendar, the Shanghai International Circuit will play host to the current generation of Formula 1 cars for the first time. Absent from the calendar since 2019, the Shanghai International Circuit will once again…

Minì tops Day 1 of F3 Testing in Barcelona

Chiara Martin5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Gabriele Minì excelled in the morning and afternoon sessions on the opening day of Formula 3 in-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The Italian PREMA Racing driver set the fastest lap of the morning with a time of 1:28.313, edging out Trident’s Sami Meguetounif by a mere 0.086 seconds. Minì continued his impressive form…

Championship leader Wehrlein on his Misano E-Prix win: “It was a lot of managing”

Lucrezia Costa5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

The Italian E-Prix rounds brought chaos, emotions, heartbreak and not one but two different championship leaders. The first of them is Pascal Wehrlein, who had been in the lead prior to the first leg of the double header. It was an incredibly eventful weekend for him and even more for his team Tag Heuer Porsche:…

Formula 3 prepares for In-Season Testing in Barcelona

Chiara Martin5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

After two rounds full of excitement to kick off the year, the 2024 FIA Formula 3 season resumes with three days of in-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya from April 16-18. This session is a key moment for drivers and their teams to apply what they’ve learned from early races and fine-tune their setups…