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McLaren aims to emulate 2023 in order to outdevelop their rivals and secure third in F1 championship

Ryan McGahey7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella hopes to once again lead the development race in 2024 in order for the team to solidify their position as third fastest on the grid. Despite a very shaky start to the 2023 Formula 1 season, McLaren managed to rectify a lot their issues and mounted an impressive charge in…

Gasly gives honest appraisal of Alpine’s F1 A524: “This car concept doesn’t deliver what we expected”

Anumitha Murugapandian7 months ago06 mins

Pierre Gasly started the Japanese Grand Prix in P17. He has not being able to make it out of Q1 in qualifying this season to date. He finished 16th as the chequered flag was waved. The race was quickly red flagged after the collision between Albon and Ricciardo in lap one at turn three. The…

Misano E-Prix | Qualifying Report: Evans on Pole after close Duel with Vergne

Lucrezia Costa7 months ago7 months ago08 mins

Group A came first out on track, featuring both Porsche, Maserati, Ds, Nissan drivers as well as Frijns, Di Grassi and Sette Camara. The first set of attempts sees Vergne lead once again with a 1:18.513s, with Vandoorne, Fenestraz and Gunther provisionally making the cut to the Duels as well. The Frenchman shaves off some…

Horner: Perez has started the 2024 F1 season “in the best possible way” — “it’s his seat to lose”

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Red Bull could well head into the 2025 Formula One season with an unchanged driver line-up for a fifth consecutive season. Mexico’s Sergio Perez has made a very strong start to the 2024 season following his best ever result in the Drivers’ Championship last year with P2. At Suzuka last weekend, he got within 0.066s…

Misano E-Prix | FP2 Report: Vergne on top again ahead of Hughes and Buemi

Lucrezia Costa7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

Today is the day of FE’s first ever race at the Italian track, but ahead of the official racing debut the drivers will have a bit more time to get used to the track. All cars are out on track today, included Mortara’s Mahindra which had suffered from a technical issue that hadn’t allowed him…

Mercedes explains how damage for Hamilton exacerbated their lack of pace at F1 Japanese GP

Rachel Stephens7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team found themselves grappling with challenges that left them trailing behind their rivals at the Japanese Grand Prix. George Russell finished P7, with Lewis Hamilton only 9th. In particular, Hamilton seemed to struggle to connect with the W15 at Suzuka on race day. Mercedes’ Trackside Engineering Director, Andrew Shovlin, has shed…

Krack says it’s “very encouraging” Aston Martin F1 finished ahead of Mercedes in Japan

Sushmita Balakrishnan7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack is optimistic about the team’s performance saying they are no longer “in no-man’s land”. The AMR24 demonstrated an impressive performance following a disappointing Bahrain Grand Prix. The Silverstone team had the fifth fastest race car on the grid and both the Aston Martin’s finished in the points, Alonso in…

FIA reveals 2025 F1 calendar with again 24 races and six sprints, and a returning host for the opener

Ewout Albrecht7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

The FIA and Formula 1 have revealed the calendar for the 2025 season today, and with again 24 races, six of which are the controversial sprints, it promises to be yet another jam-packed season. Even more so since the season-opener will be held two weeks later than this year, with the Abu Dhabi finale being held in the same weekend, meaning just 38 weeks span the entire season.

Misano E-Prix | FP1 Report: DS Penske 1-2 in FE’s first ever outing on the track

Lucrezia Costa7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

Formula E returns to Italy as the Season 10 cars are on track for the first time ever in Misano, with every driver out on track apart from Maserati’s Jehan Daruvala, Buemi and Mortara. The Indian driver was able to come out on track eight minutes into the session, whereas the Swiss driver was suffering…

Williams F1 has a “massively exciting” future ahead as they battle short-term pains from a massive overhaul — Robson

Jonah Presser7 months ago7 months ago08 mins

While Williams have certainly had a fall from their dominance of the 80s and 90s, the team has shown signs of recovery in the last couple of years. That being said, while the team has made some progress, recent weeks have been a wake up call that shows how much more work is ahead of…