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Liam Lawson reckons “cutthroat” Red Bull environment and “6 a.m.” phone calls from Helmut Marko prepared him to deal with F1 pressure

Senjuti Jash3 weeks ago3 weeks ago015 mins

Liam Lawson made his Formula 1 debut last year when he filled in for an injured Daniel Ricciardo for five races. His performance certainly caught the eye of plenty, as he managed to knock out the reigning world champion Max Verstappen in the second segment of qualifying and score his first points at the 2023…

Haas and Mercedes looking to end the season on a high with US GP updates

Ewout Albrecht3 weeks ago3 weeks ago07 mins

After what can be considered an autumn break during the 2024 season there are lots of teams bringing updates to Austin for the final batch of races. Perhaps not the easiest weekend, as the United States Grand Prix is a Sprint weekend, but given that it is the start of a triple header it might…

Ferrari F1 and Hamilton “are going to find a way of working with each other” next year and beyond — Wolff

Olivia Pursehouse3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

Since the February announcement that Lewis Hamilton had signed with Ferrari for the 2025 season onwards, there has been questions that the Brit may not be able to adapt to the Ferrari culture as well as someone like Charles Leclerc. After spending the last 12 years with British-based team Mercedes, and 6 years prior to…

“Christian told me a year ago” — Lawson reveals 2024 F1 mid-season opportunity was planned in 2023

James O'Connor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago011 mins

Liam Lawson is back. Following an impressive 5-race stint last year as he subbed for Daniel Ricciardo who picked up an injury at Zandvoort in practice, the Kiwi has six rounds to prove himself that he deserves to stay on the grid in 2025. “That’s literally once, obviously once in a lifetime. And it’s something…

“Social media can be very toxic” — Pérez adresses viral clip of him allegedly hitting Sainz on the helmet following F1 Azerbaijan GP clash

Senjuti Jash3 weeks ago3 weeks ago07 mins

Carlos Sainz and Sergio Pérez were both eyeing a podium finish at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc, who was running in second place at the time, had started to struggle on his old hard compound tyres in the closing stages of the race. However, their contest ended in a dramatic fashion on the…

Albon: Colapinto has “come in strong” and “helped the team” since taking over Williams F1 seat from Sargeant

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman3 weeks ago3 weeks ago04 mins

Williams driver Alexander Albon praises his new teammate Franco Colapinto for coming in strong and helping the team by scoring important points. The Argentinian took over Logan Sargeant’s seat from the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. On his first race, the 21-year-old finished 12th, only three places behind Albon. At Baku, Colapinto scored his first…

Gasly’s still focused on 2024: “There are solutions put in place over the next few races that will get us a bit more in the fight”

David Coath3 weeks ago3 weeks ago07 mins

Alpine have two Grand Prix winners in their cars but 2024 to date has not seen the team’s French drivers being given a car which would demonstrate what they are capable of. Instead, Alpine finds themselves P9 in this year’s constructors’ Championship on 13 points. Williams Racing are just 3 points ahead in P8 –…

European Commission asked to investigate Liberty Media over antitrust concerns

Karishma Persad3 weeks ago3 weeks ago010 mins

Just six months after the Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty Media) – current owner of the Formula One Group (FOG) – announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Dorna Sports, S.L. (Dorna), the exclusive commercial rights holder to the MotoGPTM World Championship, Belgian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Pascal Arimont has formally…

Alonso: Bortoleto is a “pure rookie” with “incredible” talent who needs to enter F1 at the right time

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

Fernando Alonso praises Brazilian talent and Formula 2 driver Gabriel Bortoleto and calls him a “pure rookie” with “incredible” talent. The Spaniard believes that the youngster needs to enter Formula 1 at the right time and with the right team. Speaking ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, Alonso was asked what kind of advice he…

“Proud to see their trajectory” — Esteban Ocon impressed by Haas F1 progress ahead of move next year

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

Back in June, Esteban Ocon announced that he would part ways with the Enstone-based team, and it was eventually confirmed at Spa he would be joining Haas from 2025 onwards as Pit Debrief revealed earlier that month. It has not been a fun season for the Frenchman after only scoring five points so far, but…