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Mercedes' George Russell and Kimi Antonelli both had strong performances during the 2025 F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.

F1 Testing | Russell and Antonelli “can’t wait to get started” after solid pre-season

Avery McClure2 days ago2 days ago010 mins

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…

Aston Martin completed three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain.

F1 Testing | Aston Martin have “made progress” ahead of 2025 F1 season

Rohan Brown2 days ago2 days ago09 mins

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…

F1 Testing | Sauber praises “productive test”; lap times not a pre-season priority

Fleur Rogerson2 days ago1 day ago05 mins

As the final day of testing came to a close, Sauber felt that their pre-season testing had been ‘productive’ despite signs that the struggles of 2024 may persist. With the grid looking as close, if not closer, in 2025 than 2024, every step of progress will be vital. Sauber found themselves dead last in 2024…

Scott McLaughlin takes home Pole position St. Pete season opener.

IndyCar | Qualifying | St. Pete | McLaughlin takes home first pole of the season

Chiara Martin2 days ago2 days ago09 mins

After an exciting Qualifying session, Scott McLaughlin took home the first pole position of the season in St. Pete. Following a competitive FP2 session where Marcus Ericsson topped the timesheets, expectations were high heading into today’s qualifying. The Swede had led a remarkably close field, with Rinus VeeKay impressing in second for Dale Coyne Racing…

Exclusive: Xavier Marcos Padros on the leadership styles of Ferrari F1 team principals Binotto and Vasseur

Rachel Stephens2 days ago1 day ago08 mins

In the third part of an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, Xavier Marcos Padros, current technical director of Cadillac’s LMDh sportscar program, discussed the different leadership styles of Ferrari F1 team principals Mattia Binotto and Fred Vasseur. Working at Ferrari F1 from 2018 to 2024, and as Charles Leclerc’s race engineer, Marcos Padros noted that…

Indy NXT | Qualifying | St. Pete | Hauger storms to pole on debut as Andretti take 1-2

James O'Connor2 days ago23 hours ago05 mins

Indy NXT qualifying at St. Pete is in the books, full report and results below as the 2025 season kicks off. The fastest time across the two groups would guarantee pole position, with the others from that one starting 3rd, 5th, 7th and so on. Group 1 Drivers in the first group: Hauger, Collet, de…

IndyCar | FP2 | St. Pete | Ericsson leads from Veekay and Palou in a fragmented session

Lucrezia Costa2 days ago2 days ago06 mins

It’s time for the second practice session of the weekend. Yesterday two times race winner Kyle Kirkwood had impressed and signed the fastest lap time, will he manage to remain on top of FP2 at St. Pete or will someone else snatch that top spot, maybe even recently resigned McLaughlin? Early red flag All drivers…

Indy NXT | FP2 | St. Pete | Rowe pips Hauger to top spot

James O'Connor2 days ago2 days ago05 mins

Indy NXT FP2 at St. Pete was delayed by over 20 minutes as track repairs were required, full report and results below. Everyone was on used tyres at the start of the session. A 1:12.607 from Salvador de Alba was the very early benchmark as all drivers started to get heat into the tyres. Ireland’s…

Johnny Herbert opens up on “heavy handed” FIA following firing from F1 Stewards position

Ryan McGahey2 days ago2 days ago07 mins

Following the news in January that Johnny Herbert would no longer serve as a Formula 1 Steward for the 2025 season, the former race winner speaks out on the circumstances of his firing. Speaking out for the first time since the news of his firing, Johnny Herbert hit out at the FIA. Citing a conflict…

Lewis Hamilton driving the SF-25 during pre-season testing in Bahrain.

Hamilton says Ferrari and Mercedes F1 cars “massively different in characteristics”

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah2 days ago2 days ago05 mins

With the pre-season testing officially concluded, new Ferrari F1 signing Lewis Hamilton has exhausted his testing allocation. Albeit hoping he could get more testing time, the Briton is feeling good so far despite it will only be 56 days since he joined the Prancing Horses to the first race in Melbourne in the next two…