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Sauber heads into the F1 Bahrain GP weekend as one of the teams trying to break free from Q1 in a very close midfield fight, with Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto narrowly missed out on advancing to Q2 at Suzuka last weekend. It became a track position event during the 53-lap race. After testing in…
Robert Reid, the deputy president for sport at the FIA, has announced his resignation from his post today. The Scot has been alongside FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem following the latter’s election in 2021. However, the following controversies surrounding the organisation and Ben Sulayem have prompted the 59-year-old to split ways, effective immediately. Reasons behind…
Among the whole drivers grid a heated DRS discussion was prompted by Jack Doohan’s F1 Japanese GP crash. What went wrong? The crash, which had happened during FP2, took place because of the Alpine driver manually activating the DRS ahead of the first turn of Suzuka. Doohan had previously tried it on the simulator while…
Despite showing good pace at the Japanese GP, Williams Racing’s Carlos Sainz did not score any points in the race. The Spaniard suffered a three-place grid penalty for impeding Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton on his outlap in Qualifying. The stewards’ decision post-session saw Sainz’s grid position consequently fall from P12 to P15. Sainz’s FW47 showed…
Alpine F1 drivers Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan have opened up about their rather anonymous Japanese GP race on Sunday after both drivers finished outside the top ten. The French team has failed to reach the points in 2025, the only outfit on the grid yet to do so. Despite massive improvement in the first…
Both Aston Martin drivers had a difficult Japanese GP. Fernando Alonso finished just outside the points in 11th. Lance Stroll didn’t manage to improve his starting position and finished in 20th and last, a lap down. The two-time world champion rued the pace of his Aston Martin when speaking to the press post race. “It…
After a strong result in Shanghai two weeks ago, Haas driver Esteban Ocon had a sluggish F1 Japanese GP weekend. Despite a floor upgrade, the Frenchman was stuck in Q1, starting in 18th, and made up no ground by the end of the race to finish in 18th as well. Ocon starting on hard tyres…
The Nissan Formula E Team is fully prepared for FIA Formula E E-Prix this weekend, as the series makes its return to Miami for the first time since the very first FE season. The Japanese team has enjoyed a remarkable Season 11 thus far, with Oliver Rowland claiming two victories in the opening four races…
2025 marks a new year of opportunities for younger drivers or ones with plenty of experience in other categories as each team needs to give a rookie driver or drivers four opportunities in their cars during the season in F1 FP1 sessions. In previous years it had been just two, with many saving the second…
After a compelling weekend at the F1 Japanese GP, McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella offered a measured take on the state of the 2025 Formula 1 season – particularly on the performance of Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing. While Verstappen once again showed why he’s one of the sport’s most complete drivers in its…
