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The 2025 F3 season began down under in Melbourne, for the Australian Grand Prix, but who left Australia as the weekend’s winners and losers? With both a dry race and a wet race, crashes, mistakes and thrilling victories all on display, some drivers defied expectations while others fell short. Winners: Rafael Câmara Rafael Câmara left…
On 27 March 2025, Red Bull announced a shocking decision that polarised the F1 community. Starting from the Japanese GP onwards, Yuki Tsunoda will take the second Red Bull seat with Liam Lawson taking the former’s post in Racing Bulls. The decision to swap the drivers was based on Lawson’s poor start to his first…
Dr Helmut Marko on why Liam Lawson “failed to deliver”, and Red Bull’s decision to replace him with Yuki Tsunoda ahead of the F1 Japanese GP. Red Bull Racing has made a major driver change, announcing that Yuki Tsunoda will replace Liam Lawson starting from the F1 Japanese Grand Prix. The decision follows Lawson’s challenging…
The 2025 F1 Academy season commenced with an eventful race weekend at the Shanghai International Circuit. Amidst tricky track conditions on an already challenging circuit, the F1 Academy Shanghai Round featured a combination of remarkable performances and unexpected, and sometimes heartbreaking challenges. Here is an analysis of the weekend’s standout drivers and those who suffered…
The first round of the 2025 FIA F2 championship went underway at the Australian GP in Melbourne. With what was an eventful first round, drivers faced the immediate challenges of managing a chaotic weekend. The scenes on a sunny Saturday in Australia, saw Joshua Dürksen standing on the top step of the podium after the…
Not for the first time in recent years, Helmut Marko is under the spotlight for incredibly distasteful remarks after the Australian GP about one of his F1 drivers, whether they are at Racing Bulls or Red Bull Racing and this time it was Isack Hadjar in the firing line. Before discussing that, let’s take a…
Christian Mansell announced that he is going to take a break from racing ahead of the Formula 2 season-opener. The Australian announced on social media that he decided to step back from motorsport due to “personal reasons.” Mansell was scheduled to compete in his first full season in FIA Formula 2 for Rodin alongside Irish…
Ahead of a new Formula 1 season, Pit Debrief writers are predicting who will come out on top in the 2025 F1 World Drivers’ Championship. Max Verstappen — Rachel Stephens Let’s talk about our most recent world champion, shall we? With a great (but not the best!) car in 2024, Max Verstappen still managed to…
Ahead of the F1 Australian GP in Melbourne next month, Ferrari F1 boss Fred Vasseur has opened up on the combination of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. The news sent everyone into a frenzy last year; 7-time-world champion Lewis Hamilton would join the Scuderia in 2025. Excitement, curiosity, and anticipation were three of the most…
After a successful 2023 season in the Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA), Tim Tramnitz stepped up to F3 for 2024, racing with MP Motorsport. While speaking on his move up to F3, Tramnitz, who was also announced as a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, described the opportunity as “wonderful.” He recalled MP Motorsport’s…
