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F3 2024 | Season Review | Cian Shields

Despite a successful 2023 season in the Euroformula Open Championship, where he finished runner-up behind Noel León, Cian Shields’ maiden F3 season was disappointing. Despite only three retirements from the series’ twenty races, he failed to score a single point, ultimately finishing 30th out of the 34 classified drivers. This was the lowest finishing position…

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F2 2024 | Season Review | Juan Manuel Correa

After a disappointing 2023 F2 season with Van Amersfoort Racing, Juan Manuel Correa switched to DAMS Lucas Oil for 2024, partnering with his American countryman Jak Crawford. Unfortunately, Correa, whose single-seater career remains marred by the tragic 2019 accident at Spa-Francorchamps which claimed the life of Antoine Hubert and saw Correa himself sustain near-fatal injuries,…

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“We were touched by this level of support” — Andrea Stella on “the sense of community” in the F1 paddock amid McLaren’s hospitality catching fire during the Spanish GP weekend

Shortly before the final practice session of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix started, fire broke out at the McLaren hospitality suite. The whole team, including drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, had to be evacuated. With the emergency crew still working on bringing the fire under control three hours later, many worried that McLaren’s…

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“I was quite front-limited and had too much understeer” — Sergio Pérez reflects on “nightmare” F1 Spanish GP

Sergio Pérez started the 10th round of the F1 championship, the Spanish Grand Prix, from eleventh on the grid. This starting position was not ideal and he could do with his RB20. Although he managed to pass Nico Hülkenberg and both Alpine drivers, he was a distant P8. The Mexican got stuck behind Nico Hülkenberg…

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“The team saw a loss in downforce” — Ocon says he was carrying “suspected damage” on his way to P10 in F1 Spanish GP

Alpine’s performance at the Spanish Grand Prix was a surprise to everyone, including the team themselves. They added another three points to their total on Sunday, passing Haas for P7 in the Constructors’ Championship. The Enstone-based team had a tricky day at Montmeló. While Gasly faced a pit stop of almost 7 seconds and losing…

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Ricciardo admits RB doesn’t have “the pace with this current configuration” after double Q1 elimination ahead of F1 Spanish GP

RB had a disappointing showing in qualifying ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, with both Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo failing to make it past Q1.  Having recently found a second wind after a slow start to the season, the team has been on a consistent point scoring streak since Miami. Unfortunately, that looks set…

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Spanish GP | F1 Academy | Race 2 | Chloe Chambers takes her first win with seven seconds gap to Pulling

Without expecting rain before the end of the last session of F1 Academy in Barcelona, the drivers went underway on a formation lap in this order. The drivers are Abbi Pulling, Chloe Chambers, Doriane Pin, Nerea Mart, Hamda Al Qubaisi, Lia Block, Tina Hausmann, Bianca Bustamante, Jess Edgar, Lola Lovinfosse, Emely de Heus, Carrie Schreiner,…

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“I think we should, based on the recent events” — Gasly suggests clearing the air ahead of all-Alpine fourth row start for F1 Spanish GP

Alpine proved surprisingly competitive in qualifying ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, with both drivers advancing to Q3. Pierre Gasly qualified a season-high seventh; Esteban Ocon initially qualified ninth, but was bumped up to eighth due to Sergio Perez’s grid penalty, making it an all-Alpine fourth grid for Sunday’s race.  Speaking after the session, Gasly…

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