Red Bull heads towards Christmas with decisions to be made as Christian Horner and the other key figures in the team decide on whether Sergio Pérez remains with the team in 2025. Pit Debrief learned last week that the Mexican is set to be dropped due to his awful run of form since a P4…
With the Drivers’ Championship title already secured, Max Verstappen came into the final race weekend of the 2024 season without much pressure. Still, the Dutchman managed to cause quite a tension when he made contact with Oscar Piastri on the first lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This dramatic start prolonged McLaren’s anticipation and…
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that Lewis Hamilton could have been in the mix to win the season finale at a the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The chance was there but drama in qualifying made it difficult to make it possible. Hamilton has qualified P18 for the final race of year, after picking up…
Lando Norris delivered a dominant performance and Oscar Piastri made a strong recovery during the F1 Abu Dhabi GP as McLaren Racing, led by Team Principal Andrea Stella, claimed their first F1 World Constructors’ Championship (WCC) title since 1998. Going into the Abu Dhabi GP weekend, McLaren, who had been top of the championship standings…
It’s the last race of the 2024 season, and emotions are high. It’s a showdown between Ferrari and McLaren for the Constructors Championship – but it seems that Ferrari will have to put in a shift to bag the title, with Leclerc starting in 19th due to a 10-place penalty. Norris, Piastri, Sainz, Verstappen, and…
Pierre Gasly qualified sixth (before being promoted to fifth) at the final qualifying session. After enduring difficult free practice sessions in Abu Dhabi, Alpine spent the rest of the afternoon tweaking their car for a positive starting position, a move that paid off. Burning the midnight oil Alpine experimented with plenty of setups, but none…
After the second race of the last round out in Qatar was cancelled, a third race was added to this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Abbi Pulling qualifying P1 for all three races. Although Pulling was crowned champion after Race 1, the Constructor’s Championship is still up for grabs. Saturday’s qualifying session set the…
The FIA has disqualified Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Paul Aron from the FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race in Abu Dhabi. This decision came after Aron’s car, Car 17 was found in breach of technical regulations. Car 17 in breach of Article 1.5.2 of FIA Formula 2 Technical Regulations According to Document 50 of the 2024 Yas Marina…
Carlos Sainz will start the Abu Dhabi GP race – his final with Scuderia Ferrari – from the second row, behind McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. However, while the Spaniard acknowledged that McLaren had been the stronger team, throughout the weekend, he promised to “give it everything” to take a final win with the…
Just hours after Rodin Motorsport’s Abbi Pulling’s record-breaking eighth F1 Academy race win of the season, Abbi Pulling earned her ninth, albeit under Safety Car conditions, after a fierce fight with Campos Racing’s Chloe Chambers during the Abu Dhabi GP F1 Academy Race 2. Abu Dhabi GP F1 Academy starting grid The front row Starting…
