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F2 | Hungarian GP | Sprint Race | Victory for Verschoor as Antonelli and others have severe tyre degradation

Karishma Persad9 months ago9 months ago012 mins

Trident’s Richard Verschoor will start Saturday’s FIA Formula 2 sprint race on pole, under reverse-grid conditions after qualifying tenth during Friday’s qualifying session. Alongside him is Invicta Racing’s Kush Maini, with Rodin Motorsport’s Zane Maloney, who topped Friday’s practice, just behind in third, and Prema Racing’s Andrea Kimi Antonelli in fourth. The drivers are all…

F2 | Sprint Race | British GP | Antonelli grabs his maiden F2 win, after action packed sprint race at Silverstone

Olivia Pursehouse9 months ago9 months ago08 mins

Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be lining his Prema up in pole position for the Formula 2 sprint race in Silverstone, just head of Rodin Motorsport’s Zane Maloney, after the top ten from yesterday’s qualifying session are reversed. Due to the wet conditions in Silverstone, the race will be started as a rolling start. Antonelli leads…

Spanish GP | F2 | Qualifying| Aron takes pole as Barnard crashes out

Karishma Persad10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

Formula 2 qualifying gets underway at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with warm, dry conditions. Qualifying will be run on the soft tyres, unlike the earlier practice, which was done on the hard tyres. The green flag gets the session started as about half of the drivers make their way out onto the track to set…

F2 | Spanish GP | Practice | Aron dominates as drivers struggle with Turn 13

Anna Elizabeth Krausová10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

With the first day of the Spanish Grand Prix being in full swing, the next session that takes place on the Circuit De Barcelona-Catalunya is Formula 2 practice. That is topped by none other than the current Drivers’ Championship leader Paul Aron, followed by Enzo Fittipaldi in P2 and Franco Colapinto in P3. However, with…

FIA lowers age of F1 super licence holders to 17 for drivers who have “demonstrated outstanding ability” in single-seaters

James O'Connor10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

Andrea Kimi Antonelli could make his F1 debut before he turns 18, whether that is in a free practice session or a complete race weekend itself. Following Max Verstappen making his F1 race bow at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix when he was 17, the FIA tightened the regulations on young drivers getting a certain…

“Any team would be privileged to have Sainz” — James Vowles hopeful the Spaniard will join Williams F1 next year

Anna Elizabeth Krausová10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

Carlos Sainz is undoubtedly the hottest topic on the Formula 1 drivers’ market since it was announced that Lewis Hamilton is taking his seat at Ferrari next year. However, the options he seemed to have at the start of the season are slowly slipping through his fingers, with Sergio Perez securing a two-year contract extension…

Wolff wary of putting Antonelli under too much pressure: “He’s going to be in Formula 1 one day, but let’s not rush it”

Luke-John Buckle11 months ago11 months ago04 mins

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has admitted to focusing too much attention on their highly rated protege, Andrea Kimi Antonelli. The Italian is the most talked about young driver and has enjoyed a glittering career on his way to Formula 2. Antonelli won Italian F4 and FRECA before skipping FIA F3 to race at the…

Wolff has “more confidence at the moment” in Mercedes F1 recovery, but “nothing in this sport is for granted”

Hope Van Beek11 months ago11 months ago04 mins

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff believes the team is moving in the “right direction” regarding their development, but more must be done before the team gets back to the top of the grid. While Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari were at the top of the grid in Imola, Wolff believes that they are slowly closing…

F2 | Imola GP | Qualifying | Bortoleto takes pole as lap time deletions dominante

James O'Connor11 months ago11 months ago04 mins

Championship leader Zane Maloney posted the first big time of the session with a 1:28.496. Bearman bested that initially, before Durksen and then Bortoleto went top of the charts with a 1:28.044. The Brazilian led Hadjar, Durksen, Aron and Bearman after the opening attempts. Marti had a massive snap in turn 3 as he ended…

Lewis Hamilton says he would pick Andrea Kimi Antonelli to take his Mercedes F1 seat

Chiara Martin11 months ago04 mins

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has voiced his preference for 17-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli to fill his seat at Mercedes when he joins Ferrari in 2025. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has explored options like Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz, but Hamilton believes Antonelli, a Mercedes protégé, is the ideal choice. Speaking in a media session…