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F1 Australian GP FP2 | Leclerc comfortably ahead of Verstappen and Sainz; Albon doesn’t take part after earlier shunt

Charles Leclerc went fastest overall in the second practice session for the 2024 Australian GP, as the Monegasque looked to be very comfortable in his Ferrari in every tyre compound. Max Verstappen finished in second, nearly four tenths back, after missing out on nearly half of the session due to damage repairs in his RB20….

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F1 Australian GP FP1 | Norris leads incredibly close first session; Albon has sizeable shunt

It was a beautiful early afternoon in Melbourne as the drivers took to the track at Albert Park for first practice on Friday afternoon.Pirelli has brought the C3, C4 and C5 compounds to the event. A 1:20.886 from Lewis Hamilton saw him lead the charts 5 minutes in on the mediums, with Leclerc, Piastri, Perez…

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Ferrari has to “improve in every single area” to catch Red Bull Racing in 2024 F1 season — Vasseur

Even though they are still adrift of Red Bull Racing, Ferrari no longer considers itself to be in a “useless” position to compete with Red Bull in Formula 1. Despite the Maranello team’s rise to be Red Bull’s main rival ao far this season, they have been unable to prevent Max Verstappen from starting on pole…

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Leclerc says Ferrari “maximised” its potential in “boring race” after securing P3 in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

“It was a bit of a boring race,” began Charles Leclerc after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to. It could be seen as such, the Monegasque had what could be described as a lonely race. He fought with Sergio Perez for second place at the start — and won, at first, until the Mexican overtook…

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Perez: Red Bull lucky penalty “did not hurt” race result at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Despite it being a comfortable 1-2 for Red Bull on the second date of the F1 championship in Saudi Arabia, the race of the #11 developed with some incidents that failed to spoil the second place of the Mexican. The 34-year-old, who was third on the grid, fought Charles Leclerc for position in the first…

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Max Verstappen dominates the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but Oliver Bearman steals show on his F1 debut

Amidst all the commotion at Red Bull and the appendicitis suffered by Carlos Sainz, there was of course also a race to be driven. After a loud and flashy opening ceremony there were just two drivers that were starting on soft, them being Valtteri Bottas and Oliver Bearman. The 18 other drivers started the formation lap on the medium tyres.

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Leclerc claims P2 for F1 Saudi Arabian GP and says the SF-24 “is better in long runs”

Scuderia Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc said it was “a shame” the team was slower than expected around the Jedda Corniche Circuit during the qualifying session. The Monegasque qualified second for tomorrow’s Grand Prix behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who continues his domination after Bahrain. Leclerc struggled through some of his flying laps and even said…

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Verstappen storms to pole in Saudi Arabia, heading Leclerc and Perez; Bearman impresses on F1 debut

There was an unexpected lineup change at Ferrari, with Formula 2 driver Oliver Bearman getting called up this morning to replace Carlos Sainz after the Spaniard was diagnosed with appendicitis and taken to hospital for surgery.  Verstappen set the pace in Q1 with a 1.28.181. Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll delivered an impressive lap to go…

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Verstappen leads Leclerc and Perez in Saudi Arabian F1 GP FP3; Bearman finishes 10th

Despite finishing seventh in yesterday’s FP2 session, Carlos Sainz missed today’s FP3 and will also be absent at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as the he goes under the knife to remove his appendix following an appendicitis diagnosis. Formula 2 driver Oliver Bearman has taken Sainz’s place for the remainder of the race weekend, with…

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