On the final day of pre-season testing, F3 teams tackled wet conditions, a sharp contrast to the drier track on Wednesday and Thursday. The damp track allowed drivers to test their confidence and skills in the rain while giving teams valuable experience with this year’s wet Pirelli tyres. Stenshorne gets morning session underway With the…
After a productive day which saw Prema Racing’s Noel León set a top time of 1:27.711, the second day of the 2025 pre-season testing kicked off at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. With the drivers having had a day to familiarise themselves with the new Dallara F3 2025 chassis, the teams focused on performance runs, with…
With less than a month to go before the season opener in Melbourne, 30 FIA Formula 3 drivers hit the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for Day 1 of pre-season testing. It marked their first opportunity to get to grips with the new Dallara F3 2025 chassis, which replaces the Dallara F3 2019 used from 2019 to…
Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton had a day to forget in Barcelona as he crashes out of testing for Ferrari F1. The 40-year-old kicked things off with the Scuderia at Fiorano last week. He did some running at Ferrari’s test track to bed himself into the team. Hamilton also got to work with Riccardo Adami,…
The 2024 season of Formula 3 came to its end as the championship is settled, but the teams and drivers will get an opportunity to put their learnings into practice even with the competitive campaign over. On October 8th and 9th, the first two post-season tests will kick off in Jerez, Spain. The field is…
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…
The 2024 Spanish Grand Prix brought wind and drama, and Alexander Albon was not excluded from these issues. After a Q1 exit, qualifying 19th, the Thai driver manage to wrangle his way up to 18th at the conclusion of the Grand Prix. The Grove-based team has frequently struggled for performance in windier conditions as their recent…
After a less than ideal Sunday in Barcelona for Yuki Tsunoda, being forced to take an extra pit stop as RB went with a 3-stop strategy, the Japanese driver found himself finishing in 19th after a 5s time penalty was applied for speeding in the pitlane. Speaking afterwards, the 24-year-old explained something did not feel right…
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,…
The Barcelona circuit presents a significant challenge. It’s a track with all types of corners, testing all cars and leaving the teams with nowhere to hide. Ferrari, hoping for a strong position, introduced a new upgrade package that showed promise in practice sessions following a disappointing race in Canada. Carlos Sainz was fastest in final…
