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“He has made a massive step forward and I think there is more to come” — RB F1 boss Mekies lauds Tsunoda’s growth since the start of 2024 season

Syrine Ferchichi10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

Yuki Tsunoda’s 2024 season represents a notable improvement from his 2023 performance. The Japanese driver has showcased impressive form during the opening quarter of the season, accumulating six points in Australia and securing a hard-earned point at his home race in Japan. Tsunoda’s P7 finish in Miami last Sunday contributed significantly to the team’s climb…

Ricciardo: F1 qualifying vital as Miami GP showed “we’re not quick enough to start at the back and chop through the field”

Anumitha Murugapandian10 months ago10 months ago05 mins

After a very impressive P4 in the Miami Sprint Shootout and the 19-lap Sprint for Daniel Ricciardo, The Grand Prix section was far tougher. The 34-year-old had a 3-place grid penalty from the Chinese Grand Prix which was issued as the stewards as he breached the Safety Car regulations. Ricciardo was knocked out in Q1 with an…

F1 Miami GP “one of the most challenging races I’ve had” with Williams — Albon

James O'Connor10 months ago04 mins

Alex Albon’s difficult start to 2024 continued with a P18 finish at the Miami Grand Prix last weekend. The Thai driver was running in P14 when Williams decided to go aggressive on strategy that required a 47-lap stint on hards to make it to the end. The undercut did not pay off as the FW46…

Hülkenberg looking forward to trying Haas F1 updates at Imola as the team “take away more learnings” from a “positive weekend” at Miami GP

Karishma Persad10 months ago10 months ago010 mins

For Nico Hülkenberg, the results of the Miami GP were mixed. After a successful Sprint race in which the German earned two points after finishing seventh after starting in tenth position, he was unable to repeat this success in the race, ending in eleventh place, and subsequently, outside of the points, despite qualifying ninth on…

Sargeant feels he had “generally been on the pace all weekend” before getting taken out by Magnussen in F1 Miami GP

James O'Connor10 months ago08 mins

Logan Sargeant’s first home race of the 2024 season ended in disappointment as he was involved in a collision with Kevin Magnussen on lap 28 at the Miami Grand Prix. The Floridan driver was having a good weekend in his home state, finishing a strong P10 in the Sprint as he used and managed the…

Receiving online abuse and people talking “crap” about Sochi 2021 put “an even bigger smile on my face” after maiden F1 win — Norris

Öykü Ceylan10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

Lando Norris’s journey to his first Formula 1 win has been a long time coming. After a 110-race wait, the British driver finally stood on the top step of the podium at the Miami Grand Prix, capitalizing on perfect Safety Car timing to defeat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. This victory marked a significant turnaround for…

Charles Leclerc to have a new F1 Race Engineer from Imola as Xavi Marcos moves into a new role

James O'Connor10 months ago10 months ago02 mins

There’s been a big change made by Scuderia Ferrari ahead of next weekend’s race trip to Imola for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Xavier Marcos Padros has left his role as Charles Leclerc’s race engineer. In a statement on Twitter, the Italian team confirmed that “Xavi Marcos will bring his valuable experience gained as…

Alonso “really enjoyed” battle with Ocon for final points positions at F1 Miami GP

Nicolas Lopes10 months ago04 mins

Fernando Alonso finished ninth in last week’s Miami GP, scoring two points for Aston Martin after a tough battle with his former team-mate Esteban Ocon in the latter stages of the grand prix. After a poor qualifying for his standards, Alonso started down in 15th, on the hard tyres and pitted when the Virtual Safety…

“I would be a bit more worried about the 220 than maybe one or two CVs” — Horner on Red Bull F1 taking hundreds of Mercedes HPP employees

Melis Öktür10 months ago04 mins

Christian Horner, who recently admitted that Red Bull powertrains has hired 220 Mercedes staff members, claims he is unconcerned about other teams trying to poach big names of his. A number of important Red Bull employees, including long-term team manager Jonathan Wheatley, were the focus of rival teams’ attention during the Miami Grand Prix weekend….

Vasseur “quite happy” for Norris and McLaren after their victory at the F1 Miami GP: “They deserve their success”

Nicolas Lopes10 months ago10 months ago011 mins

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur didn’t hold back in his praise for his rivals McLaren and Lando Norris after the team snatched the win at last weekend’s Miami GP. Vasseur was even seen taking part in some of McLaren’s post-race celebrations, in a true showing of sportsmanship from the French. Speaking after the race, Vasseur…