Tyre and young driver testing was the order of the day in Abu Dhabi as the gruelling 2024 F1 season finally reached its conclusion. The calendar consisted of 24 races, as well as 6 Sprints. Debuts There was debuts aplenty for drivers with their new teams: Carlos Sainz at Williams, Gabriel Bortoleto at Sauber, Esteban…
Alpine’s Team Principal Bruno Famin claimed Alpine have had ‘a solid three-day test’ and that they’ve focused on themselves. That is probably a good thing because if they were comparing the A524 to other cars on display they would see that it looks very much as if Alpine are going to be battling near the…
Today saw the concluding session of pre-season testing for the 2024 Formula 1 season. RB F1’s Daniel Ricciardo completed 209 laps throughout testing and referenced this morning’s issues with the drain cover. “Yeah, there was that issue this morning on track, obviously with the drain,” Ricciardo noted, addressing the hiccup that briefly threatened to change the…
The Mercedes squad finished pre-season testing making “good progress” understanding their new W15, but both drivers agree there’s room for improvements. The Silver Arrows completed 361 laps around the Bahrain International Circuit since Wednesday – 172 for Lewis Hamilton and 189 for teammate George Russell, who considered the team had “a solid three days here…
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The final day of testing took place in Bahrain on Friday ahead of the 2024 season starting next week. However, the action was soon halted as a loose drain cover appeared at the exact same spot that caused an early end to yesterday morning’s running. This time it was Sergio Perez who ran over it…
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Despite the fresh news of Lewis Hamilton’s departure from Mercedes at the end of this year, some more positive news comes for the team with the performance of their W15 car in the pre-season testing sessions that have occurred thus far. Seven-time World Champion and seasoned driver of the Bahrain track, Hamilton wasted no time…
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Reigning three-time world champion Max Verstappen has started his 2024 campaign from where he left off in 2023, at the top of the timesheets for the first official session of pre-season testing in Bahrain. Williams was the only team to suffer from reliability issues, with Alex Albon’s running being cut short by over 20 minutes…
