Lando Norris leading FP1 at the Australian Grand Prix
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F1 | FP1 | Australian GP: Norris, McLaren take top spot as Sainz impresses again

McLaren continued their impressive form in the first official session of 2025, as Lando Norris topped the timesheets for FP1 at the Australian Grand Prix with a lap of 1:17.252. Carlos Sainz came in second as Williams carried over their promising testing pace. The Spaniard led the latter part of the session with a time…

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Arthur and Charles Leclerc in the F1 paddock on Thursday ahead of the Abu Dhabi GP
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“To see two Leclercs in Formula 1 in Ferrari is very, very special” — Charles on driving alongside brother Arthur in FP1 at F1 Abu Dhabi GP

In the first practice session of the F1 Abu Dhabi GP, Arthur and Charles Leclerc will drive alongside each other for Ferrari. This milestone will mark the first time brothers have participated in an F1 session as teammates. Arthur Leclerc will get a chance behind the wheel of the SF-24 in place of Carlos Sainz…

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Luke Browning to make F1 debut in Abu Dhabi with Williams Racing

Williams Racing Academy driver Luke Browning is set for his Abu Dhabi FP1 debut at the 2024 Grand Prix, marking his first appearance at a Formula 1 weekend. The young British driver will participate in the first Free Practice session (FP1), fulfilling Williams’ second mandated rookie driver session for the season. Additionally, Browning will take…

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“It’s not his fault” — Albon says about F1 Mexico GP FP1 collision with Bearman

For Alex Albon and Oliver Bearman, the FP1 session came to a quick end with a collision in Turn 9 on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit. Albon was on the run-up to the high-speed sequence of Turns 7, 8 and 9, where Bearman was driving a Ferrari car at a considerably slower speed. The Williams…

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“It’s always a great pleasure to drive this kind of car” — Felipe Drugovich talks about his racing future after FP1 outing at F1 Mexico GP

FP1 at the Mexico Grand Prix was filled with several rookies taking over drives to comply with the regulations that state that all Formula 1 drivers must sit out one FP1 per season for a rookie who has no more than two Grand Prix starts. Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Aston Martin and Kick Sauber were the…

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Kimi Antonelli on his FP1 performance: Mexico was “much better than Monza”

Friday of rookies in Mexico City for the very first free practice session of the weekend: from Pato O’Ward taking over the McLaren of Lando Norris on home soil, to Felipe Drugovich stepping in for Fernando Alonso at Aston and Robert Shwartzman taking Zhou Guanyu’s place beside Valtteri Bottas. For some only a chance to…

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F1 | Mexico GP | FP1| George Russell fastest, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Yuki Tsunoda as Verstappen stops with engine problems

Round 20 of 24 takes place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. This track has always been strong for Red Bull, with Max Verstappen claiming five wins since his first one at the track in 2017. After the last round in Austin, Max Verstappen extended his lead in the Championship by 5 points,…

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F1 | US GP | FP1 | Sainz leads Leclerc as Ferrari control only practice session of the weekend

McLaren’s Lando Norris kicked things off in the only practice session of the weekend, posting a 1:39.704. Bottas was the first driver into the 1:38s, before Ocon, Sainz and Hamilton beat that. The seven-time World Champion did a 1:38.050. Points leader Max Verstappen logged a 1:37.593 to go fastest moments later, 0.109s ahead of George…

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