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Esteban Ocon a big contender for the second Audi F1 seat as talks take place

Esteban Ocon has emerged as a serious contender for the second Sauber/Audi seat, sources have confirmed to Pit Debrief. On Friday morning European time, it was confirmed by Haas that Nico Hülkenberg would be leaving team at the end of 2024. Minutes later, Sauber/Audi announced the German driver would be joining them for 2025 on…

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Hülkenberg delighted with Haas’ “perfect” race to secure a point in F1 Chinese GP

Nico Hülkenberg’s strong start to the 2024 Formula One season continued as he bagged a valuable point for Haas in the Chinese GP. Starting 9th, the German passed the Ferraris into turns 6 and 8 on the opening lap to briefly run as high as P7. However, Leclerc, Sainz and Stroll all overtook him in…

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Tsunoda “very annoyed” after getting taken out of the F1 Chinese GP by Magnussen

With the completion of the Chinese Grand Prix, round 5 of the 2024 Formula 1 season, the Drivers’ Championship begins to settle in thanks to the performances of the different drivers and also their respective teams. Max Verstappen once again emerged as the winner of Sunday’s main race, while he also took victory in the…

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Penalty points impact Magnussen, Sargeant, Stroll and Ricciardo after incidents in F1 Chinese GP

The Chinese Grand Prix 2024 was marked by a series of incidents that prompted decisive actions from the race stewards. Kevin Magnussen received a 10-second time penalty and two penalty points for a collision with Yuki Tsunoda at Turn 6 on lap 27 as he spun the Japanese driver into retirement with some clumsy driving….

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Hulkenberg “optimistic that we can fight” main rivals for points in F1 Chinese GP

Nico Hulkenberg’s Saturday at the Chinese Grand Prix was a rollercoaster of events. Initially plummeting to dead last during the Sprint as he destroyed his tyres, he later managed to secure P9 in qualifying, a significant improvement. He placed P6, P9 and P9 in the 3 qualifying segments. Despite a pit lane incident in Q1…

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“Hopefully it will deliver” — Haas to run updates with one car at F1 Chinese GP

Haas is on the up and up this year, with improved race pace and less tyre degradation—and they will be aiming to make another step forward with their first upgrade package of the season, set to debut in China this weekend. Haas is arguably experiencing something of a renaissance. Four points picked up in the…

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Magnussen hopes RB F1 shows inconsistency as “slow pit stop” costs him a chance at P10 in F1 Japanese GP

Kevin Magnussen was pleased with Haas’ tyre management after the Japanese Grand Prix. The Danish driver finished 13th at Suzuka, reaping the benefits of a car that’s easier on its tyres than last year. He said: “It was a very different race to last year. I didn’t do a big part of last year’s race….

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Haas F1 tyre wear gains “a big game-changer” as they were a “runaway train in the wrong direction” last year, say drivers

One of the positive stories to come out of the first 3 rounds of the 2024 F1 season has been the impressive turnaround from Haas following a brutal 2023 campaign. They finished last in the Constructors’ Championship as horrendous tyre wear left Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hülkenberg completely exposed on Sundays, regularly falling through the…

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