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Hamilton warned, Mercedes fined over “serious” impeding incident with Sargeant in F1 Saudi Arabian GP practice

The first driver warning and team fine for impeding has been handed out in the 2024 Formula One season. Running on a set of mediums in the first part of the session, the Williams of Logan Sargeant was on a quick lap as he rapidly made his way through the high speed turns in Sector…

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Fernando Alonso driving his Aston Martin in Saudi Arabia
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Alonso tops second practice in F1 Saudi Arabia GP ahead of Russell and Verstappen

Fernando Alonso topped second practice in Saudi Arabia ahead of George Russell and the reigning world champion Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc set the fourth quickest time for Ferrari ahead of Sergio Perez during the only practice session ran under the floodlights. The second practice session ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was delayed due…

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Ricciardo hopes the noise and distractions of recent controversies will ‘start to slowly go away’ whereas Hamilton says F1 has ‘reached a pivotal moment’

Formula One has found itself on the front of newspapers as well as the back in recent weeks. When this happens, it is usually due to celebrating the crowning of an F1 Drivers’ World Champion or due to moments of controversy. Sadly, as many an F1 fan no doubt knows, it is the latter which…

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Russell: “Best driver on the grid” Verstappen would be welcomed at Mercedes F1

George Russell would be happy to go up against Max Verstappen in the same car. Red Bull has signed the three-time world champion driver until 2028. But because of all the controversy surrounding the team at present, a gap has developed between Jos Verstappen and team principal Christian Horner. The team’s future would be in…

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Wolff admits F1 Bahrain GP “wasn’t great fun” for Mercedes after overheating issues cost them “six-tenths” a lap

The Bahrain Grand Prix finally took place last weekend and with it several events that could mark the evolution of the teams over the winter break. Some teams presented improvements, such as the case of Mercedes, who went winless in 2023 for the first time in 12 years. George Russell had qualified a strong P3,…

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Hamilton: “Generally the performance was so-so” in F1 Bahrain GP, as he faced an overheating PU and a broken seat

The start of the season looked exciting and bright for Mercedes heading into the first weekend of the Formula 1 year. The team’s pace looked worthy as they scored a 1-2 in the second practice session in Bahrain ahead of qualifying. The results were not to be. Both Silver Arrows’ faced several upsets throughout the…

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Hamilton: I “sacrificed more than I hoped to” with set-up change after qualifying 9th for F1 Bahrain GP

The lights illuminated the Bahrain International Circuit for the first qualifying session of the 2024 Formula One season and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton made it to Q3, finishing in a disappointing 9th place. With a different leader for each of the weekend’s practice sessions: Daniel Ricciardo for FP1, Lewis Hamilton in FP2 and earlier today…

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