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F1 | Italian GP | FP1 | Verstappen quickest from Leclerc and Norris as Antonelli crashes out in free practice debut

Round 16 of 24 takes place in Monza, Italy. Franco Colapinto will be driving for Williams for the remainder of the season, replacing Logan Sargeant, while Andrea Kimi Antonelli gets behind the wheel of the Mercedes for FP1. There is a great deal of excitement surrounding the Italian teenager, who is tipped to join Mercedes…

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Red Bull “trying a lot of stuff” to improve balance issues with RB20 F1 car — Max Verstappen

Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen will be hoping to return to winning ways at the 2024 Italian Grand Prix. Despite taking an early lead after a strong start off the line, the three-time World Champion was unable to keep pace with Lando Norris and was eventually forced to surrender his place to Norris on…

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Daniel Ricciardo on his future in F1: “If I perform, I’m good”

With nine races remaining in the 2024 Formula 1 season, Daniel Ricciardo faces questions about his future in the sport, particularly within the Red Bull family. In his Italian GP media session, the Australian driver addressed these uncertainties and shared his mindset as he navigates this crucial period. When asked if he was confident about…

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“I think he deserves a chance” Wolff says on possibility of Schumacher returning to F1 with Williams

Following a rocky start to the season for William’s Logan Sargeant, Mercedes’ Toto Wolff and Red Bull’s Christian Horner weigh in on rumours of a mid season replacement for the young American. Following a series of poor performance and expensive crashes, the most recent coming at last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix weekend, rumours have suggested…

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Pérez: Norris’ pace and fastest lap at the end “very scary” for Red Bull following F1 Dutch GP

After a qualifying session that saw him struggling with tyre strategy, an impeding Mercedes and finally a starting position of P5, Sergio Pérez found himself unable to fight with the pace of McLaren and Ferrari in F1’s Dutch Grand Prix, and so his participation meant a final P6 and 8 points to his and Red…

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“The pressure is on us to respond” — Horner aware of McLaren threat in both championships following heavy F1 Dutch GP defeat

Christian Horner, Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing, has admitted that there were several factors which resulted in his team being unable to match the performance of McLaren’s Lando Norris at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix. “I think that there’s probably a couple of things,” Horner said while speaking with the media following Sunday’s…

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“Something has been going wrong lately with the car” — Verstappen says balance issues also hurting tyre degradation following big deficit to McLaren in F1 Dutch GP

When the lights went out to signal the start of the 2024 F1 Dutch Grand Prix, it looked as though Max Verstappen might drive his way to a fourth consecutive victory at his home circuit of Zandvoort.  Verstappen had lined up next to Lando Norris on the front row of the grid, and immediately beat…

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Pérez is confident Red Bull can fight McLaren at F1 Dutch GP, says impeding incident with Hamilton cost him throughout qualifying

Sergio Pérez arrived from F1’s summer break decided to turn around the inconsistent results of the first half of his 2024 season. At the Dutch GP, Q1 in Qualifying was the first time that day that the Mexican’s RB20 went out on track, after a rainy FP3 that kept him inside the garage earlier that…

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Verstappen keeping “realistic” about chances of winning F1 Dutch GP after being three tenths down in qualifying

Max Verstappen goes into Sunday at the 2024 Dutch GP looking to score a fourth consecutive race win at his home turf, but is well aware that he needs to keep expectations “realistic” after lapping over three tenths slower than pole-sitter and closest championship opponent Lando Norris in qualifying. The reigning three-time world champion had…

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F1 | Dutch GP | Qualifying | Verstappen splits the McLarens as Norris takes dominant pole at Zandvoort

Formula 1 resumed activity after the first break of the year to race in Zandvoort. Ahead, a qualifying session that promised emotion thanks to the weather conditions that had already made an appearance in FP3, where an incident by Logan Sargeant (who drove two tires on the wet grass and destroyed the Williams) left the…

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