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“Our strength is my engineering group” — Tsunoda credits his RB F1 engineers for strong start to 2024 season

Ahead of the 2024 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix, Yuki Tsunoda was asked about his expectations from the car in the racing weeks ahead. F1 travels to Spain, Austria, Britain, Hungary and Belgium before the summer break. Tsunoda went on to explain that they are planning to run their car in quite a stiff way…

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F1 | Spanish GP | FP1 | Norris tops first practice ahead of Verstappen and Sainz; Leclerc down in 11th

Lando Norris topped first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz. George Russell set the fourth quickest time ahead of Mexican driver Sergio Perez in the opening session of the weekend. A flurry of cars joined the circuit at the start of the one-hour FP1 session in Spain. Ollie…

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F2 | Spanish GP | Practice | Aron dominates as drivers struggle with Turn 13

With the first day of the Spanish Grand Prix being in full swing, the next session that takes place on the Circuit De Barcelona-Catalunya is Formula 2 practice. That is topped by none other than the current Drivers’ Championship leader Paul Aron, followed by Enzo Fittipaldi in P2 and Franco Colapinto in P3. However, with…

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Spanish GP | F1 Academy | FP1 | Pulling and Bustamante set the exact same time, others struggling with curbs and rear tyre

It is quite an early morning in Barcelona, and the Spanish Grand Prix kicks off with the first session of the race weekend — practice of the all-female racing series F1 Academy. Considering that the schedule is very full due to the presence of not only Formula 1 and F1 Academy, but also Formula 2…

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Qualcomm expands Mercedes partnerships to F1 Academy and Doriane Pin

Qualcomm has been an official partner of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team since signing a multi-year deal in 2023. It is a global corporation manufacturing software, semiconductors, services related to wireless technology and more. Now, the company expands its partnership with the team by including Mercedes’ F1 Academy entry Doriane Pin, becoming her senior…

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Lando Norris driving his McLaren in the rain in Montreal
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Norris: “It’s just split seconds of decision-making and understanding” to reach Red Bull F1 standards

Lando Norris is optimistic that McLaren is very close to challenging Red Bull consistently after an upturn in form. The British driver won in Miami, pulling away from Max Verstappen in the closing stages and was very competitive last time out in Canada. Victory in Montreal slipped away from Norris after staying out when the…

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Perez says a return to “the podium will be the target” in F1 Spanish GP amid performance slump

After a string of subpar showings and two consecutive DNFs, Sergio Perez finds himself under pressure to deliver a strong performance this weekend as F1 heads to Barcelona.  His task will be made all the more difficult by the 3-place grid penalty imposed on him in the aftermath of his crash in the Canadian Grand…

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Race and tyre management “probably still the biggest area” to improve despite “big step” compared to rookie F1 campaign — Piastri

Ahead of the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri was asked whether he thought that the weekend would be a test for his team given the aerodynamic differences between the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and those of the previous circuits. While the 23-year-old agreed that the weekend would be a test, he said he expected it…

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F1 Spanish GP updates “just to try and improve the package overall” as “longer term developments” required for biggest weaknesses — Leclerc

Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc spoke on Thursday of the Spanish Grand Prix, highly optimistic that the team will get back on their feet after a rough weekend in Canada. Ferrari had the worst event so far in Canada, with an unexpected exit in Q2 for both drivers. Leclerc and teammate Sainz then suffered a…

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Russell “has done nothing but his best every single weekend” — Hamilton calls for end to abuse his Mercedes F1 teammate has received

Ahead of the Spanish GP, Mercedes showed an united front following online criticism and abuse George Russell had to face after the fight with his teammate Lewis Hamilton for the final podium position at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve almost two weeks ago. Hamilton, in his last season with Mercedes, highlighted the importance of receiving positive energy…

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