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Oscar Piastri holds a positive outlook regarding McLaren’s prospects. Under sustained pressure for the first time this season, Red Bull’s troubles continued in final practice at Imola with McLaren 1-2 ahead of the Ferrari team-mates. While his teammate Sergio Perez caused a crash and triggered the red flags, Max Verstappen secured the sixth position. Ferrari …

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Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton Max Verstappen wasn’t the only driver unhappy with Lewis Hamilton at Imola in practice with Fernando Alonso declaring the Mercedes driver treats the track like it is his “alone”. Hamilton, during Friday’s practice for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, managed to irritate a number of his competitors, particularly his fellow …

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Lewis Hamilton believes that Formula 1 still has progress to make in terms of inclusivity, following Ralf Schumacher’s recent announcement. While Lewis Hamilton, a very outspoken driver when it comes to diversity and inclusivity, praised Ralf Schumacher for coming out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, the Mercedes driver still says there’s “a long …

Read more “Lewis Hamilton casts ‘long way to go’ inclusivity verdict after Ralf Schumacher coming out”

Adrian Newey’s departure from Red Bull is expected to occur before the middle of 2025. Red Bull’s chief engineer Paul Monaghan has opened up on the “sadness” he feels at the departure of Adrian Newey. Newey has decided to take a step back from his responsibilities in the F1 team at Red Bull. He plans …

Read more “The ‘sadness’ of ‘pin sharp’ Adrian Newey’s Red Bull departure revealed”

In F1’s ground-effect aerodynamic era, Mercedes still faces challenges and struggles. Losing Loïc Serra and Jerome d’Ambrosio to Ferrari, Toto Wolff isn’t worried about the loss of key personnel as he insists some people “had to go” as Mercedes bring in others. Since the start of 2022, Mercedes has faced difficulties in Formula 1’s ground-effect …

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Kimi Antonelli has recently finished participating in two F1 tests. Toto Wolff has hinted that promoting Andrea Kimi Antonelli to a Mercedes seat for F1 2025 is a major consideration, claiming the benefits would be felt both on and off track. Antonelli is the most talked-about name in the F1 paddock as he looks to …

Read more “Toto Wolff drops major Andrea Kimi Antonelli hint amid ‘best since Max Verstappen’ claim”

During the commencement of the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris engaged in an intense battle for position. The FIA is set to run with extra cameras on ‘selected’ cars during practice for the Belgian Grand Prix, in order to monitor the flexing of front wings. The FIA is planning to closely …

Read more “New FIA technical directive aimed at flexing wings to take effect at Belgian Grand Prix”

Friday’s F1 news highlighted the Mercedes departure and the impressive pace of Ferrari at Imola. The action has now begun in earnest at Imola with the drivers back on track, and we have all the best of the F1 news to bring you from Italy. Without wasting any more time, let’s dive into the important …

Read more “Mercedes announce another senior departure as Imola GP action gets underway – F1 news round-up”

Alex Dunne and Martinius Stenshorne, both McLaren juniors. New McLaren junior driver Alex Dunne has been disqualified from Formula 3 qualifying at Imola after a technical infringement on Friday. After inspecting the 18-year-old’s car, it was discovered that the front of his MP Motorsport car had rear anti-roll bars installed. As a result, the driver …

Read more “New McLaren juniors’ troubles continue with Imola qualifying disqualification”