Piastri: Improving qualifying form my big focus for F1 2025 -
Sun 22-Dec-24
Oscar Piastri has revealed improving in qualifying is his main point of focus for the 2025 Formula 1 season after comparing unfavourably to McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.
Piastri was outqualified 21-3 by Norris in 2024, albeit often by small margins, with Norris also getting the better of the Australian in sprint qualifying this year. That means Piastri has regressed compared to his rookie ...
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Albon: Crashes shouldn't overshadow "fantastic" Colapinto's Williams F1 stint -
Sat 21-Dec-24
Williams driver Alex Albon thinks Franco Colapinto's tough final Formula 1 races with the squad should not overshadow the excellent results the Argentinian produced.
Colapinto's impressive early races since stepping in for Logan Sargeant in Monza turned heads in the paddock, and they also yielded Williams five important points over three race weekends, which looked crucial at the time before ...
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The psychological breakthrough behind Russell beating Hamilton in F1 2024 quali -
Sat 21-Dec-24
George Russell puts his comprehensive Formula 1 2024 defeat of former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying down to being “psychologically in a really good place”.
The 26-year-old ended the 2024 season with a 24-6 qualifying record against Hamilton, with all sessions including those that set the grid for sprint events taken into consideration.
This compares with their 8-12 ...
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How McLaren’s rear wing push changed the game in F1 -
Fri 20-Dec-24
McLaren surpassed even its own pre-season expectations in 2024, taking its first Formula 1 constructors’ championship title for 26 years.
Whilst the team clearly had a couple of major waypoints in its development cycle that improved the general operating envelope of the MCL38, a standout feature of its campaign was how it honed its car to the varying circuit characteristics.
These updates ...
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Alpine F1 turnaround proves Enstone reorganisation was the "right thing to do" -
Fri 20-Dec-24
Alpine Formula 1 team boss Oliver Oakes says the team improving its fortunes over the second half of the 2024 season has shown that streamlining its Enstone operation was the right way to go.
Hitech junior team chief Oakes was brought in alongside advisor Flavio Briatore by Renault boss Luca de Meo to help steady the ship at Alpine after a rocky first half of its 2024 campaign.
As part of De ...
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F1 2025 driver line-up: Who’s on the Formula 1 grid next year? -
Fri 20-Dec-24
‘Silly season’ is a common term in F1 referring to the time of year in which many teams announce their driver line-up for the following season.
It usually takes place during the summer as that’s when the market is at its most frantic, with driver changes causing doubt over the futures of others.
But, silly season started a lot earlier this year due to Lewis Hamilton announcing his move ...
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Who is Racing Bulls' new F1 driver Isack Hadjar? -
Fri 20-Dec-24
Having been signed by Racing Bulls for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Isack Hadjar had very much been in and out of the conversation as speculation surrounding Sergio Perez’s Red Bull future mounted. With Liam Lawson always viewed as the most likely candidate to step up and replace the Mexican after he took Daniel Ricciardo’s RB ride midway through 2024, the opportunity for new blood presented ...
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Hadjar to partner Tsunoda at Racing Bulls for F1 2025 -
Fri 20-Dec-24
The Racing Bulls Formula 1 team has announced Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar will partner Yuki Tsunoda in 2025, as the starting grid for the new season is now set.
Hadjar will take up the seat vacated by Liam Lawson, whose own move to the main Red Bull squad as Sergio Perez's replacement was announced on Thursday.
Hadjar was the runner-up in the 2024 F2 season with Campos Racing, ceding the ...
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