Tag: F1 News

12 Mar 2024

Bearman deserves F1 chance, but 2025 seat not a given

Bearman deputised for Carlos Sainz from third free practice onwards at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after the Spaniard required surgery for appendicitis. Despite getting only a single one-hour practice session on a high-speed circuit that is difficult to master, the 18-year-old was immediately on the pace and just missed out on reaching Q3. From […]

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11 Mar 2024

Haas concedes Magnussen should have let Tsunoda pass in Saudi F1 GP

Magnussen’s own Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was ruined by incurring an initial 10-second penalty for contact with Alex Albon in the Williams. His focus then shifted to holding up others so team-mate Nico Hulkenberg, who hadn’t stopped under an early safety car, could pull out a gap and claim 10th. Crucial to that strategy was […]

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11 Mar 2024

Scheckter to sell Ferrari F1 title winner

The South African driver won 10 world championship races from 111 starts during a topflight career that spanned from 1972 to 1980. Scheckter, 74, has entered 12 cars from his personal collection into RM Sotheby’s Monaco sale on 11 May. The headline lot is his ground-effect 1979 Ferrari 312 T4 – the final car to […]

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11 Mar 2024

Massa files lawsuit against FIA, FOM over 2008 F1 Singapore GP

On Monday, representatives of Massa confirmed that action has been lodged in the High Court of Justice against the three parties as the Brazilian, who missed out on the 2008 F1 drivers’ title to then-McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton by one point, believes that the result of the Marina Bay race should be voided. Infamously, Renault […]

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11 Mar 2024

10 things we learned at the 2024 Saudi Arabian GP

The irrepressible Dutchman was barely seen on screen throughout the 50-lap encounter in Jeddah, save from the start and his brief battle with Lando Norris after the first safety car of the year, as the action happened elsewhere. Instead, much of the attention was focused elsewhere: a thrilling midfield scrap courted much of the TV […]

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11 Mar 2024

Hamilton “pulling me out of the car” after physical F1 debut

Ferrari junior Bearman, who was the F2 polesitter for Saudi Arabia’s feature race, was called up by the team ahead of Friday’s FP3 to replace Carlos Sainz, who dropped out with appendicitis. Bearman immediately impressed in his single practice session before qualifying 11th, and the 18-year-old Briton backed that up with an exemplary race to […]

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10 Mar 2024

The Red Bull machine powers on at the F1 Saudi Arabian GP

While Red Bull remains in the spotlight off the track for different reasons, Verstappen notched up his 56th career F1 win and his 100th podium in total as he comfortably won in Jeddah ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez. Elsewhere Oliver Bearman impressed on his surprise F1 debut as stand-in for Carlos Sainz who was ruled […]

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10 Mar 2024

Mercedes battling “fundamental” issue with new W15 F1 design

The German manufacturer had come into this year hoping that a design revamp would help it close the gap on pacesetter Red Bull. However, drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton have endured a challenging first two races to the campaign with a clear weakness to the car now exposed. Team principal Toto Wolff says Mercedes […]

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