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Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, F1

Leclerc, Piastri surprised by pace of each other in Dutch GP

Charles Leclerc was certainly surprised by F1 Dutch GP podium, keeping Oscar Piastri behind who thought qualifying and bad start undone him. It started decently for Ferrari's Leclerc in F1 Dutch GP when he tucked...
Williams, Logan Sargeant, Mercedes, Red Bull, Liam Lawson, Mick Schumacher

Mercedes, Red Bull view on Williams/Sargeant; Antonelli FP1 firm

Mercedes, Red Bull chiefs have laid their thoughts on latest Williams rumour on Logan Sargeant, as Andrea Kimi Antonelli locked in for FP1. Following his FP3 crash in F1 Dutch GP in tricky conditions at...
Haas, Uralkali, F1

Haas free to move to Monza after sorting issues with Uralkali

Haas can freely move its cars and equipment out of Netherlands to Italy for F1 Italian GP, after sorting out with Uralkali. Uralkali - Uralkali confirms that we have received in full the payment owed by...
Lewis Hamilton, F1, Pete Bonnington

Hamilton, Russell reflect on ‘Bono’ staying back at Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, George Russell reflect on Pete Bonnington staying back at Mercedes in F1 2025, as the former adds more on the topic. Just before the summer break ended, it was notified that longtime race...
Carlos Sainz, F1, Alexander Albon

Sainz expands on Williams F1 move, Vowles’ convincing power

Carlos Sainz expands on choosing Williams for his F1 future citing conviction and history, as Alexander Albon is pleased to have his experience. He took his time but Sainz took his decision to join Williams...
F1, Dutch GP

F1 Dutch GP, Sat: McLaren maintain; Q2 exits & more

The Saturday in F1 Dutch GP ended up dry with McLaren maintaining its top spot but Mercedes losing out a bit to Red Bull. The Saturday in F1 Dutch GP at Zandvoort was expected to...
FIA, Williams, F1

FIA disqualifies Albon from F1 Dutch GP qualifying

The FIA has disqualified Alexander Albon from F1 Dutch GP qualifying after Williams failed the legality test concerning the floor. Following the F1 Dutch GP qualifying, the FIA Technical Delegate Jo Bauer spotted a legality...
Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso, Kyle Larson, F1

Verstappen, Alonso react to Larson’s ‘best driver’ comment

Max Verstappen responds to Kyle Larson after his note about being a better all-round driver, as Fernando Alonso gives his bite. The summer break saw NASCAR Cup champion Larson claim himself to be better than...
F1, Dutch GP

F1 Dutch GP, Fri: McLaren, Mercedes strong; Hulkenberg & more

The Friday in F1 Dutch GP saw mixed weather conditions but still plenty of running with McLaren and Mercedes showing good outright pace. The weather played some role on Friday in F1 Dutch GP but...
Haas, F1, Uralkali

Haas acknowledges delay in repaying Uralkali but pushing for it

Ayao Komatsu acknowledges threat from former Haas sponsor Uralkali amid seizure note during the F1 Dutch GP, as they are doing all to resolve. The case that has been on for some years now, saw...
Oscar Piastri, F1

Piastri points towards his seat for rib injury but all is fixed now

Oscar Piastri reveals when he suffered a broken rib in the hard F1 triple header and how the seat likely contributed to it. During the summer break, McLaren's Piastri revealed about suffering from a broken...
Sergio Perez, F1, Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda

Perez plays down topic of summer break meet; trio add on

Sergio Perez notes summer break meet was not to decide his F1 future, as Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda opine. While they went into summer break with claims of discussions about the Red...
George Russell, F1

Russell expands on multiple factors involved in Belgian GP DQ

George Russell expands on multiple factors that led to F1 Belgium GP disqualification, but he is not dwelling on pushing the boundaries. It was heartbreak for Mercedes following the F1 Belgian GP when Russell was...
Liberty Media, F1, MotoGP, Dorna Sports

Liberty Media will sell F1 shares to fund MotoGP acquisition

Liberty Media has announced sale of Series C F1 Common Stock to public, the proceeds of which will be used in MotoGP acquisition. Liberty Media Corporation announced today that it has priced the previously-announced public...
F1, FIA, Dutch GP, Zandvoort

FIA shares Dutch GP track limits, DRS, circuit changes & more

The FIA Race Director shares details for F1 Dutch GP in terms of the track limits, circuit changes, DRS zones and more, as the summer break ends. The track limits as per the FIA Directors'...
Andrea Stella, F1, McLaren

Stella surprised by McLaren’s own performance in F1 2024

Andrea Stella is surprised how McLaren has performed with just the one big update in first half of F1 2024, as he adds on competition now. Ever since the midway of the 2023 F1 season,...
WEC, Isotta Fraschini

Isotta Fraschini withdraws from WEC for rest of 2024 season

Isotta Fraschini has announced withdrawal from WEC's Hypercar class for rest of the 2024 season, as it ends its partnership with Duqueine Team. Isotta Fraschini Milano Fabbrica Automobili has announced its immediate withdrawal from the...
F1, FIA

F1 teams discuss difficulties in updating current gen of cars

F1 teams talk about the difficulties deploying updates with the current generation of cars, while adding on plans before 2026. The current era has one common phenomenon happening across the grid. The updates brought on...
Toto Wolff, Andrew Shovlin, F1, Mercedes

Wolff remains on the ground despite upswing in Mercedes form

Toto Wolff says Mercedes has to remain on the ground despite upswing in F1, as they will revert to their new update at Zandvoort. Having had a solid run in the lead-up to the summer...
MotoGP, Thai GP, Dorna SPorts

MotoGP slots Thai GP as season-opener for two seasons

Dorna Sports has announced Thai GP as the new season-opener for two MotoGP seasons in 2025 and 2026, in a surprise change. MotoGP is delighted to announce that the Thai Grand Prix will be the...
Fernando Alonso, Oscar Piastri, F1

Alonso, Piastri talk customer F1 teams challenging works outfits

Fernando Alonso, Oscar Piastri discuss about customer F1 teams being able to challenge the manufacturers, as they also praise Andrea Setlla. The customer route in MotoGP has yielded sound results for the independent teams who...
Robert Shwartzman, F1

Shwartzman gets FP1 drive with Sauber in Dutch GP

Stake F1 Team has announced that Robert Shwartzman will drive for Sauber in FP1 of Dutch GP, which is part of the FIA programme. In a surprise pick by Stake F1 Team, they have opted...
Frederic Vasseur, Charles Leclerc, F1

Leclerc reiterates that Vasseur has brought new mentality to Ferrari

Charles Leclerc says Frederic Vasseur has changed the thinking of Ferrari F1 team since joining and he is certain they will benefits from it. Both the Ferrari drivers Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have never left...
Logan Sargeant, Alexander Albon, F1

Sargeant differs from Albon on Williams car changes from ’23 to ’24

Logan Sargeant slightly differs from Alexander Albon on differences in the Williams F1 car from last year to this. Having had the straightline speed advantage last year, Williams tried to bring that down to make...
F1, Alpine, Renault

F1 team bosses talk potential loss of Renault as PU manufacturer

F1 team bosses discuss about the loss of Renault as a power unit supplier amid idea for Alpine to go the customer route. The news of Renault ditching its power unit programme from 2026 onward...
Kevin Magnussen

Magnussen says F1 ‘afterlife’ should be good, no reserve role

Kevin Magnussen says the afterlife after F1 as he calls will be good as there is worthy championships to race in from his previous experience. With his Haas seat gone, Magnussen is now starring at...
Esteban Ocon, F1, Haas

Ocon says he’s ready to take the veteran role in F1 team

Esteban Ocon says it was coming for him to take the veteran role in a F1 team, as he adds on partnering Oliver Bearman at Haas. After Bearman was announced to race for Haas in...
Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren, Carlos Sainz

Ricciardo, Sainz wouldn’t have predicted such McLaren F1 rise

Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz wouldn't have predicted how McLaren has evolved and rose up to take the fight to Red Bull in F1 2024. The rise of McLaren has certainly caught the eye of the...
Laurent Mekies, Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda

Mekies: Summer break driver talk doesn’t mean Zandvoort change

Laurent Mekies is in no rush to set Visa Cash App RB line-up for 2025 F1 season, noting that summer break discussions doesn't mean Zandvoort change. Heading into the summer break, there were all sorts...
Max Verstappen, F1, Alexander Albon

Verstappen sees no worry with sim racing, Albon shares thoughts

Max Verstappen says the sim racing chat did take place but there is nothing to worry about, as Alexander Albon adds his view on the matter. The late sim racing point was raised after the...