The Estonian racing driver, Paul Aron has been named as the reserve driver for Alpine in 2025. Aron is currently driving in his debut Formula 2 season with Hitech Pulse-Eight and is currently placed at P4 in the overall championship. Flavio Briatore, Executive Advisor, stated, “We are very pleased to have Paul join BWT Alpine Formula…
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have started a massive weekend for McLaren on the front foot as they qualified P1 and P3 for the F1 Sprint at the Qatar GP. The physical nature of the Lusail circuit All 20 drivers face a massive challenge in Qatar as the track is quite unrelenting with lots of…
Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc will start in 4th and 5th for the F1 Sprint at the Qatar GP as he continued his very good run of recent form. On the mediums in SQ1, Sainz was P2, almost half a second behind the flying Lando Norris. In SQ2, he dropped to 6th, although his lap…
After only one practice session it’s time to set the grid for tomorrow’s race with a Sprint Qualifying session for the Qatar GP. Who will start the final Sprint Race of 2024 from the best spot? SQ1 The first qualifying segment saw Sauber drivers Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas out on track first, followed by…
After an intense battle for pole position, Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Paul Aron delivered a stunning performance, edging out Gabriel Bortoleto and Victor Martins to secure the top spot. The Formula 2 grid took to the Lusail International Circuit for Qualifying under significantly cooler conditions than during Free Practice. Trident’s Christian Mansell even remarked on social media,…
After a challenging first practice session, which saw Prema Racing and Mercedes Junior Team’s Doriane Pin (PIN) top the timesheet, ahead of championship leader, Abbi Pulling (PUL), F1 Academy returns to the Lusail International Circuit for the second and final practice session of the race weekend. Pulling will hope that this session goes smoother than…
Audi has announced that the Qatari Investment Authority acquired a significant minority stake in Sauber Holding AG, the future factory team of Audi. QIA will enter the Formula 1 project as a long-term investor and partner. The German manufacturer officially joins in 2026, taking over the Sauber F1 Team. It will use the facility in…
As the sun started to set in the Middle East, the only practice session of the weekend got underway at Lusail in FP1 for the F1 Qatar GP. Verstappen out of the traps quickly Alpine’s Esteban Ocon set the first time on a 1:28.979, using the medium compound tyre. After Tsunoda went fastest, Max Verstappen…
The Formula 2 drivers took to the track in Qatar for the first time, with Paul Aron setting the tone with a dominant practice session. The Estonian driver led the way, leaving his rivals in his wake as he fine-tuned his car for the upcoming races. After a long hiatus, Formula 2 returned to the…
With just two races left in the 2024 season, drivers met with the FIA ahead of the Qatar GP to address ongoing concerns over racing guidelines. The discussion was sparked by recent controversies involving Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in the US and Mexico. The debate centered on the rule requiring inside drivers to leave…
