Gabriel Diamante, Author at Motorsport | Pit Debrief

Alexander Albon will start the 2025 Australian GP race from P5 after an impressive qualifying with Williams Racing

Albon pleased with “impressive” pace of Williams after P6 in F1 Australian GP qualifying

Gabriel Diamante2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

Atlassian Williams Racing’s Alexander Albon put on quite a show during the 2025 Australian GP qualifying session, earning him a P6 starting position for Sunday’s race after putting in a blistering lap of 1:15.737. After his excellent performance, Albon will start ahead of both Scuderia Ferrari drivers. Alex Albon’s tyre lottery payoff While speaking in…

McLaren continues their crusade as the top constructor as driver Oscar Piastri finished P2 in F1 Australian GP qualifying, clocking in a 1:15.180. Narrowly losing pole to Lando Norris, the team from Woking secured their first Australian Grand Prix front-row lockout since 2012.

Oscar Piastri on missing out on pole to McLaren teammate Norris in F1 Australian GP qualifying

Gabriel Diamante2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

McLaren continues their crusade as the top constructor as driver Oscar Piastri finished P2 in F1 Australian GP qualifying, clocking in a 1:15.180. Narrowly losing pole to Lando Norris, the team from Woking secured their first Australian Grand Prix front-row lockout since 2012. Piastri on his qualifying During the official post-qualifying press conference, McLaren F1…

Mercedes F1 drivers George and Kimi Antonelli reflect on “up-and-down” Friday at Australian GP.

Mercedes F1 drivers reflect on “up-and-down” Friday at Australian GP

Gabriel Diamante2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

Mercedes F1 ended their Friday at the Australian GP with a note of uncertainty. They left the FP2 timesheets with George Russell in 10th, clocking in a 1:17.282, and F1 newcomer Kimi Antonelli in 16th, with a 1:17.634. A soild way behind compared to the top of the leaderboard. Antonelli confidence buildup Today marks Kimi…

Gabriel Bortoleto seen in his team Sauber kit.

Sauber F1 driver Gabriel Bortoleto hits back at Marko “no pure speed” remark

Gabriel Diamante2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

Sauber F1 driver Gabriel Bortoleto hits back at the comments from Helmut Marko about him lacking ‘pure speed‘ ahead of the Australian GP on Sunday. Marko doesn’t think Bortoleto has ‘pure speed’ Even though Bortoleto won the F2 and F3 championship in back-to-back rookie seasons, the 81-year-old described the F1 newcomer as having no ‘pure…

Why the F1 Belgian GP becoming a biennial race should raise alarm bells

Gabriel Diamante3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

It’s no surprise that the new contract between F1 and the Belgian Grand Prix starting in 2026 will make the event a rotational one. Spa-Francorchamps will be vacating its traditional spot in 2028 and 2030, in which we will not see the legendary circuit on the calendar. The message is clear. No matter the history,…

“Pretty clear what I’ve done this year” — Yuki Tsunoda ahead of Red Bull F1 test

Gabriel Diamante5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

RB F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda reflected on his performance on the final rac e of the season in Abu Dhabi and about Red Bull Racing potentially picking him for the second driver seat. How Tsunoda’s race was lost at the start The Japanese driver said that his car’s clutch got stuck, and that the anti-stall…

F1 | Abu Dhabi GP | FP2 | McLarens go 1-2 ahead of Sainz

Gabriel Diamante5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

The final weekend of the season continues as FP2 kicks off at the Abu Dhabi GP. The news of the moment being Charles Leclerc being handed a 10-place grid penalty for a battery replacement. Slightly blurring the hopes of achieving the World Constructors’ Championship, and possibly overtaking Lando Norris for P2 in the World Drivers’…

A picture of Charles Leclerc's SF-24 going around the Lusail Circuit

Leclerc positive about Ferrari race pace for F1 Qatar GP; Sainz less hopeful following Sprint

Gabriel Diamante5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc spoke after the Qatar GP Sprint race, after finishing where they started. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc started P4 and P5 coming into the sprint race. Lewis Hamilton jumped the driver from Monaco on the first lap. From there. Leclerc dropped back as the top 5 built a…

“Interesting stuff on the table” — Valtteri Bottas on his F1 future

Gabriel Diamante5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Sauber F1 driver Valtteri Bottas spoke in the press conference on Wednesday after the news broke that he and fellow driver Zhou Guanyu would be leaving at the end of the season. 50-50 chance of staying The Finn stated that he got ‘a bit unlucky’ and that his future with the team ‘wasn’t meant to…

McLaren F1 rear wing to be modified after FIA intervention

Gabriel Diamante7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

After the stir of the rear wing flap seemingly opening during the Azerbaijan GP for McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari have criticized how the wing flexes, bending the edges and opening the slot gap, which doesn’t comply with FIA regulations. Which then came into an end Thursday evening of the Singapore Grand Prix when the…