Karishma Persad, Author at Motorsport | Pit Debrief

Ahead of the F1 Bahrain GP, George Russell spoke about the Robert Reid's departure from the FIA, Pirelli tyres and his teammate Antonelli.

Russell on Robert Reid’s FIA departure, Pirelli tyres and Mercedes teammate Antonelli ahead of F1 Bahrain GP

Karishma Persad2 months ago2 months ago023 mins

Ahead of the 2025 F1 Bahrain GP, Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA) director, George Russell, currently driving for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, criticised the recent instability within the ranks of motorsport’s governing body, the FIA. Russell’s comments came hours after Robert Reid, the FIA’s deputy president of sport, announced his resignation, citing a “fundamental…

Rafael Câmara topped the F3 Free Practice session on the opening day of the 2025 Bahrain GP.

F3 | FP | Bahrain GP | In-form Câmara tops uneventful Practice session

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After a wet and disrupted opener in Melbourne, F3 took to the track for the opening practice session of the 2025 Sakhir F3 Round at the Bahrain GP. This weekend will mark Freddie Slater’s debut in the FIA Formula 3 championship. The British driver, who most recently finished runner-up in the 2025 Formula Regional Middle…

Mercedes Chief Communications Officer, Bradley Lord discussed his team's performance at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix, Sunday

Lord: Limited overtaking disguised Mercedes’ true performance at F1 Japanese GP

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Speaking in a print media session after Sunday’s 2025 F1 Japanese GP Race, Chief Communications Officer of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, Bradley Lord, admitted that a less-than-ideal Saturday Qualifying session had denied the team their chance to fight for the podium. Despite George Russell’s excellent performance in the first and third Free Practice sessions…

Alexander Albon (THA) Atlassian Williams Racing. 06.04.2025. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 3, Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, Japan, Race Day.

Albon happy with P9 finish at F1 Japanese GP after fiery radio messages

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Though he claimed points for the third time this season, Williams Racing driver Alex Albon described the 2025 F1 Japanese GP as “boring”. Speaking in the print media zone after the race, the British-Thai driver joked that his feisty radio messages had been broadcast to spice up an otherwise dull race. “I think it was…

Freddie Slater is set to make his F3 debut in Sakhir, replacing Nikita Bedrin at AIX Racing.

Freddie Slater to make F3 debut in Bahrain

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Sixteen-year-old Freddie Slater will make his FIA Formula 3 debut with AIX Racing in Bahrain, stepping in for Nikita Bedrin, who has left the series to concentrate on his Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA) campaign with Saintéloc Racing. Slater recently secured second place in the 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship and had originally planned…

Campos Racing's Nikola Tsolov dominated the opening day of F3 in-season testing, beating Tuukka Taponen to the top of the time sheets.

F3 in-season tests: Tsolov tops opening day in Bahrain ahead of Taponen

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After coming away from the opening round of the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship in Melbourne with three points after an eighth-place finish in the Sprint Race, Campos Racing’s Nikola Tsolov, dominated the opening day of the Sakhir F3 in-season tests, beating ART Grand Prix’s Tuukka Taponen to the top of the timesheets in both…

Mercedes Junior Doriane Pin claimed her first win of the 2025 F1 Academy season, after dominating Race 2 of the Chinese GP Weekend.

F1 Academy | Race 2 | Chinese GP | Pin claims first win of the season after dominant performance

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The first round of the 2025 F1 Academy drew to an end at the Shanghai International Circuit with the eighteen drivers fighting to win Race 2 of the Chinese GP weekend. After a strong start, Pin claimed the lead from former PREMA Racing teammate Maya Weug, now with MP Motorsport. She then held on to…

Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth in the 2025 F1 Chinese GP and will start Sunday's race from the third row.

Hamilton: SF-25 “quite snappy” in qualifying after F1 Sprint dominance at Chinese GP

Karishma Persad3 months ago3 months ago09 mins

After a dominant start to the 2025 F1 Chinese GP weekend, Lewis Hamilton’s weekend took a somewhat sour turn during the qualifying session. Though he made it into the third round (Q3), he struggled to get his car to the top of the timesheet, and ultimately, qualified fifth—three-tenths off pole-sitter Oscar Piastri. Hamilton, winner of…

Lewis Hamilton claimed his first win with Scuderia Ferrari after a dominant showing in the 2025 Chinese GP Sprint Race

Hamilton: We’re “not going to get ahead of ourselves” after victory in F1 Chinese GP Sprint

Karishma Persad3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

Lewis Hamilton claimed his first victory with his new team Scuderia Ferrari after a dominant performance in the 2025 Chinese GP Sprint Race. Having started on pole after an impressive Friday Qualifying session, Hamilton had a strong start off the line, claiming an early lead ahead of Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen. The seven-time world…

PREMA Racing's Doriane Pin topped the FP session as F1 Academy got underway at the Chinese GP.

F1 Academy | FP | Chinese GP | Pin tops disrupted session, ahead of teammate Hausmann

Karishma Persad3 months ago3 months ago08 mins

The 2025 F1 Academy season got underway under the blue skies of Shanghai, with 18 drivers, including Wild Card entrant Shi Wei—also known as Tie Dou—taking to the track for Free Practice (FP) as the 2025 Chinese GP Weekend kicked off at the Shanghai International Circuit. Lloyd leads drivers out on track as first F1…