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With the 2025 F1 Academy season now concluded, Prema Racing’s Doriane Pin appeared on the Fast Forward with PitStopNic podcast to reflect on the support she has received from both Mercedes and Iron Dames throughout her career. The 21 year-old race with Prema Racing under the backing of Mercedes for a second year running, Pin…
Racing Bulls driver, Isack Hadjar, made his sixteenth Q3 appearance, qualifying P9 for the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. Even through he performed better in Q2, the French driver still had “no regrets” over final Q3 results. The rookie’s strongest effort came in Q2, where he set a 1:22.997, 0.075s quicker than his push lap in…
McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella remained calm and composed as he analysed the key strategic moments of the F1 Abu Dhabi GP Qualifying, including the tow Yuki Tsunoda provided team mate Max Verstappen in Q3 and the implications for Sunday’s race. With one McLaren on the front row and another on the second, Stella believes…
Qualifying at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP delivered one of the tightest sessions of the season, with Yuki Tsunoda narrowly scraping through each stage to ensure he could assist teammate Max Verstappen in the fight for pole position. Floor damaged in a pitlane collision in FP3 Tsunoda’s qualifying challenge began even before Q1. Late in…
Gabriel Bortoleto equalled his best ever F1 qualifying result with a fantastic P7 on the grid for the Abu Dhabi GP. The Brazilian rookie made it 12-12 against Nico Hülkenberg in the Grand Prix qualifying head-to-head. It was the first time since Azerbaijan that he did it. The 21-year-old was very pleased speaking in the…
Maya Weug will take the next step in her racing career with an F1 Academy–funded GT test, driving a Ferrari 296 GT3 with AF Corse at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in December, an opportunity funded by F1 Academy. The opportunity comes as recognition of her strong 2025 campaign, in which she finished second in the F1…
Keeping his pace steady, Arvid Lindblad showcased a great defence to claim the victory at the F2 Abu Dhabi GP Sprint Race. Despite Joshua Dürksen’s constant pressure, the Briton avoided any major mistakes around the Yas Marina Circuit as he led from lights out to the checkered flag. Marking his third win of 2025, the…
Esteban Ocon put in a fine qualifying performance to start P8 for Sunday’s F1 Abu Dhabi GP. It’s only his third Q3 appearance in a Grand Prix qualifying session this year. The last one was in Monaco. Huge changes overnight lead to a massive turnaround for Esteban Ocon in F1 Abu Dhabi GP qualifying Following…
After qualifying P8, Joshua Dürksen lined up second on the grid due to the top ten being reversed for the Sprint Race. The AIX driver attempted to put Arvid Lindblad under pressure in front, however Dürksen ended up having to settle for second. Still, the Paraguayan driver put on a solid performance to land another…
Beganovic delivered a controlled and efficient drive to P4 in the Abu Dhabi F2 Sprint Race at Yas Marina. Starting from seventh, the Hitech Pulse-Eight driver gained ground early and maintained a competitive pace throughout the 23-lap race. With Beganovic qualifying P4 for Sunday’s Feature Race, he approaches the finale with a realistic chance of…
