On the final day of pre-season testing, F3 teams tackled wet conditions, a sharp contrast to the drier track on Wednesday and Thursday. The damp track allowed drivers to test their confidence and skills in the rain while giving teams valuable experience with this year’s wet Pirelli tyres. Stenshorne gets morning session underway With the…
Despite a successful 2023 season in the Euroformula Open Championship, where he finished runner-up behind Noel León, Cian Shields’ maiden F3 season was disappointing. Despite only three retirements from the series’ twenty races, he failed to score a single point, ultimately finishing 30th out of the 34 classified drivers. This was the lowest finishing position…
After a disappointing 2023 F2 season with Van Amersfoort Racing, Juan Manuel Correa switched to DAMS Lucas Oil for 2024, partnering with his American countryman Jak Crawford. Unfortunately, Correa, whose single-seater career remains marred by the tragic 2019 accident at Spa-Francorchamps which claimed the life of Antoine Hubert and saw Correa himself sustain near-fatal injuries,…
Stefano Domenicali, F1 CEO, has seen his hopes of rotating races gain more momentum, and he believes it is happening soon. Under this format, an F1 race will be rotated to accommodate new venues. With 24 races making up the 2025 calendar, chances are small to add new venues to the list. The rotational races,…
The 2024 season of Formula 3 came to its end as the championship is settled, but the teams and drivers will get an opportunity to put their learnings into practice even with the competitive campaign over. On October 8th and 9th, the first two post-season tests will kick off in Jerez, Spain. The field is…
Shortly before the final practice session of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix started, fire broke out at the McLaren hospitality suite. The whole team, including drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, had to be evacuated. With the emergency crew still working on bringing the fire under control three hours later, many worried that McLaren’s…
The 2024 Spanish Grand Prix brought wind and drama, and Alexander Albon was not excluded from these issues. After a Q1 exit, qualifying 19th, the Thai driver manage to wrangle his way up to 18th at the conclusion of the Grand Prix. The Grove-based team has frequently struggled for performance in windier conditions as their recent…
Starting P6 at his home race in Barcelona behind his teammate in P5, it has not been an easy Spanish Grand Prix weekend for Carlos Sainz. Both the Ferraris started on new soft tyres behind both the Mercedes on old soft tyres. On lap 3, Sainz went around the outside and overtook Leclerc. It caused…
Lewis Hamilton expressed immense satisfaction after securing his first Grand Prix podium finish of the year, marking a significant boost for both himself and the Mercedes team. Reflecting on the achievement, Hamilton said, “Yes. Big, big boost to finally get a good result. It’s been a minute since I’ve been up here in the race….
After a good performance that secured him a second-place finish, Lando Norris shared his thoughts on the Spanish Grand Prix, highlighting both the successes and missed opportunities that marked his journey to the podium. “The race, not good enough, simply because we should have won today,” Norris stated bluntly. “I think we had the quickest…
