Senior advisor Helmut Marko believes that Red Bull and Max Verstappen can benefit from the teammate rivalry at McLaren in the 2025 F1 season
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Marko believes Red Bull and Verstappen will “benefit” from teammate rivalry at McLaren F1 in 2025

Veteran advisor Dr. Helmut Marko has shared his opinion on who he perceives as the favourite to win the F1 world championships this season, as Red Bull embark upon their 2025 campaign with a new line-up comprising Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson.  Although it was easier to predict an early pecking order after pre-season testing…

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Leclerc has said that his first impression of the SF-25 was positive after Ferrari F1 completed their shakedown on Wednesday
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“It felt good” — Leclerc on his first feeling driving the SF-25 during Ferrari F1 shakedown

Charles Leclerc found himself behind the wheel of the SF-25 for the first time yesterday as Ferrari completed their first filming day ahead of the F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. After the Italian marque unveiled their official livery at the F1 75 season launch event on February 18, they conducted their customary shakedown at the…

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Fernando Alonso talked to the media in Abu Dhabi before Stella led McLaren F1 to title win
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“I told him what Abu Dhabi took from our hands in 2010” — Alonso on motivating Stella before McLaren F1 title win

McLaren won their first constructors’ championship since 1998 at the 2024 F1 season finale in Abu Dhabi after beating their historic rival, Ferrari. Amidst the jubilant celebrations, two-time world champion Fernando Alonso conveyed his congratulations to team principal Andrea Stella on McLaren F1 breaking their 26-year title drought. However, their journey in the past decade…

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Piastri: McLaren winning the F1 Constructors’ Championship will only “sink in” when they return to Woking

McLaren left the Abu Dhabi GP as the ultimate winners as they were crowned Constructors’ Champions, thanks to Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri behind the wheel. After an intense battle with Ferrari for the title, McLaren ended the season with the trophy for the first time since 1998. They were thrown out of the 2007…

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Charles Leclerc embracing teammate Carlos Sainz on the podium at F1 Abu Dhabi GP
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“Really happy about the race but the disappointment is a lot bigger” — Leclerc on Ferrari losing the WCC at F1 Abu Dhabi GP

As the chequered flag fell at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP, Charles Leclerc ended his 2024 season on a bittersweet note. Despite his storming recovery drive to the podium and his teammate Carlos Sainz finishing P2, Ferrari fell short of the championship by just 14 points. The Monégasque driver started the race weekend on the…

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Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur during a F1 race weekend in 2024
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“Good one, but not enough” — Vasseur summarises 2024 F1 season after losing WCC to McLaren at Abu Dhabi GP

The 2024 chapter has come to a close at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP, with Ferrari coming tantalisingly close to lifting the biggest trophy of the season under the leadership of Fred Vasseur after sixteen long years. Heading into the season finale, the Italian outfit was trailing behind McLaren by 21 points. However, despite Carlos…

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Charles Leclerc with his trophy on the podium after finishing P2 at the F1 Qatar GP
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“We exceeded our expectations” — Leclerc on Ferrari outscoring McLaren at F1 Qatar GP and keeping title hopes alive

Despite anticipating a damage limitation weekend, Ferrari managed to outscore McLaren at the dramatic F1 Qatar GP thanks to Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz finishing P2 and P6 respectively. The championship battle will now go down to the wire in Abu Dhabi with the Scuderia trailing behind the Woking-based team by 21 points.  While Max…

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Lando Norris with his MCL38 inside the McLaren garage
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Norris proclaims he has “what it takes” to win a championship ahead of F1 Las Vegas GP

With Lando Norris trailing behind Max Verstappen by 62 points with three rounds to go, the battle for the drivers’ title is all but over ahead of the F1 Las Vegas GP. The Dutchman will secure his fourth successive world championship title on Saturday as long as he takes the chequered flag ahead of the…

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Lando Norris is passed by George Russell at the beginning of the 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Interlagos
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McLaren leading the F1 Constructors’ Championship “because the team and the drivers operated at very high standards” — Stella

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella praises the high operational standards of the team as he doubles down on the team’s target of winning the 2024 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship. In the wake of last weekend’s São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos, which saw McLaren title challenger Lando Norris outscored by champion Verstappen in a major…

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