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Upgrades to A524 “performing as we expected” — Pilbeam on Gasly’s “very promising qualifying session” at F1 US GP

Karishma Persad08 mins

Ahead of the 2024 Mexico Grand Prix, Ciaron Pilbeam, technical director of performance at the BWT Alpine F1 Team spoke about the team’s recent upgrades to Pierre Gasly’s A524 which saw the French driver qualify seventh at the United States Grand Prix, ahead of the likes of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, Haas’ Kevin Magnussen, and…

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McLaren’s Right of Review petition over Norris’ F1 US GP penalty rejected

Karishma Persad07 mins

Motorsport’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), has announced that McLaren Racing’s petition for a Right of Review into the penalty handed to Lando Norris during the 2024 United States Grand Prix, has been rejected. As reported by Pit Debrief, during the United States Grand Prix, Lando Norris was handed a five-second time…

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F1 | Mexico GP | FP2 | Sainz on top as Russell crashes out; more trouble awaits Verstappen

Lucrezia Costa04 mins

The second practise session of the day will be 90 minutes long due to the extra time allowed for the testing of the new Pirelli tyres and the extensive amount of young drivers implemented in the previous on track session. Following his FP1 crash involving Oliver Bearman, Williams announced that Alexander Albon will miss the…

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2024 F1 race pace gains “haven’t really come at a sacrifice of qualifying” — Piastri

Rohit Bhaskar04 mins

McLaren headed into Austin brimming with optimism. Armed with the most upgrades of any team on the grid, they were confident they’d pull away on the track and in the constructor’s standings. But by the race’s end, Ferrari and Max Verstappen had them beat, leaving McLaren to regroup as they prepared for Mexico. With limited…

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Sainz “hopeful” Ferrari can continue to challenge for victories after 1-2 in F1 US GP

James O'Connor04 mins

The United States Grand Prix was one of Carlos Sainz’s strongest weekends of the 2024 F1 season. A feisty, aggressive run to P2 in the Sprint was followed by 3rd in Grand Prix qualifying as he led the Ferrari charge in both. After losing out to teammate Charles Leclerc at the start as Verstappen and…

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Albon “leaning a little bit more towards” teammate Colapinto’s set-up at F1 Mexico GP to resolve his low-speed corner woes

Senjuti Jash06 mins

Being the only team on the grid—besides Ferrari—to not introduce upgrades in Austin, Williams experienced a weekend full of ups and downs. While Franco Colapinto managed to bag a single point starting from P15 on the grid, Alex Albon had a rather forgettable 100th Grand Prix weekend at COTA. Following a pit lane start in…

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“You shouldn’t be able to just launch the car on the inside and be ahead” — Hamilton weighs in on Verstappen’s defensive move against Norris at F1 US GP

Rebecca Malitz04 mins

One of the controversial topics from last Sunday’s US GP in Austin was the 5-second time penalty handed to Lando Norris for overtaking Max Verstappen off track, a decision McLaren has since launched an appeal against. The hearing on the legitimacy is scheduled to take place later today. If McLaren can uphold the appeal, a…

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McLaren lodges petition for Right of Review after Norris’ controversial F1 US GP penalty

Karishma Persad07 mins

Less than a week after Lando Norris was controversially awarded a five-second time penalty after having been found to have breached Article 33.3 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations after by gaining a lasting advantage after leaving the track, the FIA has announced that the Stewards have received a petition for a Right of…

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