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News, views and updates about seven-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton. The British driver will be in a Ferrari car in 2025 as he looks to secure a record-breaking eighth Drivers’ Championship.

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Hamilton: Mercedes “still lacking two or three tenths in race pace” to the front group following F1 Imola GP

Syrine Ferchichi03 mins

Mercedes is experiencing one of their most challenging starts to a Formula 1 season since their return to the sport in 2010. It is underscored by the surprising success of their customer team, McLaren. With Lando Norris behind the wheel, they secured a victory in Miami and went close again in Imola, highlighting Mercedes’ need…

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Russell says Mercedes are “making progress” but “direct rivals have made equal progress” following F1 Imola GP

Chiara Martin02 mins

During the Imola Grand Prix, Mercedes refused to grant George Russell his request to regain his position against Lewis Hamilton. Despite Russell’s impressive performance throughout the weekend, the team decided to prioritise the overall strategy over individual battles. Russell, who will continue with Mercedes in 2025, pitted late in the race to secure the bonus…

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Hamilton “couldn’t reach” Russell’s pace in qualifying as he starts 8th in F1 Imola GP

Gabriel Diamante03 mins

Lewis Hamilton left qualifying feeling relatively positive as he finished 8th in the Imola qualifying session with a 1:15.504, almost three tenths behind his teammate George Russell who qualified 6th with a 1:15.234. Russell now leads the Grand Prix qualifying head-to-head 6-1 as the seven-time World Champion admitted he could not match the pace of…

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F1 | Imola GP | Qualifying | Verstappen pips Piastri and Norris to pole in exhilarating session

James O'Connor04 mins

Q1 Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and George Russell were on mediums to start qualifying. The Brit did pit at the end of his push lap and did not post a time. The Alpine of Esteban Ocon logged a 1:16.645 to kick things off, leading Magnussen, Sargeant, Gasly and Hülkenberg. On the mediums, a 1:16.463 from…

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F1 | Imola GP | FP3 | McLaren takes 1-2 as Perez and Alonso crash

Öykü Ceylan03 mins

The first European race of the 2024 F1 season kicked off at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola. Friday’s sessions saw Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc dominate, topping both practice sessions and presenting a challenging day for Red Bull. Saturday’s FP3 started with an unusually active early phase, as Lando Norris, Lance Stroll, and Oscar Piastri…

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Vasseur: Hamilton’s “big experience will impact for sure” once he joins Ferrari F1 team in 2025

Sushmita Balakrishnan03 mins

On February 1st, Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton announced that he would be leaving Mercedes after 11 years together and would be joining Scuderia Ferrari to drive alongside Charles Leclerc. This means current Ferrari driver, Carlos Sainz will be out of his seat by the end of the 2024 season. Team Principal Fred Vaaseur has…

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Lewis Hamilton says he would pick Andrea Kimi Antonelli to take his Mercedes F1 seat

Chiara Martin02 mins

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has voiced his preference for 17-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli to fill his seat at Mercedes when he joins Ferrari in 2025. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has explored options like Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz, but Hamilton believes Antonelli, a Mercedes protégé, is the ideal choice. Speaking in a media session…

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“I’ll probably go again” — Adrian Newey expects to continue in F1 after leaving Red Bull early next year

Editorial Staff03 mins

After announcing his decision to depart from Red Bull Racing recently, Adrian Newey has admits that his future is still within the Formula One paddock. Newey discloses that he had been “seriously considering changing teams, going somewhere else and doing another four or five years or whatever.” The 65-year-old confesses that he does feel tired…

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Scuderia Ferrari F1 announces signings of Jerome d’Ambrosio and Loic Serra

Öykü Ceylan02 mins

In a bid to fortify their team for the upcoming seasons, Ferrari has made significant moves in their management department, appointing Loic Serra as the new Head of Chassis Performance Engineering and Jerome d’Ambrosio as Deputy Team Principal. Effective from October 1, these appointments mark a strategic shift in Ferrari’s leadership structure. With a proven…

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