In 13th in Pit Debrief’s F1 Driver Rankings for 2024 is Esteban Ocon. Esteban Ocon endured a rollercoaster 2024 season at Alpine, with several point-less finishes interrupted by three P10 finishes, one P9, and a standout performance in the 2024 São Paulo GP, where he secured the third podium of his career. Unfortunately, Ocon suffered…
Abu Dhabi was the final race of the 2024 season and the last one for Kevin Magnussen in F1. The Danish driver is set to drive for BMW M Motorsport next year. He will be competing in the M Hybrid V8 and is confirmed to be racing in the Daytona Rolex 24 in January. Magnussen…
Hitech Grand Prix joins five already existing teams in the all-female for next year, set to operate three cars. This means the grid of F1 Academy will expand to 18 cars in 2025, coming closer to other feeder series that offer more seats for young talents. The British team is currently also competing in GB3…
The final round of the 2024 F1 Academy championship in Abu Dhabi will feature three races instead of two. A third race was added after the Qatar GP Race 2 was cancelled due to delays caused by barrier damage. Pulling no longer the 2024 F1 Academy champion The added race brings a new twist to…
Ayao Komatsu, team principal of the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, claims that he was unaware that the BWT Alpine F1 Team had used the post-season Abu Dhabi test with the Kannapolis-based team as leverage to have Esteban Ocon forfeit the final race of the 2024 season to Jack Doohan. Ocon replaced by Doohan for Abu…
With a heated battle taking place for sixth place in the constructors’ championship, Haas needed both Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen to maximise their potential at the F1 Qatar GP. However, it was a weekend of mixed fortunes, and the American team now sits five points behind Alpine going into the final race of the…
After only one practice session it’s time to set the grid for tomorrow’s race with a Sprint Qualifying session for the Qatar GP. Who will start the final Sprint Race of 2024 from the best spot? SQ1 The first qualifying segment saw Sauber drivers Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas out on track first, followed by…
Despite finishing where he started, Kevin Magnussen had a very eventful Las Vegas GP on Saturday night. Points always seemed unlikely from the early stages. He slipped back to P15 in the opening 10 laps as he struggled with graining on the mediums. As he ran until lap 17 with Haas going for a one-stop…
Nico Hülkenberg says that he also ran into graining on the opening stint but accepted it at the F1 Las Vegas GP, extending the first two stints to create a tyre offset and pass Yuki Tsunoda late on. He ended up in eighth position and scored four more points in the championship. The German had…
For its 75-anniversary season, Formula 1 has announced an unprecedented season launch event that will feature all 10 teams, 20 drivers, and the team principals. This unique event will take place on February 18th, 2025, at London’s The O2 ahead of pre-season testing in Bahrain. Brian Burke of BrianBurkeCreative, who also oversaw the opening and…
