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“That was taken a little bit out of context” — Toto Wolff rolls back on Hamilton “shelf life” F1 comment

Mercedes has experienced ups and downs ever since the introduction of the ground-effect era, and Toto Wolff faces a new era in 2025 as Lewis Hamilton heads to Ferrari F1. In 2022, they scored a single victory with George Russell in Brazil. The 2023 season passed by without a victory for the Brackley-based outfit. This…

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Charles Leclerc happy with F1 SF-24 improvements as they “didn’t come easily”

After the first few rounds of the season, Ferrari F1 had emerged as the second force behind title-defenders Red Bull, with the Scuderia bagging a 1-2 in Australia as Carlos Sainz won at Albert Park in the SF-24 from Charles Leclerc. The power balance quickly shifted after the first round of updates to the 2024…

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Hamilton’s Ferrari F1 debut set for early 2025 at Fiorano

Lewis Hamilton’s anticipated debut for Ferrari in Formula 1 will take place in the team’s 2022 car early next year. This milestone comes as Hamilton transitions from Mercedes, where he has enjoyed 12 outstanding seasons, to the legendary Maranello squad in 2025. Ferrari initially hoped to get a head start by having Hamilton participate in…

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Formula 1 announces 2025 season launch event at London’s O2 ahead of 75th anniversary

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…

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Toto Wolff reveals Carlos Sainz Sr. tipped him off about Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari F1

Toto Wolff, the team principal of Mercedes knew of the “shelf life” of the 39-year-old Lewis Hamilton and knew that there would be a time when the team needed to let him go. The Austrian received an early tip from Carlos Sainz Sr. about this move to Ferrari before it became official. “I sent a…

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Vasseur: Leclerc “not in charge of the set-up,” reveals Ferrari “underestimated” pit loss after finishing P5 at F1 Brazil GP

After Carlos Sainz crashed into the barriers in the second segment of qualifying and during the race at the São Paulo Grand Prix, Ferrari’s hopes rested entirely on Charles Leclerc. Despite struggling to find pace with a tricky car throughout the weekend, the Monégasque driver managed to keep the McLarens behind and come home in…

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Sainz apologies to Ferrari after two “strange” and “unfortunate” crashes on Sunday at F1 Brazil GP

Following his finest weekend in Formula One at the Mexico City GP, Scuderia Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz had a much tougher outing at Interlagos on Sunday. In Q2 on Sunday morning, the rear got away from him as he applied power in the Senna esses, crashing into the barrier on the outside of turn 2, forcing…

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Leclerc calls early pit stop decision “a mistake”, labels the SF-24 “extremely difficult to drive” after P5 finish at F1 Brazil GP

Ferrari’s championship aspirations appeared to take a big hit after Carlos Sainz crashed out in the second segment of qualifying and during the race at Interlagos. However, despite having a car that was tricky to manage, Charles Leclerc managed to finish ahead of both McLarens at the dramatic rain-affected São Paulo Grand Prix. Starting from…

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Vasseur brands backmarkers “idiots” for costing Leclerc potential P2 in F1 Mexico GP

Ferrari in Mexico almost came close to secure its third 1-2 of 2024 following the Australian and American rounds, but ultimately the duo of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc had to settle for a 1-3 as Lando Norris managed to overtake the Monegasque driver as traffic came into play. For the most part of the…

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