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Andreas Seidl departs, Audi Names Former Ferrari Chief Mattia Binotto As New F1 Boss

July 23, 2024 admin

Audi have announced former Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto as the new boss of their Formula 1 project on Tuesday. Earlier this year German car maker Audi took full ownership of the Sauber team, which will be run under the Audi banner from 2026, with an all-new power unit currently being developed in-house…

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Lando Norris On Top After Beating Max Verstappen In Second Practice

July 20, 2024 admin

McLaren’s Lando Norris outpaced world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull to top the times in Friday’s second free practice session, run in hot conditions, ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old Briton, who trails the three-time champion by 84 points in the drivers’ title race, clocked a best time of…

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Feature: The Storyline Behind Lewis Hamilton’s Romantic British Grand Prix Win

July 8, 2024 admin

945 days. 56 Grand Prix races. For a man who had won in every season of Formula 1 till then to have to wait for so long for another win seems beyond belief. But Sir Lewis Hamilton – the most successful driver in the history of his sport – had to wait that…

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Lando Norris Takes Pole For Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen Second, Lewis Hamilton Third

June 22, 2024 admin

McLaren’s Lando Norris (centre) took pole position for the Spanish GP.© AFP McLaren’s Lando Norris produced a spellbinding late lap to deprive Max Verstappen of pole for the Spanish Grand Prix in qualifying on Saturday. Lewis Hamilton will start on the second row alongside his Mercedes teammate George Russell. Verstappen looked nailed on…

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‘All-Or-Nothing’ Lando Norris Takes Sprint Pole In Rain Chaos At Chinese GP

April 19, 2024 admin

A fearless “all or nothing” lap from McLaren’s Lando Norris in wet and wild conditions Friday denied Lewis Hamilton pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race. Hamilton thought he had claimed Shanghai pole in his Mercedes when Norris’s lap of 1min 57.940sec on intermediate wet tyres was deleted for exceeding track limits, only…

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Max Verstappen Fastest In Dry Final Practice For Japan GP

April 6, 2024 admin

Max Verstappen blazed round the Suzuka track in dry conditions in 1min 29.563sec.© AFP Triple world champion Max Verstappen went fastest in Saturday’s final practice for the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. Verstappen, who failed to finish the race in Australia a fortnight ago, blazed round the Suzuka track in…

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Max Verstappen Heavy Favourite In Melbourne As Red Bull Drama Rumbles On

March 20, 2024 admin

Max Verstappen will be heavy favourite to make it three wins from three this season as his Red Bull team attempt to put weeks of paddock intrigue behind them at the Australian Grand Prix. The Dutch three-time world champion emphatically led home teammate Sergio Perez in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, but the celebrations were overshadowed…

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Charles Leclerc Takes Pole In Texas As Max Verstappen Slips To Sixth

October 21, 2023 admin

Charles Leclerc claimed his third pole position of the season on Friday as Max Verstappen had his best lap deleted and slipped to sixth on the grid in a dramatic qualifying at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver showed commanding pace as he clocked a fastest lap in one minute and 34.723…

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