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Antonelli is currently competing in his first season of F2 as his racing education as part of the Mercedes development programme and, with Lewis Hamilton leaving at the end of the season and heading to Ferrari, the Italian has been one of the drivers linked to the vacant seat alongside George Russell.But speculation that Antonelli could replace Sargeant this season gathered pace during the Miami …Keep reading

Lando Norris took his maiden win in Miami as McLaren rolled out a significant 10-part upgrade package.While Red Bull’s polesitter Max Verstappen struggled with floor damage, Norris was handed a free pitstop as he had stayed out until a mid-race safety car was called.But even before his lucky break Norris displayed searing pace on the medium tyres, and on the hard-tyred restart he comfortably held …Keep reading

Centred around a change in philosophy for the sidepod and engine cover bodywork, the rest of the SF-24 will also undergo a transformation, as the team looks for ways to apply pressure on Red Bull and stem the flow of the threat now posed by a resurgent McLaren package.Ferrari, having moved to the underbite sidepod inlet at the start of the season, is now sporting an overbite arrangement, similar …Keep reading

Marcos has been Leclerc’s race engineer since he joined from Sauber at the start of 2019, getting the role after his working as a factory-based engineer when Carlo Santi had been race engineer for Leclerc’s predecessor Kimi Raikkonen in 2018.This followed long-time Ferrari driver coach and esteemed race engineer Jock Clear working to implement Leclerc’s engineering team for his first season …Keep reading

Ricciardo endured a tough start to the 2024 season, being outperformed by team-mate Yuki Tsunoda in the opening race while struggling to get comfortable aboard the VCARB01.The Australian’s difficulties dashed the momentum of him being considered for a 2025 Red Bull seat, but in recent races, he has been working his way back to competitiveness.In China, following a requested chassis change …Keep reading

Brown stated that he had seen an increase in applications from those currently employed by Red Bull in the wake of the allegations and power struggle surrounding both team principal Christian Horner, and between the Austrian and Thai shareholders of the parent Red Bull companyHorner refuted those comments, stating that it was “inevitable” that other teams wished to capitalise on the …Keep reading

After 110 grand prix starts and 16 podium finishes, McLaren driver Norris won his maiden F1 race on Sunday after he benefitted from a safety car period following a collision between Haas’ Kevin Magnussen and Williams driver Logan Sargeant.Norris was running fourth when his main rivals began to make their first and only pitstops, which they made before the safety car was deployed.The McLaren …Keep reading

Speaking exclusively to Autosport during last weekend’s third Miami GP at the Hard Rock Stadium, Epp said that the advent of a third grand prix in America – last November’s Las Vegas GP – expands the scope to distinguish them from one another.As a result, this means they can differentiate themselves – rather than be in competition with each other – and pursue their own types of fans …Keep reading

Robyn was appointed to her role in November 2022 as part of a bid by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to reform the management structure of the organisation.She was chosen after more than 15 years of experience in the automotive industry, having previously served as the CEO of Volvo in Switzerland since 2017, as well as holding management positions at Nissan and DaimlerChrysler.Since her …Keep reading

Around 2000 guests, ranging from drivers from all categories to family and friends – including F1 team boss Christian Horner, comedian Rowan Atkinson plus a host of fans who had been lucky to secure tickets – joined the ceremony at Westminster Abbey to pay tribute to Moss who died in April 2020.His Majesty the King was represented by his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, with Prince Michael of Kent …Keep reading