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US Grand Prix – FP3 : Lewis Hamilton broke the 1m35s barrier to lead Verstappen and Leclerc in final practice at COTA, setting up a thrilling battle for qualifying between Ferrari and its rivals. f1i.com/news/575946-us-grand…
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Adrian Newey says Honda is disappointed by its power unit’s lack of progress in its first season with Aston Martin, but insists the challenges have only strengthened the manufacturer’s resolve. f1i.com/news/575921-newey-ho…
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Charles Leclerc topped both Friday sessions in Austin, but the Monegasque insists Ferrari’s latest upgrade is “definitely not” what some believe – and fears his rivals have more to unlock. f1i.com/news/575917-leclerc-…
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Lando Norris says McLaren’s MCL40 is showing flashes of speed at COTA, but the car remains ‘difficult’ to drive, leaving team papaya’s drivers a step behind their main rivals. f1i.com/news/575912-norris-w…
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US Grand Prix – FP2: There was no topping Ferrari and Charles Leclerc in Friday’s second practice in Austin, with the rapid Monegasque just edging Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli by 0.042s. f1i.com/news/575854-us-grand…
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Ferrari’s Austin upgrade has made an encouraging first impression, but Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was right on Charles Leclerc’s tail in Friday’s opening practice at COTA. f1i.com/news/575779-us-grand…
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Esteban Ocon has no problem admitting Rafael Camara deserves his Haas seat for 2027 -- but he’s not prepared to accept that his own F1 career should end as a result. f1i.com/news/575758-ocon-bac…
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With F1 finally preparing to return to Africa, Lewis Hamilton jokes he may have to race into his mid-forties to fulfil a dream he’s chased for years. f1i.com/news/575746-hamilton…
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Lando Norris is firmly in Max Verstappen’s corner over COTA’s bone-rattling bumps, admitting some circuits leave him reaching for headache tablets before he even gets behind the wheel. f1i.com/news/575739-norris-j…
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For now, F1 insists its Qatar and Abu Dhabi finales can go ahead, but Carlos Sainz isn’t convinced, and the Williams driver warns against taking the season-ending double-header for granted. f1i.com/news/575686-sainz-un…
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Cadillac is playing the long game in F1, but GM has confirmed that the manufacturer’s new engine factory will light up on December 18, marking a significant milestone for the sport’s latest entrant. f1i.com/news/575654-cadillac…
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F1 fans will notice a few cosmetic changes to the field this weekend in Austin, with five teams – including Ferrari – rolling out special one-off liveries at the US Grand Prix. f1i.com/news/575635-ferrari-…
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Helmut Marko has little time for Christian Horner’s version of Red Bull history. He dismisses the former team boss’s memoir as ‘a collection of untruths’- but it’s the choice of publication date that really crosses the line. f1i.com/news/575642-marko-br…
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Kimi Antonelli is one victory away from a shot at F1 immortality. Austin could crown the Mercedes teenager the youngest world champion in history – but the stars must align. Here’s the title-winning scenario he needs to pull off this weekend. f1i.com/news/575627-the-aust…
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Addressing his future with Mercedes, Toto Wolff says that stepping aside from his leadership roles may prove easier said than done, which is why the Austrian is already vetting his potential successors. f1i.com/news/575614-wolff-al…
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In his upcoming memoir, Christian Horner has revisited F1’s famous season finale in Abu Dhabi in 2021 and admitted that he consciously tried to influence race director Michael Masi at a moment when the world title hung in a balance. f1i.com/news/575608-horner-a…
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