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Lando Norris: McLaren driver says new team rules don’t mean Oscar Piastri will give up wins | F1 News
Lando Norris says McLaren’s decision to prioritise him in the F1 title race doesn’t mean his team-mate Oscar Piastri will give up race wins in the final eight events of the season. McLaren boss Andrea Stella revealed ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix that the team will back Norris in the title race, as…
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Oliver Bearman confirmed as Haas replacement for Kevin Magnussen at Azerbaijan GP after Danish driver banned | F1 News
British teenager Oliver Bearman will drive for Haas at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in place of the banned Kevin Magnussen, the team have confirmed. Magnussen was handed a one-race ban after picking up his 12th penalty point within a 12-month span at the Italian Grand Prix, having been adjudged to have caused a collision with…
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Lando Norris’ start struggles: Driver or car at fault at McLaren as ‘chink in the armour’ appears? | F1 News
So far in 2024 Lando Norris is having a season to remember, picking up his first ever wins in Formula 1 and putting his team in the hunt for the Constructor’s Championship. However, there is a cause for concern for his team – their starts to races. Along with his wins at the Miami and…
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Jack Doohan: Australian driver to replace Esteban Ocon at Alpine for 2025 F1 season | F1 News
Jack Doohan will make his Formula 1 debut in 2025 as he replaces Esteban Ocon at Alpine from the start of next year. Doohan has been Alpine’s reserve driver since 2023 and finished third in last year’s Formula 2 Championship. The 21-year-old Australian, who has agreed a one-year deal, will team up with Pierre Gasly,…
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Daniel Ricciardo: RB driver admits he thought replacing Sergio Perez at Red Bull could happen at Dutch GP | F1 News
Daniel Ricciardo has admitted he thought it was possible he would replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull for the remainder of the 2024 Formula 1 season. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner released a statement at the start of the summer break to confirm Perez would continue as Max Verstappen’s team-mate from this weekend’s Dutch…
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Max Verstappen: Red Bull driver dismisses radio rant backlash at Hungarian Grand Prix | F1 News
Max Verstappen has responded to the backlash he received for his radio outbursts at the Hungarian Grand Prix, stating he will say “what he wants”. Championship leader Verstappen became increasingly frustrated last Sunday and tangled with Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages, which dropped him down to fifth. Verstappen, who is set to take a…
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F1 driver Esteban Ocon to join Haas from next season
Alpine driver Esteban Ocon of France arrives in the paddock before of the third free practice ahead of Sunday’s F1 One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, July 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos) KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina — Frenchman Esteban Ocon will drive for Haas from next…
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Esteban Ocon: Haas sign outgoing Alpine driver for 2025 on multi-year contract | F1 News
Esteban Ocon will drive for Haas in 2025 after securing his Formula 1 future with a multi-year deal. The 27-year-old and Alpine mutually agreed to part ways at the end of the 2024 season after the Frenchman had spent five seasons with the Enstone squad. Ocon will be team-mate at Haas to Britain’s Oliver Bearman,…
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Lando Norris: McLaren driver says criticism after Silverstone was ‘not unfair’ as team look to win in Hungary | F1 News
Lando Norris says criticism directed at him and his McLaren team following a series of costly errors at the British Grand Prix was “not unfair”. Norris was leading at Silverstone before the final round of pit stops but McLaren failed to bring him in at the optimum moment, while he also overran his pit box,…
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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes driver expects more steps forward with next F1 upgrade at Hungarian GP | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton is hopeful Mercedes’ next raft of car upgrades – the latest of which will be introduced at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix – will soon allow them to reproduce their stellar front-running British GP form on a regular basis. Having gone 19 months without a win in F1, Mercedes head to Budapest’s Hungaroring…
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