PIT TALK

Fernando Alonso considering his future as 2025 silly season looms, Qiddiya authorities reveal ambitious circuit proposal for Saudi race, driver concerns over wellbeing, driver market, contract speculation

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[ad_1] It was hard to imagine there being another twist or turn as significant as Lewis Hamilton’s pre-season decision to move to Ferrari in 2025, but this year’s silly season is shaping up to be wild. Hamilton’s move is already at risk of being usurped by the possibility Max Verstappen could up stumps from Red … Read more

Red Bull Racing chief technical officer Adrian Newey rumoured to be unhappy in unfolding chaos, Christian Horner investigation, Max Verstappen’s quit threat, RB17 hypercar

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[ad_1] Adrian Newey’s position as Red Bull Racing’s chief technical officer is rumoured to be in doubt in an internal push to move him out of the championship-winning race team, according to reports in the German media. Auto Motor und Sport has reported that longstanding design boss Newey is unhappy about a proposal from principal … Read more

Jack Doohan’s Formula 1 shot in 2025, Oliver Bearman’s Ferrari chance at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Formula 2, driver market, silly season, contract speculation

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[ad_1] Oliver Bearman’s outstanding weekend in Saudi Arabia almost certainly secure him a seat on the 2025 grid, but the effects of his performance could — and perhaps should — be much further reaching. Expectations were kept in check when Bearman was hauled from his Formula 2 to substitute for Carlos Sainz shortly before final … Read more

Oliver Bearman set for Ferrari outings in 2024, RB accuses Haas of unsportsmanlike behaviour, Jack and Mick Doohan in Albert Park demonstration plan, driver market, stewarding, penalties, rivalry

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[ad_1] Oliver Bearman’s sudden Formula 1 debut at the weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix continues to shift the driver market landscape. The 18-year-old was on an uncertain road towards Formula 1 after his first inconclusive season in Formula 2 last year, but his sterling job substituting for the Scuderia appears to have put him back … Read more

Felipe Massa sues Formula 1 over the outcome of the 2008 world championship, Lewis Hamilton’s first title, legal action against the FIA, Bernie Ecclestone, Singapore Grand Prix

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[ad_1] Lewis Hamilton’s maiden world championship in 2008 will come under legal scrutiny when title runner-up Felipe Massa takes the FIA, Formula 1 and former F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone to court over their handling of that year’s controversial Singapore Grand Prix. Massa, who believes he is the rightful 2008 title winner, is reportedly seeking between … Read more

Fresh hope for Piastri podium as Red Bull chaos sparks hopes of thriller: F1 Saudi Burning Qs

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[ad_1] There’s been so much going on off the circuit that there’s been hardly any time to focus on what’s happening on the track. Fortunately that decision is taken out of our hands from tonight, when the second leg of Formula 1’s season-opening Middle Eastern double-header gets underway in Saudi Arabia. The Jeddah Corniche Circuit … Read more

Gerhard Berger’s stolen Ferrari Testarossa found, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali hints at race rotation, Valtteri Bottas, Bahrain Grand Prix

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[ad_1] There are few Ferrari models as evocative as the Testarossa. Gerhard Berger might find the model triggering, however, having had his stolen from him 29 years ago while on duty as a Scuderia Ferrari driver in Imola. With organised crime thought to be behind audacious theft, few thought the car would ever be seen … Read more

Erebus confirms Todd Hazelwood to replace Brodie Kostecki for the Melbourne SuperSprint, Brodie Kostecki, Barry Ryan, Betty Klimenko

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[ad_1] Todd Hazelwood has been confirmed in Brodie Kostecki’s place at Erebus for the Australian Grand Prix. Reigning Supercars champion Kostecki sat out the season-opening Bathurst 500 last month after his relationship with Erebus broke down during summer. Hazelwood, who was set to co-drive for the team at the Sandown 500 and the Bathurst 1000 … Read more

Yuki Tsunoda’s reaction to team orders benefitting Daniel Ricciardo, driver market, silly season, Red Bull Racing, Sergio Perez, athlete psychology

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[ad_1] “He’s a f***ing helmet.” It took surprisingly little time for one of the most intriguing driver pairings on the grid to spectacularly blow up. Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda have their careers on the line this season. Every practice, qualifying session and race from the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship™ LIVE. New to … Read more

Oscar Piastri’s second season in Formula 1, Aussie’s title chances, McLaren car improvement, research and development, driver progress

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[ad_1] What would satisfy as an encore performance from the best Formula 1 rookie since Lewis Hamilton? Aussie ace Oscar Piastri has made a habit of impressing on debut. Two of his three championships were won in maiden campaigns. The other was won in his second year — five years ago, in 2019, the last … Read more