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Lando Norris has taken provisional pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz Jnr. P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Lando Norris McLaren 1’23.682 1’23.098 (-0.584s) 1’22.595 (-0.503s) 2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’23.640 1’23.199 (-0.441s) 1’22.804 (-0.395s) 3 Carlos Sainz Jnr Ferrari 1’23.487 1’22.985 (-0.502s) 1’22.824…

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Lewis Hamilton will start his final race for Mercedes at the back end of the grid after being eliminated from Q1 in Abu Dhabi. Hamilton will join Ferrari next season, bringing to an end the most successful team-driver partnership the sport has ever seen. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Hamilton has won six of his…

Reigning Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein began his title defence in perfect fashion with pole for the Sao Paulo E-Prix season-opener, besting Oliver Rowland by just one-tenth. The Porsche driver found himself nearly two-tenths behind Rowland after the opening sector around the street circuit in Brazil, but gradually pulled that deficit back over the remainder of the lap. His 1m09.851s…

Is there a better proof of concept for Formula E than eight of its nine drivers’ champions still being on the grid as it heads into its 11th season? The 22 names on the 2024-25 grid have combined for 117 wins from the championship’s 132 races and naturally monopolise a host of other all-time stats. But a significant part of…

Tomorrow Lewis Hamilton will embark on his final grand prix as a Mercedes driver. It’s unlikely, though not impossible, that he might add to the 84 victories he’s scored since joining them. But no one is about to call his tenure at the team a failure. Not everyone was convinced he’d made the right decision when, late in 2012, the…

Sergio Sette Camara has said the reasons for him losing his Formula E seat are “not so transparent” and branded the way the situation was handled by his former team as “unprofessional”. The Brazilian spent four full-time seasons in the all-electric championship, the last two with the NIO 333 and ERT outfit, which rebranded to Cupra Kiro ahead of this…

Abbi Pulling has won the 2024 F1 Academy title. Pauline Ballet – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Britain’s Abbi Pulling won the 2024 all-female F1 Academy title for the second time in a week on Friday after taking pole position for three season-ending races in Abu Dhabi. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Alpine driver was declared champion in Qatar last…

From a once glorious, then defunct brand to an unlikely rebirth in a fully-fledged world championship, in the space of 30 months, Lola has a remarkable story to tell. It is one that includes an unlikely canvas when you consider that alongside the fact that there are possibly more Lolas racing in historic competition than any other make worldwide, there…

There was no way that the constructors’ championship could be decided on the opening day of practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. No points on offer, no competitive session that would directly affect anything for Sunday’s grand prix. But at the end of the 24th Friday of the 2024 season, it was hard not to feel as though Ferrari’s…

Formula E drivers have warned that this weekend’s season-opening Sao Paulo E-Prix could be a ‘temperature limited’ race, with car batteries set to be put under extreme heat conditions. Temperatures for the first race of the campaign are expected to be well over 30C and similar to last season’s event, which was held on 16 March 2024. During the previous…

Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar felt his latest Formula 1 practice run for the team at Yas Marina was “competitive”. He drove Max Verstappen’s car in today’s first practice session. After recovering from a spin early on, Hadjar covered 22 laps and lapped within four tenths of a second of Sergio Perez in the team’s other car. Amid rumours Hadjar…

When Pascal Wehrlein prevailed in a three-way, winner-takes-all title fight at the final round of season 10 just five months ago, his superb drive and championship win showcased his abilities to their very best and proved why the German was once on the books of Mercedes. Wehrlein’s journey to the Formula E crown had been a long and winding one….

Formula 1 has agreed a new deal to keep the Chinese Grand Prix on its calendar until at least 2030. The race at the Shanghai International Circuit was first held in 2004. It returned to the calendar this year following a four-year absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Its previous contract ran until the end of next season. Its extension…

ABU DHABI — Christian Horner laughed off Toto Wolff calling him a “yapping little terrier” and said the Mercedes boss should be focused on Lewis Hamilton‘s send-off weekend instead of George Russell‘s feud with Max Verstappen. On Thursday, Wolff joined his driver Russell’s open media session to defend him against what he felt had been unfair comments from Horner after…

Formula E will save at least 25% on freight-related CO2 emissions in S11. It will reduce the volume and weight it transports via air freight, optimizing sea and road freight efficiencies alongside its Official Founding and Logistics Partner, DHL. “We’re proud to take our sustainability credentials and commitment to reducing our overall emissions to the next level,” says Julia Palle,…

Pictures from practice for the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Ayumu Iwasa (JPN) RB Test Driver. 06.12.2024. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 24, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Practice Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images Arthur Leclerc, Ferrari, Yas…

Today at 03:43 AM The world of electric motorsport rejoice: Formula E is BACK this weekend and this time, for season 11! This season is set up to be an epic weekend with thrillers, new circuits and more! So why not do some season and round 1 predictions! World Champion-Oliver Rowland Yes, you read that correctly. I think that Oliver…

Formula 1 star Max Verstappen has announced that he will become a father with girlfriend Kelly Piquet expecting their first child together. Red Bull driver Verstappen, 27, announced the news in a joint-social media post. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Kelly Piquet, daughter of three-time F1 champion Nelson Piquet has a daughter, Penelope, from a relationship with former F1 driver Daniil…

Max Verstappen and George Russell traded verbal blows ahead of this weekend’s race over the incident which cost the Red Bull driver pole position for last weekend’s race. The pair revealed details over how they presented their cases to the stewards which cast new light on the decision which left Verstappen incensed at his rival. The incident was one of…