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Sergio Perez and Franco Colapinto will start from the pit lane for Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix sprint race after changes were made to their cars under parc ferme conditions.The pair both had a difficult time in Friday’s sprint shootout session as they were eliminated in SQ1.Colapinto, who has come into this weekend running older specification suspension as the result of his big crash in Las …Keep reading

Formula 1 drivers are used to going quick, but even they have been a bit taken aback by just how fast things have been in Qatar this weekend.Indeed, as Lando Norris jumped out of his McLaren after snatching pole for the sprint race on Friday evening, he was wide-eyed about the challenges faced in staying committed through some of Losail’s speedier sections.“It’s so quick around here,” he …Keep reading

Picture the scene: a gala dinner in Buenos Aires with hundreds of dignitaries present, honouring the five-time world champion Juan Manuel Fangio. But this is a solemn rather than a joyous gathering.It is October 1958 and Argentina’s sporting hero has a message: “I will never race again in the rest of my years. Champions, actors and dictators should always retire when they are at the …Keep reading

Formula 2 title contender Paul Aron has been announced as Alpine’s 2025 Formula 1 reserve driver.Aron replaces Jack Doohan, who will assume a full-time race seat next year following Esteban Ocon’s move to Haas.The  20-year-old sits fourth in the F2 drivers’ standings and, after securing pole for this weekend’s Qatar feature race, still has a mathematical chance of claiming the title.The …Keep reading

Lando Norris and McLaren topped the sprint shootout in Qatar on Friday, making them the favourites for the main qualifying as well.Local time Your timeEventDate Qatar GP Dec 01  19:00   Qatar GP – FP1   Nov 29 16:30 …Keep reading

Formula 1’s controversial racing guidelines will now not change until the 2025 season, Motorsport.com can reveal.The topic has been a huge discussion point as the current campaign has played out – with the FIA committing to reassessing the ‘Driving Standards Guidelines’ document that informs stewards’ decisions on contentious racing moves after Max Verstappen’s late-race clash with …Keep reading

Lando Norris will start the sprint from pole position in the McLaren, ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell and team-mate Oscar Piastri.Newly-crowned four-time champion Max Verstappen will line up sixth in the lead Red Bull, behind the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.Local time Your timeEventDate Qatar GP …Keep reading

NASCAR is known for its nail-biting finishes, and this year was one for the history books. All three national divisions — Truck, Xfinity, and Cup — had races come down to a winner crossing the line just a few thousandths of a second ahead of their competitor. Now, this list is usually dominated by drafting tracks, and while they do make up about half of this year’s top ten highlight, but it …Keep reading

George Russell has revealed how a last-gasp effort to take Losail’s daunting Turn 14 flat out in sprint qualifying “confused” his engine and actually cost him time.The Mercedes driver was the closest challenger to pole position man Lando Norris in the closing segment of SQ3, with almost nothing separating him and his McLaren rival.And to try to find the tiny margin of time that could make the …Keep reading

Pirelli’s initial analysis of tyres used in practice at Formula 1’s 2024 Qatar Grand Prix has revealed no evidence that the problems that blighted last year’s race will be repeated.F1’s sporting rules for the 2023 Qatar GP had to be altered so a one-off mandated three-stop race would take place at the Losail circuit after damage was discovered in tyres used on long runs earlier that …Keep reading