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The last day of track action to end the 2024 Formula 1 season took place in Abu Dhabi today. The Yas Marina circuit hosted the usual end of season test, that for several years now has taken place after the final Grand Prix. All ten teams took part, …

Tonight, Abu Dhabi provided the perfect showcase for the end of the 2024 season in a race that had plenty of excitement from start to finish and even after the flag. Lando Norris took the win for McLaren, leading from lights out to the chequered …

McLaren were once again in the spotlight on the second day of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Lando Norris taking pole position ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri. The pole time of 1’22”595 was almost a second quicker than last year’s (1’23”595) and …

McLaren looked on strong form on the first day of free practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Woking team drivers topped the time sheet in the second session, the most representative one as it took place at the same time as Sunday’s race, namely …

The Abu Dhabi weekend brings the curtain down on the longest ever Formula 1 season, during which the sport travelled the world taking in 24 rounds. To date, the Yas Marina circuit has hosted motor racing’s blue riband category 15 times, twelve of …

Max Verstappen took his ninth win of the season at the end of what was a dramatic Qatar Grand Prix, especially the second half. The Dutchman took the lead going into the first corner after the start, passing George Russell (Mercedes) and from then …

A day of contrasts at the Lusail circuit in Qatar. In the Sprint Race, McLaren finished first and second with Lando Norris voluntarily letting team-mate Oscar Piastri pass him within sight of the chequered flag, after helping the Australian all race …

Lando Norris secured pole position in Sprint Qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix. The McLaren driver was quickest in all three segments, in which the regulations state that the Medium compound must be used for the first two sessions and the Soft for …

Formula 1’s final fortnight of the season sees the circus head back to the Middle East. While the Drivers’ title is now done and dusted with Max Verstappen crowned for a fourth consecutive year, for the three teams still in with a chance of claiming …

The fourth Formula 1 race to be held in Las Vegas ended in triumph for Mercedes who secured a one-two finish courtesy of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. It also saw Max Verstappen crowned Drivers’ World Champion for a fourth consecutive time, …

George Russell is the Las Vegas Grand Prix poleman. The Mercedes driver was quickest come the end of a very exciting session, especially the last few laps of Q3: in the space of 42 seconds, the number one spot which Russell had secured on his first …

Lewis Hamilton was quickest tonight in Las Vegas. The Mercedes driver posted a time of 1’33”825 to beat second placed Lando Norris by just 11 thousandths of a second. The two British drivers were the only ones to get under the 1’34” barrier. …

This weekend sees Formula 1 racing in Las Vegas for a fourth time. After two events run on a track built up around Caesars Palace in 1981 and 1982, last year Grand Prix racing found a new home in the entertainment capital of the world, with the …

Max Verstappen took one of the best wins of his career today, going from 17th on the grid to first at the chequered flag. It is the Dutchman’s 62nd win, his first since 23rd June when he won the Spanish Grand Prix. It’s his eighth of the season, as …

McLaren finished first and second in this morning’s Sprint race, the only Formula 1 track action today, as in the afternoon, heavy rain meant qualifying could not take place and it is now due to be held tomorrow morning. Over the 24 race laps, Lando …

The fifth Sprint race of the season will feature an all-McLaren front row when it gets underway at 11 o’clock local time tomorrow. Oscar Piastri was quickest in SQ3, getting under the 1’09” barrier with a 1’08”899, beating team-mate Lando Norris by …

Pirelli has today informed the teams what compounds it has selected for the final three rounds of the Formula 1 World Championship. From Las Vegas to Abu Dhabi, all five compounds will come into play, with all three Grands Prix running the same …

The Sao Paulo Grand Prix brings the curtain down on Formula 1’s long trip in the Americas, with the races at Austin, Mexico City and now Interlagos all taking place at one week intervals.There is a common thread, a very dark one in this case, that …

1200 kilometres separate Austin from Mexico City, but on the racetrack not that much seems to have changed since last week. A Ferrari won in Texas and a Ferrari won in the Mexican capital. This time it was Carlos Sainz first past the chequered flag, …

Carlos Sainz will start the Mexico City Grand Prix from pole position. The Ferrari driver dominated Q3, both his timed laps being good enough for pole and he was the only driver to get under the 1’16” barrier. His time of 1’15”946 is 1”220 quicker …

A very different Friday to usual today at Mexico City’s Hermanos Rodriguez circuit. After the first free practice session was affected by red flags, the second one was planned to be entirely given over to what is known as an in-competition test, …

The second stop on Formula 1’s long trip to the Americas takes place in the Mexican capital, Mexico City, before the circus moves onto Sao Paulo to end the run of three consecutive races. At the circuit named in honour of the brothers, Pedro and …

The United States Grand Prix ended with Ferraris first and second, Charles Leclerc taking his eighth Formula 1 win, his third this season. The Monegasque crossed the line ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz, to give the Scuderia its 87th one-two finish. …

Lando Norris will start tomorrow’s United States Grand Prix from pole position. It is the McLaren driver’s seventh career pole, the sixth this season and the fourth from the last five Grands Prix. It is pole number 162 for the British team, its …

Max Verstappen will head the field for the start of tomorrow’s Sprint Race. The three-time world champion is thus back on top in a qualifying session for the first time since the Belgian Grand Prix, when the fastest time did not secure him pole …

As happened this year for the first time in Miami and then in Montreal, Silverstone and Monza, the Podium Cap of the FORMULA 1 PIRELLI UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX 2024 will be in a special edition, made in denim. Denim, which was first used to make …

A third win for Lando Norris, who led from lights out to chequered flag. It marked McLaren’s return to the top step of the Singapore podium, after a break of 15 years since Lewis Hamilton won in 2009. Norris crossed the line ahead of Max Verstappen …

Lando Norris will start the 15th edition of the Singapore Grand Prix from pole position. It’s the McLaren driver’s sixth pole, the fifth this season. His time of 1’29”525 is over 1”4 faster than the 2023 pole time of 1’30”984 set by Carlos Sainz. …

THE DAY ON TRACKLando Norris was quickest come the end of the first day of the Singapore Grand Prix. The McLaren driver set his best time in the second session, stopping the clocks in 1’30”727, 58 thousandths quicker than second placed Charles …

Pirelli has informed the ten teams taking part in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship which compounds will be available for the long leg of the season on the American continent, with three races in three countries on consecutive weekends, two in …