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Isack Hadjar secured a podium on his return to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, finishing third with a wrist still lacking full mobility. Wrist injury keeps the driver in the shadows During the Beyond The Grid podcast filmed at the Baku City Circuit, the 22‑year‑old admitted, “Good enough.” After a fracture sustained over the summer break, he was forced […]

Charles Leclerc topped the Bahrain Grand Prix practice with a 1:37.528 on the Sepang circuit, holding a 0.099‑second advantage over Isack Hadjar and leaving Lando Norris three places behind. Photo by: Michael Potts / LAT images via Getty Images FP2 set the weekend’s trajectory The second practice at the Malaysian venue, a first return since […]

Ferrari’s chief, Fred Vasseur, warned that the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang will require the team to deviate from a plain‑sight monaco‑style race plan, insisting that the entire set‑up be geared toward sustaining high race pace under severe tyre degradation. Tyre Degradation Forces a Switch Vasseur said the Sepang International Circuit’s long straights and heavy […]

Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale burst onto Fiorano’s fire‑rising track when Formula 1 stars Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc took it out for a test drive this week. Under the Italian test‑track’s pale skies, the hand‑crafted model powered by a 6.5‑litre, naturally aspirated V12 produced a pulse‑ticking 830 hp, while its new Manuale‑By‑Wire system paired a classic manual feel with the […]

Franco Colapinto’s collision at the safety‑car restart in Baku ignited a flood of online abuse that has forced Alpine to formally denounce the hate. Crash that shook Baku During the opening lap of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Alpine driver locked heavily into the first corner, brushing past teammate Pierre Gasly and lashing into McLaren’s Lando Norris. The […]

Mercedes unveiled a sweeping W17 upgrade at the Bahrain Grand Prix, the first major update since the Canadian heat in May, aiming to turn its 160‑point lead into raw speed. Parts that Matter The package spans seven key elements: the front floor, sidepod shoulders, floor board, rear bodywork, suspension fairings and two new winglets. Each […]

Fernando Alonso let his son, Leonard, take an early lap in a go‑kart when the baby was only two months old. Father‑hood Meets Fast‑Lanes During a Spanish radio interview, the 45‑year‑old Aston Martin driver explained how he strapped his infant onto a small racing track and wrapped the two months old in his arms for a […]

Max Verstappen topped opening practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang, clocking 1 m 37.520 s, a 0.383‑s margin over Mercedes’ George Russell and 0.817‑s ahead of teammate Isack Hadjar. Remote venue gives teams a new challenge The sprint‑practice session, the first time F1 visited Sakhir’s Sepang circuit in nine years, was marked by hot, humid conditions that pushed driver comfort and […]