Hamilton rues Mercedes balance woes in Belgium F1 practice
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by Taylor Powling
8h ago
Lewis Hamilton is hoping rain disrupts proceedings at the Belgian Grand Prix as he rued balance woes with his Mercedes Formula 1 car in the opening practice hours. Mercedes came into the weekend optimistic that cooler temperatures and upgrades to the W15 could inspire the team to be in contention with McLaren and Red Bull ..read more
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Andlauer replaces Priaulx in AO Racing’s IMSA Porsche entrant
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by Mohammed Rehman
8h ago
Julien Andlauer has been confirmed as Seb Priaulx’s replacement in the #77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3.R entrant during the ongoing 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. After Priaulx departed the team whilst leading the GTD Pro standings, Andlauer will take over his seat and co-drive the #77 Porsche with Laurin Heinrich. The next round ..read more
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Norris ‘not comfortable’ with McLaren F1 car in Belgium practice 
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by Stephen Warwick
8h ago
Lando Norris says he hasn’t felt comfortable with his car in Belgium, despite topping the timing sheets of the second Formula 1 practice session on Friday. Norris drove 19 laps in Friday’s second session, posting a time of 1:42.260s on Soft tyres to secure first, just two-tenths ahead of team-mate Piastri in second. While Norris ..read more
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Alpine assessing 2026 customer engine deal, rules out F1 sale
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by Taylor Powling
9h ago
Alpine boss Bruno Famin has ruled out a complete sale of its Formula 1 team despite revealing it’s assessing a possible customer engine deal from the 2026 season. There have been rumours in recent months that the Renault engine division could be abandoned and Alpine could receive powertrains from an existing manufacturer. Flavio Briatore, who ..read more
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F1 2024 Belgian Grand Prix – FP2 Results
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by Pablo Suárez
9h ago
McLaren’s Lando Norris topped the timesheets during the second Free Practice around Spa. Teammates Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen rounded up the top three. The Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz ended up in fourth and fifth. George Russell finished sixth, ahead of Alpine’s Esteban Ocon. Sergio Perez, Kevin Magnussen and Lewis Hamilton ..read more
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Norris leads McLaren 1-2 in F1 Belgian GP second practice
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by Dan Lawrence
10h ago
McLaren’s Lando Norris finished Friday at Spa-Francorchamps atop Formula 1’s pecking order after setting the fastest time in Free Practice Two for the Belgian Grand Prix. An almost unheard-of 100% dry day of running was completed on Friday at Spa-Francorchamps, allowing all competitors to complete push laps on soft Pirelli rubber and race simulations. The ..read more
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Sauber explains decision to hire Binotto to lead Audi F1 venture
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by Taylor Powling
10h ago
Sauber has explained that the decision to hire Mattia Binotto as part of an internal restructuring has been made to ensure the Audi venture is up to “Formula 1 speed”. Audi made an announcement earlier this week that CEO Andreas Seidl and Chief Representative Oliver Hoffman had departed the organisation with immediate effect. The marque ..read more
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Maserati FE star confirms exit, with Penske announcement expected soon
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by Jack Oliver Smith
10h ago
Maximilian Günther has confirmed he is leaving the Maserati MSG Racing FIA Formula E team, just hours after Stoffel Vandoorne’s exit from DS Penske was confirmed. The German, who finished eighth in the Drivers’ standings, took to his X account to make the announcement, saying: “Grazie mille @maseratimsg! – This past weekend marked my last ..read more
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Aron grabs second successive F2 pole in Spa qualifying
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by Jack Oliver Smith
10h ago
Hitech’s Paul Aron took his second successive top spot in Formula 2 after setting the fastest time on Friday afternoon at Spa-Francorchamps. The Estonian, second in the F2 Drivers’ standings, grabbed pole with a time of 1:56.959s, with Gabriel Bortoleto second. Title-leader Isack Hadjar was third, followed by Jake Crawford and Kimi Antonelli, with Zane ..read more
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Rodin’s Callum Voisin claims maiden F3 pole position around Spa
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by Pablo Suárez
11h ago
Rodin’s Voisin delivered a maiden pole position on a session affected by traffic in the last run. Dunne and Fornaroli completed the top three. Championship contender Luke Browning was the first one to set a time for the qualifying session around Spa-Francorchamps, setting a first reference time of 2:06.465 Tuukka Taponen was stepping into the ..read more
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