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Formula 1

Esteban Ocon: “It’s fair to say that it was a tricky Friday for everyone today”

By Paul Hensby
March 31, 2023
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Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly feel Alpine have made a good start to the Australian Grand Prix weekend, but the disrupted sessions on Friday means Saturday’s final hour of practice will be very important.

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Formula 1

George Russell: “We've been making good steps with the car on Fridays”

By Paul Hensby
March 31, 2023
2 Mins read
George Russell and Lewis Hamilton reflect on their Friday’s at Albert Park as the Australian Grand Prix weekend got underway.
Formula 1

Max Verstappen: “We never got a window where I thought we were on top of the tyres”

By Paul Hensby
March 31, 2023
2 Mins read
Max Verstappen ended fastest in the first practice session in Australia but feels there is a lot of work to do on Saturday to understand Pirelli’s tyres.
Formula 1

Charles Leclerc: “We will put all our energy in making further steps forward”

By Paul Hensby
March 31, 2023
2 Mins read
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. reflect on their Friday running at Albert Park as both placed inside the top six in both free practice sessions.
Formula 1

'It was a good Friday': Fernando Alonso Makes Strong Start Down Under

By Nick Golding
March 31, 2023
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Fernando Alonso topped FP2 and set the second-fastest lap on the opening day in Melbourne, in what was a rain-affected day.
Formula 1

Live Tyre Information Problem Identified as cause of Albert Park GPS System Drop Out

By Paul Hensby
March 31, 2023
1 Mins read
A problem with Formula 1’s live tyre information was the cause of the black out of track data on pit wall during the opening free practice session in Australia.
Formula 1

Fernando Alonso Hits Top Spot in Rain-Affected Second Practice at Albert Park

By Paul Hensby
March 31, 2023
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Fernando Alonso hit top spot early in second practice for the Australian Grand Prix before rainfall prevented anyone from beating his time.
Formula 1

Verstappen Leads Twice Red Flagged First Practice Session in Australia

By Paul Hensby
March 31, 2023
2 Mins read
Max Verstappen led the way in first practice for the Australian Grand Prix despite a spin, with the session disrupted twice by red flags.
Formula 1

Haas' Guenther Steiner: "I think we are in the midfield, the upper end of it, but every race could see a change where each team is"

By Jamie Partis-Nelson
March 30, 2023
2 Mins read
Haas Team Principal Guenther Steiner has spoken on how he expects to face another tough battle in the midfield to secure points at this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.
Formula 1

Nyck de Vries on Start to 2023 Season: “I look at myself and I feel like we’re progressing”

By Paul Hensby
March 30, 2023
4 Mins read
Nyck de Vries believes he and AlphaTauri are making progress despite a slow start to the 2023 Formula 1 season for both.
Formula 1

Esteban Ocon prepared to take on “technically and physically” challenging Albert Park Circuit

By Ashley Cline
March 30, 2023
2 Mins read
Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly are motivated to maximize their results at the demanding Australian Grand Prix.
Formula 1

Alfa Romeo’s Alessandro Alunni Bravi: “We have all it takes to fight for points again”

By Ashley Cline
March 30, 2023
1 Mins read
Alfa Romeo Team Representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi said that the team will be pushing for points and set to test out some new parts in Melbourne.
Formula 1

Valtteri Bottas looks to “leave the tough weekend we had in Saudi behind” going into Australia

By Ashley Cline
March 30, 2023
2 Mins read
Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu are excited to race in the land down under and hope to capture points for the team.
Formula 1

Kevin Magnussen: "A podium would definitely mean more now than back then"

By Jamie Partis-Nelson
March 29, 2023
5 Mins read
Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg both spoke on their excitement to be back in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.
Formula E

Nissan's Tommaso Volpe: São Paulo 'showed some of our weaknesses'

By Nick Golding
March 29, 2023
1 Mins read
Nissan remain in ninth in the standings after a point-less weekend in São Paulo, following retirements for both Norman Nato and Sacha Fenestraz.
Formula E

'I had nowhere to go': Norman Nato Explains Opening Lap Crash

By Nick Golding
March 29, 2023
2 Mins read
Nissan endured a miserable double-DNF in São Paulo, following separate incidents for Norman Nato and Sacha Fenestraz.
FilmsFormula 4

New "Overtake!" visual released, additional voice cast announced

By Justin Nguyen
March 29, 2023
2 Mins read
“Overtake!”, a fictionalised take on Japanese F4, will star the likes of My Hero Academia’s Tasuku Hatanaka and decorated musician/voice actress Reina Ueda.
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