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F1 is giving rookies more FP1s in 2025 – who will get the chance?

There will be fresh blood aplenty in Free Practice 1 sessions this Formula 1 season, with teams required to run rookies twice in each of their cars (or entries, to be precise).

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The rookies set to gain from F1’s FP1 rule change in 2025

There will be fresh blood aplenty in Free Practice 1 sessions this Formula 1 season, with teams required to run rookies twice in each of their cars.

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F1 Abu Dhabi post-season test: Leclerc heads Sainz to close out 2024

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has ended the last day of running in 2024 on top at Formula 1's Abu Dhabi post-season test.

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Leclerc quickest as Abu Dhabi F1 test ends

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc ended the last day of 2024 Formula 1 running on top at Abu Dhabi's post-season test.

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Leclerc feared he'd fail to join brother in Abu Dhabi FP1 with food poisoning

Charles Leclerc has revealed a mixture of technical issues and illness left him concerned he would lose the “unique opportunity” to drive alongside his brother during practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Leclerc Brothers Make History As Teammates In F1 Practice

Experience the heartwarming Leclerc brothers' moment and emerging talents in F1 practice session.

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F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Norris leads McLaren 1-2 in FP2

Lando Norris led a McLaren 1-2 in second practice for Formula 1’s 2024 season finale in Abu Dhabi, with Nico Hulkenberg third for Haas.

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F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Leclerc tops FP1 but picks up grid penalty

Charles Leclerc was fastest in Formula 1's final FP1 session of 2024 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, two tenths clear of McLaren's Lando Norris.

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Arthur Leclerc to join brother Charles at Ferrari for Abu Dhabi FP1

Ferrari has announced its development driver Arthur Leclerc will replace Carlos Sainz during first free practice at Formula 1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, forming a unique line-up with his elder brother Charles.

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Rossi stars in WEC's Bahrain rookie test aboard BMW Hypercar

Bike legend Valentino Rossi was a tenth from the fastest time by a Hypercar newcomer on his participation with BMW in the World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain.

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BMW confirms Rossi's LMDh outing in Bahrain WEC test

Valentino Rossi’s run in BMW’s M Hybrid V8 LMDh at the World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain next month has been confirmed.

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Ferrari Hypercar driver line-up unaltered for 2025

Ferrari will continue with an unchanged Hypercar class driver line-up in next year’s World Endurance Championship.

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Oliver Bearman: The rise of Britain’s next Formula 1 star

Ollie Bearman really grabbed people’s attention when he won both the German and Italian Formula 4 championships in 2021. The teenager from Chelmsford had already enjoyed a successful karting career and won races in his first car-racing season during the COVID-19 pandemic, but winning the two toughest championships on the…

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F1 abandons rain wheel cover idea after latest test

Ferrari recently helped the FIA with the evaluation of a more complete wheel guard concept during runs at Fiorano to see if it could help reduce spray.

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Bearman: "Back to the drawing board" for F1 on spray guards

Ferrari completed an FIA test last Thursday at Fiorano to trial the second attempt at introducing spray guards to cover the wheels in the wet, in a bid to reduce the amount of spray thrown up that decreases visibility.

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Ferrari trials more aggressive F1 spray guards in Fiorano FIA test

Photos from the test showed Charles Leclerc's brother Arthur driving the 2023 Ferrari SF-75 with fully covered front and rear full-wet tyres. The guards include two holes in front but are fully covered at the back.

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Ferrari adds Bearman to F1 reserve roster for 2024

This year’s 24-race schedule has encouraged Ferrari to have extra options in the F1 reserve role. Giovinazzi and Shwartzman are both involved in the marque’s World Endurance Championship Hypercar programme, and thus will not necessarily always available to be on standby at races.

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F2 Monza: Vesti wins sprint race to close in on points leader Pourchaire

Lining up third, the Prema driver, who is second in the championship, had a great start off the line as he and Richard Verschoor (VAR) tussled with poleman Ralph Boschung (Campos) for the lead.

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F2 Spa: Fittipaldi beats Verschoor in sprint race to score maiden win

The Rodin Carlin driver had scored eight podiums before finally taking his first victory in the series on Saturday in Belgium.

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F1 young driver programmes: Which drivers are signed to which teams?

There are 20 drivers on the current Formula 1 grid, and some of them have been at the top of the sport for a very long time.

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F1 young driver programmes: Which drivers are signed to which teams?

F1 young driver programmes take drivers in lower tiers and trains them to be F1 drivers, but which drivers are in them and which teams do they belong to?

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Martins: F2 engineer initially gave cryptic message about Silverstone penalty

The ART rookie took his maiden victory on Sunday despite a five-second penalty after running wide while fighting DAMS driver Ayumu Iwasa for the lead on lap one.

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F2 Silverstone: Martins takes dominant victory despite penalty

The ART rookie and reigning F3 champion started on pole and though he briefly lost the lead to Ayumu Iwasa (DAMS) on lap one, reclaimed the position quickly, though he was later penalised for gaining an advantage off-track.

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F2 Austria: Verschoor wins from 11th on the grid

The Dutch driver took Van Amersfoort Racing's first F2 win at the Red Bull Ring, having lined up 11th before getting lucky with a tyre gamble.

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F2 Austria: Crawford scores maiden victory in mixed conditions

The Hitech driver started on the slick tyres despite a damp track, slipping back off the line as those on wet tyres profited.

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