Carlos Sainz has hit out at the “unfair criticism” of Lewis Hamilton following his slow start to life as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver, Afrosport reports. Seven-time world champion has endured a difficult start with the Scuderia following his blockbuster switch from Mercedes earlier in the year, failing to finish on the podium after seven races, though he had an impressive fourth place finish at last...
Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz has backed his father's potential bid to run for the presidency of global motorsport governing body, the FIA, Afrosport reports. Sainz Sr has been touted as a rival candidate to incumbent president Mohammed Ben Sulayem ahead of the FIA elections in Uzbekistan in December. There have been concerns about a possible conflict of interest should Sainz Sr be FIA president...
Williams team principal James Vowles is confident Franco Colapinto will impress as he prepares to makes his Formula 1 debut for Alpine at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix this weekend, Afrosport reports. The Argentine driver was previously on the books of Williams towards the end of last season when he replaced the underperforming Logan Sargeant, and scored points in Azerbaijan and the United States. Colapinto was however...
Carlos Sainz set the fastest time on the second day of the three-day Formula 1 pre-season test in Bahrain, beating Lewis Hamilton’s time from the morning session, Afrosport reports. Sainz went fastest with a time of one minute, 29.366s seconds in the afternoon before lowering the benchmark by 0.18 seconds. It put the Spaniard and former Ferrari driver 0.03 seconds clear of Hamilton’s earlier benchmark for the...
Alpine have reached an agreement with Williams to make Franco Colapinto their test and reserve driver for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Afrosport reports. The 21-year-old Argentine had been heavily linked with a move to Alpine in recent weeks and has now signed a multi-year deal. Colapinto made an immediate impression in F1 when he was drafted in by Williams to replace Logan Sargeant from last...
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