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Mercedes: party mode is a provocation, but Hamilton knows what he's saying
Hamilton has revived the trend ‘Mercedes party-mode’. The term, widely used since 2014 and banned in 2020, gave the Stuttgart team an advantage in both racing and qualifying. What exactly was it ‘party mode’? Is this really the weapon of 2026?
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Beware the Gap: 2026 Chinese GP
The column ‘Beware the Gap’ is transformed for the Shanghai GP. No more photos. We offer you a nice video to keep track of the GP within GP and the gaps between each team and each driver present on the starting grid of the 2026 F1 season.
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Beware the Gap: 2026 Australian GP
New year, new rules, new title. ‘Beware of the gap’ was born with the aim of restoring the distance of each team from the leader. The concept was later extended to pilots. For timetables we refer to the qualification.
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Pirelli, Isola exclusively: «Teams divided into groups. Inside everything very close»
Thanks to the time dedicated to us by Mario Isola, Pirelli motorsport director, we had the opportunity to touch on many topics just a few days before the start of the world championship marked by the change in regulations. There's also time for a response to Alonso: "No one will use the 2025 cars."
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Dear Leclerc, if only seven years had passed...
In Las Vegas, Charles Leclerc's statements after the qualifying sessions were literally a success. The Monegasque, after fighting his car for the umpteenth time in the wet, let himself go in a...
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Leclerc, frustration out in the open: «We’ve had this problem for seven years»
Leclerc ends qualifying in P9 at Las Vegas and doesn’t hold back: “We try everything, but nothing changes.” In the wet, Ferrari continues to struggle
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Verstappen dominates in Austin: pole secured despite a small mistake in his Q3 out lap
Max Verstappen once again proves to be the absolute benchmark of the American weekend, taking pole in Austin despite the wind, high temperatures and a small mistake during his Q3 out lap
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In Singapore, Vasseur points the finger at the weekend’s execution
Ferrari finishes sixth and seventh in Singapore. Vasseur: “Good pace in free practice, but we lost in execution. In qualifying we didn’t follow the track evolution, and in the race cooling issues limited us from the very start”
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Russell on pole in Singapore: «A fantastic reaction, tomorrow will be tough»
George Russell takes pole in Singapore with a resurgent Mercedes. After a tough Friday, the Brit bounces back: “The car has great potential. Tomorrow will be a long race, but we’re ready to fight.”
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Carlos Sainz and the rain dance
In Baku, during Q3, destiny dances and gifts Carlos Sainz and Williams a second place to remember
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Sainz second in Baku: «The speed is there, now I want the podium»
Carlos Sainz puts Williams on the front row in Baku: P2 in qualifying behind Verstappen. “The speed is there, now the goal is the podium.” For the Spaniard and the Grove team, it’s the chance to turn Saturday’s effort into a big result
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Verstappen is the only driver capable of doing THAT: telemetry data analysis Italian GP
There's no point in hiding it: no one on the Formula 1 grid is like Max Verstappen. No one but him is capable of taking pole position at Monza in those conditions. But he can. Let's analyse the telemetry data together to appreciate his magic.
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Red Bull, Verstappen on pole position at Monza: «A great moment. The race? We'll see»
Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, beating the two McLaren of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Here are the Red Bull driver's comments after qualifying.
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