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Autosport Podcast: Hamilton makes shock Ferrari switch for F1 2025

It's now confirmed - Hamilton will drive for Ferrari in 2025. Following rumours of the move, it's now official that after 12 consecutive seasons, Hamilton will join Leclerc and team boss Fred Vasseur to try and end Ferrari's F1 world championship drought.

Autosport

Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari switch parallels his past bold decisions

The seven-time world champion’s choice to leave Mercedes will be remembered as a key moment in final chapter of Formula One legacy

The Guardian - UK

What next for Sainz after Hamilton’s Ferrari F1 switch bombshell?

The revelation that Lewis Hamilton will depart Mercedes for Ferrari, which announced a new multi-year deal for Charles Leclerc only last Thursday, necessarily means there is no room for Scuderia incumbent Carlos Sainz beyond the expiration of his current 2024 Formula 1 deal.

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Lewis Hamilton set for shock switch to Ferrari in 2025: Reports

NEW DELHI: According to multiple media reports on Thursday, seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is reportedly poised for a surprising transition from Mercedes to Ferrari in 2025, stepping in as a replacement for Spanish driver Carlos Sainz.

The Times of India

What’s behind Ferrari’s silence on Sainz’s F1 future

Sainz has been pretty open that he did not want to go into the 2024 season without his F1 future beyond the end of the year sorted.

Motorsport

Leclerc signs Ferrari F1 contract extension

Ferrari stopped short of disclosing the exact length of the deal, but it is expected the Monegasque will remain with the team into the 2026 regulations shift.

Autosport

Sainz "wouldn't like to start" the 2024 season without new F1 deal

The contracts of both Sainz and his team-mate Charles Leclerc are expiring at the end of 2024, with both drivers potentially becoming key players in the 2025 silly season.

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Sainz: Singapore F1 win proves Ferrari can deliver under pressure

On an off-kilter weekend for the otherwise dominant Red Bull squad, Sainz and Ferrari capitalised by nailing every session, resulting in a key pole position on the twisty street layout, less than a tenth ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and team-mate Charles Leclerc. He then converted that into a win with a…

Autosport

Wolff 'applauds' FIA for F1 swearing crackdown after official warning

The Mercedes team principal and his Ferrari opposite number, Fred Vasseur, were called to face the FIA stewards ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for incidents of swearing during an official press conference in Las Vegas.

Autosport

Toto Wolff and Fred Vasseur summoned to F1 stewards over Las Vegas Grand Prix conduct

Mercedes and Ferrari boss both reported for bad language in hot-tempered press conference

Evening Standard

What we learned from Friday F1 practice at the 2023 Las Vegas GP

Formula 1's return to Las Vegas got off to a shockingly bad start with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz striking a loose water valve cover in FP1 and that session having to be abandoned after just eight minutes of running. What followed was a communications and optics horror show from both the…

Motorsport

What we learned from Friday F1 practice at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Formula 1’s return to Las Vegas got off to a shockingly bad start with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz striking a loose water valve cover in FP1 and that session having to be abandoned after just eight minutes of running. What followed was a communications and optics horror show from both the…

Autosport

Water valve cover on Las Vegas Grand Prix course halts first practice of the weekend

The first Formula One practice of the Las Vegas Grand Prix was called off less than 21 minutes into Thursday night’s session after Carlos Sainz Jr. ran over a drainage cover

The Independent UK

Sainz suspects Brazil F1 launch problems caused by faulty Ferrari clutch

The Spaniard lined up sixth on the grid but lost out at the getaway to Sergio Perez and George Russell to slip to eighth by the time the race was red-flagged for a hefty Turn 1 shunt involving Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen.

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Sainz suspects Brazil F1 launch problems caused by one faulty clutch

The Spaniard lined up sixth on the grid following Charles Leclerc's formation lap retirement but lost out at the getaway to Sergio Perez and George Russell to slip to eighth by the time the race was red-flagged for a hefty Turn 1 shunt involving Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen.

Motorsport

Electronics issue triggered Leclerc's Brazil F1 formation lap crash

This pitched him into the barrier, and despite his best efforts to get the car going again, he was unable to do so.

Autosport

How Ferrari's F1 upgrades have boosted Leclerc's confidence

Last weekend Leclerc took pole for Austin's United States Grand Prix, but was unable to convert that into a podium after losing the lead at the start and going the wrong way on strategy.

Motorsport

Why Andretti F1 hopes are not over, even if FOM says no

Despite Andretti Formula having been given the seal of approval by the FIA to join the Formula 1 grid, its entrance to the series is still far from guaranteed.

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Alonso: F1 should consider race delays in extreme hot weather

Drivers suffered in the heat and humidity in Losail, with most saying afterwards that it was the toughest race of their careers.

Autosport

10 things we learned at the 2023 F1 Singapore Grand Prix

Red Bull was finally toppled in the 2023 Formula 1 season, as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz brilliantly won this year’s Singapore Grand Prix.

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Ferrari: Sainz deserves all credit for Norris F1 DRS tactic in Singapore GP

Sainz's charge to a brilliant victory in Singapore on Sunday was helped by some clever driving, which included ensuring second-placed Norris was within DRS range in the closing stages so the McLaren driver could help keep the charging Mercedes cars at bay.

Autosport

Ferrari: Sainz gets full credit for Norris DRS tactic in F1 Singapore GP

Sainz’s charge to a brilliant victory in Singapore on Sunday was helped by some clever driving, which included ensuring second-placed Norris was within DRS range in the closing stages so the McLaren driver could help keep the charging Mercedes cars at bay.

Motorsport

Why rivals don’t want BOP tweaks to help stop Red Bull

Construction work around the final sector of the Marina Bay city circuit means four of the characteristic 90-degree turns have been ditched. The replacement, a longer back straight, will ease the strain on the rear tyres. That could leave the door open for Ferrari in qualifying.

Autosport

Why rivals don’t want BOP tweaks to help stop Red Bull F1 dominance

Motorsport

How Ferrari's Monza F1 special shows there's still room for sentiment

In a sport where numbers are everything, there has been ever less room for sentiment. But when Ferrari headed to Monza, it couldn't help but pull out all the stops.

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