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Charles Leclerc quickest at French Grand Prix Free Practice 1 for Ferrari, Red Bull's Max Verstappen second
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was quickest at the first practice session of the French Grand Prix. The Monegasque put down a time of 1:33.930 at Circuit Paul Ricard which is just a couple of hundred miles from his home country of Monaco.
Michelisz the WTCR’s momentum man
It’s all about the momentum for Norbert Michelisz in the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup. The Hungarian former King of WTCR starts the home event of his Italian team, BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse, fresh from his season-best weekend at WTCR Race of Portugal earlier this month.
Urrutia hoping for WTCR hot laps in the Italian heat
Santiago Urrutia starts WTCR Race of Italy aiming to keep the pressure on Goodyear #FollowTheLeader Mikel Azcona but wary of the sweltering conditions he expects to face. With ambient temperatures of 40 degrees centigrade forecast, the two WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup races at Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi will be hugely challenging for the WTCR drivers and their teams.
‘We’ll be able to compete’ - Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton confident of competing in France ahead of 300th career Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton is full of confidence ahead of the French Grand Prix on Sunday, despite a disappointing season for the Mercedes driver so far. The race will be the 37-year-old’s 300th career Grand Prix in Formula 1, and speaking ahead of the race, he has insisted he can land his first win of the season at Circuit Paul Ricard. Ad/> «It doesn't faze me because I'm getting towards that win,» Hamilton said.
Testing to be the best in WTCR
Testing will become a fixture at each of the remaining WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup events in 2022. Starting at WTCR Race of Italy on Friday July 22, a 60-minute Testing Session will take place ahead of the official event getting underway.
Huff the focus for Zengo at WTCR Race of Italy
Race-winning WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup team Zengő Motorsport team will switch to a one-car line-up at WTCR Race of Italy this weekend. It follows Dániel Nagy’s crash in Race 2 at WTCR Race of Portugal earlier this month, which left the talented Hungarian driver with a fractured bone in his right hand.
FIA confirms number of sprint races will remain the same for 2023 F1 season
The FIA has confirmed there will be three sprint races during the 2023 Formula 1 calendar.