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Ferrari switches Sainz’s F1 engine after Australian GP off
The Spanish driver endured a tough Australian GP due to a series of problems, the culmination and frustration of which resulted in him spinning off while trying to attack Haas driver Mick Schumacher, having made a poor start to the race due to his replacement steering wheel not being set with the correct torque map.
Alfa Romeo: Better fighting Alpine than the medical car
Another Ferrari v Red Bull battle in Imola
F1 drivers open to making sprint races a standalone event
Formula 1 drivers would back proposals to make sprint races a standalone event over a grand prix weekend rather than deciding the grid for the main race.
Leclerc ready to end Ferrari's wait for F1 home win
Charles Leclerc is poised to end Ferrari’s three-year wait for a victory on home soil.
Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola: How does the sprint format work? When is qualifying, the sprint and GP this weekend?
Friday sees the return of the sprint format at this weekend’s Emilia-Romanga Grand Prix in Italy, meaning there’s a fresh look to the way qualifying, the sprint, and the race itself take place. In an effort to make qualifying more exciting they have changed the arrangement for the day.
Welsh sprint star Lloyd Hughes hails Team Wales 'family' ahead of Commonwealth Games
Injuries may have hit Owain Lloyd Hughes' Commonwealth Games chances — but the Welsh sprinter will be firmly behind his Team Wales teammates this summer. It is now just under 100 days to go until the showpiece event takes place in Birmingham, the only major event in which the home nations compete separately. Ad/> And though 100m and 200m star Lloyd-Hughes, from Ystradgynlais, is unlikely to compete as he continues his return from persistent injuries, he knows just how special representing Wales is.
Sainz laughed at Ferrari contract rumours
Said to be at loggerheads with Ferrari over the duration of his contract extension, Carlos Sainz says he laughed at the reports as the deal was already agreed and signed.