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Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Mercedes score first podium of the season in Montreal

Mercedes score first podium of the season in Montreal

Marcela Montufar Soria, Opinion Editor June 11, 2024

Round Nine of this year’s Formula One (F1) season took place Sunday in Montreal, Canada at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. George Russell from Mercedes AMG-Petronas F1 Team took pole position during Qualifying...

Chinese Grand Prix returns to Formula 1

Chinese Grand Prix returns to Formula 1

Marcela Montufar Soria, Multimedia Editor April 23, 2024

Round five of this year’s Formula 1 season took place last Sunday in Shanghai, China, at the Shanghai International Circuit. The Chinese GP returned to the F1 calendar for the first time since 2019 after...

Red Bull makes comeback with 1-2 finish in Japan

Red Bull makes comeback with 1-2 finish in Japan

Marcela Montufar Soria, Multimedia Editor April 10, 2024

Round four of this year’s F1 season took place last Sunday in Suzuka, Japan, at the Suzuka International Racing Course. Red Bull Racing had a front row lockout after Qualifying on Saturday, meaning both...

A guide to Formula 1 in 2024

A guide to Formula 1 in 2024

Marcela Montufar Soria, Multimedia Editor April 2, 2024

Formula 1 is an international racing category typically considered the peak of motorsport. It is an open-wheel, single-seater category, meaning that the tires are exposed and there is only one driver per...

Carlos Sainz wins Australian GP days after hospitalization

Carlos Sainz wins Australian GP days after hospitalization

Marcela Montufar Soria, Sports Editor March 26, 2024

Round three of this year’s F1 season took place last Saturday in Melbourne, Australia, at the Albert Park circuit. Carlos Sainz from Ferrari qualified in second position (P2) during Friday’s qualifying,...

Saying goodbye hurts, unless it’s for a World Champion

Saying goodbye hurts, unless it’s for a World Champion

Colette Lanoux, Contributor March 25, 2024

The seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton will leave his longtime home of Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season to take the seat of Carlos Sainz at Ferrari. When rumors were confirmed, the Formula...

Unexpected teenage debut in Saudi Arabia GP

Unexpected teenage debut in Saudi Arabia GP

Marcela Montufar Soria, Multimedia Editor March 21, 2024

“I really enjoyed it, it was so much fun out there,” 18-year-old Oliver Bearman said on the radio after crossing the finish line in seventh place, scoring points on his Formula 1 debut with Ferrari....

F1 Academy is here to change the racing world

F1 Academy is here to change the racing world

Marcela Montufar Soria, Multimedia Editor March 19, 2024

F1 Academy is an all-female racing category dedicated to giving opportunities to talented young drivers who might otherwise be unable to compete in motorsports due to a culture of misogyny. It was created...

Red Bull dominates Bahrain Grand Prix

Red Bull dominates Bahrain Grand Prix

Marcela Montufar Soria, Multimedia Editor March 6, 2024

“That was simply lovely,” said Max Verstappen on his radio after crossing the finish line, taking his eighth consecutive win and the first of the season. The Formula 1 (F1) season saw its first race...

‘The Real Housewives’ of Formula One

‘The Real Housewives’ of Formula One

Marcela Montufar Soria, Multimedia Editor March 6, 2024

      Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for “Drive to Survive” season six. “Drive to Survive” is a Netflix show advertised as a documentary series showing...

Red Bull launches shockingly innovative rocket ship of a car

Red Bull launches shockingly innovative rocket ship of a car

Marcela Montufar Soria, Multimedia Editor February 28, 2024

Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrated 20 years in Formula 1 in 2024 fresh off an excellent 2023 season, in which the team won 21 out of 22 races, with 19 coming from three-time world champion Max Verstappen....

Mercedes desperate to improve in 2024

Mercedes desperate to improve in 2024

Marcela Montufar Soria, Multimedia Editor February 28, 2024

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team is entering its last season with their star, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, after a shocking announcement at the beginning of February that he would...

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