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A bounce back after attending off-season races saw F1rret qualify for the [[Aurora:2024 Rostov Grand Prix]] in sixth with a finishing position of fifth after holding back [[Ferrari]] driver [[FatihAr]], classifying the Patagón in the top 10 in the standings for the first time. A very laggy [[Aurora:2024 Crimean Grand Prix|Crimean Grand Prix]] gave F1rret a great opportunity to score big points after a great start from sixth. Through lag control, F1rret finished the race on the bottom step of the podium to score a first podium finish infront of idol [[Eternal Wind]] and moving him up a position against his teammate [[EmpressCorgo]] who suffered greatly from the lag. This pace continued into the [[Aurora:2024 Indochina Grand Prix|Indochina Grand Prix]] at Temasek with a maiden pole position ahead of [[32Jeelow]] and teammate Corgo. A red flag disrupted race saw the Patagón consistently lead the race however his choice to not pit until the end of the grand prix dropped him behind most of the front-runners who had pitted before the red flag with F1rret finishing the race in a disappointing fifth however his efforts were enough to promote him to second in the World Drivers Championship. Successive poor races at [[Aurora:2024 Maracaibo Grand Prix|Maracaibo]] and [[Aurora:2024 Medan Grand Prix|Medan]] saw F1rret finish just eighth and seventh respectively with the BMW driver failing to qualify at Medan after a mistake and having to backstart at the Grand Prix. The [[Aurora:2024 Detroit Grand Prix|Detroit Grand Prix]] saw a return to the podium after a laggy fight with [[Ameberyl|Lakeberries]] for second saw the two finish in the same boat with [[PieTheHead]] replacing [[EmpressCorgo]] at BMW for the remainder of the season following her retirement from the sport. Second position slipped away again just two race later after a penultimate lap incident at the [[Aurora:2024 Edesse Grand Prix|Edesse Grand Prix]] dropped F1rret from second to fourth behind [[32Jeelow]] and [[Bubuxcx]] with an overtake at turn 2 bringing a third podium for the BMW driver. After missing the next two rounds, F1rret could only finish in seventh in [[Aurora:2024 Madagascan Grand Prix|Madagascar]] followed by a tenth position finish in [[Aurora:2024 Korean Grand Prix|Korea]]. Another return to form in [[Aurora:2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi]] with a fourth place finish and a podium in a laggy and controversial [[Aurora:2024 Menia Grand Prix|Menian Grand Prix]] in which a possible win was lost due to backmarkers. F1rret missed the next race before competing at the [[Aurora:2024 Patagonian Grand Prix|Patagonian Grand Prix]] which saw a successive [[Patagonian Grand Prix]] retirement due to lag. The season ultimately ended F1rret in fourth in the World Drivers Championship ahead of FatihAr with BMW finishing the season comfortably in third.

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The [[Aurora:2025 Spring Formula One World Championship|2025 Spring Season]] was a breakthrough season for the Patagonian driver. Already being rumoured as a title threat to World Champion, [[GabeTM]], F1rret scored a second position for the [[Aurora:2025s Detroit Grand Prix|2025s Detroit Grand Prix]] qualifying, however, first lap contact with the World Champion pushed both drivers down the order. A comeback drive saw Gabe finish the race in second with F1rret third, both behind [[Bubuxcx]] who won his second [[Detroit Grand Prix]]. The Championship shook up massively in favour for the BMW driver at the [[Aurora:2025s Maracaibo Grand Prix]] after he qualified 3 positions ahead of GabeTM for second position. A turbulent race ultimately saw F1rret win the Maracaibo Grand Prix for a first victory in the sport with Gabe finishing the race in fourth and thus promoting the Patagón to the Championship lead for the first time in his career. The [[Aurora:2025s Edesse Grand Prix|2025s Edesse Grand Prix]] saw Gabe hit back with a dominant victory on the BRWC server but F1rret was able to remain at the top of the standings after finishing the race in a first second place finish ahead of [[Bubuxcx]] proving raw pace. This pace seemingly came to a close at the [[Aurora:2025s Australian Grand Prix|2025s Australian Grand Prix]] after a poor qualifying performance ended the BMW driver in just tenth even after a second shot. A great race get-away promoted F1rret into sixth position by turn 1 with continual overtakes taking him into fourth. By staying out later than his opponents and managing traffic, F1rret exited his final pit stop margins ahead of Gabe in second with the Patagonian driver ending the race 26 seconds ahead of Gabe for a second victory. A second pole position at the [[Aurora:2025s Saudi Grand Prix]] made the Championship fight seem mostly in favour of F1rret after he broke a matching deadlock between Gabe and a returning [[32Jeelow]] by over four tenths which the Colombian driver did not accept. A great race between the trio saw Gabe finish on the top step with a great strategy from [[Renault]] Team Boss [[Bobbobster]] placing the British driver directly ahead of F1rret after pit stops with just a four second margin by the race finish and fourteen seconds to Jeelow in third. A gentleman's agreement between Gabe and F1rret saw the two agree to skip two races in the season due to lack of availability, starting at the [[Aurora:2025s Mali Grand Prix]] where both helped [[Anchoredtolife]] commentate the race. A return to racing in [[Aurora:2025s Indochina Grand Prix|Indochina]] saw a catastrophic failure for Gabe who was running ahead of the BMW driver. He finished the race in ninth with F1rret finishing third behind two-time World Champion [[Sab2003 (F1)]], partly due to a pit issue which saw him fall from second. The [[Aurora:2025s British Grand Prix]] saw a first non-podium finish for the Patagón after losing out to [[56Faxeo]]. Gabe took a second place finish behind 32Jeelow maintaining the lead at the front. The title suddenly swung back in the favour of Gabe at the [[Aurora:2025s Paris Grand Prix|2025s Paris Grand Prix]] after Gabe broke the gentleman's agreement following his miserable Indochina race. Gabe won the race in a grand slam, earning him 27 points before the season finale and placing him into a comfortable lead of the Championship with just one race to go. After being compensated 3 points for the Indochina pit-lane controversy, F1rret needed to finish the race ahead of Gabe with the Briton having to finish below fourth and not taking the fastest lap. By scoring a third pole position by nearly 7 tenths ahead of Jeelow at the [[Aurora:2025s Polish Grand Prix]] with Gabe starting third, the Patagonian driver looked ready to fight for his first Championship. However, track design favouring second allowed F1rret to be passed before turn 1 despite taking an aggressive line, dropping the BMW driver into the lower end of the points. Despite not immediately, giving up, it was clear that the Championship was lost after 32Jeelow ran an amazing race to win the race with F1rret losing fourth to FatihAr on the final lap after giving up hope. Gabe finishing in third secured [[Renault]] successive World Drivers Championship's, 22 points ahead of F1rret with Jeelow finishing the season just 2 points back. BMW finished the season second again in the World Constrcuctors Championship with [[PieTheHead]] confirming his retirement from the sport. Additionally, F1rret was awarded the Best Race Performance award at the 2025 FIA Awards Ceremony for his victory at the Australian Grand Prix.

The [[Aurora:2025-26 Formula One World Championship|2025-26 Season]] saw F1rret return to the sport with high hopes after success in winter series', lining up alongside [[Formula 2|Formula Two]] race winner [[HockeyMan_31]]. A poor qualifying for [[56Faxeo]] saw F1rret line up third for the opening race of the season at [[Aurora:2025-26 Detroit Grand Prix|Detroit]]. A well-led race saw F1rret confidently return to race-winning pace with the Patagonian driver building up a seven second lead to Faxeo behind after overtaking him and [[32Jeelow]] down the main straight. This lead was diminished by backmarkers with the lead falling to just two seconds by the penultimate lap. On the third straight of the track, the BMW driver made contact with a backmarker, allowing Faxeo to pass for the lead and [[GabeTM]] to get into tandem which he was able to win with Faxeo taking a maiden victory and F1rret dropping to third for what had seemed a near-guaranteed victory for BMW. A surprise win for [[Bubuxcx]] at the [[Aurora:2025-26 Maracaibo Grand Prix]] saw F1rret finish the race second ahead of Faxeo in third, promoting him to second in the Championship again. After qualifying second for the [[Aurora:2025-26 Iranian Grand Prix|2025-26 Iranian Grand Prix]], a dive to the inside of Faxeo at the first corner saw F1rret unsuccessful in taking the race lead. However, good strategy and an overtake on the British Championship leader saw the BMW driver take the lead of the Grand Prix with a comfortable gap behind. Once again, however, chance for victory ended after a slow-driving backmarker missed the apex of a chicane causing F1rret to make contact and allowing Faxeo to retake the race lead with Bubu following suit and entering tandem in similar fashion to Detroit. So as not to lose position to Gabe in fourth, the Patagonian driver backed out of the tandem, finishing the race in third and losing out to Bubu in the Championship for a second almost-guaranteed race victory loss. A tough race at the [[Aurora:2025-26 Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]] saw F1rret pass [[pwnings]] at her team's home race with the help of [[HockeyMan_31]] and thereby taking a fourth consecutive podium of the season. Troubles at the [[2025-26 Indochina Grand Prix|Indochina Grand Prix]] saw F1rret retire from the race with Bubu, Faxeo and Gabe all finishing on the podium and dropping the Patagón from immediate World Drivers Championship contention. After running much of the [[Aurora:2025-26 Philippines Grand Prix|Philippines Grand Prix]] in third following a boattap overtake on pwnings, F1rret decided to return the place to the [[Murweh GP|Murweh]] driver due to his previous overtake in Australia, finishing the race in fourth. An incredibly laggy [[Aurora:2025-26 Saudi Grand Prix|Saudi Grand Prix]] saw the Patagonian driver retire almost immediately with much of the grid suffering massively from server lag. The [[Aurora:2025-26 Rostov Grand Prix]] allowed F1rret to return to Championship contention after qualifying in second to [[ameberyl]] and taking the lead of the race with a dive into the turn 1 blockstop. After running much of the race in the lead, F1rret attempted to overtake backmarker [[Semicolon]] whom he had been stuck behind for much of the race. A misjudged attack saw the BMW driver get stuck on the inside of turn 2 and lose positions to [[Renault]] teammates Gabe and Bubu with the Patagonian finishing the race third to continue a streak of unluckiness while leading Grand Prix. A lag-affected race in [[Aurora:2025-26 Medan Grand Prix|Medan Grand Prix]] saw F1rret finish on the podium a final time for the season after overtaking a lag-struck Faxeo. Further lag at the [[Aurora:2025-26 Argentinian Grand Prix]] affected F1rret who finished outside of the points for the first time since his debut race for BMW in 2023. This was reflected in the next race at the [[Aurora:2025-26 Mali Grand Prix|Mali Grand Prix]] after a back-start finished the BMW driver last in fourteenth after his computer froze for about a lap. After falling out of race contention, F1rret decided to sit out the remainder of the rounds to race in Formula Craft's 2026 season whilst commentating at [[Formula 1|F1]] events and giving up his seat to rookie and [[Formula 2|F2]] driver [[Kyle123456788]]. F1rret finished the season sixth in the World Drivers Championship with BMW also sixth in the World Constructors Championship after HockeyMan_31 did not regularly score.

Following the elongated Summer break between April and September, F1rret confirmed his continued drive at [[BMW]] with the team rebranding to [[Vertza Racing Team]] alongside friend and former rival [[ameberyl]]. Immediate issues for the driver, who began running under the English flag, saw F1rret miss the season opener at the [[Nostra:2026 Zurich Grand Prix|Zurich Grand Prix]] and putting him at a disadvantage to his rivals. After qualifying in third for the [[Nostra:2026 Georgian Grand Prix|2026 Georgian Grand Prix]], F1rret finished the race second behind 56Faxeo as the only non-lapped driver after unlapping himself on the final lap.