Carlos Sainz was at the receiving end of some bad luck during Sunday’s Qatar GP, and feels he has done some “damage limitation” by crossing the line in sixth. The outgoing Ferrari driver started sixth as well, and was looking up halfway through the race when a puncture spoiled his plans. To add insult to…
Despite still being 23rd in a 20-car championship, Valtteri Bottas was feeling positive after the Las Vegas Grand Prix. He started last, courtesy of a five-place grid penalty, and opted for the hard tyre in an attempt to make something happen. Unfortunately for the Finn, this didn’t work out. “We actually thought, well we never…
It was a much better weekend for Zhou Guanyu in Las Vegas, as he managed to get out of Q1 for the first time since the British Grand Prix. Starting and finishing 13th, there is some perspective for the Kick Sauber driver, as the upgrades seem to work and give the team a fighting chance…
George Russell grabs pole for the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix from Carlos Sainz and a surprising Pierre Gasly, as Franco Colapinto crashes out of Q2. Q1: Early exit for Pérez, again After topping FP3 it was George Russell that first hit the track for qualifying, but Pierre Gasly was the first one to start…
Max Verstappen is on the brink of his fourth World Drivers’ Championship, besting the great Ayrton Senna, who “only” managed three before his life was tragically cut short in 1994. Following Verstappen’s dominant performance in São Paulo, Senna’s hometown, once again comparisons with the legendary Brazilian were made. Verstappen’s former Red Bull F1 team mate…
Liam Lawson had an eventful São Paulo Grand Prix. He had a great start from fifth on the grid, but had to back out to not hit his team mate Yuki Tsunoda at the start. He managed to stay relatively close to Charles Leclerc and later Max Verstappen, before being spun around by Oscar Piastri,…
The start of today’s São Paulo Grand Prix was marred with several incidents before the lights even went out. Because Lance Stroll spun and beached his car in the turn 4 gravel during the formation lap, the initial start was aborted. However, several drivers including Lando Norris, George Russell and both RB drivers did set…
Following a tremendous achievement during qualifying, McLaren’s race was a little less fortunate. After Lando Norris narrowly escaped going out in Q1 in the morning he grabbed pole position in a dominant fashion, but was already at the start demoted to second by a better getaway from George Russell. Overtaking the Mercedes proved impossible due…
After a scintillating lap in qualifying it is Carlos Sainz who starts from pole, followed by title rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, with team mate Charles Leclerc in fourth. Hometown hero Sergio Pérez and Oscar Piastri had an abysmal qualifying, prompting both to start from 18th and 17th respectively. Esteban Ocon opted to change…
While Lando Norris still disagrees with the penalty he received during the closing stages of the US Grand Prix, Max Verstappen still thinks he had done nothing wrong, especially considering the current rules. And while by the books the Red Bull driver was in the clear, there was still quite a lot of controversy surrounding…
