James O'Connor, Author at Motorsport | Pit Debrief

McLaren “should have taken the responsibility” over strategy and tyre errors with Piastri and Norris in F1 British GP — Stella

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago07 mins mins

McLaren leave Silverstone disappointed as a 3-4 finish has to go down as an underachievement on Sunday afternoon. After passing Max Verstappen in the dry, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri overtook Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in the damp conditions on dry tyres to hold 1st and 2nd in the race. However, things started to…

IndyCar | Mid-Ohio | Race | O’Ward fends off Palou in tense battle for victory

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago03 mins mins

David Malukas stalled as the drivers set off on the formation lap, but he was able to reclaim his P3 spot. There was a disaster for Scott Dixon as he stopped on the formation laps. The 6-time champion came to a halt at turn 5. The race eventually got going on lap 3, with the…

P4 in F1 British GP qualifying a “positive surprise” after losing 100 points of downforce in Q1 off — Verstappen

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago06 mins mins

Max Verstappen had an eventful qualifying day at Silverstone as he ended up P4 on the grid for Sunday’s British Grand Prix. It was almost game over for the 3-time defending World Champion in Q1 as he pushed a bit too hard into Copse as it started to rain, losing the car and taking a…

F3 | Sprint Race | British GP | Lindblad dominates at Silverstone

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago02 mins mins

Van Amersfoort Racing’s León starts from pole position ahead of Prema’s Lindblad for the Formula 3 Sprint Race in Silverstone, after the top twelve from yesterday’s qualifying is flipped for this race. Tsolov, Meguetounif, Esterson, and Boya have all been handed three-place grid penalties following incidents of impeding during qualifying. They will now be starting from…

IndyCar | FP1 | Mid-Ohio | Palou fastest as the new era begins

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago02 mins mins

Following delays, the hybrid era of IndyCar started on Friday at Mid-Ohio as the drivers and teams took to the track with it for the first time under competitive conditions. Ahead of practice, it was confirmed that Marcus Armstrong, Pietro Fittipaldi and Felix Rosenqvist would be hit with 6-place penalties for Sunday’s race following unapproved…

Verstappen says Red Bull has “a bit of work to do” following P7 in FP2 at F1 British GP

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago03 mins mins

Max Verstappen heads into qualifying day at the British Grand Prix with work to do with his RB20. Although Red Bull looked competitive on the long runs towards the end of FP2, the qualifying simulation on the softs was not great, with Verstappen finishing almost 0.7s slower than pacesetter Lando Norris. On a second push…

F3 | British GP | Qualifying | Browning takes stunning pole in changeable conditions at Silverstone

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago02 mins mins

Christian Mansell posted the first competitive time of the session as he logged a 1:45:839. However, a 1:45.475 put Noel León over three tenths clear seconds later. Dunne, Mini, Goethe, Fornaroli, Mansell, Esterson, Van Hoepen, Lindblad, Tramnitz, Montoya and Browning completed the top 12 after 10 minutes. The Irish driver had been over 0.2s quicker…

Fellow F1 drivers defend Max Verstappen following stinging media criticism after Austrian GP contact with Lando Norris

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago05 mins mins

Media day at the British Grand Prix has been dominated by the contact between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris at the Red Bull Ring last Sunday. From lap 55 onwards, the Dutchman and Brit went hard at it, having multiple battles before an unfortunate collision on lap 64 at turn 3 saw both drivers end…

Haas F1 confirms the signing of Oliver Bearman on a multi-year deal

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago04 mins mins

Oliver Bearman is joining the F1 grid in 2025 as the 19-year-old will drive for Haas F1 Team, agreeing a multi-year deal with the American-owned team. The British driver impressed the F1 world with a stunning performance at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in March. Stepping in from FP3 onwards to replace Carlos Sainz who…

Hamilton: 2024 is “not feeling massively different” compared to previous two seasons following difficult F1 Austrian GP

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago03 mins mins

Lewis Hamilton’s tricky season continued as he finished P4 in the Austrian Grand Prix last Sunday. The Brit looked a shade behind teammate George Russell from Sprint qualifying onwards, and floor damage in the Grand Prix itself harmed his chances of getting on the podium. The 39-year-old passed Sainz off track at turn 1 and…