Nicolas Lopes

Red Bull's Max Verstappen believes the impact of a late yellow flag caused by Pierre Gasly’s spin at the final corner at the end of qualifying for the 2025 F1 Austrian GP was “not really that painful”, as his aborted lap would still have put him “miles off pole”.
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Verstappen dismisses impact of late yellow flag after F1 Austrian GP qualifying struggles

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen believes the impact of a late yellow flag caused by Pierre Gasly’s spin at the final corner at the end of qualifying for the 2025 F1 Austrian GP was “not really that painful”, as his aborted lap would still have put him “miles off pole”. Verstappen was on a flying lap,…

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Vasseur praises “extra-terrestrial” Kubica after Le Mans 24h win

Ferrari F1 team principal Frederic Vasseur has praised Robert Kubica’s “extra-terrestrial” abilities behind the wheel of a race car following the Pole’s fantastic win at the Le Mans 24 hours last week, and reminisced of the times they worked together at the Alfa Romeo-Sauber squad back in 2021. Kubica led the #83 AF Corse Ferrari…

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Stella reflects on “not acceptable” intra-team crash at F1 Canadian GP

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes an intra-team clash between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri late on at the 2025 F1 Canadian GP was “not acceptable” – but he noted how Norris’ instant reaction was key in defining the course of action after the incident. Norris had made a successful lunge down the inside of…

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Verstappen unhappy with “childish” F1 penalty points questions after Canadian GP qualifying

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen lashed out against the constant comments and questions about his F1 penalty points situation, labelling it as “childish” and “annoying” after yet another question about his approach to racing after qualifying for the 2025 Canadian GP. The Dutchman qualified on the front row for Sunday’s race, just 0.160s behind pole-sitter George…

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Russell praises on rails Mercedes car after taking pole for F1 Canadian GP

George Russell took his second consecutive F1 pole position at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and will start the 2025 Canadian GP from the front of the field. The Briton praised Mercedes’ “on rails” car that took him over a tenth-and-a-half clear of Max Verstappen in second. Russell had topped FP2 earlier in the weekend and…

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Verstappen: Red Bull lacking too much pace to challenge McLaren in F1 Spanish GP qualifying

Max Verstappen’s best efforts in qualifying for the 2025 F1 Spanish GP could only reward him with a third place grid slot, behind the two McLaren drivers – and the Dutchman put that down to Red Bull simply “lacking” a bit of speed compared to the Papaya cars. Red Bull “clearly lacking too much” speed…

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Piastri expects an exciting first turn from pole position in F1 Spanish GP

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri secured his fourth F1 pole position of the season at the 2025 Spanish GP, and although he described it as the “best spot” to start the race, the Australian expects to face an “exciting” turn one given the long run down to the first corner. Piastri beat his team-mate and championship rival…

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McLaren's Lando Norris navigated his way though the streets of Monte Carlo on Sunday to win the Monaco GP for the first time in his F1 career
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Norris “more proud” of qualifying on pole than winning F1 Monaco GP

McLaren’s Lando Norris navigated his way though the streets of Monte Carlo on Sunday to win the Monaco GP for the first time in his F1 career – but the Briton believes his qualifying performance on Saturday was more meaningful for him personally, given his struggles with qualifying in the 2025 season. Norris has generally…

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