Tag: Qualifying

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McLaren will be “looking out on both ends” says Piastri after qualifying P5 in between Mercedes and Aston Martin at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Editorial Staff03 mins

After qualifying P5 for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, out qualifying his teammate Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri was “pretty happy.” In the interview with Formula One, the McLaren driver said, “That was pretty much the most we could’ve got out of that session. The car felt pretty good, I feel like my driving was pretty…

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Daniel Ricciardo hopes car was “damaged” to explain struggles during F1 Saudi Arabian GP qualifying

Editorial Staff03 mins

After the tumultuous last few laps in the season opener in Bahrain, the RB F1 drivers had garnered much media attention. Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda qualified P14 and P9 respectively for the second round of the 2024 Formula One season, under the floodlights of Jeddah. The 8-time Grand Prix winner was 0.461s slower than…

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FIA Race Director rolls back on plans to strictly monitor drivers even more that go too slowly in F1 qualifying

Luke-John Buckle03 mins

Formula 1 will more strictly monitor drivers going too slowly in qualifying this season. The FIA attempted to regulate this in 2023 by issuing a maximum time drivers needed to stay under between the pit lane exit and entry. From 2024, each car’s speed compared to that lap time will be monitored at each marshall…

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