Mercedes driver Hamilton will start the sprint qualifying race ahead of Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. The result of the sprint race, which takes […]
The Mercedes driver had appeared to be on the backfoot against title rival Max Verstappen after the Red Bull ace dominated first free practice. But Hamilton delivered when it mattered in the evening qualifying session, as Verstappen was left struggling with some unexpected understeer. The seven-time champion edged out the current points… Continue Reading on […]
Russell qualified eighth for F1’s first sprint qualifying race – the results of which will set the grid for Sunday’s grand prix – his best against-the-clock result for Williams after he qualified ninth last time out in Austria. He had made it through Q1 to continue his streak of escaping the opening segment at every […]
After topping practice by seven tenths of a second on Friday afternoon at Silverstone, the Red Bull driver topped Q1 by just 0.035s from Lewis Hamilton before being reeled in by his F1 world title rival over the final two segments of qualifying. Hamilton went on to claim top spot for F1’s first sprint qualifying […]
Ducati elected last season to ditch three-time championship runner-up Andrea Dovizioso and double race winner Danilo Petrucci for 2021 in favour of former Pramac duo Miller and Bagnaia. The move came in for some criticism given Miller hadn’t won a race since 2016 and Bagnaia had just one podium to his credit ahead of this […]
The F1 world championship leader’s 1m27.035s set on the soft tyres gave him a comfortable advantage at the top of the times in the sole practice session before qualifying, as part of the new race weekend format with F1 running its first sprint qualifying race on Saturday. Norris claimed second for McLaren, with his best […]
Since Sauber’s Alfa Romeo deal began in 2018, one seat in the team has been reserved for a driver nominated by engine partner Ferrari from its pool of young talent. Charles Leclerc occupied it in 2018, before current incumbent Antonio Giovinazzi took over the following year. On Tuesday, Sauber announced that it has extended its… […]
Delayed by a year, the all-new design will see F1 return to ground effect aerodynamics for the first time in over three decades, with an emphasis on reducing the turbulent wake created by each car in order that they can race one another more closely. The car presented bears a significant resemblance to the scale […]
During the official countdown to F1’s launch of its 2022 car concept ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Ricciardo was captured on an open microphone being quite outspoken. In remarks that were then circulated around social media, he was heard saying: “Yeah, no it’s terrible. It’s shit, it’s worse.” With no images… Continue […]
The sprint qualifying race format is being trialled for the first time at this weekend’s British Grand Prix, with the 62-mile race replacing the previously typical knockout qualifying in the event’s timetable on Saturday and its results setting the grid for Sunday’s grand prix. The Q1/Q2/Q3 qualifying will instead be held on Friday… Continue Reading […]