The FIA summoned Aston Martin F1 driver Vettel on Saturday evening after the sprint race over an alleged breach of the International Sporting Code relating to behaviour in the drivers’ briefing. It is understood that tensions flared over the current implementation of rules and officiating, resulting in Vettel storming out of the meeting. Following a […]
The reaction of a crowd that is heavily populated by Dutch fans was very obvious after Hamilton crashed in the decisive Q3 session. The incident came after Verstappen was the subject of regular booing during the British GP weekend. A spin in the wet qualifying session also generated cheers, as did news of his problems […]
The Red Bull driver dominated the second sprint race of the season to convert his qualifying pole position into top spot on the grid for Sunday’s grand prix, and picked up the maximum eight points for the sprint race win. Verstappen’s charge was aided by the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz battling […]
Officials were forced to abandon the start procedure for the 24-lap sprint at the Red Bull Ring when Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu slowed and lost power at the final corner. It resulted in an extra formation lap being called, giving time for Zhou to get his car back going and rejoin at the back […]
Zhou escaped from a horrifying crash just after the start at Silverstone when he was flipped over on the run away from the lights. His Alfa Romeo skidded upside down along the asphalt circuit before skipping across a gravel trap and rolling over a tyre barrier at Abbey. While F1’s safety structures ensured Zhou did […]
Q3 was twice red flagged when Hamilton and then Russell suffered similar incidents of a snap of oversteer aboard the W13 to crash into the wall and end their credible threat for sprint race pole, which was claimed by Max Verstappen. Hamilton careered across the gravel at Turn 7, the car suddenly gripping after he […]
Verstappen saw off Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz to clinch pole ahead of the sprint race by just 0.029s, in a final segment of qualifying that was stopped twice due to separate crashes for Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. Leclerc will join Verstappen on the front row for the sprint race, […]
He eclipsed chief 2022 rival Charles Leclerc in the dying moments of a session twice red-flagged, owing to crashes from both Mercedes drivers, who had been a credible pole threat. The Ferraris left the pits ahead of the Red Bull for the final 2m30s qualifying shootout. Leclerc set a personal best first sector, lost time […]
Perez made it through to the final session of qualifying at the Red Bull Ring with his final Q2 lap after his initial time was deleted when he exceeded track limits. But it emerged in the aftermath of the session that Perez appeared to have breached the track limits on that last lap as well, […]
Mercedes F1 driver Hamilton looked competitive through Q1 and Q2 on Friday evening, challenging Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc towards the top of the timesheets. But after setting a quick time through the first sector at the Red Bull Ring during Q3, Hamilton lost control of his Mercedes W13 through the left-hander […]