Verstappen outqualified Sainz by six tenths in Saturday qualifying, but the Spaniard inherited pole due to an engine penalty for the world champion. But even from 13th place, Verstappen produced a crushing display to win his second consecutive Belgian GP and his ninth victory of 2022, passing Sainz for the lead after a scarcely believable […]
On the opening lap Hamilton tried a move on Alonso for third place around the outside on the entry to Les Combes, but the Mercedes driver squeezed his rival and that triggered a collision. Alonso avoided any major damage but Hamilton’s car was thrown into the air and the British driver had to stop at […]
Leclerc received a five-second penalty shortly after the chequered flag when he was found to have exceeded the pitlane speed limit when he came in at the end of Lap 42. The penalty dropped Leclerc from fifth to sixth place behind Fernando Alonso, and came after Leclerc had been running comfortably in fifth. The decision […]
Leclerc battled his way back up to fifth place after being forced into an early pit stop by a visor tear-off getting stuck in his brake duct, only for Ferrari to pit him again with two laps remaining to try and get the fastest lap bonus point despite some uncertainty from Leclerc on the radio. […]
Mercedes appeared to make a breakthrough with its W13 car in Hungary ahead of the summer as Hamilton and team-mate George Russell both finished on the podium, with Russell having also started on pole. But the Silver Arrows slipped back again in qualifying at Spa as Hamilton and Russell could only finish seventh and eighth, […]
In the wake of Fernando Alonso’s move to Aston Martin, Alpine moved quickly to confirm its intention to give Piastri the race seat. However, the team was already well aware that Piastri had also signed a contract with McLaren, and intended to race for the Woking outfit. Piastri quickly took to social media to make […]
Verstappen dominated Saturday’s qualifying session by setting a time over six tenths quicker than second-placed Carlos Sainz but will cede pole to the Ferrari driver because of an engine-related grid penalty. As Verstappen outqualified the five other drivers who are relegated to the back of the grid for exceeding the power unit allowance, the damage […]
Just one race one on from George Russell’s shock pole position in Hungary, Mercedes has found itself unable to find answers as to why it is so far off the pace at Spa-Francorchamps. On a weekend when grid penalties for a number of frontrunners have given Mercedes another good shot of going for the win, […]
The reigning F1 world champion dominated qualifying, going fastest by 0.632s from nearest challenger Sainz, but with a back of the grid engine penalty Verstappen will start from 15th place. Verstappen’s penalty meant Sainz inherited pole for Ferrari and he will be joined on the front row by Sergio Perez in the second Red Bull. […]
The defending champion elected not to take part in the final shootout in Q3, knowing he will start from the back of the grid owing to a drop for exceeding his permitted parts count. Nevertheless, his banker lap was so emphatic that he topped the session by six tenths of a second as a sloppy […]