Despite Red Bull and Ferrari flying out of the gate while it suffered severely with porpoising and extreme drag, all the way to the summer break Mercedes insisted repeatedly that it could win a grand prix in 2022. But the opportunities to break that barren spell appeared to be running out. It was hurt by […]
Gasly was among six drivers summoned after the 24-lap sprint race that set the final starting grid for the Brazilian Grand Prix for various incidents. Gasly was alleged to have driven too slowly during his reconnaissance laps to the grid, not meeting the maximum time set by race director Niels Wittich in his event notes. […]
Alonso and Ocon appeared to make contact twice on the opening lap of Saturday’s 24-lap sprint race in Brazil, the first moment coming at Turn 4 when they went side-by-side into the corner. Alonso was forced wide at the exit of the corner, but the more dramatic incident came as they completed the lap when […]
Starting on the medium tyres, Verstappen soon passed shock polesitter Kevin Magnussen, as did the other frontrunners. But as Saturday’s 24-lap sprint race unfolded Verstappen started struggling with tyre wear and saw Russell soon close the gap. By virtue of Red Bull’s superior top speed, the two-time world champion managed to hang on until the […]
Perez was fastest in FP1, held on Friday morning, while Ocon set the pace in Saturday’s FP2, which was run after the eventful qualifying session topped by Haas driver Kevin Magnussen but ahead of the sprint race. Brazilian Grand Prix FP1 results: Perez fastest from Leclerc What happened in Brazilian GP Free Practice 1? Perez set the […]
The common denominator in such cases is inevitably rain, plus a team and driver that gets everything just right on the day when the usual frontrunners don’t quite achieve their normal level of perfection. Good fortune has to play a part, but it would be wrong to suggest that luck was the biggest factor in […]
With both championships long settled and the end of an intense season to date within sight, Brazil was hardly being hyped up as being a big weekend for Formula 1. In fact, in the lead-up to the start of qualifying, I was discussing with some friends how this season feels like it has dragged on, […]
The Haas driver scored his and the team’s maiden F1 pole after being the first on the track in Q3 as the rain intensified, before George Russell’s off triggered a red flag which meant nobody could set a time before the track got too wet. As a result, Magnussen’s opening effort in the top 10 […]
The Maranello squad raised some eyebrows for the final shoot-out qualifying element at Interlagos when Leclerc was the only driver to head out on the circuit with intermediate tyres. Although rain was blowing in, the track was dry enough for slicks and that meant Leclerc’s option proved totally wrong as he ended up being slowest […]
Magnussen scored the first pole position of his F1 career at Interlagos on Friday after making the most of his track position advantage at the start of Q3 in damp conditions. Magnussen’s early lap time put him on provisional pole, two tenths of a second clear of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, after getting to the […]