Hamilton’s current Mercedes deal runs out at the end of this season, prompting traditional speculation on whether the 38-year-old will re-commit to the team that propelled him to six of his seven world championships or walk away from the series. It even prompted wild speculation about a possible move to Ferrari, which was quickly refuted […]
The German manufacturer had the first run of its upgraded F1 challenger on a proper circuit in Spain this weekend, after the parts appeared originally in Monaco. And as Lewis Hamilton put himself in contention for a front row start, before a collision with team-mate George Russell damaged his car and compromised his later form, […]
Yet his dash to pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix was made that bit easier again when the only other driver to top a qualifying shootout this term, Charles Leclerc, was knocked out in Q1. Two more big scalps were claimed in Q2 as Sergio Perez and George Russell were also eliminated. His path […]
The Briton finished 11th in FP1 on Friday, which he says was “probably one of our worst FP1s of the season in terms of pace,” before going on to finish 14th in FP2. He improved to 10th in a rain-hit FP3 on Saturday morning before finishing third in qualifying, despite saying he “wouldn’t say we […]
Red Bull driver Verstappen punched in a 1m12.272s on his first run in the decisive Q3 session, which was enough to secure his fourth pole of the 2023 season. Nearest rival, Ferrari’s home hero Carlos Sainz, was a full 0.462s adrift of the flying Verstappen as the double world champion continued his recent devastating form. […]
But, as the team radio messages sent to both drivers prior to the incident revealed, the unnecessary incident was the result of simple miscommunication in the heat of the moment during a complicated end to Q2. Both drivers had been released from the pits on a slightly different run plan, with Russell scheduled to finish […]
Gasly initially ran to the fourth fastest time in Q3, with his 1m12.816s flying lap placing him 0.544s off Red Bull’s runaway polesitter Max Verstappen. That effort might have marked Gasly’s best starting position since he lined up in second place for the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix. However, he has been hit with two lots […]
Teams were braced for inclement weather, with thunderstorms fast approaching Barcelona from the Pyrenees in the north. The session started on dry-weather tyres, but spots of rain were soon reported around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. That completely disturbed the teams’ usual run programmes in FP3, with all drivers rushing out of the pits at the […]
Miller signed a two-year factory deal with KTM when Ducati elected to move him out of its works team set-up in favour of Enea Bastianini. The Australian was offered a chance to remain at Ducati, but only on a one-year deal at Pramac. Miller, who was runner-up in the 2014 Moto3 world championship with KTM, […]
The Monaco Grand Prix weekend lifted the lid on the underfloor designs of the Mercedes and Red Bull cars as they were craned away following accidents for Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez. Teams are very secretive about these designs as they can’t be seen under normal circumstances, and therefore snapshots of the floors generated a […]