The Swede drove for the works Lotus, BRM and March teams before a career that started so promisingly faded away, and he slipped into the shadow of his close contemporary and longtime rival Ronnie Peterson. Born in 1941 he began his career in saloon cars in 1962. He graduated to F3 in 1966, scoring a […]
Verstappen ran second through the opening stint of the race in Bahrain, dropping almost four seconds behind race leader Charles Leclerc before pitting at the end of lap 14. Leclerc responded by pitting one lap later, but Verstappen had managed to close the gap, leading to a tight wheel-to-wheel battle between the two drivers for […]
Sunday’s race featured plenty of action through the field, including a thrilling battle at the front as Max Verstappen made a series of ultimately unsuccessful attempts to take the lead from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc before brake issues dropped him back. Reflecting on the dawn of F1’s new era, Brawn cautioned that Sakhir was only the first […]
Verstappen looked locked in to take second place behind Ferrari’s winner Charles Leclerc, while Sergio Perez was holding onto fourth in his fight with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. But with two laps to go Verstappen dramatically slowed and coasted into the pitlane after suffering what he thought were battery problems. On the final lap misfortune also […]
Magnussen was dropped by Haas at the end of the 2020 season and spent last season in sportscar racing, contesting the full IMSA SportsCar Championship with Chip Ganassi Racing prior to signing a contract with Peugeot’s nascent Le Mans Hypercar project. But the Dane was recalled by Haas to replace the ousted Nikita Mazepin on […]
Verstappen qualified second in Bahrain and battled with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc through the opening stages, going side-by-side for position after the first round of pit stops. But after slipping back from Leclerc, Verstappen began to struggle with the steering on his car as he reported a recurring issue, and then noted the car was “s**tting […]
The Monegasque driver led a Ferrari 1-2 from team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr after Verstappen suffered a fuel system failure with his Red Bull that forced him to retire from the race late on, having fought with Leclerc for the victory earlier in the race. The pair traded overtakes for the lead on three consecutive laps […]
The Silverstone-based team endured a frustrating first qualifying session of the season in Bahrain as both stand-in driver Nico Hulkenberg (17th) and Lance Stroll (19th) were knocked out in Q1. It was a disappointing result for the squad as it had hoped to make some good progress up the grid this year. However, the team […]
In addition, Saturday produced a mixed-up grid. Charles Leclerc will start on pole for Ferrari ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, while Alfa Romeo (Valtteri Bottas), Haas (Kevin Magnussen), Alpine (Fernando Alonso) and AlphaTauri (Pierre Gasly) all made Q3. Plenty of drivers will be keen to make a point, or take advantage of unexpectedly good […]
Magnussen was only signed as replacement for Nikita Mazepin less than a fortnight ago, having not driven an F1 car since his stint with the team ended in 2020. Despite the minimal time to prepare, though, Magnussen has instantly got up to speed and has qualified an impressive seventh for F1’s 2022 season opener. But […]