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Horner: Red Bull will implement “certain fixes” to alleviate balance issues in their “disconnected” F1 car

Magdalena Put3 months ago3 months ago010 mins

Christian Horner has acknowledged that Red Bull must urgently address their issues following a disappointing performance at the Italian Grand Prix. Heading into the 2024 season, Red Bull’s period of dominance looked set to continue, with defending champion Max Verstappen taking wins at seven of the first ten races. However, their performance has been in…

Vasseur reveals that Ferrari believed in the execution of one-stop strategy at F1 Italian GP “after ten laps with the hards”

Senjuti Jash3 months ago3 months ago08 mins

Starting from fourth and fifth on the grid, Ferrari’s hopes of lifting the biggest trophy at the Italian Grand Prix were understandably low. And yet, the ‘Prancing Horse’ pulled off a dazzling heist against two incredibly quick McLarens—aided by an audacious one-stop strategy call and Charles Leclerc’s premium tyre management masterclass. Surrounded by the Tifosi…

Magnussen unhappy with lack of consistency from stewards at F1 Italian GP as he picks up race ban

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix was a perfect example of mixed emotions. Kevin Magnussen scored a point with a strong drive, but he will miss the Azerbaijan Grand Prix because of a race ban as he accumulated 12 penalty points over the last year. The 31-year-old Danish driver tried to make a move on Pierre Gasly…

Hamilton on “nothing special” P5 in the F1 Italian GP: “We just didn’t have the pace”

Lucrezia Costa3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Lewis Hamilton achieved his seventh top five result in the past eight races. Starting from P6, he became the best finishing Mercedes driver due to the damage on the picked up by his teammate George Russell at turn 1. Mercedes’s pace didn’t appear as positive or as impressive as it had been at Spa and…

Piastri concedes it’s “painful” to lose out on F1 Italian GP win

Anumitha Murugapandian3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Oscar Piastri, who had the race win at the palm of his hands for the first 38 laps after a bold overtake round the outside on his teammate Norris who started on pole at turn 4 on lap 1, looked like he was going to achieve his second win in Formula One. However with the…

Stella says McLaren will review if they need to “adjust the papaya rules” to pursue both F1 Championships after failing to capitalise at F1 Italian GP

David Coath3 months ago3 months ago017 mins

McLaren may have closed out the front row in qualifying for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix but the team had to settle for P2 and P3 by the time the chequered flag fell in Monza after Charles Leclerc’s superb one-stop race win. With many a critic claiming beforehand that this was McLaren’s race to lose, Team…

Norris: “Today our race car was probably not quite good enough” to beat Leclerc in F1 Italian GP

Lucrezia Costa3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

The McLaren driver wasn’t able to secure an eventual third win of the season in Monza from pole. Norris lost the lead of the race on the first lap to his teammate Oscar Piastri, and Ferrari’s audacious one stop strategy eventually secured Charles Leclerc the top spot. The Brit was left deeply unsatisfied by his…

IndyCar | Milwaukee | Race 2 | McLauglin leads Kiwi double, as Power fails to profit from Palou’s issues

Ewout Albrecht3 months ago3 months ago014 mins

Part two of IndyCar’s return to the Milwaukee Mile started with Josef Newgarden on pole, hoping to improve from his DNF yesterday. Championship contenders Álex Palou and Will Power started tenth and fourth respectively, with the former looking to gain 12 points on Power to secure his second Astor Cup in succession and third in…

Verstappen says “both” F1 championships are unrealistic for Red Bull with “undriveable”, “monster” RB20

Nicolas Lopes3 months ago3 months ago010 mins

Max Verstappen didn’t hold back in his criticism of Red Bull’s distinct lack of performance and operational mistakes in the last few races, that culminated in a lowly sixth place finish at the 2024 Italian GP – and even went as far as saying his chances of retaining the drivers’ world championship crown are “unrealistic”…

Leclerc says one-stop was “definitely” the first choice for Ferrari in F1 Italian GP

Nicolas Lopes3 months ago011 mins

Charles Leclerc grabbed his second win of the 2024 F1 season and his second at Monza with victory at the Italian GP, as a bold strategy choice of pitting just a single time paid off handsomely for the team, that converted a fourth place grid slot into an unlikely race win – and revealed that…