Anumitha Murugapandian, Author at Motorsport

Ferrari needs to “understand” a “very strange” lack of pace on hards in F1 Chinese GP compared to McLaren — Leclerc

Anumitha Murugapandian7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

Leclerc started 6th at the Chinese Grand Prix in front of his teammate Carlos Sainz who qualified P7. Both Ferraris were struggling during qualifying on Saturday as they ended up behind Alonso and the McLarens. The Monegasque driver was expecting a smoother race day as the Ferrari seems much stronger on race pace versus one-lap…

Perez will “review” balance “limitation” with engineers after P3 finish in F1 Chinese GP

Anumitha Murugapandian7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Sergio Perez started the Chinese Grand Prix in the 2nd grid spot and was 3rd when the chequered flag was waved with Lando Norris taking P2 away from him. At the start of the race, Alonso went around the outside of Perez at turn 1, getting the position from the Mexican. Perez then regained his…

“We can definitely have a strong rhythm” — Perez confident he can take the fight to Verstappen in F1 Chinese GP

Anumitha Murugapandian7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

Sergio Perez had an extremely messy Q1 as he got involved in traffic with the Williams of Albon at turn 1 as he started a fast lap. It saw him in dead last until the final 3 minutes where his second push lap of a 1.35.457 ultimately placed him P15, just above the drop zone…

“He is fighting more me than others” — Leclerc unhappy with Sainz’s driving during F1 Chinese GP Sprint as contact is made

Anumitha Murugapandian7 months ago7 months ago08 mins

After a tough qualifying in the rain yesterday for the Sprint, Sainz qualified P5 while Leclerc in P7. Ferrari decided to go on different strategies in the 19-lap race as Sainz started the on a new medium versus Leclerc started on 4-lap old mediums. Both of them gained a position on the first lap of…

“It kind of all came alive” — Lewis Hamilton delighted with P2 starting spot for F1 Sprint at Chinese GP

Anumitha Murugapandian7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

Friday was a rollercoaster for Lewis Hamilton. The seven-time World Champion set a time of 1.37.181 in SQ1, placing him 12th on the timesheet. He logged a 1.36.287 in SQ2 to be P9, squeezing through by 0.058s as teammate George Russell missed out. Rain entered the scene nearing the end of SQ2 changing the possible…

Gasly predicts a “tough and tricky weekend on my side” with only Ocon getting Alpine’s F1 Chinese GP upgrade

Anumitha Murugapandian7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

It has been a tough season to date for Alpine as they do not have a single point in the bag. They brought a small upgrade at the Japanese Grand Prix to help with the weight issues. Alpine has been on the back foot since pre-season. But the Suzuka upgrades worked as expected. The Enstone-based…

Gasly gives honest appraisal of Alpine’s F1 A524: “This car concept doesn’t deliver what we expected”

Anumitha Murugapandian7 months ago06 mins

Pierre Gasly started the Japanese Grand Prix in P17. He has not being able to make it out of Q1 in qualifying this season to date. He finished 16th as the chequered flag was waved. The race was quickly red flagged after the collision between Albon and Ricciardo in lap one at turn three. The…

Bottas calls for strategy review after opportunity to finish P10 slips away in F1 Japanese GP

Anumitha Murugapandian8 months ago8 months ago06 mins

Valtteri Bottas started the Japanese Grand Prix in the 13th grid spot and finished 14th when the chequered flag waved. The chaotic start of the Japanese Grand Prix resulted in an early red flag caused by the crash between RB’s Ricciardo and the Williams of Albon at turn 3. Starting on the soft compound tyres,…

Ricciardo and Albon analyse unfortunate crash on the opening lap at the F1 Japanese GP

Anumitha Murugapandian8 months ago8 months ago09 mins

The Japanese Grand Prix was thrown into disarray right from the start, with the collision and crash between Ricciardo and Albon on lap one. The Australian driver who was starting P11, right behind his teammate Yuki Tsunoda in P10, currently has zero points in the drivers standings went into the race with plans of bringing…

Tsunoda “struggled a little bit with the balance” in F1 Japanese GP qualifying, targeting points tomorrow

Anumitha Murugapandian8 months ago8 months ago06 mins

Yuki Tsunoda’s home Grand Prix qualifying could not have gone better with three Q3 appearances in a row now for the Japanese driver. With exceptional qualifying performances from Tsunoda who made Q3 appearances in Saudi Arabia and Australia, the 23-year-old entered the Japanese Grand Prix with high expectations. Despite the pressure on his shoulders, he…