Gabriel Diamante, Author at Motorsport | Pit Debrief

“I didn’t want to stop” — Lewis Hamilton feels a one-stop was possible in F1 Belgian GP as tyres were “pretty good”

Gabriel Diamante5 months ago04 mins

Mercedes F1 driver Lewis Hamilton smoothly sailed to a provisional P2 finish in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, narrowly losing out to teammate George Russell who did a one-stop. However, the win was given to Hamilton after Russell got disqualified. The car was under the minimum weight set by the FIA. The 7-time World…

“Where we improved quite a bit was to put the tyres in the right window” — Leclerc highlights key area for Q3 gains that led to pole for F1 Belgian GP

Gabriel Diamante5 months ago5 months ago08 mins

It is a clean day for Scuderia Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc as he bags another P1 start after inheriting pole position from Max Verstappen who has a 10-place grid penalty. Leclerc grabbed the 2nd slot in Q3 with a 1:53:754, 0.595s behind the Dutchman who set the fastest lap of qualifying on Saturday afternoon….

“I’m not as confident as I was the last two years” — Verstappen in “damage limitation” mode ahead of the F1 Belgian GP

Gabriel Diamante5 months ago5 months ago014 mins

Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen clocked the fastest lap in qualifying with a 1:53.159, 0.595s ahead of a distant Charles Leclerc in this year’s qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. However, he will start 11th after suffering a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding his alloted engines for 2024. Speaking after qualifying, the 3-time world champion…

Daniel Ricciardo to “see where the wind takes me” with rumours of Red Bull F1 promotion

Gabriel Diamante5 months ago06 mins

RB F1 Driver Daniel Ricciardo isn’t concerning himself with the rumours around the paddock that he might be replacing Sergio Pérez at Red Bull Racing. In the press conference on Thursday, the Aussie F1 driver denied knowing any rumours of any driver changes at Red Bull. “No changes from the approach” as he says, as…

Leclerc feels Ferrari “had a bit of an edge” on race pace over Mercedes in F1 Hungarian GP

Gabriel Diamante5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

Scuderia Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc finished 4th in the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, outlining that despite the strong race pace, qualifying and track position was the key to a potential podium result behind the dominant McLarens. The Monegasque stated that pitting early in the final stint made things really tricky. He had extended his first…

“It felt like a racing incident” — Lewis Hamilton doesn’t “feel there should be any hostility” after clash with Verstappen in the F1 Hungarian GP

Gabriel Diamante5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Mercedes F1 driver Lewis Hamilton shows no hostility towards Max Verstappen after the collision between the two competitors inside the final on lap 63. Talking about the collision with the Dutchman, the Briton outlines that it felt like a racing incident to him and says that it’s easy to make mistakes on those types of…

Bottas “was hoping that things would be sorted before this weekend” concerning his future in F1

Gabriel Diamante5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

Sauber driver Valterri Bottas spoke on Thursday on his future in Formula 1, and how things could potentially go as the summer break approaches. Outgoing Scuderia Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz is still undecided regarding the final signature on his future. Bottas was asked if he is still waiting for the 3-time Grand Prix to make…

Running different configurations between the cars in F1 British GP practice “will help us long term” — Leclerc

Gabriel Diamante6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

Not a great start for the weekend for Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc after a premature Q2 exit with a 1:27.097 after making a correction in Turns 13 and 15 which lost him a couple of tenths. The Monegasque stated that they are just struggling at the moment and the practice sessions were mainly for gathering…

“We’re going to have to overtake some cars in front if we’re going to get some points” — Albon on P9 start at F1 British GP

Gabriel Diamante6 months ago6 months ago07 mins

Williams F1 driver Alexander Albon qualified P9 with a 1:26.940 during the British Grand Prix on Saturday. Speaking after qualifying, the 28-year-old stated that they were slowly going towards the right direction in terms of getting on top of the balance limitations that the car currently has, also stating that the track cooling down helped…

Mercedes “probably just as quick as us” following Friday running at the F1 British GP — Norris

Gabriel Diamante6 months ago6 months ago07 mins

McLaren is in high spirits as they topped both practice sessions on Friday with Lando Norris, in front of their home crowd. The Brit seems to have bounced back better than ever after that disappointing incident and retirement in the Austrian Grand Prix. He managed to end Free Practice 2 on top of the board…