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“If they only see the performance, it’s quite clear” — Yuki Tsunoda points to 2024 F1 stats as to why he should get Red Bull Racing seat

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah2 months ago2 months ago012 mins

RB’s Yuki Tsunoda is coming off fresh from last week’s Hungarian Grand Prix that saw the Japanese driver finishing tenth. The 24-year-old has been making a good case for himself so far as to why Red Bull should consider him for the second Red Bull seat, if the Milton Keynes-based team decides to show Sergio…

Sainz laments “first bad start of the season” as it costs him shot at podium in F1 Hungarian GP

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah2 months ago2 months ago010 mins

Ferrari’s grip on second place in the Constructors’ Championship slipped away following McLaren’s 1–2 finish in the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Prancing Horse spent most of the afternoon being the fourth-fastest car in the pecking order. Their qualifying session set them up for a potential podium finish with Carlos Sainz in fourth, who…

Ricciardo was “massively” disappointed to finish the F1 Hungarian GP in P12 after RB “fucked up” his race

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah2 months ago2 months ago07 mins

RB’s Daniel Ricciardo left Hungaroring without any points in a race that may be important in deciding his future in Formula 1. Despite qualifying in ninth, ahead of teammate Yuki Tsunoda who crashed in Q3 during Saturday’s qualifying session, the Australian finished the Grand Prix in a frustrating P12 — outside the points. The 35-year-old…

“Quite a lot is in our hands” — Ricciardo on the second Red Bull F1 seat and trying to “control the controllables”

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah2 months ago2 months ago09 mins

Coming into the Hungarian Grand Prix, Sergio Pérez has faced big scrutiny over his poor slump in form that saw the Mexican scoring only 15 points over the last six rounds. The clauses in his contract means that the 34-year-old potentially has only two races to save his Red Bull career and to help the…

Sanchez: Alpine F1 “developing around the weaknesses” with A524 package

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah2 months ago2 months ago010 mins

Alpine’s 2024 campaign endured a difficult start that saw the Enstone-based team occupying the back of the grid. The poor start to the seasonled to the departures of Matt Harman and Dirk de Beer following the lack of competitiveness from the overweight A524. With the departure of the duo, Alpine gradually recovered lost ground with…

Things “work better and more efficiently” — Hülkenberg full of praise for Haas technical department following run to P6 in updated VF-24 at F1 British GP

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah3 months ago3 months ago08 mins

Haas have been on fine form. In Austria the team scored a double-points finish with Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen, finishing P6 and P8 respectively. The American-owned outfit introduced updates to maintain their recent scoring streak. It paid off greatly with Hülkenberg bagging home another sixth-place finish for the second consecutive race weekend. Although he…

Horner: “It’s unsustainable to not be scoring points” as Pérez’s rut of F1 form leaves Red Bull vulnerable in the championship

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah3 months ago3 months ago09 mins

The last few races have not been kind for Sergio Pérez’s side of the garage, and Red Bull has been feeling the heat as their rivals inched closer in every race. The Mexican has only scored 15 points since May’s Miami Grand Prix which was six rounds ago, while teammate Max Verstappen has managed to…

Pujolar: Sauber “trying to bring upgrades as soon as possible” as they languish at the back of F1 2024 pack

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah3 months ago06 mins

Sauber’s scoreless streak continued at the Austrian Grand Prix where neither of their drivers Valtteri Bottas nor Zhou Guanyu could put their Sauber C44 cars within the Top 10. In qualifying, neither car progressed to Q2 with Bottas only managing 18th, while Zhou had to start from the pit lane following a Parc Fermé infringement…

“Just not quick for some reason” — Ocon left to rue lack of race pace in F1 Austrian GP as he slides to P12

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah3 months ago06 mins

Following two consecutive race weekends where he scored championship points, Esteban Ocon had to settle for 12th in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. Despite finishing outside the points, Ocon remains pleased with the team’s recent surge in form. Having qualified tenth for the main event, Ocon sets his eyes on Haas’ Nico Hülkenberg ahead of him….

Haas performance and P11 finish in F1 Spanish GP “encouraging” as it was “probably better than we expected” — Hülkenberg

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Haas’ Nico Hülkenberg finished the Spanish Grand Prix in P11, a repeat of the same result from the Canadian Grand Prix. He overtook Sergio Perez on the opening lap out of turn 5 and would go on to pressure Esteban Ocon throughout the day. Speaking after Sunday’s race, the 36-year-old veteran gave his assessment of…