Karishma Persad, Author at Motorsport | Pit Debrief

Verstappen pleased with “good achievement” after P2 at Singapore GP but highlights need for continued improvements ahead of remaining races

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Despite having his lead in the 2024 World Drivers’ Championship further cut to 51 points, Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen described his second-place finish at the Singapore Grand Prix as a “good achievement”, especially as he had expected to struggle around the Marina Bay Street Circuit, as he had in previous years. Verstappen started…

Verstappen “happy with second” after F1 Singapore GP qualifying but upset after “ridiculous” penalty imposed for language during FIA Drivers’ Press Conference

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Despite a series of challenges with his RB20 throughout the weekend, Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen will start Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix race from the front row, having qualified second behind McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris – Verstappen’s closest rival in the 2024 World Driver’s Championship. While speaking with the media during Saturday’s post-qualifying press…

Norris looking forward to competing against “two greats of the sport” as he aims for F1 Singapore GP victory

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Despite a disrupted third qualifying session (Q3), McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris will start Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix race from pole, having out-qualified title rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull by over two-tenths of a second. Despite his strong qualifying performance, Norris described the lap that had earned him his sixth career pole as “not particularly…

Singapore GP | F1 Academy | Practice | Pulling sets top practice time while strong last laps from Martí sees her P2 ahead of Pin and Weug

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After an almost month-long hiatus, Round 5 of the 2024 F1 Academy Championship gets underway at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore with the weekend’s first and only free practice session. This weekend introduces United Kingdom’s Ella Lloyd (LLO), currently competing in ROKit FIA British Formula F4 with JHR Developments. Lloyd, who sits ninth out…

Red Bull F1’s Sergio Pérez “surprised” MCL38 rear wing declared “legal” but insists that team “just have to focus” on themselves

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Despite a promising Saturday qualifying session which earned him a P4 starting position, ahead of his teammate and current leader in the World Drivers’ Championship Max Verstappen, Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend was, ultimately, a disappointing one, with the Oracle Red Bull Racing driver unable to finish the race due to a shared-fault…

“Maybe we didn’t anticipate as well as we should have” — Leclerc identifies Piastri’s straight-line speed as factor in F1 Azerbaijan GP defeat

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Despite starting the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix race from pole position, Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was unable to secure his third win of the season, instead finishing second behind McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. While speaking ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, Leclerc, who had led the race during the first stint on the medium tyres and…

Tsunoda and Stroll rue retirements at F1 Azerbaijan GP after “pretty big damage” during first lap collision

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The 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was another disappointing weekend for Visa Cash App RB’s Yuki Tsunoda who was forced to retire from Sunday’s race after a collision with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll. This was the second race in a row that Tsunoda could not finish, having collided with Haas’ Nico Hülkenberg during the Italian Grand…

Azerbaijan GP | F2 | Feature | Verschoor takes first win of 2024 after red-flag crash delay

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Round 12 of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship comes its end with the Feature Race which will see the 22 young drivers competing for first place and the 25 points on offer. With a track temperature of about 41.7 degrees Celsius, this race has the potential to be quite challenging for the drivers, with…

“It’s a combination of me never being quick here and him being the master of Baku” — Carlos Sainz on qualifying gap to Leclerc at F1 Azerbaijan GP

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Scuderia Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix race from the second row of the grid, after being denied a front-row start by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in the final minutes of Saturday’s qualifying session. Despite this, the Spaniard expressed much optimism about his performance while speaking after the qualifying session, noting that he…

“We just need more in the same direction” – Pérez acknowleges “tremendous job” by Red Bull after “positive” F1 Azerbaijan GP Qualifying

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For the first time since the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez will start a Formula One Grand Prix race ahead of his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen. The Mexican, who has shown spectacular form through the weekend’s practice and qualifying sessions, will start Sunday’s race from fourth position, having outqualified his teammate by…