Lucrezia Costa, Author at Motorsport | Pit Debrief

“I feel very confident in qualifying compared to last year” — Verstappen delighted as he takes sixth consecutive Grand Prix pole for F1 Chinese GP

Lucrezia Costa9 months ago9 months ago06 mins

The championship leader achieved Red Bull’s 100th pole position in China, also becoming the first driver since Mika Häkkinen in 1999 to take P1 in qualifying at the first 5 races of the season. Following his Sprint race win, the Dutchman took a dominant pole on a dry track leading all three Qualifying segments and…

F1 Chinese GP | Sprint Qualifying | Norris takes a surprising pole in the rain ahead of Hamilton and Alonso

Lucrezia Costa9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

It’s time for the first qualifying session of the weekend as Formula 1 is returning to China for the first time since 2019. Will Verstappen start from pole position in in tomorrow’s Sprint Race, or will someone else take the spotlight away from him? A new Sprint format is debuting this weekend, with Sprint Qualifying…

Theo Pourchaire to make his IndyCar debut at Long Beach with Arrow McLaren

Lucrezia Costa9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

A new face will be on the grid for the upcoming Long Beach round. The young French driver, who is currently competing in Super Formula with Team Impul, will be behind the wheel of Arrow McLaren’s car no. 6. Unfortunately, former Dale Coyne driver David Malukas will still have to wait to make his race…

Championship leader Wehrlein on his Misano E-Prix win: “It was a lot of managing”

Lucrezia Costa9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

The Italian E-Prix rounds brought chaos, emotions, heartbreak and not one but two different championship leaders. The first of them is Pascal Wehrlein, who had been in the lead prior to the first leg of the double header. It was an incredibly eventful weekend for him and even more for his team Tag Heuer Porsche:…

Misano E-Prix | Round 7 Race Report: Heartbreak for Rowland as Wehrlein takes second FE win of the season

Lucrezia Costa9 months ago9 months ago08 mins

It’s time for the second race of the weekend in Italy. Yesterday, after a dramatic post Round 6 twist due to on track winner Da Costa’s DSQ for running a not standard car pump, new championship leader Oliver Rowland inherited the race win. Today the drivers will be able to push even more, as the…

Misano E-Prix | Hughes takes dominant pole ahead of Vergne and Wehrlein

Lucrezia Costa9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

It’s time to set the grid for the second race of the weekend, Round 7 in Misano, after the whirlwind of emotions that was yesterday’s race and its aftermaths with the disqualification of race winner Da Costa and a number of other penalties. Group A features both ABT drivers as well as Rowland, Gunther, Cassidy,…

Misano E-Prix | FP3 Report: Frijns fastest in a quiet FE session

Lucrezia Costa9 months ago04 mins

After an eventful first race in Misano, and a shocking post race disqualification for on track race winner Antonio Felix Da Costa due to running a not allowed car component, it’s time for the second leg of our double header. Envision’s Buemi signs the first benchmark of the day in 1:21.370s , leading from Cassidy…

Misano E-Prix | Qualifying Report: Evans on Pole after close Duel with Vergne

Lucrezia Costa9 months ago9 months ago08 mins

Group A came first out on track, featuring both Porsche, Maserati, Ds, Nissan drivers as well as Frijns, Di Grassi and Sette Camara. The first set of attempts sees Vergne lead once again with a 1:18.513s, with Vandoorne, Fenestraz and Gunther provisionally making the cut to the Duels as well. The Frenchman shaves off some…

Misano E-Prix | FP2 Report: Vergne on top again ahead of Hughes and Buemi

Lucrezia Costa9 months ago9 months ago03 mins

Today is the day of FE’s first ever race at the Italian track, but ahead of the official racing debut the drivers will have a bit more time to get used to the track. All cars are out on track today, included Mortara’s Mahindra which had suffered from a technical issue that hadn’t allowed him…

Misano E-Prix | FP1 Report: DS Penske 1-2 in FE’s first ever outing on the track

Lucrezia Costa9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

Formula E returns to Italy as the Season 10 cars are on track for the first time ever in Misano, with every driver out on track apart from Maserati’s Jehan Daruvala, Buemi and Mortara. The Indian driver was able to come out on track eight minutes into the session, whereas the Swiss driver was suffering…