Luke-John Buckle, Author at Motorsport | Pit Debrief

Lando Norris driving his McLaren into the pit lane at Silverstone

F1 | British GP | FP1 | Norris tops disrupted first practice at Silverstone ahead of Stroll and Piastri

Luke-John Buckle9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

Lando Norris topped first practice for the British Grand Prix, and Lance Stroll and his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri. Yuki Tsunoda and Piastri suffered disrupted sessions. Tsunoda spun into the gravel at Luffield, and Piastri had hydraulics issues. The first practice session got underway at a cloudy Silverstone after rain earlier in the day. Four…

Logan Sargeant putting his helmet on ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix

Sargeant: “We’re just missing a bit of pace in the car” after difficult F1 Austrian GP

Luke-John Buckle9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

Logan Sargeant suffered a frustrating Austrian Grand Prix after colliding with Lance Stroll on the opening lap. The American damaged the front wing of his Williams before finishing 19th, two laps behind race winner George Russell. Sargeant said he lacks raw speed in his Williams as he gets to the midpoint of a second consecutive…

Valtteri Bottas in his Sauber F1 car with his helmet on

“There’s other things as well than just pure performance” — Bottas waiting for Sainz decision as F1 future hangs in the balance

Luke-John Buckle9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

The Formula 1 grid for 2025 is taking shape as Lance Stroll and Pierre Gasly have re-signed with Aston Martin and Alpine. Valtteri Bottas had hoped to also have his future finalised this week ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix. The Finnish driver said he is clear on who he wants to drive for despite…

Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu driving at Circuit De Barcelona-Catalunya

Sauber “seem in a better place” after improved showing over F1 Spanish GP weekend — Bottas

Luke-John Buckle9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

Valtteri Bottas has lamented Sauber’s struggles in the high speed after a difficult Spanish Grand Prix weekend. The Finnish driver languished in 16th place at the chequered flag after going the wrong way with strategy. He was very impressive in qualfying, missing out on Q3 by 0.118s as he ended up P12. Sauber generally looked…

Daniel Ricciardo driving his RB in Spain

Ricciardo “definitely felt a few more limitations” with his updated car during F1 Spanish GP, “happy” with personal performance

Luke-John Buckle9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

Daniel Ricciardo is sure that he maximised the performance of his RB in the Spanish Grand Prix as the team had a terrible weekend pace-wise in Barcelona. The Italian team introduced a raft of upgrades, including a new engine cover and rear wing in Spain. RB’s improvements failed to deliver and they went backwards, ending…

Scott McLaughlin attacking the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca

IndyCar | GP of Monterey | FP1 | McLaughlin tops disrupted first practice at Laguna Seca ahead of Herta

Luke-John Buckle9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

Scott McLaughlin set the fastest time in the opening practice session, ahead of Colton Herta and Alex Palou at Laguna Seca. The session was disrupted by multiple red flags and multiple drivers making mistakes early in the weekend. After a quiet opening few minutes at Laguna Seca, Linus Lundqvist set the first lap time of…

A McLaren waiting at the end of the pit lane in Spain

F1 | Spanish GP | FP1 | Norris tops first practice ahead of Verstappen and Sainz; Leclerc down in 11th

Luke-John Buckle9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

Lando Norris topped first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz. George Russell set the fourth quickest time ahead of Mexican driver Sergio Perez in the opening session of the weekend. A flurry of cars joined the circuit at the start of the one-hour FP1 session in Spain. Ollie…

Lando Norris driving his McLaren in the rain in Montreal

Norris: “It’s just split seconds of decision-making and understanding” to reach Red Bull F1 standards

Luke-John Buckle9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

Lando Norris is optimistic that McLaren is very close to challenging Red Bull consistently after an upturn in form. The British driver won in Miami, pulling away from Max Verstappen in the closing stages and was very competitive last time out in Canada. Victory in Montreal slipped away from Norris after staying out when the…

Ocon adamant he’s “always followed instructions” after F1 Monaco GP intra-team crash and confirmation of Alpine exit

Luke-John Buckle10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

Esteban Ocon says the announcement that he will leave Alpine at the end of 2024 hasn’t created any disharmony in the team. The Frenchman clashed with his teammate Pierre Gasly in Monaco and responded to his critics on social media after the race weekend. When asked whether the incident would cause any awkwardness at Alpine,…

Marcus Ericsson in his firesuit in the pit lane in Detroit

Ericsson unimpressed with driving standards in Detroit IndyCar race: “We can definitely improve as a series”

Luke-John Buckle10 months ago10 months ago05 mins

Marcus Ericsson has criticised the driving standards in IndyCar after a chaotic race in Detroit. The 100-lap event had 47 laps under caution on a day where staying out of trouble was critical to a good result. Ericsson finished second from 9th on the grid, bouncing back from a tumultuous month of May. He was…