Magdalena Put, Author at Motorsport | Pit Debrief

Stella praises Piastri for “staying calm” during lengthy Hamilton pursuit in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Magdalena Put1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

Having out-qualified his teammate to line up fifth on the grid for Saturday’s race, Oscar Piastri swiftly advanced up to fourth after overtaking Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso on the second lap. The most memorable part of Piastri’s Jeddah outing, however, was his lengthy battle with Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton’s defensive drive and McLaren’s top-speed disadvantage proved…

Wolff: Mercedes “losing all the lap time at high speed” during F1 Saudi Arabian GP weekend

Magdalena Put1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

Team principal Toto Wolff admitted Mercedes is grappling with a “fundamental” problem that’s costing them lap time, particularly “at high speed.” Mercedes was hoping to bounce back after facing performance-dampening overheating issues at the season opener in Bahrain—but it was another mediocre outing for the Brackley-based team, this time under the lights in Jeddah, as…

Verstappen storms to pole in Saudi Arabia, heading Leclerc and Perez; Bearman impresses on F1 debut

Magdalena Put1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

There was an unexpected lineup change at Ferrari, with Formula 2 driver Oliver Bearman getting called up this morning to replace Carlos Sainz after the Spaniard was diagnosed with appendicitis and taken to hospital for surgery. Verstappen set the pace in Q1 with a 1.28.181. Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll delivered an impressive lap to go…

Ocon and Gasly on whether a McLaren-style turnaround is possible for Alpine amid early season F1 woes: “It’s not an easy thing to do”

Magdalena Put1 year ago1 year ago011 mins

Alpine’s downturn in performance has been one of the biggest surprises of the season so far. Much like McLaren in the early rounds of the 2023 season, Alpine has found itself struggling to extract performance out of its sluggish and reportedly overweight car. Qualifying in the two lowest spots on the grid and subsequently failing…

Employee who accused Horner of “inappropriate behaviour” suspended by Red Bull ahead of F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Magdalena Put1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

The Red Bull staff member who came forward with the allegations against team principal and CEO Christian Horner has been suspended on full pay, according to the BBC and The Telegraph. Asked to comment on this development, a spokesperson for Red Bull Racing said: “The company cannot comment on this internal matter.” Although Horner was…

Vowles explains the steering wheel glitch that derailed Logan Sargeant’s F1 Bahrain GP

Magdalena Put1 year ago1 year ago07 mins

Williams experienced a myriad of technical difficulties during their round one outing in Bahrain—something team boss James Vowles believes belied the true potential of the FW46. Among these was a steering wheel anomaly that sent Logan Sargeant sliding into the run-off area after a massive lockup merely ten laps into the race. Sargeant successfully rejoined…

Ferrari remains optimistic despite F1 Bahrain GP issues as Vasseur vows the team will “continue to push like hell”

Magdalena Put1 year ago1 year ago06 mins

As anticipated, Ferrari proved to be Red Bull’s closest rival in Bahrain. The Scuderia appears to have delivered on its promise to improve race performance and has seemingly mitigated the high tyre degradation that plagued them last year. Despite these encouraging signs, there was also some disappointment in the Ferrari camp, as Charles Leclerc’s debilitating…

Vasseur admits Ferrari left with “mixed feelings” after Leclerc’s brake issues in F1 Bahrain GP

Magdalena Put1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur admitted that the season opener in Bahrain left the team with mixed feelings. On a positive note, Ferrari appear to be in a better position than they were after their shaky Bahrain outing this time last year. By all accounts they were the second force behind Red Bull on Saturday,…

Leclerc explains how Ferrari “lost rhythm” and narrowly missed out on pole in qualifying ahead of F1 Bahrain GP

Magdalena Put1 year ago1 year ago08 mins

Although it was Max Verstappen who ultimately claimed pole position in Bahrain, Charles Leclerc’s impressive qualifying form suggests Ferrari have made significant progress in their quest to close the gap to Red Bull. Leclerc’s teammate, Carlos Sainz, was the early pace-setter in the opening stages of qualifying, going fastest in Q1. Confident about advancing, Sainz…