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

Magdalena Put7 months ago7 months 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…

Hamilton: Mercedes’ high-speed cornering weakness made it feel like a “different category” in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Nicolas Lopes7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Lewis Hamilton didn’t hold back in his criticism of Mercedes’ stark performance weakness through the high-speed corners around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, saying he felt like he was in a “different category” whilst battling those around him at the 2024 Saudi Arabian GP to finish a lowly 9th, as he lost a huge amount of…

Rosenqvist on close P2 in qualifying at St. Pete on debut for MSR in IndyCar: “Both cool and frustrating”

Lucrezia Costa7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

The Swedish driver began his new adventure with Meyer Shank Racing in one of the best possible ways by securing an impressive front row start, only 0.0058s away from the best lap of the first qualifying session of the year put in by Josef Newgarden. Rosenqvist impressed even before the first race with his P2,…

Leclerc says Ferrari “maximised” its potential in “boring race” after securing P3 in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Fernanda Álvarez7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

“It was a bit of a boring race,” began Charles Leclerc after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to. It could be seen as such, the Monegasque had what could be described as a lonely race. He fought with Sergio Perez for second place at the start — and won, at first, until the Mexican overtook…

Perez: Red Bull lucky penalty “did not hurt” race result at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Fernanda Álvarez7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

Despite it being a comfortable 1-2 for Red Bull on the second date of the F1 championship in Saudi Arabia, the race of the #11 developed with some incidents that failed to spoil the second place of the Mexican. The 34-year-old, who was third on the grid, fought Charles Leclerc for position in the first…

Helmut Marko will remain at Red Bull F1 team after talks with CEO: “Calm must return”

Syrine Ferchichi7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

Dr. Helmut Marko, a prominent figure within the Red Bull racing team, finds himself embroiled in uncertainty amid recent controversies, threatening his future in Formula 1. The upheaval began with allegations of sexual harassment against Christian Horner, the team principal, culminating in the case getting dismissed earlier this month. In the aftermath, private conversations reportedly…

Tsunoda handed post-race penalty at F1 Saudi Arabian GP, as Perez moves closer to race ban

James O'Connor7 months ago6 months ago08 mins

2 drivers got hit with penalties during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with another receiving one post-race. Sergio Perez and Kevin Magnussen also got handed points on their licence. Despite crossing the line with a 5-second penalty hanging over him, Sergio Perez finished 2nd on Saturday as he had enough of a gap to Charles…

Josef Newgarden “crazy proud” of his team after first IndyCar pole of the season

Ewout Albrecht7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Josef Newgarden grabbed pole position after a scintillating qualifying session, where he beat Felix Rosenqvist by just 0.0058 seconds. Before the season one of his goals was to get more pole positions, and in the dying seconds of the Fast 6 he added the pole position to his tally. He is therefore really proud of…

“No single individual is bigger than the team” — Horner after another tumultuous weekend off-track for Red Bull F1 team in Saudi Arabia

Syrine Ferchichi7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

Christian Horner has been under intense scrutiny since February when allegations of sexual harassment were levelled against him by a member of the Red Bull team. Although these accusations were subsequently dismissed, the controversy continued to simmer, fuelled by remarks from Jos Verstappen and an investigation into Helmut Marko for allegedly leaking screenshots to the…

Josef Newgarden grabs first pole of the IndyCar season in St. Petersburg by just 6 thousands

Ewout Albrecht7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

After a long winter break the first competitive session of the IndyCar-season took place. The familiar format with two qualifying groups, the Fast 12 and then the Firestone Fast 6 was kicked off fittingly by reigning champion Álex Palou, who set the first time of the day.