2024 British GP

Alonso felt Aston Martin showed a “pre-Imola” level of performance at F1 British GP after double points finish

Magdalena Put2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

Fernando Alonso believes Aston Martin returned to their “pre-Imola” form after a double points finish at Silverstone. Alonso wasn’t able to state why exactly the AMR24 worked so well at this particular track, saying, “I drive the car. Very good question for Mike [Krack, team principal] and Tom [McCullough, performance director].” However, he added that…

Albon “knew straight away” a good race was on the cards for Williams at the F1 British Grand Prix

Ryan McGahey2 months ago2 months ago07 mins

Williams’ Alex Albon reflects on a strong performance over the British Grand Prix weekend, netting a crucial 2 constructors’ championship points for the Grove based outfit at their home Grand Prix. Alex Albon enjoyed a weekend of success at the British Grand Prix, from a solid performance to nab P9 in qualifying on Saturday afternoon,…

Haas updates working is “very encouraging” as soft tyre graining ruins any choice of points at F1 British GP — Magnussen

Karishma Persad2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

There were mixed results for the Haas F1 team at the 2024 British Grand Prix. While Nico Hülkenberg had a successful one, collecting eight points after a P6 finish for the second consecutive weekend, his teammate, Kevin Magnussen – who had been running the older specification VF-24 – struggled, particularly in the later stages of…

Stroll “shitting my pants” during F1 British GP on dry tyres in the tricky conditions as he finishes a strong P7

Rachel Stephens2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

Securing a strong seventh-place finish for Aston Martin, Lance Stroll claimed that the result was a “big uplift for the team.” Finishing a place above teammate Fernando Alonso, Stroll noted that the team did well throughout the weekend, and “were quick since lap one of FP1 and really solid weekend.” The race weekend at Silverstone…

Sainz “did the maximum” following eventful F1 British GP, praises his engineers for getting the calls spot on

Rachel Stephens2 months ago09 mins

Despite Silverstone’s unpredictable weather and ever-changing track conditions, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz delivered all-important points for the team, finishing in P5 after a P7 start on the grid. As the GP weekend began, it was clear that the British weather would play a major role in the race’s events. Despite the rain and need for continuous…

He “had to go in qualifying with a car he didn’t drive before” — Vasseur defends Leclerc’s tough F1 British GP weekend

Harshpreet Kaur2 months ago2 months ago09 mins

The 2024 British Grand Prix weekend has been one to forget for Charles Leclerc, who finished the race in P14. This is the third time in the last four races that Charles Leclerc has participated in a race weekend only to have no points to show for it over a Grand Prix distance. He’s scored…

“Two calls from our side cost us everything today” — Norris left to rue another lost opportunity at F1 British GP

Anumitha Murugapandian2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

After qualifying third behind the Mercedes in his home race at Silverstone, Lando Norris was a strong contender for the win on Sunday. Norris went off slightly too wide at the race start which allowed the Red Bull of Max Verstappen to take third place from him. The Brit managed to get it back on…

Running different configurations between the cars in F1 British GP practice “will help us long term” — Leclerc

Gabriel Diamante2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

Not a great start for the weekend for Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc after a premature Q2 exit with a 1:27.097 after making a correction in Turns 13 and 15 which lost him a couple of tenths. The Monegasque stated that they are just struggling at the moment and the practice sessions were mainly for gathering…

Perez confident his future at Red Bull F1 is not at risk, while Ricciardo assures he would “never make any predictions in this sport”

Fernanda Álvarez2 months ago07 mins

The sun does not seem to rise for Sergio Pérez. The Mexican Red Bull driver faced his third exit in Q1 of the season after struggling in a very rainy session at Silverstone. Driving on softs following a lap for everyone on inters at the start of Q1, Pérez spun off at Copse in tricky…