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Hamilton says “car felt different in Q3” in F1 Las Vegas GP qualifying

Lewis Hamilton was left unhappy after a difficult qualifying session at the Las Vegas GP. He says that his Mercedes W15 felt different in Q3 and that he should have been on pole-position. The Briton had a strong start to the weekend and was in contention to take pole for tomorrow’s race. However, his strong…

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Norris: “Too difficult to get everything out of the car” in F1 Las Vegas GP qualifying

Lando Norris said that qualifying was a challenge at the Las Vegas GP and that it was difficult to put in a clean lap. The McLaren driver has finished qualifying in sixth position while team-mate Oscar Piastri lines up in eighth place — the Brit starts directly alongside Max Verstappen. Mercedes showed great performance, with…

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Red Bull “optimised” F1 Las Vegas GP qualifying performance but still “too slow” — Verstappen

After qualifying fifth under the lights of the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen will start the 2024 Las Vegas GP race from the third row, behind former teammate Pierre Gasly of Alpine in third. Despite strong efforts, the Dutchman, who won last year’s race, has struggled to match the pace of…

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Albon confirms anomaly in “behaviour of the brakes” prompted his crash in Brazil ahead of F1 Las Vegas GP

Heading into the glamorous F1 Las Vegas GP, Williams and Alex Albon is keen to produce a turnaround after failing to score a single point in Brazil. With three rounds to go, the Grove-based team, however, is set to finish the 2024 F1 season in a lowly ninth place. Alex Albon, in particular, thrived over…

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FIA technical directive forces Mercedes and Ferrari to make changes ahead of F1 Las Vegas GP

The FIA issued a technical directive restricting the use of skid blocks ahead of the Las Vegas GP after Red Bull raised concerns. A previous loophole allowed the teams to install protective skids on the floor, which prevented plank wear. With the introduction of the ground effect era, teams have found aerodynamic performance gains at…

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F1 | Las Vegas GP | FP1 | Dominant Hamilton leads Mercedes 1-2

After a thrilling display in 2023, which saw Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen claim his 18th win of the season, ahead of Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who himself claimed P2 after a last lap overtaken on Verstappen’s teammate, Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez, F1 returns to Las Vegas GP. The 2024 F1 Las Vegas GP weekend will…

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FIA announces new F1 Race Director from Las Vegas as Niels Wittich gets fired with immediate effect

Following the controversies that arose at the São Paulo Grand Prix regarding stewarding standards and transparency, the FIA has announced that Niels Wittich has left his role as Formula 1’s race director with immediate effect.  This crucial position will be taken over by Rui Marques once the F1 campaign resumes next weekend in Las Vegas,…

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