2024 United States Grand Prix Archives - Page 2 of 4 - Motorsport

Russell suggests appointing “the same stewards all year long” would help everyone “be on the same page” after controversial penalties imposed at F1 US GP

Senjuti Jash4 weeks ago4 weeks ago09 mins

Mercedes appeared to be quite optimistic about the upgrades they introduced at Austin after George Russell bagged a front row start in the sprint race. However, their performance took a turn for the worse as the weekend progressed. Despite qualifying in P6 on Saturday, Russell’s heavy crash at the end of Q3 resulted in him…

“Fourth and fifth is not completely unexpected” — Piastri remarks Norris taking pole made them look “more competitive” than they really were at F1 US GP

Senjuti Jash4 weeks ago4 weeks ago012 mins

Although McLaren headed into the race weekend with a victory as their target, their major upgrade package didn’t work as intended as neither driver managed to score a podium finish at the United States Grand Prix. After a shocking Q1 exit in the sprint qualifying, a modest P5 start gave Oscar Piastri an opportunity to…

Norris and Verstappen react to thrilling battle at F1 US GP

Karishma Persad4 weeks ago4 weeks ago036 mins

After an intense multi-lap battle between championship rivals Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen and McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris, third place at Sunday’s United States Grand Prix race was ultimately awarded to Verstappen after Norris was handed a controversial five-second penalty for gaining a lasting advantage after leaving the track. Despite starting on pole, one position…

Kevin Magnussen “annoyed” with the yellow flag after qualifying a strong P9 for F1 US GP

Harshpreet Kaur4 weeks ago03 mins

After finishing the COTA Sprint in P7, a key point scoring position for Haas, Kevin Magnussen has qualified P9 for the 2024 Formula One United States Grand Prix. Magnussen out qualified his teammate, Nico Hülkenberg only for the fourth time this season. Despite the upturn in their form in the recent weeks, Magnussen stated that…

“Things were looking a lot better” — Pérez left to rue Russell crash after set-up changes transform F1 US GP weekend

Fernanda Álvarez4 weeks ago05 mins

After a disappointing Sprint Qualifying that saw him start the 19-lap contest from P11 and did not allow him to score any points grabbing as he finished P9, Sergio Pérez faced Grand Prix Qualifying for the main event on Sunday. The driver from Red Bull showed a better pace than earlier on Saturday, making it…

Alpine has found a “good direction” with F1 US GP upgrades — Gasly

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah4 weeks ago4 weeks ago09 mins

Co-author: James O’Connor After enduring a difficult Sprint race that saw him finish 14th, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly is surprised by the dramatic turnaround during the qualifying session that took him into seventh for Sunday’s main race. The Frenchman was very pleased with the turnaround in such a limited amount of time during a Sprint weekend….

Alonso “more or less happy” after qualifying P8 for F1 US GP

Harshpreet Kaur4 weeks ago4 weeks ago05 mins

After only qualifying P14 for the United States Sprint, Fernando Alonso hauled the Aston Martin in Q3 for Sunday’s race. The two-time World Champion has qualified P8 for the Grand Prix. When asked where the Aston Martin improved from Sprint Qualifying, Alonso quickly stated that the improvement happened all over the lap. He further explained…

Sainz targets victory at F1 US GP after strong Saturday in Austin: “It will be a super close race between three cars”

Fernanda Álvarez4 weeks ago4 weeks ago04 mins

After an exciting performance in the F1 Sprint that saw Carlos Sainz taking the second spot in the last lap from Lando Norris, the Spaniard confirmed the great pace Ferrari has brought to Austin, as the 30-year-old driver from Madrid scored the third fastest lap time of Saturday evening, 0.322s slower than Norris’ pole lap….

“There is plenty of positives going forward” — Lawson recounts his first qualifying session back in F1 at US GP

Shermaine Wong4 weeks ago4 weeks ago07 mins

The last time we saw Liam Lawson in a race car was back in October last year during the Qatar Grand Prix weekend, the last of 5 races he was driving in place of Daniel Riccardo due to his hand injury. It’s been over a year since the New Zealander was behind the wheel but…

Verstappen “overall happy” with Red Bull performace despite “unfortunate” Q3 at F1 US GP as he starts P2

Karishma Persad4 weeks ago4 weeks ago011 mins

After a dominant performance during the 2024 United States Grand Prix Sprint Race, which saw him across the line 3.882 seconds ahead of Scuderia Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and 6.240 seconds ahead of close title rival Lando Norris of McLaren Racing, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen views his second place starting position for Sunday’s race as…