2024 US GP Archives - Motorsport

“You shouldn’t be able to just launch the car on the inside and be ahead” — Hamilton weighs in on Verstappen’s defensive move against Norris at F1 US GP

Rebecca Malitz4 months ago06 mins

One of the controversial topics from last Sunday’s US GP in Austin was the 5-second time penalty handed to Lando Norris for overtaking Max Verstappen off track, a decision McLaren has since launched an appeal against. The hearing on the legitimacy is scheduled to take place later today. If McLaren can uphold the appeal, a…

McLaren lodges petition for Right of Review after Norris’ controversial F1 US GP penalty

Karishma Persad4 months ago4 months ago012 mins

Less than a week after Lando Norris was controversially awarded a five-second time penalty after having been found to have breached Article 33.3 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations after by gaining a lasting advantage after leaving the track, the FIA has announced that the Stewards have received a petition for a Right of…

Tsunoda frustrated by pitting early in F1 US GP: “We weren’t able to communicate properly”

Lucrezia Costa4 months ago07 mins

Austin wasn’t as sweet to Yuki Tsunoda as it had been in 2023, when the Japanese driver had brought back home well deserved points with a P8, and a fastest lap to boot. This time around, starting from that same P8 spot, a bad strategy, followed by a spin, cost him a shot at a…

Alonso on Norris penalty decision at F1 US GP: “Better to do it fast”

Rachel Stephens4 months ago4 months ago06 mins

The United States Grand Prix revealed the challenges Aston Martin face in trying to close the gap to the top of the midfield, nevermind the sizeable deficit to the top four teams. In Austin, Fernando Alonso managed to finish in P13, extracting everything he could from the AMR24 despite the car’s limitations. He qualified a brilliant P8, beating faster car…

Norris and Verstappen react to thrilling battle at F1 US GP

Karishma Persad4 months ago4 months 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…

Alonso says Lawson moves “unnecessary” as the pair discuss post-Sprint confrontation at F1 US GP

Rebecca Malitz4 months ago4 months ago08 mins

This weekend’s Austin GP marked the return of Liam Lawson to the grid. The 22-year-old New Zealander has replaced Daniel Ricciardo in a much-discussed late-season swap at VCARB. The weekend also saw the return of the sprint format, which left Lawson with only one practice session before heading into Qualifying for the sprint. The 22-year-old…