Red Bull has acknowledged the need to enhance their performance following Ferrari’s strong showing during the Australian Grand Prix’s practice sessions. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets in the second free practice at Albert Park, outpacing current world championship leader Max Verstappen by 0.381 seconds. While there’s speculation about teams employing varied engine modes, Red…
In what he described as “one of the worst sessions I’ve probably had for a long time,” Lewis Hamilton has voiced his concerns about the handling of the W15, following the first two practice sessions of the Australian Grand Prix. Mercedes made several changes to the car after the last race in Saudi Arabia, and the day…
Williams has made the massive call to give Alex Albon their remaining chassis for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne.In FP1, Albon had a big crash. He lost the car over the turn 6 kerb, ended up having a snap of oversteer and hit the wall hard at turn 7. There appeared…
Charles Leclerc went fastest overall in the second practice session for the 2024 Australian GP, as the Monegasque looked to be very comfortable in his Ferrari in every tyre compound. Max Verstappen finished in second, nearly four tenths back, after missing out on nearly half of the session due to damage repairs in his RB20….
It was a beautiful early afternoon in Melbourne as the drivers took to the track at Albert Park for first practice on Friday afternoon.Pirelli has brought the C3, C4 and C5 compounds to the event. A 1:20.886 from Lewis Hamilton saw him lead the charts 5 minutes in on the mediums, with Leclerc, Piastri, Perez…
In the final stages of practice for FIA Formula 3 this morning ahead of qualifying at 14:00 local time at Albert Park in Melbourne, the Bulgarian in his ART was on a fast lap as he looked to move himself from P10. Approaching turn 11, he came across Alex Dunne in MP Motorsport machinery. The…
It’s almost 2 weeks on from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and the topic of the tactics used by Haas continues to be one of the main talking points in the Formula 1 paddock at present. With Kevin Magnussen picking up two 10-second time penalties for contact with Alex Albon and passing Yuki Tsunoda off…
Having won every race since the Japanese Grand Prix, Max Verstappen finds himself on the verge of equaling his own record for most consecutive race wins in Formula 1 history. Verstappen acknowledged the feat but noted that chasing records is not something he gives much thought to, opting instead for a more grounded race-by-race approach….
Ayao Komatsu, the boss of Haas Formula 1, has called the team’s alleged “unsportsmanlike” behavior during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix “complete bullshit.” Kevin Magnussen received a 10-second penalty for contact with Alex Albon at turn 4 on the restart, and he followed it up with another after passing Yuki Tsunoda off track at the…
Daniel Ricciardo is adamant that he is his own worst critic after recent criticism by Helmut Marko. The Australian was beaten by his RB teammate Yuki Tsunoda in both qualifying and the race last time out in Saudi Arabia. This lacklustre result prompted Marko to criticise him scathingly in his Speedweek column: “There is a…
