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“I’m not surprised” — Andrea Stella attributes McLaren’s struggles at F1 US GP to their weaknesses in very low-speed and very high-speed corners

Senjuti Jash3 months ago3 months ago012 mins

Although McLaren introduced a major upgrade package at the United States Grand Prix, their expectations failed to translate into performance on Sunday. Notwithstanding Lando Norris’s pole position in qualifying, both drivers found their race pace to be considerably underwhelming. With Oscar Piastri coming home in fifth place behind his McLaren teammate—who was handed out a…

Horner says Lawson “fast and courageous” after impressing with P9 finish at F1 US GP

Chiara Martin3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

Liam Lawson’s superb drive from 19th to 9th in the 2024 United States Grand Prix has earned him praise from all corners of the Formula 1 paddock, with Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner labelling his performance as “fast” and “courageous”. After starting from the back of the grid, the young New Zealander displayed…

Gasly frustrated with strategy at F1 US GP, but both Alpine drivers say updated package goes “in the right direction”

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman3 months ago3 months ago010 mins

Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly did not score any points in the race for the United States Grand Prix, explaining that the performance was not good enough in the end. However, both agree that the car is getting quicker, as the qualifying pace in Austin proved. For Alpine, the weekend at the Circuit of the…

“High speed and braking” — Pérez details Verstappen’s new floor advantage after P7 finish at F1 US GP

Anumitha Murugapandian3 months ago05 mins

Sergio Pérez’s disappointing season continued in Austin as he could only manage a P7 finish in the United States Grand Prix on Sunday. The 34-year-old talked about how the race could have been much smoother if he did not lose time battling with Tsunoda for the first 17 laps. The Mexican then had a few…

“I didn’t think I could go that long” — Hülkenberg pleased with unexpectedly successful one-stopper at F1 US GP

Anumitha Murugapandian3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

Nico Hülkenberg started the US Grand Prix in P11, and crossed the line 8th, making it Haas’s highest finish in their home race. The great result for the American team was possible thanks to the German’s idea of a one-stopper mid-race. He explained the process behind the decision was the dirty air he would be…

Horner admits Red Bull engineered too much understeer into the car for F1 US GP

David Coath3 months ago3 months ago011 mins

Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner reflected post-race in Austin as to why the RB20 performed so different for Max Verstappen on race day. As well as this, the man steering the ship explained his hope for Sergio Perez with the Mexican driver’s home race being next up on the F1 race calendar. 24…

Lawson pleased with “big step” RB made after Sprint to charge through to P9 at F1 US GP

Shermaine Wong3 months ago08 mins

Liam Lawson jumped back into a Formula One car for the first time in over a year at the United States Grand Prix. The New Zealander is back with RB F1, formerly known as AlphaTauri, alongside his former teammate Yuki Tsunoda. The weekend started out fairly disappointing with Lawson qualifying P15 during Sprint Qualifying, and…

Colapinto felt like he was “flying” and “really strong” on his way to P10 in F1 US GP

Shermaine Wong3 months ago3 months ago09 mins

The United States Grand Prix marks the fourth Grand Prix the Argentinian has taken part in this season since he was announced to replace Logan Sargeant starting from the Italian Grand Prix. It also marks the second time he has finished in the points. Williams did not have an easy weekend in Austin, despite Colapinto…

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 Jash3 months ago3 months 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…

Norris penalty in F1 US GP “very much a black and white scenario” — Horner

Lenny Sundahl3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

When Max Verstappen and Lando Norris went off track toward the of the United States Grand Prix, Red Bull’s Christian Horner felt a bit of deja vu. “The pass was made off track. We’ve been on the receiving end of that—in fact, here.” In 2017, it was Verstappen who was found to have gone over…