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“The pressure is on us to respond” — Horner aware of McLaren threat in both championships following heavy F1 Dutch GP defeat

Karishma Persad3 months ago3 months ago018 mins

Christian Horner, Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing, has admitted that there were several factors which resulted in his team being unable to match the performance of McLaren’s Lando Norris at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix. “I think that there’s probably a couple of things,” Horner said while speaking with the media following Sunday’s…

Haas cleared to travel to the F1 Italian Grand Prix following a resolution with former sponsor Uralkali

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah3 months ago3 months ago02 mins

Former Haas sponsor, Uralkali confirmed that they received payment from the team, ending a dispute surrounding the team during the Dutch Grand Prix. Haas decided to split ways with Uralkali before the start of the 2022 season due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Still, most of the sponsor money was already transferred to the American…

Piastri has ‘some things to work on’ after F1 Dutch GP: “Ultimately this weekend, I don’t think I was at Lando’s level”

David Coath3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

Lando Norris’ pace was clear for all to see this past weekend at the Dutch Grand Prix. However, whereas the driver of the number 4 car claimed his second-career grand prix victory, his teammate Oscar Piastri did not even make it to the podium and finished P4. The Australian regretted his qualifying performance putting him…

Sainz: Ferrari delivered “a very good performance” in F1 Dutch GP, gap to McLaren is “depressing for all”

Fernanda Álvarez3 months ago3 months ago08 mins

The F1 weekend at Zandvoort did not look bright for Ferrari after qualifying. Carlos Sainz had a forgettable Saturday, as the driver born in Madrid was eliminated in Q2 after not managing to get inside the top 10, and was set to start Sunday’s race from P11 on the grid. However, the Spaniard started escalating…

“Something has been going wrong lately with the car” — Verstappen says balance issues also hurting tyre degradation following big deficit to McLaren in F1 Dutch GP

Avery McClure3 months ago3 months ago09 mins

When the lights went out to signal the start of the 2024 F1 Dutch Grand Prix, it looked as though Max Verstappen might drive his way to a fourth consecutive victory at his home circuit of Zandvoort. Verstappen had lined up next to Lando Norris on the front row of the grid, and immediately beat…

Stella praises “absolutely faultless” Norris after dominant F1 Dutch GP win

Nicolas Lopes3 months ago3 months ago08 mins

McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella was full of praise for Lando Norris following the Briton’s crushingly dominant win at the 2024 Dutch GP, in which he beat Max Verstappen by over 22 seconds in the Dutchman’s home race. Whilst the final winning margin and the overall superior car performance that allowed them to win…

Norris hails “amazing” McLaren car after dominating the F1 Dutch GP despite poor start

Nicolas Lopes3 months ago3 months ago09 mins

Lando Norris scored his second win of the 2024 F1 season at the Dutch GP, in a race which he dominated despite losing out to Max Verstappen at the start and only reclaiming the top spot on lap 18, with what he called a “straightforward” overtake on the Dutchman. In what is becoming somewhat of…

“We’re free to race each other” — Oscar Piastri relies on a good start from P3 to secure his second race victory at F1 Dutch GP

Senjuti Jash3 months ago3 months ago08 mins

The MCL38 is clearly the car to bet on this race weekend, as both McLaren drivers managed to make an appearance in the top three of Dutch Grand Prix qualifying. While Oscar Piastri steadily built on his confidence throughout Q1 and Q2, a messy final run in Q3 ruined his chances of challenging his teammate…

Fernando Alonso admits qualifying felt “like a lottery” with mixed wind conditions at F1 Dutch GP

Anumitha Murugapandian3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

The mixed weather conditions down at Zandvoort made this qualifying a gamble with every fast lap. Turn 9 and 10 were a key struggle commonly spread through the grid which affected the lap times. Alonso felt like the lap in Q3 where the wind decreased for the time being helped him start P7 tomorrow. “It…

“It’s too much” — Leclerc rues a gap of nine tenths to pole as Ferrari struggles to find pace at F1 Dutch GP

Senjuti Jash3 months ago08 mins

After Carlos Sainz failed to make an appearance in the final segment, hopes of the Tifosi rested on Charles Leclerc as he continued to wrestle the unruly SF-24 in Q3. However, the best he could extract from the car was a lap time of 1:10:582, leaving him just over nine tenths behind pole man Lando…