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“We’re going to have to overtake some cars in front if we’re going to get some points” — Albon on P9 start at F1 British GP

Gabriel Diamante5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

Williams F1 driver Alexander Albon qualified P9 with a 1:26.940 during the British Grand Prix on Saturday. Speaking after qualifying, the 28-year-old stated that they were slowly going towards the right direction in terms of getting on top of the balance limitations that the car currently has, also stating that the track cooling down helped…

McLaren “had more potential than what we showed” as traffic ruined final Q3 lap at F1 British GP — Piastri

Syrine Ferchichi5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

McLaren has been on an incredible run of form since the introduction of their upgrades at the Miami Grand Prix, securing a win, plenty of podiums and strong qualifying positions. The qualifying session at Silverstone was no different as Lando Norris managed to secure third position. Oscar Piastri, who, like his teammate, had looked quick…

“Bouncing an intrinsic weakness of the car” since the beginning of the year — Sainz on Ferrari’s lack of pace at F1 British GP

Syrine Ferchichi5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Since bringing upgrades to the Spanish Grand Prix last month, Ferrari has regressed backwards, with both drivers mentioning bouncing in the fast corners, and a plain lack of overall speed. To mitigate this issue, Ferrari reverted to older floors for the British Grand Prix, a fast-paced circuit with many corners in the middle sector that…

“Really noticeable and very positive” — Hülkenberg pleased with VF-24 upgrades as he starts P6 for F1 British GP

Karishma Persad5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

Nico Hülkenberg carried on his fine form from the Austrian Grand Prix as he qualified a superb P6 at Silverstone, beating Carlos Sainz in the works Ferrari. Qualifying had almost finished before it really got started, however. “Yeah, much too close for comfort, or too close for comfort,” he said, when asked about having almost…

Norris “confident that we can go forward” as he starts P3 for F1 British GP

Karishma Persad5 months ago5 months ago011 mins

Lando Norris will start Sunday’s race from third position, behind Mercedes’ George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. The McLaren driver, whose fastest lap time was only 0.211 seconds more than that of pole-sitter George Russell, was asked about his mistake at Chapel in his final qualifying lap. “I just ran wide out of turn 14 and…

P4 in F1 British GP qualifying a “positive surprise” after losing 100 points of downforce in Q1 off — Verstappen

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

Max Verstappen had an eventful qualifying day at Silverstone as he ended up P4 on the grid for Sunday’s British Grand Prix. It was almost game over for the 3-time defending World Champion in Q1 as he pushed a bit too hard into Copse as it started to rain, losing the car and taking a…

F1 | British GP | Qualifying | Russell leads Mercedes 1-2 in Silverstone; Verstappen P4 as Perez goes out in Q1

Nicolas Lopes5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

Q1 After a rain-hit FP3 session and some more rain in between the sessions, the start of qualifying for the British GP saw the sun come out between the clouds, but the track was still damp from the earlier weather. Most drivers headed out on the green-walled intermediate tyres in the damp circuit. But Valtteri…

Mercedes “probably just as quick as us” following Friday running at the F1 British GP — Norris

Gabriel Diamante5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

McLaren is in high spirits as they topped both practice sessions on Friday with Lando Norris, in front of their home crowd. The Brit seems to have bounced back better than ever after that disappointing incident and retirement in the Austrian Grand Prix. He managed to end Free Practice 2 on top of the board…

Verstappen says Red Bull has “a bit of work to do” following P7 in FP2 at F1 British GP

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Max Verstappen heads into qualifying day at the British Grand Prix with work to do with his RB20. Although Red Bull looked competitive on the long runs towards the end of FP2, the qualifying simulation on the softs was not great, with Verstappen finishing almost 0.7s slower than pacesetter Lando Norris. On a second push…

F1 | British GP | FP2 | Norris leads a McLaren 1-2 at Silverstone

Lucrezia Costa5 months ago04 mins

Cars are back on track again at Silverstone following the earlier, fragmented session. Leclerc’s Ferrari is the first car out on track, whereas Ocon posts the first time in 1:28.998s on mediums, with the best first lap attempt put in by Verstappen in 1:27.831s, ahead of Lando Norris and George Russell. Magnussen, Gasly, Perez and…