F1 – Page 49 – Motorsport

Daniel Ricciardo driving his RB in Spain

Ricciardo “definitely felt a few more limitations” with his updated car during F1 Spanish GP, “happy” with personal performance

Luke-John Buckle3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Daniel Ricciardo is sure that he maximised the performance of his RB in the Spanish Grand Prix as the team had a terrible weekend pace-wise in Barcelona. The Italian team introduced a raft of upgrades, including a new engine cover and rear wing in Spain. RB’s improvements failed to deliver and they went backwards, ending…

Haas performance and P11 finish in F1 Spanish GP “encouraging” as it was “probably better than we expected” — Hülkenberg

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Haas’ Nico Hülkenberg finished the Spanish Grand Prix in P11, a repeat of the same result from the Canadian Grand Prix. He overtook Sergio Perez on the opening lap out of turn 5 and would go on to pressure Esteban Ocon throughout the day. Speaking after Sunday’s race, the 36-year-old veteran gave his assessment of…

Four different F1 teams on pole at the last four races shows it’s “not crystal clear that one is better than the other one” — Vasseur

Chiara Martin3 months ago3 months ago09 mins

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur provided a detailed analysis of the team’s performance struggles in the 2024 Formula 1 season. Addressing comparisons between the team’s challenges in races such as Shanghai, Suzuka, and the recent Barcelona Grand Prix, Vasseur highlighted the tight competition among the top teams and the impact of minor differences in performance….

Wolff says Mercedes “missing three tenths” a lap to fight Norris and Verstappen following F1 Spanish GP

David Coath3 months ago3 months ago010 mins

Mercedes left Spain with a solid points haul for the team but ultimately didn’t have the ultimate pace to race with the top two finishers Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. Team Principal Toto Wolff reflected on the race in his post-race press conference with written print media. He discussed the team’s strategy, how to balance…

“Very pleased with the team and the direction we’re heading” — Gasly delighted following strong drive to P9 in F1 Spanish GP

Sushmita Balakrishnan3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

After an abysmal start to the season without points finishes and poor qualifying results seeing them out in Q1, Pierre Gasly and Alpine are making slow steps in the right direction. With Gasly and Ocon qualifying in the top 10 for the first time in 2024 last Saturday, Alpine looked very strong throughout the Spanish…

Haas “slightly surprised in a positive way” over F1 Spanish GP weekend as they expected to be “last” — Magnussen

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Haas’ Kevin Magnussen finished the Spanish Grand Prix in a distant 17th, a lap down from winner Max Verstappen. Magnussen’s race was already compromised at the start after the stewards penalised him for a false start which led to a 5-second time penalty imposed during his second pit stop. On top of that, a slow…

“I was quite front-limited and had too much understeer” — Sergio Pérez reflects on “nightmare” F1 Spanish GP

Fernanda Álvarez3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

Sergio Pérez started the 10th round of the F1 championship, the Spanish Grand Prix, from eleventh on the grid. This starting position was not ideal and he could do with his RB20. Although he managed to pass Nico Hülkenberg and both Alpine drivers, he was a distant P8. The Mexican got stuck behind Nico Hülkenberg…

First photos: The gravel strips added at the Red Bull Ring to help police track limits at the 2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend, we can bring you the first photos — courtesy of ParcFer.me — of the new gravel traps and strips put in at turns 9 and 10 following the farce of last year’s race that resulted in numerous penalties during and after it. Track limits had been a…

Horner finds himself defending Perez after F1 Spanish GP: “I think that he’s had a couple of difficult races but things haven’t gone his way”

David Coath3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Sergio Perez was always going to find it a challenging race having started Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix with a three-place penalty from the previous race. However, Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner hopes his driver will have found some confidence after finishing P8, which is what the team predicted would be the maximum with…

Sargeant: Lightweight floor “underperforming significantly by a few tenths” during F1 Spanish GP weekend

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

Logan Sargeant was in a very honest mood following a disastrous Spanish Grand Prix weekend for Williams. The Grove-based team was clearly the slowest in qualifying. Albon and Sargeant qualified P19 and P20, with the Floridian 0.357s slower than his teammate. With Albon starting from pit lane as he took on new power unit elements,…