After a less than ideal Sunday in Barcelona for Yuki Tsunoda, being forced to take an extra pit stop as RB went with a 3-stop strategy, the Japanese driver found himself finishing in 19th after a 5s time penalty was applied for speeding in the pitlane. Speaking afterwards, the 24-year-old explained something did not feel right…
Aston Martin says the condensed nature of the F1 calendar is making it difficult for the team to make gains at present. The Silverstone-based squad had a shocker of a weekend. Alonso and Stroll got knocked out in Q2, and they only finished P12 and P14 in the Grand Prix itself. After last weekend’s Spanish…
Valtteri Bottas has lamented Sauber’s struggles in the high speed after a difficult Spanish Grand Prix weekend. The Finnish driver languished in 16th place at the chequered flag after going the wrong way with strategy. He was very impressive in qualfying, missing out on Q3 by 0.118s as he ended up P12. Sauber generally looked…
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’ 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…
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….
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…
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’ 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…
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…
