
“To start that strong brings me a lot of optimism for the future” — Alonso on P6 in qualifying for F1 Bahrain GP
Photo Credit: Aston Martin Aramaco F1 Team
Photo Credit: Aston Martin Aramaco F1 Team
It’s time for the first qualifying session of the 2024 season. Who will start the year from the top spot of the grid, reigning champion Max Verstappen who had claimed both P1 and win in the past season, Charles Leclerc, who had done the same in 2022, or a totally unexpected contender?
Photo Credit: Scuderia Ferrari
Photo Credit: Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
Formula 1 will more strictly monitor drivers going too slowly in qualifying this season. The FIA attempted to regulate this in 2023 by issuing a maximum time drivers needed to stay under between the pit lane exit and entry. From 2024, each car’s speed compared to that lap time will be monitored at each marshall…
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Photo Credit: Scuderia Ferrari
The final day of testing took place in Bahrain on Friday ahead of the 2024 season starting next week. However, the action was soon halted as a loose drain cover appeared at the exact same spot that caused an early end to yesterday morning’s running. This time it was Sergio Perez who ran over it…
With the AMR24 improvement program, Fernando Alonso is certain that his Aston Martin Formula 1 team will avoid making the same mistakes as last year. Starting 2023 on a podium streak, Alonso was regularly Red Bull’s closest rival, scoring six podiums in the first eight races and pushing Sergio Perez for P2 in the standings…