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Favouring the number one driver completely is “not a healthy way of running a team” — Stella on team orders as Norris pursues his first F1 title

Senjuti Jash3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

The 2024 Dutch Grand Prix witnessed McLaren securing their first victory on the circuit since 1985, as Lando Norris controlled the race in a commanding manner after taking the lead back from Max Verstappen on lap 18 and winning by a whopping margin of 22.896 seconds. Norris managed to claw back eight points as the…

“We are the seventh-fastest team” – Alonso identifies need for Aston Martin improvement after disappointing F1 Dutch GP

Karishma Persad3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso has expressed frustration over his team’s recent struggles during Grand Prix weekends. Speaking following the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix, in which he finished tenth, one lap behind race winner Lando Norris , Alonso stated that the Silverstone-based team was unable to compete with front-runner teams and would have to settle for…

“I think he deserves a chance” Wolff says on possibility of Schumacher returning to F1 with Williams

Ryan McGahey3 months ago05 mins

Following a rocky start to the season for William’s Logan Sargeant, Mercedes’ Toto Wolff and Red Bull’s Christian Horner weigh in on rumours of a mid season replacement for the young American. Following a series of poor performance and expensive crashes, the most recent coming at last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix weekend, rumours have suggested…

Ricciardo takes positives from fighting Aston Martin in F1 Dutch Grand Prix

Ryan McGahey3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

RB’s Daniel Ricciardo reflected positively on last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix in which the Australian finished P12, teammate Tsunoda however was disappointed by his strategy during the race. Despite RB failing to score points in yesterday’s Dutch Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo was more satisfied following the race than his performance in Saturday’s qualifying. Starting from…

“Right now I don’t have the answers” – George Russell left puzzled by Mercedes’ drop in performance at F1 Dutch GP

Avery McClure3 months ago06 mins

The 2024 F1 Dutch Grand Prix was a confusing weekend for George Russell and his team at Mercedes. Russell was slated for a solid race, looking comfortable in Free Practices and qualifying 4th. He gained a position on McLaren’s Oscar Piastri at the first turn, already in podium position and fighting at the top. As…

Pérez: Norris’ pace and fastest lap at the end “very scary” for Red Bull following F1 Dutch GP

Fernanda Álvarez3 months ago04 mins

After a qualifying session that saw him struggling with tyre strategy, an impeding Mercedes and finally a starting position of P5, Sergio Pérez found himself unable to fight with the pace of McLaren and Ferrari in F1’s Dutch Grand Prix, and so his participation meant a final P6 and 8 points to his and Red…

“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…

Vasseur “really pleased” with podium finish after a tough start to the weekend for Ferrari at F1 Dutch GP

Anumitha Murugapandian3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

After an extremely tough start to the weekend for Ferrari with Carlos Sainz getting knocked out in Q2 and Charles Leclerc only placing his car on the sixth grid position, nearly a second off pole despite a clean lap, Ferrari managed to turn things around on race day with a very good P3 and P5…

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…