Although the Spanish capital is no doubt a picturesque setting for formula racing, Alarm bells have been set off in the mind of 1996 world champion Damon Hill.
Following a crash in qualifying, Sebastien Buemi — who was due to start P11 — missed the second race of the weekend as his survival cell was too damaged for him to take part. Off the line, Frijns got the better launch on the dirty side of the track and took the lead from Rowland…
A sunny but cooler afternoon greeted the drivers as the second qualifying session of the event got underway in Saudi Arabia. Group A A 1:11.276 from Mitch Evans saw the New Zealander lead the way ahead of the final attempts in Group A. He led Robin Frijns by 0.233s. De Vries and Fenestraz completed the…
The final day of the Diriyah double header began with the final, third practise session of the weekend. It’s a cooler day in the Saudi Arabian desert compared to yesterday, and all drivers immediately came out on track to assess the different climate conditions in the 30 minutes session. After the first set of attempts,…
Da Costa dropped three spots from his qualifying position following contact with Nico Müller in Mexico, starting P20. Vergne got away superbly, with Sergio Sette Camara lunging Evans for P2 into the opening turn. However, the New Zealander held it around the outside to stay in 2nd. Reigning champion Jake Dennis snuck through to take…
The first qualifying session of the weekend is underway in Diriyah. Group A gets on track featuring both Jaguar, ABT and Mahindra drivers, as well as Dennis, Wehrlein, Frijns, Rowland and Hughes. Hughes is the first to sign a lap, quickly bested by the ABT drivers. The McLaren jumps back at the front with a…
Cars are out on track again in Diriyah for a second practise session, the first of the weekend held in daylight conditions, thus resembling more the scenery drivers will encounter in Qualifying rather than in the actual race. Yesterday the drivers had mentioned the dusty track surface as reason behind the initial laps being much…
Different goals,but all very determined to prove their worth, these drivers are all lookig foward to go green later today.
Many drivers at the top in a very busy Thursday session, featuring also a red flag and surprises in the top ten.
