Second practice got underway with cloudy skies and rain threatening. The Haas of Kevin Magnussen logged a 1:16.766 to kick things off on mediums. Max Verstappen was the first driver into the 1:13s as a 1:13.775 on hards put him 0.3s clear of Lewis Hamilton. Leclerc beat that soon afterwards by 0.371s as he continued…
First practice in Monaco took place under cloudy skies. In the opening part of the session, McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari took turns at the top of the charts. A 1:13.343 from Charles Leclerc saw the Monegasque lead teammate Carlos Sainz by 0.375s with 20 minutes gone. Norris completed the top 3, with the Ferraris…
Aston Martin has had an average start to the season so far, being in the fight for the points pretty consistently with only Alonso in the main. In comparison to this point last year, the team still has a lot of work to do to keep up with the others in the top five. The…
In his 150th Formula 1 race, Lance Stroll managed to secure two points for Aston Martin, coming through from P13 on the grid to finish in 9th. Stroll started on the medium tyre and overtook Esteban Ocon in the opening laps for P12. But unlike Tsunoda, Hülkenberg and Ricciardo, he extended his first stint. The…
Fernando Alonso started from pit lane as Aston Martin made changes to his car following a nightmare Saturday for the Spaniard. The top 10 started on mediums, with Perez, Guanyu and Sargeant picking the hards. Pierre Gasly and Fernando Alonso went for softs. Verstappen and Norris got away very evenly but the Dutchman held the…
Saturday proved to be a challenging day for Aston Martin at the Imola Grand Prix. The trouble began during the third practice session when Fernando Alonso crashed, causing the team to scramble to repair his car in time for qualifying. Despite their efforts, Alonso was last as he took a trip through the gravel at…
Q1 Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and George Russell were on mediums to start qualifying. The Brit did pit at the end of his push lap and did not post a time. The Alpine of Esteban Ocon logged a 1:16.645 to kick things off, leading Magnussen, Sargeant, Gasly and Hülkenberg. On the mediums, a 1:16.463 from…
Carlos Sainz has received a penalty for making contact with Oscar Piastri during the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday. On lap 34, things got really close between the pair as they battled for P4. Sainz tried to go around the outside into turn 11 but was aggressively shown to the run off by the Aussie…
Q1 Kevin Magnussen posted the first time of the session with a 1:29.015. The Ferraris came out of the traps well, with Carlos Sainz’s 1:28.159 putting him 0.024s ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc. Perez, Russell, Piastri, Alonso, Ricciardo, Norris, Hamilton and Tsunoda completed the top 10 after 7 minutes. World Championship leader Max Verstappen came…
Aston Martin have definitely been the most ambitious team in Formula One in the past few years. However, ambition has not always led to success. The team was poised for success once the team formerly known as Force India was taken over by Lawrence Stroll and his consortium to be rebranded as Racing Point onwards….
