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F1 drivers divided over Fernando Alonso’s contentious Australian GP penalty

Magdalena Put8 months ago8 months ago015 mins

The penalty imposed on Fernando Alonso for “dangerous driving” as he defended against George Russell on the penultimate lap in Melbourne remains a big talking point heading into the Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso was found braking and downshifting about 100 metres earlier than expected, slowing rapidly before accelerating again to make the corner. These defensive…

Lance Stroll “feels good” in the AMR24 and says “it should be pretty smooth” to have a new race engineer from Suzuka onwards

David Coath8 months ago8 months ago06 mins

Lance Stroll is currently P9 in the F1 Drivers’ Championship with the same number of points as his position. He spoke to media during the Australian Grand Prix weekend about how he feels in the AMR24 and also looked ahead to Andrew Vizard becoming his race engineer from Suzuka onwards. Stroll has had a far…

Lance Stroll simple in assessment of F1 Australian GP result: “Solid race and happy to pick up some points”

Ewout Albrecht8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

After a quick exit in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, in which he clipped the inside wall of turn 22 resulting in a firm impact with the outside wall, Lance Stroll bounced back with a solid sixth place in the Australian Grand Prix. Outqualifying and (eventually) finishing ahead of his two-time World Champion teammate Fernando Alonso, it was a pretty decent result for the Canadian. Or as he himself summarised: “Solid race and happy to pick up some points.”

F1 Australian GP FP3 | Leclerc fastest as 0.092s covers the top 4

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

The first driver to post a time in final practice was Sergio Perez, with the Mexican logging a 1:19.206. Verstappen responded to that quickly as he beat it by 0.615s. Both drivers were on mediums. Perez went again and smashed in a 1:17.927 to go 0.664s ahead of the Dutchman thanks to three purple sectors….

Aston Martin F1 wants to “keep chipping away” at improving the AMR24 to try and catch Red Bull Racing

Melis Öktür8 months ago8 months ago08 mins

Red Bull has made a very strong start in the current Formula 1 season, but Aston Martin has hinted that they can be challenged as the campaign goes on. Aston Martin Performance Director Tom McCullough believes that they can be caught, referencing McLaren’s big gains last year as an example. During the first two rounds…

Stroll vows to reset after F1 Saudi Arabian GP crash; Aston Martin will “turn the page and move on” from the error

Melis Öktür8 months ago8 months ago06 mins

After clipping the inside barrier at Turn 22 on lap 6 when running P9, Lance Stroll’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix came to a premature end. At the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Stroll moved up the rankings after starting in tenth place; on the very first lap, he passed Yuki Tsunoda to gain a spot. However, on…

F1 standings after the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

James O'Connor9 months ago9 months ago01 mins

Drivers’ Championship 1) Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 51 2) Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 36 3) Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari 28 4) George Russell Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 18 5) Oscar Piastri McLaren Racing 16 6) Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari 15 7) Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 12 8) Lando Norris Aston…

Stroll pleased with P10 for the F1 race in Jeddah: “It’s always exciting here”

Ana Cordera9 months ago9 months ago03 mins

Stroll impressions after qualifying in Jeddah.

Ricciardo hopes the noise and distractions of recent controversies will ‘start to slowly go away’ whereas Hamilton says F1 has ‘reached a pivotal moment’

David Coath9 months ago9 months ago016 mins

Formula One has found itself on the front of newspapers as well as the back in recent weeks. When this happens, it is usually due to celebrating the crowning of an F1 Drivers’ World Champion or due to moments of controversy. Sadly, as many an F1 fan no doubt knows, it is the latter which…

Bob Bell takes senior technical role at Aston Martin F1 after leaving Alpine

Chiara Martin9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

Aston Martin has made a move to strengthen its Formula 1 team by appointing Bob Bell, a seasoned Formula 1 veteran, in a high-ranking technical position. Bell, who recently parted ways with Alpine, will assume the role of Executive Director – Technical at the Silverstone-based team. In this capacity, Bell will lead the technical, engineering,…