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F1 | Austrian GP | Race | Russell wins in extraordinary circumstances as Verstappen and Norris collide in closing stages

Everyone was on mediums aside from Zhou Guanyu who went for hards. The Chinese driver started in the pits following set-up changes. Verstappen got away well, comfortably leading Norris. The McLaren driver had to defend hard against Russell up to turn 3. Lewis Hamilton cleared Carlos Sainz for 4th but took to the run off….

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F1 | Austrian GP | Qualifying | Verstappen dominates to take pole from Norris and Russell

Q1 Max Verstappen was first out of the pits and logged a 1:06.054 to kick things off, with Sergio Perez just under 0.2s away. A 1:05.941 from Carlos Sainz saw the Spaniard break the 66s barrier to go fastest. However, that was beaten by 0.040s seconds later by teammate Charles Leclerc. Norris and Piastri managed…

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“I question whether it’s worth it because it’s 24 races” — Magnussen admits he has thoughts about leaving F1 because of the gruelling schedule

With his contract with Moneygram Haas F1 team set to expire at the end of the year, Kevin Magnussen finds himself in a position as a free agent for 2025. In his media session before the Austrian Grand Prix, he shared his thoughts on his career, and his outlook on life beyond Formula 1. When…

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Haas performance and P11 finish in F1 Spanish GP “encouraging” as it was “probably better than we expected” — Hülkenberg

Haas’ Nico Hülkenberg finished the Spanish Grand Prix in P11, a repeat of the same result from the Canadian Grand Prix. He overtook Sergio Perez on the opening lap out of turn 5 and would go on to pressure Esteban Ocon throughout the day. Speaking after Sunday’s race, the 36-year-old veteran gave his assessment of…

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Haas “slightly surprised in a positive way” over F1 Spanish GP weekend as they expected to be “last” — Magnussen

Haas’ Kevin Magnussen finished the Spanish Grand Prix in a distant 17th, a lap down from winner Max Verstappen. Magnussen’s race was already compromised at the start after the stewards penalised him for a false start which led to a 5-second time penalty imposed during his second pit stop. On top of that, a slow…

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Magnussen: 2024 F1 season an “even more frustrating year” so far “because the pace has been there”

Kevin Magnussen has endured a rollercoaster 2024 Formula 1 season so far, with flashes of strong pace overshadowed by a string of unfortunate incidents and missed opportunities. Despite the frustrations, the Haas driver remains determined to keep a level head and trust that results will eventually swing his way. The 2014 Australian Grand Prix podium…

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Hülkenberg says his car was “not fully healthy on the aero side or somewhere” during the F1 Canadian GP weekend: “We need to investigate what was going on”

The opening stint of the 2024 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix weekend was incredibly exciting for the Haas duo. Haas took the gamble and put both of their cars on extreme wets at the start of the race. Nico Hülkenberg from P17 (+9) and Kevin Magnussen from P14 (+10) climbed through the field in the…

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“There was a discrepancy across the cars” regarding load — Hülkenberg explains F1 Canadian GP difficulties

Nico Hülkenberg was one of the five cars that got knocked out of Q1 during qualifying in Canada with the lap time of 1:13.978. Originally, he was supposed to start the Sunday race in the penultimate grid spot, but Esteban Ocon’s penalty moved him up to P18. This season so far, the German driver was…

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F1 | Monaco GP | Race | Charles Leclerc dominates to win his home race for the first time

The Ferraris and McLarens picked the mediums for the start, with the Mercedes drivers and Max Verstappen starting on hards, looking to go longer in the first stint. Tsunoda, Albon, Ricciardo, Guanyu and Hülkenberg also started on mediums, with the rest — including Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso — joining the Mercedes drivers and Verstappen…

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Hülkenberg and Magnussen thrown out of F1 Monaco GP qualifying results due to technical infringement

Haas will start the Monaco Grand Prix from pit lane as Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen got disqualified from the qualifying results, losing their P12 and P15 slots on the grid. During scrutineering, FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer discovered something amiss with both cars regarding the DRS flap on the rear wing. “The uppermost rear…

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