Sauber is the only team yet to score a point after 16 races in the 2024 season. The team has been facing multiple problems throughout the year. In the opening rounds, problems with their equipment meant they had very, very slow stops, taking them out of any potential points scoring opportunities when the car was…
Heading into the weekend, a race win at the Italian Grand Prix didn’t appear to be on the cards for Ferrari. However, the pit wall and the driver came together to overcome the rapid McLarens, as Charles Leclerc took the chequered flag at Monza for the second time in his F1 career. With the upgrades…
With nine races remaining till the end of the season, McLaren finds themselves in a contention not only for the Constructors’ Championship title, but also in a possible fight for the Drivers’ Championship. The gap between Lando Norris and defending champion Max Verstappen currently sits at 62 points, while McLaren is only 8 points behind…
Aston Martin has not been living up to expectations on race day this year. While the team has done a decent job in qualifying, the AMR24 has struggled on race pace. In Monza, Fernando Alonso finished in P11. He missed out on a point by less than 0.2s following Kevin Magnussen’s 10-second penalty. On the…
The 2024 Italian F1 Grand Prix was a day of mixed emotions for both Haas and VISA CashApp RB. For Haas, Kevin Magnussen scored a point in 10th, but received a one-race ban to be served in Baku, and Nico Hülkenberg finished 17th. For RB, Daniel Ricciardo finished 13th while facing multiple time penalties, and…
Mercedes went home on Sunday after failing to step onto the podium yet again at the Italian Grand Prix. While many expected them to be on an upward trajectory after their victory at the Belgian Grand Prix, their performance at Zandvoort and Monza turned out to be mediocre at best. George Russell, in particular, failed…
While the Tifosi rejoiced in Charles Leclerc’s stunning one-stop victory, Carlos Sainz fell short from the podium, with a strategy that didn’t quite work in his favour as he ultimately extended the opening stint a little bit too long. With Monza’s low downforce and high-speed corners, Sainz highlighted how the team had anticipated a different…
Red Bull’s worst performance pace-wise in years came at the Italian Grand Prix last weekend. Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez could only manage P7 and P8 in qualifying, and it was barely any better on Sunday as they crossed the line in P6 and P8. George Russell’s lap 1 mishap gave the Dutch driver a…
Starting from fourth and fifth on the grid, Ferrari’s hopes of lifting the biggest trophy at the Italian Grand Prix were understandably low. And yet, the ‘Prancing Horse’ pulled off a dazzling heist against two incredibly quick McLarens—aided by an audacious one-stop strategy call and Charles Leclerc’s premium tyre management masterclass. Surrounded by the Tifosi…
Lewis Hamilton achieved his seventh top five result in the past eight races. Starting from P6, he became the best finishing Mercedes driver due to the damage on the picked up by his teammate George Russell at turn 1. Mercedes’s pace didn’t appear as positive or as impressive as it had been at Spa and…
