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Max Verstappen thinks “McLaren is too quick,” and hopes to “race Ferrari” in Abu Dhabi GP

Fernanda Álvarez2 weeks ago2 weeks ago05 mins

Max Verstappen had a tough qualifying session for the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, filled with promise and frustration. Despite struggling with understeer throughout practice, the reigning World Champion surged to provisional pole in Q3 with a 1:22.945s, showcasing remarkable control despite a near slide at the final corner. However, Lando Norris quickly reclaimed the…

Hülkenberg expecting “tight and tough” 2024 F1 Abu Dhabi GP as Haas eyes P6 in Constructor’s Championship

Fernanda Álvarez2 weeks ago2 weeks ago05 mins

A remarkable qualifying performance during the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP qualifying session saw Haas F1 Team’s Nico Hülkenberg qualify P4 – his strongest qualifying performance of the season. However, he will start Sunday’s race P7, after being handed a three-place grid penalty. The German driver breezed through Q1 and Q2, showing the strong capabilities of…

“Everything can happen” — Leclerc on championship hopes after disastrous Abu Dhabi GP qualifying

Karishma Persad2 weeks ago2 weeks ago010 mins

The Abu Dhabi GP weekend has been nothing short of disastrous for Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Despite overcoming a bout of food poisoning on Thursday night, the Monégasque driver missed roughly half of Friday’s first practice session (FP1) due to a battery issue. Ferrari were subsequently forced to replace Leclerc’s energy store (ES) system, earning…

Ferrari must “get in the fight” for 2024 F1 Abu Dhabi GP – Sainz on final race with Ferrari

Karishma Persad2 weeks ago024 mins

Carlos Sainz will start the Abu Dhabi GP race – his final with Scuderia Ferrari – from the second row, behind McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. However, while the Spaniard acknowledged that McLaren had been the stronger team, throughout the weekend, he promised to “give it everything” to take a final win with the…

McLaren were “losing a good amount on the straight” – Norris on P3 after 2024 F1 Qatar GP qualifying

Karishma Persad3 weeks ago017 mins

After setting the third fastest time during the third session (Q3) of Saturday’s 2024 F1 Qatar GP qualifying session, McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris will start Sunday’s race from the second row, alongside teammate Oscar Piastri. Norris “happy with the lap” despite tricky Qatar GP qualifying Despite a strong performance during Saturday’s sprint race, which saw…

Russell expects “exciting” race despite “scrappy” end to 2024 F1 Qatar GP qualifying

Karishma Persad3 weeks ago3 weeks ago017 mins

Despite a strong performance, Mercedes-AMG Petronas’ F1 Team’s George Russell was narrowly edged out for pole position by Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen in the final moments of the 2024 F1 Qatar GP qualifying. In the closing stages of the third qualifying session, Russell set a provisional pole with a lap time of 1:20.575. However,…

F1 Academy | Qatar GP | Qualifying | Pin claims double pole in Qatar with Weug P2

Karishma Persad3 weeks ago010 mins

The second day of the Qatar GP weekend gets underway at the Lusail International Circuit with F1 Academy Qualifying. The 16 drivers will have 30 minutes to set their fastest lap times to claim pole position for the start of Race 1 and tomorrow’s Race 2. As a note, for Race 1, which will take…

Qatar GP | F2 | Qualifying | Paul Aron secures dominant pole

Chiara Martin3 weeks ago3 weeks ago04 mins

After an intense battle for pole position, Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Paul Aron delivered a stunning performance, edging out Gabriel Bortoleto and Victor Martins to secure the top spot. The Formula 2 grid took to the Lusail International Circuit for Qualifying under significantly cooler conditions than during Free Practice. Trident’s Christian Mansell even remarked on social media,…

“Session by session we improved” — Yuki Tsunoda on “not expected” P7 in F1 Las Vegas GP qualifying

Shermaine Wong4 weeks ago09 mins

It’s been 3 weeks since the last Formula One race, and the last time we saw Yuki Tsunoda on track he had finished the São Paulo Grand Prix in P7 ahead of the Las Vegas GP. Unfortunately for the Visa CashApp RB driver, practice was incredibly difficult as the team lacked pace and suffered with…

Leclerc left to rue tyre preparation error in Q3 at F1 Las Vegas GP

Shermaine Wong4 weeks ago4 weeks ago04 mins

Charles Leclerc will be starting P4 on the grid for the F1 Las Vegas GP. His teammate, Carlos Sainz on the other hand will be starting in the front row as he qualified P2 with a time of 1:32.312, some 0.373s ahead of Leclerc. Tyre preparation The 8-time race winner had concluded that tyre preparation…