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Verstappen “didn’t expect” pole during “difficult weekend” at the F1 Imola GP

Ryan McGahey7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

Max Verstappen surprised by his performance to nab pole for tomorrow’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix following a difficult start to the weekend for Red Bull in Imola. Despite failing to trouble the top three during free practice, Max Verstappen once again put together a sensational qualifying drive to snatch Pole for the Emilia Romagna Grand…

Hülkenberg hails “good teamwork and good execution” from Haas as he starts P9 for F1 Miami GP

Olivia Pursehouse8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

Nico Hülkenberg will be starting the 2024 Miami Grand Prix from the fifth row of the grid in 9th. The Haas driver’s 1:28.146 saw him snatch that 9th position start, narrowly ahead of Tsunoda’s 1:28.192 as Haas and RB F1’s close fight continues. Despite the improvement on last year’s 12th position start, the 36-year-old believes it is tricky…

Gasly “could never find the same feeling with the tyres” in Q2 following hugely promising Q1 at the F1 Miami GP

Hope Van Beek8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

After securing the ninth position in the sprint and placing twelfth in qualifying later in the day, Pierre Gasly has achieved his most notable results of the 2024 season thus far. Alpine’s overweight A524 has led to a season of frustration so far for Gasly and Ocon. They have also been lacking pure performance and…

Aston Martin’s F1 qualifying appeal dismissed; Sainz retains P7 starting spot for Chinese GP

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

Carlos Sainz had a very difficult Saturday in Shanghai. Running in P4 during the sprint, he had an intense with Fernando Alonso on lap 16. After getting move the done into turn 8 as they went side-by-side through turn 7, Sainz saw his fellow Spaniard send a lunge into the next corner, forcing him off…

“We can definitely have a strong rhythm” — Perez confident he can take the fight to Verstappen in F1 Chinese GP

Anumitha Murugapandian8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

Sergio Perez had an extremely messy Q1 as he got involved in traffic with the Williams of Albon at turn 1 as he started a fast lap. It saw him in dead last until the final 3 minutes where his second push lap of a 1.35.457 ultimately placed him P15, just above the drop zone…

Alonso “extremely happy” to secure P3 in “stressful” Chinese GP F1 Sprint Qualifying

Nicolas Lopes8 months ago04 mins

Formula 1 returned to Shanghai for the first time in five years for the 2024 Chinese GP, and with a new asphalt and reduced running thanks to the Sprint format, it was always going to be a challenge for the drivers, even in the dry – but sudden rain at the end of Sprint Qualifying…

Carlos Sainz at the 2024 Australian Grand Prix

Sainz: Pole was possible in F1 Australian GP qualifying “if I would have done a 100% good job”

Syrine Ferchichi9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

After enduring a bout of appendicitis just two weeks prior, Carlos Sainz defied the odds by securing second place in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. Despite grappling with “weird feelings” stemming from his recent surgery, Sainz showcased remarkable resilience, pushing through without experiencing pain during the qualifying session. Reflecting on his journey to this…

Piastri admits that he “just didn’t make it happen” amidst a “messy” Q3 run in F1 Australian GP qualifying

Harshpreet Kaur9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

Formula One has made its way down under to Albert Park, and the leading home-hero, Oscar Piastri, has qualified P6 for the racing grid for the race on Sunday. Piastri will start the race from P5, as a result of Sergio Perez being given a 3-place grid drop for impeding Nico Hulkenberg during Q1. The…

McLaren will be “looking out on both ends” says Piastri after qualifying P5 in between Mercedes and Aston Martin at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Harshpreet Kaur10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

After qualifying P5 for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, out qualifying his teammate Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri was “pretty happy.” In the interview with Formula One, the McLaren driver said, “That was pretty much the most we could’ve got out of that session. The car felt pretty good, I feel like my driving was pretty…

Daniel Ricciardo hopes car was “damaged” to explain struggles during F1 Saudi Arabian GP qualifying

Harshpreet Kaur10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

After the tumultuous last few laps in the season opener in Bahrain, the RB F1 drivers had garnered much media attention. Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda qualified P14 and P9 respectively for the second round of the 2024 Formula One season, under the floodlights of Jeddah. The 8-time Grand Prix winner was 0.461s slower than…