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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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Formula 1 will more strictly monitor drivers going too slowly in qualifying this season. The FIA attempted to regulate this in 2023 by issuing a maximum time drivers needed to stay under between the pit lane exit and entry. From 2024, each car’s speed compared to that lap time will be monitored at each marshall…
We know that the main format of a Grand Prix weekend consists of three free practice sessions, two held on Friday and the last one taking…
