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“Worse than 2009” — Hamilton says the start of 2024 F1 season the worst in his career

After the first three races of 2024, Lewis Hamilton has labelled it as the worst start to a season he has ever had in F1. Despite everything, Hamilton does not lose optimism for the future. After the two disappointing races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia where he scored just 8 points, the Mercedes driver also…

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Pérez: Red Bull “one step behind” Ferrari and McLaren in the F1 Australian GP

Suffering his first DNF since the 2022 Australian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen’s Red Bull was not the only RB20 facing problems in Melbourne on Sunday, as Sergio Pérez confessed he “could never find the right balance” throughout the meeting. Red Bull had struggled to match Ferrari during FP2 on Friday, and even in qualifying the…

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Toto Wolff says “it is a very tough time” following a “brutal” F1 Australian GP for Mercedes

The first three races of Formula One’s 2024 season have been wrapped up. Three down, twenty-one to go. With their trip to down under, the grid seems to have stabilised into set patterns. The teams have a better understanding of their cars, the consistent kinks they need to iron out — Mercedes, however, still does…

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Horner: Perez lost “in an excess of 20 points” of load during F1 Australian GP as Alonso’s tear-off went underneath floor

Christian Horner has confirmed that Sergio Perez was struggling during the Australian Grand Prix as a tear-off from Fernando Alonso got lodged under his floor during the races, costing him valuable performance and creating excessive tyre degradation for the Mexican. Running in P6 during the opening stint as he lost out at the start to…

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“Right rear brakes stuck on” — Verstappen analyses terminal mechnical issue at F1 Australian GP

The three-time World Champion, Max Verstappen retired from the Formula One Australian Grand Prix on lap 4 of the race. Verstappen fell out of the race because of a mechanical issue with his right rear brakes. A remarkable streak of finishes (43) came to an end. The Dutch driver has retired for the first time…

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Perez believes “degradation is going to be extremely high” as he starts P6 for F1 Australian GP

In the aftermath of an intense qualifying session at the Albert Park Circuit, Red Bull’s Sergio Perez found himself in a promising position, securing third on the grid for the 2024 Australian Grand Prix. However, his achievement was somewhat overshadowed by a grid penalty following an incident involving Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg during the early…

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Perez handed three-place grid penalty for impeding Hulkenberg in F1 Australian GP qualifying

Qualifying is over but the starting grid wasn’t set in stone yet, as a driver was just awarded a three places  starting grid penalty following an incident during the earlier Q1. In a session featuring multiple drivers with lap times deleted due to track limits, and after some Formula 3 and Formula 2 races which…

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F1 Australian GP qualifying | Verstappen storms to pole ahead of Sainz and Perez; Hamilton out in Q2

It’s time to set the grid for the Australian GP! Will Ferrari be able to confirm the strong pace shown so far, or will Verstappen ultimately be able to go three for three? Qualifying down under saw Albon, the Haas and the Alpine drivers out on track first in Q1. The only Williams car remaining…

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