The Belgian Grand Prix brought mixed feelings into the Red Bull Racing team and definitely did not ease the rumours regarding Sergio “Checo” Perez, who’s seat and future in Formula 1 seems to be uncertain right now. Even though the Mexican driver looked hopeful after qualifying third on Saturday that turned into P2 because of…
It was a bad day for Sergio Pérez in the Belgian Grand Prix after starting P2. At the start, he immediately lost a place to Lewis Hamilton, and he spent most of the afternoon struggling on the straights. He finished the race in P8, promoted to 7th after George Russell’s disqualification. Pérez entered the Belgian…
Max Verstappen was fastest in qualifying for the 2024 Belgian GP, but had to start the race from P11 following a 10-place grid drop for changing his power unit above the allowance for the season, and could only recover to fifth on the road (which would become fourth after George Russell’s car being disqualified after…
First to hit the track in today’s rainy qualifying session, Lando Norris finished in P5 but will start P4 for the Belgian GP due to Max Verstappen’s grid penalty. Despite finishing in pole position, Verstappen will start the race on the sixth row, whilst his teammate will line up on the first, in P2. When…
Sergio Pérez reflected on his qualifying session at the Belgian Grand Prix, where he secured P3, which translates to P2 on the grid due to Max Verstappen’s penalty. Speaking about the session, Pérez shared his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities ahead. “Yeah, it was very tricky at times. Obviously, as always, you know, in…
Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen clocked the fastest lap in qualifying with a 1:53.159, 0.595s ahead of a distant Charles Leclerc in this year’s qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. However, he will start 11th after suffering a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding his alloted engines for 2024. Speaking after qualifying, the 3-time world champion…
Qualifying kicked off at Spa in very wet conditions following heavy rain that started in FP3. Q1 Championship contender Lando Norris was first out, posting a 1:58.894. However, a 1:57.411 from Piastri saw him beat his teammate by almost 1.5s, with Hülkenberg splitting them. On his first flier, a 1:56.003 from Max Verstappen put him…
Not even time to go out on track for the first session that penalties are already lining up ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen will be taking a 10 – place grid penalty for changing the ICE, while Yuki Tsunoda will be starting from the very back of the grid: multiple new components…
RB F1 Driver Daniel Ricciardo isn’t concerning himself with the rumours around the paddock that he might be replacing Sergio Pérez at Red Bull Racing. In the press conference on Thursday, the Aussie F1 driver denied knowing any rumours of any driver changes at Red Bull. “No changes from the approach” as he says, as…
The Mexican driver is confident about his future at the championship winning team, in spite of the significant drop in his performance as of lately. His last victory dates back to Azerbaijan in 2023, 15 months ago. Pérez hasn’t been on the podium either in the last 8 rounds of the current season. Only last…
