Following a tremendous achievement during qualifying, McLaren’s race was a little less fortunate. After Lando Norris narrowly escaped going out in Q1 in the morning he grabbed pole position in a dominant fashion, but was already at the start demoted to second by a better getaway from George Russell. Overtaking the Mercedes proved impossible due…
Max Verstappen managed to make an incredible comeback after a disappointing qualifying for the São Paulo GP saw the championship leader take no further part after Q2 after bad luck with the timing of a red flag left him down in 12th place, which would become 17th on the grid after his penalty for using…
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner was full of praise for Max Verstappen after the Dutchman seized his way through the field at the 2024 São Paulo GP to win a race which he started from 17th place after an ill-timed red flag in the postponed qualifying session left him out of Q3. With his…
It was a wet and chaotic qualifying session this morning at Autódromo José Carlos Pace. Torrential rain on Saturday afternoon led to Qualifying being postponed to the following morning. The rare Sunday qualifying was hectic with a total of 5 cars crashing out during its run. Both Williams, Astons Martins as well as Ferrari’s Carlos…
The Brazil Grand Prix Sprint saw McLaren make strategic moves to support Lando Norris’s position in the Drivers’ Championship as Oscar Piastri gave up the victory. The McLarens began by holding their positions firmly, while Max Verstappen made an early attempt to challenge Charles Leclerc for third. This battle between Verstappen and Leclerc allowed both…
For the third time in 2024, Oliver Bearman will be an F1 super sub. The 19-year-old British driver is replacing Kevin Magnussen for the full weekend, Haas F1 Team has announced. The Dane sounded unwell on media day in São Paulo but took part in all the usual duties. However, he got worse overnight and…
Lando Norris put in an impressive performance during the Brazil GP sprint qualifying, securing P2 behind teammate Oscar Piastri. Despite mistakes on his final lap, the Brit showed McLaren’s potential on a day when they dominated following a tricky FP1, surprising even the British driver himself. Reflecting on the team’s effort, Norris admitted, “Yeah, I…
After just a single free practice on a resurfaced track, the entire field headed out on the medium tyre for the 12 minutes of SQ1 and the threat of rain in the air. SQ1 Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was the first car out on track followed by teammate Carlos Sainz. Leclerc set the first time of…
An unwell Kevin Magnussen has been forced to sit out FP1 and the Sprint part of the weekend due to sickness, with Oliver Bearman taking his place once again. A 1:14.301 from Esteban Ocon kicked things off in the only practice session of the weekend. On his first lap, Lando Norris smashed in a 1:12.641…
