Despite Charles Leclerc’s recent problems in qualifying, Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has supported him to get back to his best very soon. Leclerc, who has 23 Formula One pole positions in his career, has been unable to replicate some of his one-lap wonders from previous seasons at the Scuderia so far in 2024. Qualifying…
Lewis Hamilton has another 20 races of the season to go with Mercedes before heading to Scuderia Ferrari. The 7-time F1 Drivers’ World Champion was less than impressed in Suzuka after his P9 finish saw him being asked post-race as to whether he was jealous of the speed of Ferrari. Hamilton was blunt in his…
Saturday in Suzuka presented a mixed performance for Scuderia Ferrari, as Carlos Sainz clinched a commendable second row start in fourth position, contrasting with Charles Leclerc’s struggle throughout the session, ultimately securing only eighth place. Leclerc found himself using two sets of soft tyres to avoid elimination from Q1, a move that left him with…
The championship leader took his third pole in a row at Suzuka by topping every single qualifying segment. Not only it was a great weekend for Verstappen, it was an overall very impressive display from both Red Bull drivers at the home track of their current engine provider Honda. “I think around here, at Suzuka,…
Carlos Sainz played down Ferrari’s pace having secured a P4 start during qualifying, with the Spaniard claiming both Red Bull and McLaren have cars better suited to the circuit characteristics of Suzuka. Speaking after a hard fought Japanese Grand Prix qualifying hour, with the top 8 separated by just over half a second, Ferrari’s Carlos…
On a cloudy morning at Suzuka, the drivers quickly took to the track after FP2 was basically written off because of the weather. A 1:30.265 from Max Verstappen kicked things off in FP3 on the mediums, 0.188s ahead of Sergio Perez. The Haas of Kevin Magnussen got it wrong at the hairpin, losing the rear…
Normal service resumed at Suzuka on Friday as Max Verstappen topped FP1. With FP2 held in mixed conditions, only the first session gave us a read on how things might pan out in qualifying on Saturday afternoon. The three-time World Champion topped the times by 0.181s from teammate Sergio Perez. Speaking after practice, Verstappen explained…
At RB F1, Ayumu Iwasa replaced Daniel Ricciardo in first practice as the Faenza-based team used this session as an opportunity to tick off one of the two where a rookie must be run in FP1 during the season. The Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton posted the first time on a 1:32.945, before Lando Norris beat…
Two weeks since the 2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix, and Carlos Sainz has dominated the media headlines. Sainz won the race in Australia, after overtaking an ailing Max Verstappen, who later had to retire because of a structural issue with his right rear brake. The Spaniard had qualified P2, while Charles Leclerc had to make…
Carlos Sainz’s outstanding victory at the Australian Grand Prix following an appendix removal 16 days before was an incredible achievement. However, the hyperbole has gone too far. Round 3 of the 2024 Formula One World Championship marked a significant moment as Max Verstappen’s early DNF due to a right rear brake issue opened the door…
