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Red Bull and Aston Martin eye Ferrari threat ahead of F1 Chinese GP Sprint weekend

Öykü Ceylan8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

As the Formula 1 season continues in Asia, anticipation builds for the fifth race of the season, the Chinese Grand Prix. With the Sprint weekend ahead, teams are gearing up for an exhilarating challenge on the Shanghai International Circuit. When asked about expectations for the Shanghai circuit, Red Bull’s Team Principal Christian Horner highlighted the…

Understanding the track surface “key” to a great weekend at F1 Chinese GP — Vasseur

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago06 mins

F1 makes its first trip to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix since 2019 next weekend. The pandemic that started in early 2020 led to the race getting cancelled from 2020 through to 2023. It will be the first time for the ground effect cars to tackle the circuit as well. With it being a…

Leclerc says he’s spent “three days on the simulator” after Japan to fix F1 qualifying woes

Marika Petracca8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

Formula 1 is back in China for the very first time since 2019 for what will be the first Sprint weekend of the 2024 season. 56 laps over the 5.451 km of the Shanghai International Circuit that Charles Leclerc is looking forward to, not as much for the race as for qualifying to try and…

F1 pundits are crossing a line by speculating on the mental health of drivers

Harshpreet Kaur8 months ago8 months ago07 mins

It has been a week since we wrapped up the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix weekend. A race which saw multiple overtakes within the midfield, tyre strategies at play and the return of the current World Champion, Max Verstappen, on the top step of the podium. A standard race weekend by all accounts. The 2024…

Vasseur expects Leclerc to fix recent F1 qualifying struggles: “He will be back soon”

Melis Öktür9 months ago9 months ago06 mins

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 walks away from interview following question about Ferrari’s performance at F1 Japanese GP

David Coath9 months ago9 months ago06 mins

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…

Leclerc baffled by Ferrari’s lack of speed in F1 Japanese GP qualifying: “We’ve got to look into it”

Syrine Ferchichi9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

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…

“A bit of a question mark” — polesitter Verstappen has concerns about F1 Japanese GP race pace

Lucrezia Costa9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

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,…

Red Bull and McLaren “a clear step ahead of us” in long and high speed corners at F1 Japanese GP — Sainz

Ryan McGahey9 months ago9 months ago06 mins

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…

F1 Japanese GP | FP3 | Verstappen leads Perez and the two Mercedes drivers in final practice

James O'Connor9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

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…