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As Ferrari secure their first Sprint pole of 2025, Lewis Hamilton says that a really strong first sector and little increments allowed him to set the fastest lap at the F1 Chinese GP

Finding “little increments” everywhere — Hamilton details first Sprint pole with Ferrari at F1 Chinese GP

Senjuti Jash3 days ago3 days ago016 mins

After their disappointing start to the season in Melbourne, Ferrari appear to have taken a step forward in performance with Lewis Hamilton charging to pole and Charles Leclerc setting the fourth-fastest time in qualifying for the F1 Chinese GP Sprint race, with Fred Vasseur also giving his reaction. The Brit’s benchmark of 1:30.849 is now…

Lewis Hamilton takes home first pole position at the Chinese GP

F1 | Chinese GP | Sprint Qualifying | Hamilton takes his first pole for Ferrari

Chiara Martin4 days ago4 days ago011 mins

As teams and drivers prepare to battle for prime grid positions at the Chinese GP Sprint Qualifying, the anticipation for the first Sprint Race of the season is at an all-time high. With only one practice session before the session, the pressure is on in Shanghai. In FP1, McLaren asserted themselves as the team to…

Verstappen: “Jumping around cost me quite a bit of lap time” in F1 Brazil GP Sprint qualifying

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Max Verstappen struggled with the bumps on the resurfaced Interlagos Circuit. He believes that it made it more difficult to drive as his Red Bull RB20 bounced a lot, ultimately costing him valuable time. For Saturday’s Sprint, Verstappen qualified in fourth place. His championship rival Lando Norris was beaten for Pole by teammate Oscar Piastri…

Norris says P2 for Brazil F1 Sprint “a pleasant surprise” after FP1 struggles

Chiara Martin5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

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…

F1 | Brazil GP | Sprint Qualifying | Piastri pips Norris to pole, Verstappen P4

Rebecca Malitz5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

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…

“More than enough for P1” — Mercedes and Hamilton left to rue yellow flag in SQ3 at F1 US GP

Shermaine Wong5 months ago08 mins

The Silver Arrows did not have an easy morning with both drivers struggling with the car during FP1, leading to spins for Hamilton and Russell. Despite this, George Russell managed to claim P2 during Sprint Qualifying, just 0.012s behind championship leader Max Verstappen later in the day. The Mercedes driver left the session with confidence…

“It’s been a while” — Verstappen satisfied with pole for F1 Sprint at US GP

Shermaine Wong5 months ago06 mins

At the end of Sprint Qualifying on Friday, there were mixed feelings in the Red Bull garage. Max Verstappen celebrated his first Pole position in four months. The last time the reigning champion was on top was back in June at the Austrian Grand Prix. Meanwhile, his teammate Sergio Pérez was met with disappointment as…

Norris admits he “pushed too hard” as pole opportunity slips away for Miami F1 Sprint

Harshpreet Kaur11 months ago11 months ago05 mins

McLaren’s upgrades were the talk of the town heading into the 2024 F1 Miami GP weekend. The whole updated package was given to Lando Norris. Oscar Piastri will receive the full upgrade package in Imola as he got 50% of it this weekend. McLaren were favourites for pole position at the start of SQ3 as…