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Russell “really disappointed” with himself as he throws away update kit with sizable crash in F1 US GP qualifying

The United States GP qualifying ended abruptly when George Russell collided with the barriers during his final Q3 push lap. The Briton suffered a snap of oversteer at Turn 19, sending him into the gravel and destroying his front right suspension, prompting double yellow flags. With Lewis Hamilton knocked out in Q1, it was a…

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Sainz targets victory at F1 US GP after strong Saturday in Austin: “It will be a super close race between three cars”

After an exciting performance in the F1 Sprint that saw Carlos Sainz taking the second spot in the last lap from Lando Norris, the Spaniard confirmed the great pace Ferrari has brought to Austin, as the 30-year-old driver from Madrid scored the third fastest lap time of Saturday evening, 0.322s slower than Norris’ pole lap….

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Verstappen “overall happy” with Red Bull performace despite “unfortunate” Q3 at F1 US GP as he starts P2

After a dominant performance during the 2024 United States Grand Prix Sprint Race, which saw him across the line 3.882 seconds ahead of Scuderia Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and 6.240 seconds ahead of close title rival Lando Norris of McLaren Racing, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen views his second place starting position for Sunday’s race as…

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“It’s what we needed to do” — Norris on “beautiful” qualifying lap which earned him pole position for F1 US GP

After a disappointing third-place finish in the 2024 United States Grand Prix Sprint Race, McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris will start Sunday’s race from pole position, just ahead of title rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing. The twenty-four-year-old, who currently sits 54 points behind championship leader Verstappen, produced a stunning lap time of 1:32.330 during…

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“It’s not a mental problem” — Hamilton reflects on “pretty terrible” F1 US GP qualifying performance

Lewis Hamilton’s nightmare weekend continued at the United States Grand Prix late Saturday afternoon as he was sensationally knocked out in Q1. In the fight for pole in Sprint qualifying, the 39-year-old was compromised by Franco Colapinto spinning in SQ3, leaving him down in P7 on the grid. He made up a spot in the…

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F1 | US GP | Qualifying | Norris pips Verstappen to pole as Russell crashes in Q3

Q1 Zhou Guanyu set the first time of the session as he put in a 1:35.479. Alonso rapidly beat that, logging a 1:34.496 to go quickest. Championship contender Lando Norris went top on a 1:34.029, beating Carlos Sainz by 0.075s. Oscar Piastri slotted into P3, 0.214s away from his teammate. Despite a poor final corner,…

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Norris “did the most I could” as “front tyres were completely finished” in run to P3 at F1 US GP Sprint

Lando Norris added 6 points to his championship total as he finished P3 in the F1 Sprint at the United States Grand Prix. Starting 4th, the Brit had a great first lap. He got up the inside at turn 1, passing Leclerc. With Russell going a touch wide, the McLaren driver took advantage and claimed…

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

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…

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Verstappen’s FIA swearing row is still unresolved, while GPDA director Russell promises F1 driver’s statement

Max Verstappen says that the result of the swearing row at last round’s Singapore Grand Prix remains unsolved, with GPDA director George Russell confirming that the drivers will issue a statement on this matter within next week. At Thursday’s press conference ahead of the Singapore GP, Verstappen used a swear word to describe his RB20’s…

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Altering front bib height under F1 parc fermé “clearly breaking” boundaries, say McLaren drivers

McLaren Racing’s Oscar Piastri has denounced the use of any device to alter a Formula One car under parc fermé conditions. While speaking ahead of the 2024 United States Grand Prix, Piastri acknowledged that F1 teams, including McLaren, often pushed the boundaries of the technical regulations but stated that the use of any method or…

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