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Verstappen cruises to comfortable Suzuka pole position

12 days 14 hours ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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He laid the foundations in Friday’s opening practice and on Saturday Max Verstappen converted his practice form to pole position during Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix... read more »

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Sargeant to miss FP2 in Japan; Williams F1 chassis undamaged

13 days 15 hours ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Logan Sargeant will not participate in Friday's FP2 session at Suzuka after he sustained damage to his Williams F1 car, but the American has escaped without damage to his... read more »

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Brown: Maturing Piastri has lost his F1 "rookie stripes"

27 days 4 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

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Piastri has arrived at his home race in Melbourne in a much stronger situation than was the case on his debut last year, when the Australian GP was only his third F1 start and... read more »

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Williams withdraw Sargeant from Australian GP following Albon crash

27 days 11 hours ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Williams has announced it is withdrawing Logan Sargeant from this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix following damage sustained to Alex Albon’s FW46 in opening practice. During... read more »

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F1 2024 Australian Grand Prix - FP2 Results

27 days 15 hours ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Friday’s Formula 1 action down under concluded with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc setting the fastest time in FP2, a 1:17.277. The top three comprised of Ferrari, Red Bull, Ferrari... read more »

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Verstappen claims F1 Saudi Arabian GP pole position

about 1 month ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Max Verstappen claimed his first pole position in Jeddah, securing the first spot on the grid for the 2024 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after Friday’s Qualifying session.... read more »

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Alonso ‘confident’ in Aston Martin despite subpar Bahrain GP

about 1 month ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Fernando Alonso remains “confident” in Aston Martin’s prospects in Formula 1 in 2024 despite dropping to ninth place in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Alonso admitted... read more »

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Drivers discuss experimentation with F1 qualifying delta system

about 1 month ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Several Formula 1 drivers commented on the FIA’s attempts to govern qualifying delta times after a proposed system was rejected ahead of Friday’s session. The issue of traffic... read more »

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Piastri hints Red Bull sandbagging ahead of Bahrain F1 qualifying

about 1 month ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Oscar Piastri believes people must judge Red Bull’s pace relative to its rivals to see “how many sandbags come out” after Friday’s Formula 1 running in Bahrain. Max Verstappen... read more »

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Hamilton fronts Mercedes 1-2 in second Bahrain practice

about 1 month ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Lewis Hamilton fronted a Mercedes 1-2 in the second practice session for Formula 1’s season-opening 2024 round in Bahrain this weekend. The seven-time champion emerged quickest... read more »

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Verstappen admits revised F1 Sprint format is ‘more logical’

2 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Reigning Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen has said the proposed changes to Sprint weekends are “more logical” amid his continued stance against the format. In 2023, F1... read more »

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The complications associated with F1's new sprint format

2 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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The clock is ticking as the first sprint of 2024 is in China on 19-21 April, to be followed by events at the Miami, Austrian, US, Qatar and Brazilian GPs.While sprints have... read more »

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McLaren ‘well and truly fighting at the front’ in Abu Dhabi

5 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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There’s plenty of optimism at McLaren heading into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as the team expects to ‘well and truly’ compete amongst the front runners come Sunday. McLaren... read more »

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F1 to test automatic rain light system post FP1 in Abu Dhabi

5 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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The Formula 1 drivers present in FP1 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will complete a short test of an automatic rain light system at the conclusion of Friday’s session. Typically,... read more »

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Pirelli: ‘The layout of the circuit can help’ improve Sprints

5 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 138 views )

Pirelli's Chief Engineer Simone Berra believes “that it should be better to decide properly where the layout of the circuit can help” improve the spectacle of the Sprint... read more »

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Norris: Brazil Sprint pole lap ‘one of the worst I’ve done’

6 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 285 views )

Lando Norris was surprised after claiming pole position for Formula 1’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix Sprint race, delivering what he branded “one of the worst laps” he’s ever done. The... read more »

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Leclerc considered abandoning Q3 run amid tricky conditions

6 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Charles Leclerc admits the difficult conditions late in qualifying at the Brazilian Grand Prix prompted him to consider abandoning the Q3 lap that earned him second position.... read more »

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Stella: Piastri’s ‘rate of learning is remarkable’

6 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has heaped praise on rookie Oscar Piastri by claiming his “rate of learning is remarkable”, despite a tough weekend in the United States.... read more »

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Verstappen concedes Sprint pole run ‘wasn’t particularly great’

6 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Max Verstappen concedes that his final run in the Sprint Shootout at the United States "wasn't particularly great" despite bagging pole position for the Sprint... read more »

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Piastri bemoans ‘Not my finest qualifying’ at COTA

6 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Oscar Piastri admitted his performance in Friday’s qualifying for the United States Grand Prix wasn’t his “finest” as he rued mistakes that left him only 10th. Piastri’s... read more »

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Norris: "Missed opportunities" to fight for both Qatar F1 wins behind qualifying frustration

6 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Norris saw both of his Q3 laptimes deleted in Friday's qualifying at Losail, meaning he would start the race from 10th rather than second behind polesitter Max... read more »

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Sainz hopes 2023 Friday set-up experiments pay off ‘long term’

6 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 407 views )

Carlos Sainz has revealed that he has been conducting set-up experiments on his Ferrari car on select Fridays throughout 2023. Ferrari have endured an inconsistent campaign... read more »

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Pirelli: Communication over track design will avoid Qatar repeat

6 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 290 views )

Pirelli’s Head of Car Racing and Formula 1 Mario Isola believes better “communication” will help avoid a repeat of the tyre woes seen during the Qatar Grand Prix weekend.... read more »

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Sainz frustrated with P6 as set-up woes persist into qualifying

7 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 281 views )

After claiming two consecutive pole positions in Italy and Singapore, Carlos Sainz’s qualifying hot streak ended after qualifying sixth for the Japanese Grand Prix. The... read more »

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Albon: Williams ‘struggling in the race runs’ at Suzuka

7 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Alex Albon was left feeling confident of Williams’ one-lap pace after Friday’s practice sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix, but admits that the team was “struggling in the... read more »