The championship leader bagged his third pole of the season, denying Ferrari and Carlos Sainz a chance to lead the field away on Sunday despite the Spaniard heading both Q1 and... read more »
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Verstappen had not headlined a single session across the weekend so far, but dialled in his pace throughout the qualifying sessions and found a quarter-second advantage at the... read more »
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It was business as usual for Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who made it three poles from three races in F1 2024. read more »
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Ricciardo qualified half a second off his RB team-mate Yuki Tsunoda in Q2 after he failed to find more lap time on his final run whereas most drivers around him did.Tsunoda... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo was left hoping to find his RB Formula 1 car was damaged after being eliminated in Q2 in qualifying for the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Ricciardo will start... read more »
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The good thing is we managed to get both cars into Q2, so that's pretty good. read more »
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Bearman made his full F1 debut in place of the appendicitis-addled Carlos Sainz at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Friday, jumping into an SF-24 with only FP3 to prepare... read more »
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Verstappen will start ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments... read more »
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The pace of the RB20 in the world champion's hands throughout practice and qualifying has further highlighted the advantage he has over the opposition right now.But... read more »
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What we saw tonight is that, once again, the competition around us will be extremely tight, and one tenth can be the difference between making it to Q2 or going out in the... read more »
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From FP3, we focused on our low-fuel performance and after the sessions we thought if we could do a good job, we can get into Q2 - we achieved that. read more »
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After all the talk and posturing of pre-season testing and practice, the true pace of the grid was revealed with Red Bull's Verstappen taking his 33rd career F1 pole by... read more »
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Although Red Bull had been predicted to resume its 2023 dominance after testing, Verstappen had not headlined any of the sessions leading up to the final stage of qualifying as... read more »
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Charles Leclerc admits that it was a positive surprise that Ferrari’s deficit to Red Bull in qualifying in Bahrain was “closer than what it looks on the timesheets”. The... read more »
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While Charles Leclerc was unable to repeat his session-topping Q2 time, clearing the way for Max Verstappen to grab pole position, Russell led the Mercedes charge by running... read more »
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Three-time world champion Verstappen will begin his title defence from first place on the grid in Sakhir after his 1min29.179s final flying lap eclipsed main threat Leclerc by... read more »
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The reigning champion had taken a back seat during the opening two stages of qualifying but, when it came down to Q3, he set a demanding benchmark of a 1m29.421s - and then... read more »
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Verstappen will start ahead of Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and George Russell (Mercedes) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars... read more »
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In a tight Q2 session, Hamilton could only muster 11th and reported on the radio afterwards that "there's something not right with this car". Meanwhile,... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has revealed his confusion at a total lack of pace at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend after being knocked out of Q2 for the second successive race. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton was clearly downbeat after qualifying 11th for the second straight weekend in Abu Dhabi, labelling his recent Saturday struggles as “rare.” Saturday’s Qualifying... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton had no answers to explain why he was knocked out in Q2 for the second consecutive weekend as he struggled for pace at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »
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Verstappen will start ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and McLaren's Oscar Piastri after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with... read more »
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In a final qualifying session where the soft tyres were good for just a single flying lap - unlike the multiple fliers seen last week in Las Vegas - Lewis Hamilton was also... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton suffered a disappointing performance in qualifying, getting knocked out in Q2 after a tricky outing around the circuit. read more »