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F1 Mexico GP: Verstappen holds off Albon effort to top rookie-filled FP1

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Verstappen logged a 1m19.718s on softs, having dispatched Lando Norris from top spot as the McLaren driver had been among the first of the frontrunners to switch to the... read more »

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Russell handed three-place grid drop for F1 Sprint after impeding Leclerc

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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George Russell has been handed a three-place grid penalty for Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix Sprint after being found to have impeded Charles Leclerc during the Shootout.... read more »

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F1 Qatar GP: Verstappen tops slippery, windy practice from Sainz

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Verstappen bolted on the soft tyres in the final part of the session to leapfrog long-time session leader Fernando Alonso, setting a 1m27.428s. The championship leader - who... read more »

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Gasly 'doesn't understand' Alpine order to swap positions in F1 Japanese GP

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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In the final stages of the Suzuka race, Gasly was asked to let Ocon by as the pair were set to finish ninth and 10th.Gasly angrily protested on the radio but eventually... read more »

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Leclerc slams fellow drivers after Singapore GP 'jungle'

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Charles Leclerc has criticised his fellow Formula 1 drivers for making the final sector a 'jungle' during qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. read more »

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F1 teams failed to provide consensus to create fourth DRS zone

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Drivers have expressed their surprise that a fourth DRS zone has not been added on the revised back straight amid concerns over a lack of overtaking at the Marina Bay circuit.A... read more »

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F1 drivers divided on Singapore track changes improving overtaking

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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The Formula 1 grid is largely divided on the impact the track changes in Singapore will have on racing, with several questioning the idea of not inserting a fourth DRS zone.... read more »

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Why rivals don't want BOP tweaks to help stop Red Bull F1 dominance

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Construction work around the final sector of the Marina Bay city circuit means four of the characteristic 90-degree turns have been ditched. The replacement, a longer back... read more »

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Leclerc: Slipstream would have given Ferrari F1 Italian GP front row lockout

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Having set the fastest middle sector of the Q3 shootout, Carlos Sainz led the Ferrari attack on home soil as the Spaniard bagged pole position at Monza courtesy of a 1m20.294s... read more »

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How Monza lost an iconic element ahead of F1 2023

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The towering trees that used to push right up against the twin, quick right-handers early in the second sector have been dramatically thinned - the race missing an almost... read more »

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Norris' "worst second half of a lap" still enough for second in F1 Dutch GP quali

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The McLaren driver was the best of the rest behind the dominant Max Verstappen, qualifying second but some 0.537s off the Red Bull polesitter at Zandvoort.Norris briefly looked... read more »

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Norris 'doesn't know' how he finished seventh in F1 Belgian GP

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Norris finished where he started in seventh but struggled on the medium Pirellis during his opening stint to lose three places before pitting on lap five of 44 for hard... read more »

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Piastri ‘disappointed’ with P6 after ‘lacking confidence’ in Q3

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Oscar Piastri has been left ‘disappointed’ after qualifying sixth for the Belgian Grand Prix, saying that he was lacking confidence in the closing stages of Q3. For the... read more »

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Hamilton suffers shocking first lap as ricciardo caught in turn 1 tangle

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Lewis Hamilton had an awful first lap at the Hungarian Grand Prix, losing three places in the first sector. read more »

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Perez: Poor first sector cost probable P4 in Hungary qualifying

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Sergio Perez says a poor run through the first sector on his final flying lap in qualifying cost him a fourth-place starting spot for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix. The... read more »

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Brundle labels Mercedes 'worst car' amid Hungary struggles

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Martin Brundle described the W14 as the 'worst car' through part of the final sector during FP2 as the teams collected data for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix. read more »

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Leclerc: Sainz's late Q1 overtake at Silverstone 'no big deal'

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 965 views )

Charles Leclerc has played down the significance of Carlos Sainz's decision to overtake him to gain track position at the end of Q1. With time running down on the clock,... read more »

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F1 British GP: Leclerc tops wet final practice at Silverstone

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Leclerc punched in a 1m27.419s prior to a smattering of rainfall, which briefly intensified enough to dampen the circuit and reduce the available grip for the second half of... read more »

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Wolff accuses Verstappen of committing 'revenge foul' on Hamilton

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says Max Verstappen committed a "revenge foul" on Lewis Hamilton during the Sprint Shootout in Austria. Hamilton endured a dismal... read more »

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Alonso "four seconds" away from front row in F1 Canadian GP qualifying

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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On his second flying lap in a wet Q3, Alonso set the fastest middle sector and was set to overhaul Nico Hulkenberg's surprise effort for second place, but was denied the... read more »

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Did the Spanish GP's faster final sector help or hurt F1's racing?

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 683 views )

F1 decided to bypass the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya tight chicane and instead restore its original final sector, with two fast right-handers leading onto the main straight,... read more »

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Drivers speak out on 'challenging' change to Barcelona track

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 637 views )

The days of complaining about the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya sector three chicane complex are over after F1 changed the track layout for the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

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Sargeant causes Spanish GP practice red flag with final corner shunt

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 563 views )

Logan Sargeant caused a red flag early on during Saturday's FP3 session for the Spanish Grand Prix, falling victim to the track layout changes in sector three. read more »

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Albon: losing chicane that "ruined" Spain will improve racing

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 851 views )

A return to the previous high-speed final sector, last used by the championship in 2006, has shortened the lap by 18 metres. The change was conceived to boost overtaking... read more »

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Red Bull: Mid-season aero reduction might impact Aston Martin's F1 2023 bid

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 629 views )

In the hands of Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin has been the surprise package of the 2023 F1 season, with Alonso sitting third in the standings behind Max Verstappen and Sergio... read more »