There were multiple leaders and battles throughout the field, with incidents and penalties ultimately deciding the podium order.The world champion endured a penalty for clashing with Leclerc on the first lap and had to drive around damage picked up in another incident with Mercedes driver George Russell, but still went on to take his 18th win of the season.Team-mate Sergio Perez was embroiled in …Keep reading
Sainz ran over a metal water valve cover that had come loose and destroyed the chassis, power unit and energy store of his SF-23.A precedent for compensation was set after an incident at the 2017 Malaysian GP, where Romain Grosjean’s Haas was badly damaged after the Frenchman struck a loose drain cover.The US-owned team subsequently negotiated a financial settlement with the Sepang …Keep reading
Unlike F1’s first attempt at racing in Vegas in the early 1980s with the Caesars Palace GP, the new showpiece event for the championship promoter and its owner, Liberty Media, incorporates a 1.4-mile-stretch of the Strip on the Las Vegas Boulevard.The race had already courted some controversy in the weeks leading up to this weekend on this element, when view-blocking filters were applied to …Keep reading
It is asking for payments of “in excess” of $30,000 per spectator, split equally between “general” and “special” damages.After Thursday’s incident involving Carlos Sainz led to first practice being stopped, there was a lengthy delay while water valve covers were checked.FP2 was supposed to start at midnight, and it finally got underway at 0230. However, the venue was cleared of …Keep reading
1. It’s going to be coldLas Vegas was baking in 40+ degree heat back in the middle of summer, but it is very different on late nights in November. Temperatures plummet when the sun goes down and the low grip levels will suit those who can warm their tyres up quickest. McLaren is one of those, and the odds of Lando Norris topping qualifying are at 10/1, while Oscar Piastri is 33/1 – which could Read more…
McLaren went into the inaugural race weekend around the streets of Vegas with muted expectations but, while similar pessimism proved unwarranted in Austin, Mexico or Brazil, it did turn out to be justified on the low-downforce street circuit.Lando Norris was knocked out by former team-mate Daniel Ricciardo by a mere 0.020 seconds in Q1 to qualify 16th, while Oscar Piastri followed in 19th in what …Keep reading
Mercedes W04 chassis #4 was campaigned by Hamilton – who joined the Three-Pointed Star for the 2013 season as team-mate to Nico Rosberg to end his six-year spell at McLaren – in 14 of the 19 rounds.Most notably, Hamilton – who would win six of his seven titles with Mercedes – converted pole position to win the Hungarian GP ahead of Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen and Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel.Of …Keep reading
Sargeant has endured a difficult debut season with Williams, showing flashes of promise that were punctuated by rookie mistakes in his ambitious quest to try and get on par with a high-flying Alex Albon.While some errors led to headline-grabbing crashes, others flew under the radar but cost the Floridian a better qualifying position, putting him on the backfoot – and left him without points until …Keep reading
F1’s long-awaited spectacle on the streets of the gambling haven of America got off to a disrupted start on Thursday when Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari suffered huge damage after striking the a loose water valve cover after just eight minutes into FP1.The session was abandoned as track workers were forced to remove all 30 covers around the 6.2km circuit and fill them with sand and asphalt, which led to a …Keep reading
Track action finished at 4am local time on Friday morning, three hours later than scheduled, after a delay caused by the need to inspect and make secure all the water valve covers around the track.This followed the curtailment of FP1 after Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz struck a cover at high speed, which had been torn loose by Esteban Ocon’s Alpine, wrecking the underside of his car.Domenicali and …Keep reading