The Australian lined up third for Sunday’s race before falling behind Lewis Hamilton to finish fourth after the unfortunate timing of his pitstop shortly before the safety car.Though he said it “hurts to be so close to a podium,” Piastri said it was promising that both McLaren drivers were able Read more
Verstappen was jumped off the line by Norris to the delight of the home fans in attendance at Silverstone, which also let Piastri get close to the Red Bull driver.Norris led the first four laps of the race and managed to resist any early efforts from the Dutchman, but Verstappen Read more
The pair tussled at Stowe, with Stroll passing Gasly for 11th off the track before they came together at Club later in the race.The contact left Gasly with terminal suspension damage, while Stroll received a five-second penalty for causing the collision.Asked by Autosport what had happened during the pair’s battle, Read more
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri secured second and third on the grid for Sunday’s race as they made good use of the latest upgrades.But nobody at the squad was getting too carried away with things, as there was an acceptance that the high-speed nature of the Silverstone circuit, allied to Read more
The two-time champion ran to ninth on Saturday, lapping 0.939 seconds slower than polesitter Max Verstappen. Team-mate Lance Stroll, meanwhile, clocked 12th position.That marked the worst qualifying result of the season for Alonso, who notably was second quickest over a flying lap in Saudi Arabia, Miami, Monaco and Canada.He reckoned Read more
The Williams driver was third in both practice sessions on Friday, and was then second in the rain hit FP3 session on Saturday.While other teams such as McLaren and Mercedes stepped up their game in qualifying, he was seventh in Q1, fourth in Q2 and then eighth in the final Read more
The Red Bull driver saw off a McLaren attack to take pole, beating Lando Norris by 0.241s, who led an impressive qualifying display for the Woking-based squad with Oscar Piastri completing a 2-3. But it was a nightmare qualifying again for Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez, who dropped out in Q1 Read more
Both drivers made pointed remarks over the radio during Q1 on Saturday as they tussled for track position while running in third and fourth respectively.Leclerc said “nice, Carlos, nice, good overtake in the last corner…” after Sainz passed him on track for position, despite the Monegasque driver having priority in Read more
McLaren Racing chief Brown says Palou’s IndyCar results this year have been “very impressive”, alongside which the 26-year-old Spaniard has conducted multiple tests in its TPC (testing previous car) F1 programme.Palou is currently 110 points clear of his IndyCar opposition after a stunning first half to the season for Chip Read more
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz pushed Max Verstappen close on pure pace at the end of the opening practice sessions for Formula 1’s 2023 British Grand Prix, but a close look at the data shows the Red Bull driver was under little pressure when it comes to race speed.In the other Ferrari, Read more