The Red Bull driver notched up his second pole of the season in dramatic circumstances, when his first Q3 effort was enough to take top spot as his rivals faltered before Charles Leclerc crashed late on and caused a red flag to prematurely end the session.With all drivers in the Read more
Perez will start ahead of Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) in Sunday’s race after the one-hour qualifying session on Saturday, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crashed out Read more
George Russell of Mercedes was quickest in FP1, before Verstappen topped FP2 with the fastest time of the day.Miami Grand Prix FP1 results: Russell fastest from Hamilton ClaDriver LapsTimeGapIntervalkm/h 1 George Russell 18 1’30.125 216.179 2 Lewis Hamilton …Keep reading
The Ferraris were the first to break into the 1m31s at the opening of the session, Carlos Sainz posting a 1m31.787s before he was shaded by Leclerc by three tenths in the initial runs.This was still well over a second slower than George Russell’s benchmark from FP1, although Perez eventually brought Read more
The reigning F1 world champion returned to the top of the times after a Mercedes 1-2 in first practice, as Verstappen posted a best lap of 1m27.930s to lead the second session by 0.385s from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.Charles Leclerc slotted into third place but crashed late on for Ferrari, clattering Read more
Kevin Magnussen led the pack around at the start of the early running on the medium and hard tyres – the Dane therefore establishing the first place benchmark at 1m36.852s using the yellow-walled rubber.Esteban Ocon and Nico Hulkenberg then forged ahead on the medium and hard tyres respectively, before Lewis Read more
With Red Bull’s RB19 proving to be the class of the field and well clear of the opposition, the fight for the drivers’ championship appears to be exclusively between its drivers.Such an internal rivalry has proved hard for squads to deal with in the past because it heightens the prospects Read more
In the second year of the 2022-era of ground-effect machines, following other cars in traffic has become more difficult as teams have found ways to add downforce to their cars, making it progressively harder to overtake.Last week’s colourless Azerbaijan Grand Prix painfully highlighted the lack of action on a street Read more
The Mexican’s victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has moved him to within six points of world championship leader Max Verstappen and confirmed him as a genuine challenger for the crown.Reflecting on the Baku performance, and especially on the way he controlled the pace at the front – like in Read more
Ex-McLaren F1 driver Michael Andretti has bolstered the chances of his team proposal being given the green light to enter the series in 2026 after gaining the support of GM sub-brand Cadillac.But unlike fierce American automotive rival Ford, which has partnered with Red Bull Powertrains predominantly via a commercial relationship, Read more