Max Verstappen feared his huge slide out of the final corner in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was going to be “quite spicy” while he faced the wall, with his slip-up a symptom of a difficult-to-tame Red Bull Formula 1 car.In the face of McLaren’s expected dominance, VerstappenContinue Reading
Charles Leclerc is not giving up on winning the constructors’ championship with Ferrari, despite a poor qualifying session that leaves him at the back of the grid.Ferrari is 21 points behind McLaren going into the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi as the Scuderia aims for a firstContinue Reading
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has apologised to Lewis Hamilton for the “idiotic” mistake that led to the seven-time champion being dumped out in Q1 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Hamilton’s hopes of delivering a strong result in his final race weekend for Mercedes already appear to be over after heContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton bemoaned his back luck and felt he could have pushed for a podium in his final race for Mercedes, only for his Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying to end in a disappointing Q1 exit after a dislodged bollard got trapped under his car.The seven-time world champion was on hisContinue Reading
Lando Norris has said McLaren wants to secure the Formula 1 constructors’ championship “in style” by winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after locking out the front row.The Woking-based squad is 21 points ahead of second-placed Ferrari heading into the F1 season finale at Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday.McLaren’s performance thisContinue Reading
After every Formula 1 qualifying session, Autosport publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, thisContinue Reading
Lando Norris took pole position for Formula 1’s 2024 season finale in Abu Dhabi ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz, as long-time qualifying leader Max Verstappen ended up only fifth.Elsewhere, Charles Leclerc lost his best lap in Q2 to a track limits violation for Ferrari, which boosts McLaren’s chancesContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton’s final qualifying for Mercedes in Formula 1 ended in a disappointing Q1 exit on Saturday after a flying bollard got trapped under his car.The seven-time world champion was on his final effort to put in a lap that would get him through to Q2 when he came uponContinue Reading
Reigning Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein began his title defence in perfect fashion with pole for the Sao Paulo E-Prix season-opener, besting Oliver Rowland by just one-tenth.The Porsche driver was nearly two tenths behind Rowland after the opening sector around the Brazilian street circuit, but gradually pulled that deficit backContinue Reading
Pepe Marti became the 18th different winner in the 2024 Formula 2 season in an Abu Dhabi sprint race that was decided by a phenomenal start which propelled him from fourth to first by Turn 1 of the 23-lap race.The Campos driver was followed home by championship leader Gabriel Bortoleto,Continue Reading