The Ferrari driver completed just three laps in practice after spinning at Turn 16 and suffering a clutch issue at the Miami track.But having been a prolific qualifier in his F1 career, with 23 pole positions, Leclerc admitted he was struggling to find the right window with the tyres inContinue Reading
Norris had led SQ1 and SQ2 in his massively upgraded McLaren in Miami on Friday evening, with his time in the middle segment of sprint qualifying good enough to have beaten eventual session-topper Max Verstappen.But Norris lost 0.8s to the Red Bull in their respective first sectors on the soleContinue Reading
Verstappen skated around the Miami Autodrome on his only lap in the top 10 shootout, but his nearest rivals also struggled to improve on their SQ2 times despite bolting on softer tyres for the final shootout.McLaren’s Lando Norris particularly looked to have missed a chance for a second consecutive sprintContinue Reading
Norris had led SQ1 and SQ2, with a time in the middle segment that would have been good enough to top SQ3, but on the switch to the soft tyres for the final segment he fell out of contention on the red-walled rubber – the Briton particularly paying for losingContinue Reading
On Wednesday, it was announced that design guru Newey would leave Red Bull after a 19-year stint, during which he helped the team win seven drivers’ and six constructors’ championships with Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen as its star drivers.It is understood Newey decided to leave Red Bull after becomingContinue Reading
Speculation about Antonelli being fast tracked into an F1 seat this year has ramped up in the wake of the Mercedes junior being given extra days in testing a 2021 car to get him up to speed in grand prix machinery.Furthermore, it has emerged over the Miami GP weekend thatContinue Reading
The surging growth that has seen the full-time entries go from 18 in 2017 to now 27 which has presented an ongoing problem that continues to worsen. That number is likely to only get bigger next year with Prema fielding two cars.At a time when there is a collective effortContinue Reading
Abel Motorsports was up against the clock to be the 35th entrant in the 108th edition of the Indy 500, with Friday marking the deadline.Despite its best efforts, team manager John Brunner confirmed to Autosport his squad will not be among the participants.”We’re out,” Brunner said. “We’re pulling the plug.”BrunnerContinue Reading
The Brackley team has struggled for consistency with its often ill-handling W15, finding it hard to produce a car that works across all corner types and speeds, with its limitations seemingly shifting from circuit to circuit.Further updates to make the car more benign to handle for Lewis Hamilton and GeorgeContinue Reading
The championship leader went to the top of the order early on in the session prior to a red flag period but struggled upon the resumption of the session as his RB20 appeared to lack balance in the majority of the session.A lock-up at Turn 17 had nixed one lapContinue Reading