Verstappen failed to improve with his second Q3 run, dropping two tenths, but he could still rely on an earlier 1m27.472s flying lap to land top spot over Ferrari racer Charles Leclerc and Red Bull RB20 team-mate Sergio Perez.The reigning three-time F1 world champion said that his first and fastestContinue Reading
Verstappen will start ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.Saudi Arabian Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on poleContinue Reading
Verstappen produced a 1m27.472s on his first run in Q3, but did not improve on his second attempt and so that stood as the time to beat.Leclerc had only been fourth, a massive 0.8s down after the first runs, where he had tried an additional warm-up tour to cure aContinue Reading
In a dramatic development to the saga surrounding Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, it has emerged that Marko may face disciplinary action as the result of a fresh investigation that has been launched against him.Just 24 hours after the female employee at the centre of the allegations made againstContinue Reading
Formula 1 has seen just five female drivers in its 74 years of recorded history. There are now more women involved in motorsport, with series such as F1 Academy – which features solely women drivers – to encourage more women and girls into motorsport and support them to progress inContinue Reading
Charles Leclerc finished second for Ferrari, with Sergio Perez third in the other RB20 and Carlos Sainz’s illness-replacement, Oliver Bearman, taking 10th in the second of the Scuderia’s machines.Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas ventured out on track first, with plenty of attention already on Bearman – a crowd of cameras and photographersContinue Reading
As reported by Autosport earlier this week, Audi has approved plans for a full takeover of the shareholding of the Sauber team from current owner Islero Investments AG. This had initially only been expected to be completed by 2026.Audi has also outlined further commitment to the project, having appointed Oliver Hoffmann,Continue Reading
Bearman’s even younger Prema team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been all the rage recently as Mercedes ponders its driver options for 2025, but Bearman is equally seen as a superstar of the future.Following success in karting and Formula 4, the Chelmsford native was invited to the Ferrari Driver Academy ScoutingContinue Reading
My first ideas for the top 10 female race and rally drivers of all time included entries from all over the world, maybe with one or two unsung heroines and some historical pioneers. However, looking at the cold, hard statistics of the best and fastest women of their day gaveContinue Reading
As revealed by Autosport earlier this week, Bell ended his association with Alpine shortly before it was announced that he had joined Aston Martin as its new technical executive director.In his new role, he will oversee the technical, engineering and performance functions of the Silverstone-based squad and report directly toContinue Reading