George Russell has explained his frustration over team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s outlap in Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix qualifying, explaining both Mercedes drivers were angling for the same slipstream.On the first of two runs in the final Q3 shoot-out, Russell was behind Hamilton on their preparation laps as they were keptContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz thinks bouncing in the high-speed corners is what has derailed Ferrari’s prospects at Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.The Spaniard and team-mate Charles Leclerc had hoped to be in the fight for pole position at Barcelona but ended up on the third row as McLaren’s Lando Norris beat MaxContinue Reading
Lucky? A little bit. That Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll walked away from FP3 at Barcelona without receiving anything more than a reprimand for what can be charitably described as ‘avoidable contact’ left something of a sour taste in the mouth.The end of the final practice session at the CircuitContinue Reading
Daniel Ricciardo has insisted RB’s Spanish Grand Prix performance with an upgraded car was “encouraging” despite both drivers missing out on Q2.The Faenza-based outfit had been on the up in recent races and added a number of updates, including a new floor, to the car at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.ButContinue Reading
Lando Norris put in a last gasp effort to take pole position from Max Verstappen by 0.020s, with third to fifth – Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Charles Leclerc – covered by only 0.030s.Oscar Piastri had looked like he was in with a chance of joining his McLaren team-mate NorrisContinue Reading
Lando Norris snatched pole position from championship leader Max Verstappen late on in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying, finding just 0.02s on his final flying lap to secure his second F1 pole.Verstappen looked set for his eighth pole of 2024 after setting a 1m11.673s on his first tour to make aContinue Reading
Norris will start ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton 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.Spanish Grand Prix grid: Norris on pole fromContinue Reading
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll have received a reprimand for making contact with other cars during Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix third free practice.Towards the end of Saturday’s FP3 session, Leclerc was impeded by Lando Norris through Turn 5, which provoked an angry response from theContinue Reading
Sauber has refuted that its current lack of performance is related to its new owner Audi focusing most of its efforts on Formula 1’s 2026 regulations.The team is the only one yet to score points after nine races, being hamstrung by pitstop and other reliability issues at the start ofContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll, Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris are all under investigation by Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix stewards following two bizarre separate collisions in final practice.With the last running before qualifying critical for drivers to nail their set-up and tyre preparation ahead of the battle for grid positions,Continue Reading