The Haas driver picked up three separate penalties in his battle with Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.Magnussen’s driving mirrored tactics he used in Saudi Arabia earlier this year where, once penalised, he was able to defend to such an extent that team-mate NicoContinue Reading
Alonso received a 10-second penalty in China’s sprint race after making glancing contact with Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, which Alonso couldn’t serve as he retired with a puncture.Alonso, who also received three penalty points, said he didn’t understand why he was penalised for what he felt was a racing incident.LastContinue Reading
Once again Verstappen did the double on Saturday, with sprint race victory followed by grand prix qualifying pole, just as he did during the Chinese GP and the first revised sprint event of the season.Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has a second shot at Verstappen as he also returns to the frontContinue Reading
The reigning world champion notched up his seventh consecutive F1 grand prix pole position, backing up his sprint race pole from Friday in the process, to continue his domination in Miami having converted that pole into a sprint race win earlier today.But in a similar pattern to sprint race qualifying,Continue Reading
After another difficult qualifying session in the Miami Grand Prix, as Russell and team-mate Lewis Hamilton could manage no better than seventh and eighth on the grid, the team is now clear about how far off the pace it is.While it has faith that its current W15 car has deliveredContinue Reading
For several races there has been unease at Aston Martin with how its drivers are getting the worst of some of the FIA race stewards’ decisions.Alonso was handed a penalty in Australia for potentially dangerous driving, as the excessive manner in which he slowed down for a corner led toContinue Reading
In a rare interview, the Austrian has moved to rubbish any talk that Verstappen is considering overtures from Mercedes to join its squad in 2025, with the German manufacturer having spoken many times about its interest in getting the three-time world champion.And Mintzlaff has questioned whether it is correct forContinue Reading
Verstappen will start ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz 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.Miami Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc Cla NºDriver CarContinue Reading
Verstappen posted a 1m27.241s to lead Leclerc by 0.141-seconds on the first runs in Q3, where they were trailed by Carlos Sainz in the other Ferrari.On the final runs, although Verstappen set the session’s fastest time in the first sector, the leading trio could not better their previous best timesContinue Reading
Norris retired at the start of Saturday’s 19-lap contest after tangling with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll, with the second Aston of Fernando Alonso and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton also caught up in a four-way melee.After exiting his stricken McLaren, which sustained floor and rear-end damage, Norris crossed the circuit to returnContinue Reading