2024 F1 Miami GP sprint qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole
Verstappen will start ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez (Red Bull) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three quickfire segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. Per the new sprint weekend format, which was firstContinue Reading
F1 Miami GP: Verstappen beats Leclerc to sprint race pole
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
Brown: Newey won’t be last domino to fall at Red Bull F1 team
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
Williams plays down Antonelli talk, despite F1 superlicence request
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
Rahal: IndyCar needs to focus on parts shortage, not new teams
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 “pulling plug” on 2024 Indy 500 effort due to lack of funding
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
Mercedes playing catch-up with F1 Miami floor upgrade
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
F1 Miami GP: Verstappen fastest in FP1 as Leclerc spins out
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
Alonso: Newey exit doesn’t mean Red Bull F1 team is imploding
Earlier this week Red Bull confirmed its long-time design guru Newey would be leaving the team after a 19-year stint, which yielded seven drivers’ and six constructors’ championships so far.Newey was understood to be dissatisfied with the political power plays going on behind the scenes at Red Bull, which areContinue Reading
Williams in talks with Newey about F1 reunion
Newey announced earlier this week that he will be leaving his current Red Bull outfit at the start of next year, having grown unhappy about many aspects of working there over the past few months.The arrangement that Newey has reached with Red Bull means he will be a free agentContinue Reading