F2 Qatar: Bearman wins sprint race after Hadjar pass
Oliver Bearman took his third sprint race victory of the 2024 Formula 2 season after winning out in a strategic battle with championship-chasing Isack Hadjar.Having started on pole for the partially-reversed-grid race with hard tyres fitted to his Prema entry, the future Haas Formula 1 driver lost ground early onContinue Reading
Why McLaren told Norris not to give Piastri Qatar F1 sprint win
McLaren told Lando Norris several times not to hand Oscar Piastri a payback Qatar Grand Prix sprint race win because it was concerned about the threat from Mercedes’ George Russell.Norris said after he finished second in the first, shorter contest of the weekend at the Losail circuit that he hadContinue Reading
Horner baffled by Perez start: “When the light goes out, you’re supposed to go”
Red Bull boss Christian Horner says he doesn’t understand why Sergio Perez botched his pit lane start in Qatar’s Formula 1 sprint race, which allowed Franco Colapinto to overtake him.Perez and his Williams rival, who having both fallen in Friday’s SQ1 were due to line up towards the back ofContinue Reading
Verstappen: “Rally car” Red Bull was undriveable in Qatar GP sprint
Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen rued his “terrible” balance through the Qatar Grand Prix sprint and felt his Red Bull felt more like a rally car during the 19-lap race.The Dutchman fell to ninth on the opening lap after being overtaken by a fast-starting Lewis Hamilton off the line,Continue Reading
Russell frustrated by “infuriating” McLaren Qatar F1 sprint race tactics
George Russell labelled McLaren’s tactics “infuriating” after being relegated to third place in the Qatar F1 sprint, having qualified second and fallen fractionally short of pole position yesterday.McLaren’s Lando Norris claimed pole, with team-mate Oscar Piastri in third, but the Australian made a bold move past Russell’s Mercedes around the outsideContinue Reading
Norris had decided on sprint race sacrifice at Brazilian GP
Lando Norris says he had made his mind up already in Brazil to sacrifice a Formula 1 sprint win for Oscar Piastri as payback for what his team-mate did there.The Briton dominated the Qatar sprint race from the start, and spent much of the event backing off to help hisContinue Reading
F1 Qatar GP: Piastri given sprint win by Norris in tactical 1-2 for McLaren
Oscar Piastri was gifted the Qatar Grand Prix sprint victory by Lando Norris, who controlled a tactical race that boosts McLaren’s chances of sealing Formula 1’s constructors’ championship.Norris ensured Piastri remained second by staying within DRS range, which allowed the Australian to repel an effervescent George Russell throughout the 19-lapContinue Reading
Perez and Colapinto to start Qatar sprint from pit lane
Sergio Perez and Franco Colapinto will start from the pit lane for Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix sprint race after changes were made to their cars under parc ferme conditions.The pair both had a difficult time in Friday’s sprint shootout session as they were eliminated in SQ1.Colapinto, who has comeContinue Reading
Why F1’s cars are now “hanging on” as Qatar’s lap time tumbles by 3.4 seconds
Formula 1 drivers are used to going quick, but even they have been a bit taken aback by just how fast things have been in Qatar this weekend.Indeed, as Lando Norris jumped out of his McLaren after snatching pole for the sprint race on Friday evening, he was wide-eyed aboutContinue Reading
Zelos pushing hard for full-time BTCC seat
Three-time Mini Challenge champion Dan Zelos is still pushing hard to join the British Touring Car Championship grid full-time for 2025.The 26-year-old finally got his BTCC break in August after clinching his third crown in the support series when Excelr8 Motorsport, the team with which he won all his MiniContinue Reading