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The Spaniard has proved the progress that his squad is making as he emerged from qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix in third position as Red Bull’s closest rival.And although the characteristics of his AMR24 car, which appears better in single-lap pace than long runs, means he is not expecting to hold on to his place in the Shanghai race, he says it is a situation he and the team cannot be …Keep reading
Hamilton proved how strong the race pace of the team’s W15 is when he finished second in the Shanghai sprint, beaten only by Max Verstappen’s Red Bull.It was a performance that confirmed suspicions that the Mercedes is better against the opposition on long runs, but is struggling to extract as good a performance on single-lap form which often leaves it far down the order.Russell said that …Keep reading
Love passed Parker Kligerman at the start of the first overtime, but a multi-car wreck triggered by several drivers running out of fuel sent the race into a second two-lap overtime.After taking the white flag, Love briefly raced side-by-side with Leland Honeyman but eventually powered past him and held off Riley Herbst by 0.141 seconds to earn the win, his first in just his ninth start. Love, a …Keep reading
Perez enjoyed a solid start to the year with three podiums in four races, all runner-up spots to Verstappen.Those performances have strengthened his position within the team as it is weighing up whether to renew the Mexican’s expiring contract or bring in new blood for 2025 and beyond, with plenty of free agents on the market for next year.Last year, Perez appeared to struggle under his own …Keep reading
McDowell, whose first career pole came earlier this season at Atlanta Motor Speedway, was fastest in both rounds on Saturday, winning the pole with an average lap speed of 182.022 mph over fellow Ford driver Austin Cindric (181.739 mph).In three superspeedway races this season, McDowell has started second, first and now second. He was involved in a wreck in the season-opening Daytona 500 and …Keep reading
McLaren had targeted a May release for its first big upgrade batch for the MCL38 driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and has now confirmed that it is on course to bring the new specification to the Miami Grand Prix held on 5 May.”For Miami, we will have finally the first round of upgrades to our car,” team boss Stella confirmed in Shanghai.McLaren has started off the 2024 season in promising …Keep reading
Larson was not allowed a qualifying attempt Saturday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team could face further NASCAR penalties.Prior to the start of the first round of Saturday’s qualifying session, NASCAR announced Larson would not be allowed to participate and was sent back to the Cup Series garage.A NASCAR spokesman said the team was penalized for making an …Keep reading
A reshuffle of Formula 1’s rather Marmite sprint weekend format has now come to pass at the Chinese Grand Prix, as the sprint race – won by Max Verstappen, no less – moved to the morning rounds.Last year’s arrangement of settling the grid on Friday for the grand prix offered the pleasing sibilance of Saturday sprint sessions, but at the detriment of the teams as they were already locked into parc …Keep reading
Aston Martin had filed a protest against the result in the wake of Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz’s off-track excursion in Q2.Sainz spun out of the final corner and tapped the tyre wall on the opposite side of the circuit, causing a red flag as he was stationary for over a minute.Read Also: Formula 1Aston Martin protests F1 Chinese GP qualifying results after Sainz red flag …Keep reading
Max Verstappen will line up first on the grid yet again after scoring Red Bull’s 100th pole position in qualifying on Saturday. He will be joined by team-mate Sergio Perez as part of an all-Red Bull front row lockout.Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Lando Norris (Ferrari) will start second and third respectively.What time does the Chinese Grand Prix start?The Chinese GP will begin at 3pm local …Keep reading