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[ad_1] Red Bull Racing promised the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix would generate a closer contest, and technically it was right. Max Verstappen’s victory margin over the next-next team was 18 seconds, down from 25 seconds in Bahrain last weekend. Sometimes it’s the hope that kills you. Every practice, qualifying session and race from the 2024 … Read more
[ad_1] Max Verstappen was so fast in qualifying at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that he didn’t even need his second lap to take pole. His first time was good enough to put more than 0.3 seconds on the field. He fluffed his second, lapping 0.2 seconds slower, but such was his iron grip on … Read more
[ad_1] Australia’s Oscar Piastri has hailed significant improvements in a crucial area of his race-craft that proved his biggest issue for large parts of last season. Speaking ahead of the season’s first race in Bahrain last weekend, Piastri said: “I think there were some races last year that were strong, but I think there was … Read more
[ad_1] It might have been run on a different day, but the Saturday Bahrain Grand Prix delivered the same result: Max Verstappen triumphant, the Red Bull Racing dominant. Verstappen launched from pole, led every lap and set the fastest lap of the grand prix. It was the fifth grand slam of his career, bringing him … Read more
[ad_1] Max Verstappen won pole position overnight at the Bahrain Grand Prix, but it was Charles Leclerc’s to lose. We dared to hope during the unpredictable practice sessions leading up to the first race of the season that the gap between Verstappen and the rest at the pointy end of the field would be closer … Read more
[ad_1] F1’s 2024 season is here with this week’s Bahrain Grand Prix kicking off another 24-race odyssey sure to be filled with drama and intrigue. Not even a wheel has been turned in anger yet and we’ve already had one of F1’s biggest ever driver moves confirmed, and another massive figure left fighting for his … Read more
[ad_1] Welcome to the longest season in Formula 1 history. Twenty-four grands prix and six sprints sprawl before us, taking the sport to five of the six inhabited continents of the earth. It’s the most ambitious racing program ever assembled by the peak class of international motor racing, and it begs the question: can you … Read more
[ad_1] What would satisfy as an encore performance from the best Formula 1 rookie since Lewis Hamilton? Aussie ace Oscar Piastri has made a habit of impressing on debut. Two of his three championships were won in maiden campaigns. The other was won in his second year — five years ago, in 2019, the last … Read more
[ad_1] With the F1 prologue is complete, team will spend the days leading up to next week’s Bahrain Grand Prix painstakingly analysing gigabytes of data in pursuit of every last millisecond of performance. That leaves us to consider what we learnt from what we could see from the outside during three days of testing. But … Read more
[ad_1] The race is on to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, with Fernando Alonso stating he is “attractive” to other Formula One teams and both Aussie drivers in consideration for the plum seat on the grid. Alonso is keeping his options open but denied any contact with Mercedes after Lewis Hamilton announced he was quitting … Read more