Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Red Bull boss Christian Horner feels “the race is pretty much done” for them in Monaco, as he predicted a “high-speed traffic jam” to break out. The streets of Monte Carlo, by Red Bull’s own admission, were not expected to be their strongest battleground of F1 2024, but with Max Verstappen …
David Croft, the commentator for Sky F1, directs his gaze towards the camera. Sky F1 commentator David Croft repeatedly made a point about Max Verstappen’s early morning sim racing after a fiery approach to team radio in Hungary, leading to backlash for Croft. Verstappen consistently vented his anger over the radio regarding strategy and his …
Read more “David Croft under fire for multiple Max Verstappen comments over sim racing”
Carlos Sainz faced losing out on his P3 starting spot in the Monaco Grand Prix, but was cleared of impeding Alex Albon during qualifying. While his Ferrari team-mate put it on pole, Sainz managed a second row spot but was at risk of losing out having been summoned to see the stewards. Carlos Sainz cleared …
Read more “Carlos Sainz retains Monaco P3 after FIA summon Ferrari and Williams”
Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll. McLaren were not alone in ordering their drivers to revert positions in Hungary, but Lance Stroll did not listen to his Aston Martin team. McLaren’s main priority was to maintain their lead position, implementing team orders to secure a one-two finish. However, these instructions nearly transformed a typical race to …
Read more “More team order drama emerges after Lance Stroll denies Fernando Alonso points”
In the qualifying session in Monaco, Sergio Perez was outpaced by Williams driver Logan Sargeant in Q1. Sergio Perez has described his Monaco Grand Prix qualifying session as “a total disaster” after the Red Bull driver failed to reach Q3 for the second race in succession. Having managed only 11th in qualifying at Imola last …
Max Verstappen smoothly runs his fingers through his hair. Max Verstappen was “very cheeky” with race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase – who is owed an “apology” – over team radio in Hungary. During the Hungarian Grand Prix, Damon Hill, the 1996 Formula 1 World Champion, expressed his disapproval of the frustrated Dutchman’s comments. Max Verstappen told …
Read more “‘Very cheeky’ Max Verstappen told to ‘apologise’ after Hungary GP radio drama”
James Allison has expressed his perspective on the recent departure of employees at Mercedes. Mercedes’ James Allison has said recent staff departures are part of the regular ebb and flow of a team’s ecosystem. The squad from Brackley is currently facing challenges in their pursuit to extract more speed from the stubborn W15. Additionally, they …
Read more “Mercedes explain reason behind recent staff turnover as ‘big’ teams make moves”
On Friday, Charles Leclerc demonstrated his speed as the fastest driver in both free practice sessions at Imola. No further action was taken against Sergio Perez as he was summoned for allegedly impeding Charles Leclerc during FP2 at Imola, while Yuki Tsunoda was given a reprimand. Leclerc decelerated behind the Red Bull driver as they …
During practice at Imola, Charles Leclerc takes charge of the Ferrari SF-24. Here are the complete results from the second free practice session (FP2) at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at the historic Imola circuit. After topping the morning session in the upgraded Ferrari SF-24, Charles Leclerc once again set the pace in FP2 at …
Read more “2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Free Practice 2 results (Imola)”
Monaco’s pole position will be occupied by Charles Leclerc. Charles Leclerc will line up on pole position for his home race, the Monaco Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver delighting his home fans as he pipped Oscar Piastri by a tenth. Max Verstappen, the Dutchman, found himself in sixth place during the qualifying session, while Sergio …
Read more “Monaco GP: Max Verstappen pole streak over as Charles Leclerc’s curse starts to break”