July 27, 2024

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen topped qualifying in wet conditions at Spa, but will start the race from 11th due to a grid drop for exceeding his engine allocation.That will promote Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari to pole position, with Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez lining up alongside him in second after a rejevunated performance in qualifying.Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton will make it three different …Keep reading

Ferrari has ruled out an expansion of its 499P Le Mans Hypercar programme into the IMSA SportsCar Championship for next year.The Italian manufacturer has outlined a 2025 plan that does not involve the North American series for which the 499P is eligible in the GTP class and instead calls for a continued focus on the World Endurance Championship, again with a three-car assault in Hypercar.Ferrari …Keep reading

Sergio Perez reckoned his third place in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying showed “it’s not like I’ve forgotten how to drive”, as he moves up to the front row for Sunday’s race.The Mexican looked set to inherit pole position from the penalty-encumbered Max Verstappen when the grid order was set for the grand prix, but was pipped at the post by Charles Leclerc as the Ferrari driver improved up to …Keep reading

Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu has been penalised for impeding Max Verstappen during Q1 for Formula 1’s 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, in an incident that enraged the Red Bull driver.As the final third of qualifying’s first knockout session commenced, Verstappen was coming through Blanchimont on a flying lap when he came across Zhou going slowly on the racing line.Verstappen backed off for a moment, then …Keep reading

Williams junior driver Zak O’Sullivan took his second win of the Formula 2 season in treacherous conditions before the race was red-flagged, having previously been postponed earlier in the day.The Spa F2 sprint race had been due to start at 2:15pm local time on Saturday but was postponed due to heavy rain.The race was eventually started at 6:30pm, with O’Sullivan on pole making a strong start as …Keep reading

Max Verstappen topped qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, where Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc made a surprise late leap to second and deny Sergio Perez the pole inherited around Verstappen’s grid drop.In a wet session where the drivers used the intermediate tyres throughout, the teams were split on how they approached Q3, with Verstappen and the Ferrari drivers stopping to switch to fresh inters …Keep reading

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.Read Also:Formula 1F1 Belgian GP …Keep reading

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen reckons he needs “a bit of luck” to challenge McLaren for 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix victory, despite the orange cars starting down in fourth and fifth.For the third year in a row, Verstappen topped GP qualifying at Spa, but will drop down the grid here again due to a penalty – this year, as in 2022, for an engine change.Read Also:Formula 1F1 …Keep reading

McLaren says it was willing the “pay the price” in a wet qualifying session by banking on a set-up optimised for a dry race.Off the back of its 1-2 win in Hungary, McLaren looked strong again in dry Friday practice at Spa-Francorchamps, but in a wet qualifying session on intermediate tyres Norris and Piastri struggled much more with their MCL38.As Norris and Piastri settled for fifth and sixth in …Keep reading