August 31, 2024

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton says he is “absolutely furious” with himself for wasting a shot at pole during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.The Monza Q3 shootout was one of F1’s closest qualifying sessions this season, with McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari all vying for pole while Red Bull failed to qualify higher than the fourth row.McLaren’s Lando Norris ultimately backed up his …Keep reading

Lando Norris says McLaren can now go 20km/h faster down Monza’s straights compared to its 2023 Formula 1 car after topping Italian Grand Prix qualifying.Norris claimed his fifth career F1 pole at Monza, with team-mate Oscar Piastri second ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell, the Ferrari pair and Lewis Hamilton.Max Verstappen was the lead Red Bull driver in seventh, his lowest qualifying at Monza …Keep reading

Ross Chastain is facing a situation he hasn’t had to deal with since joining Trackhouse over two years ago — potentially missing the playoffs. Currently, Chastain sits 27 points below the cut-line entering the regular season finale at Darlington. Although he could still point his way in, realistically, it’s likely win or nothing this weekend.He has made the playoffs in back-to-back years, ending …Keep reading

Cadillac topped the timesheets in final practice for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship event at Austin.Alex Lynn set a best time of 1m51.571s in the sole Ganassi-entered Cadillac V-Series.R to put the American marque at the front on its home turf, with Ferrari and Toyota finishing close behind in second and third respectively.It didn’t take long for lap times to drop in the hour-long …Keep reading

Christian Horner says Red Bull “simply doesn’t understand” why it qualified so poorly at the Italian Grand Prix, admitting “something clearly isn’t working” on its Formula 1 cars.Verstappen and Perez had looked competitive and on the pace of fellow frontrunners McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari until Saturday afternoon’s final qualifying round, in which its three rival teams diced for pole while the …Keep reading

Lando Norris led a McLaren 1-2 in qualifying for Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix, with points leader Max Verstappen qualifying down in seventh.George Russell took third for practice pacesetter Mercedes.Oscar Piastri and Verstappen are set to see the stewards post-qualifying due to an incident in Q1 where the McLaren was released into the Red Bull’s path in the pits and Verstappen had to slam on the …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 Italian GP …Keep reading