September 14, 2024

Charles Leclerc has admitted there is no “magic answer” to his Baku brilliance after he charged to a fourth consecutive Azerbaijan Grand Prix pole position.The winner in Monza last time out, the Monegasque recovered from crashing out in FP1 on Friday to put his Ferrari on pole once again, having previously done so in the last three years.But Leclerc has been unable to translate any of those …Keep reading

As the IndyCar Series prepares for a new era with FOX Sports as its broadcast partner beginning in 2025, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has expressed some ideas that could enhance the overall experience for viewers.This weekend’s season finale at Nashville Superspeedway marks the end of a run with NBC Sports, which has been the exclusive home of North America’s premier open-wheel championship …Keep reading

Franco Colapinto dedicated his “dream” Azerbaijan Grand Prix ninth-place qualifying result to the Williams engineers who rebuilt his car following a shunt in free practice on Friday.Colapinto was promoted into a race seat after team boss James Vowles made the call to drop Logan Sargeant ahead of the Monza weekend, who himself had suffered a number of crashes throughout the season.”It was …Keep reading

A few years ago, Brad Perez was valeting cars. Now, he drives in NASCAR.Perez, 27, calls himself a “working-class racer” because he’s built a different, wildly interesting version of a race career — one that takes a special kind of hustle. When he’s not running a race in the Xfinity Series with Alpha Prime, he spends much of his time supporting other drivers in NASCAR’s top levels. When …Keep reading

World champion Max Verstappen says a set-up change that made his Red Bull car bounce was behind his muted qualifying session for Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Verstappen looked to be in the hunt with the Ferraris and McLarens all weekend but struggled to wring a great lap out of his Red Bull RB20 when it mattered in qualifying.The Dutchman only managed sixth, 0.658s behind polesitter Charles …Keep reading

Oliver Bearman says outqualifying team-mate Nico Hulkenberg on his Haas debut at Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix doesn’t dampen his disappointment on missing out on the top 10.Bearman finished 11th in Q2, missing the Q3 shootout by just 0.128s to Williams driver Alex Albon.Read Also:Formula 1F1 Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc beats Piastri to pole as Norris goes out in Q1The young …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc claimed Ferrari’s third pole position of the year in Baku on Saturday, with his team-mate Carlos Sainz aso qualifying a strong third behind McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.Sergio Perez was fourth in the lead Red Bull, while championship leader Max Verstappen ended up sixth behind George Russell’s Mercedes.Verstappen’s closest rival in the title race, McLaren driver Lando Norris, qualified …Keep reading

Alex Albon put Williams’ failure to remove his airbox fan down to a “rush to get the tow” at the end of Formula 1 qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.The Anglo-Thai driver left the Williams garage with the fan still lodged in the intake above his head, forcing him to pull over at the pit exit in an effort to remove it.This prompted a discussion on what to do to remove it without invoking the …Keep reading

Confusion over a yellow flag led to Lando Norris’s elimination in the first qualifying session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Norris backed off during his last run after yellow flags were displayed in the final sector due to an incident involving Alpine’s Esteban Ocon.However, it appeared that the flags had been removed by the time the McLaren driver arrived on the scene at Turn 16, with only a …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 Azerbaijan …Keep reading