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Christian Horner reckons Red Bull “threw the kitchen sink” at improving its RB20 Formula 1 car in preparation for Qatar Grand Prix qualifying, which helped Max Verstappen seal pole position.Verstappen praised the team for its turnaround in fortunes, having managed only sixth on the grid for the sprint race – in which he finished eighth after a poor opening lap.This prompted Red Bull to go for …Keep reading

Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has been summoned to the Qatar Grand Prix stewards for driving unnecessarily slowly during qualifying, in which he appeared to block George Russell.The Red Bull driver who clinched his first grand prix pole since June’s Austrian Grand Prix, was on a slow lap ahead of a final flyer – but Russell caught him through the Turn 12-13-14 trio of …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton insists that he has “still got it”, despite the current struggles he is having in extracting pace from his Mercedes F1 car.The seven-time world champion continues to face frustrations in getting the most out of himself in qualifying, as he again finished adrift of his team-mate George Russell in qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix.While Russell put his car on the front row, Hamilton …Keep reading

Oliver Bearman took his third sprint race victory of the 2024 Formula 2 season after winning in a strategic battle with Isack Hadjar.Having started on pole for the partially reversed grid race with hard tyres fitted to his Prema, the future Haas F1 driver lost ground early on to the medium-shod Hadjar.But as the mediums started to fade, Bearman eased onto the rear of the Campos.However, passing …Keep reading

Lando Norris says he had made his mind up already in Brazil to sacrifice a Formula 1 sprint win for Oscar Piastri as payback for what his team-mate did there.The Briton dominated the Qatar sprint race from the start, and spent much of the event backing off to help his pursuing team-mate stay in the DRS zone as he fought against the pursuing George Russell.But as the cars came out of the final …Keep reading

George Russell labelled McLaren’s tactics “infuriating” after being relegated to third place in the Qatar F1 sprint, having qualified second and fallen fractionally short of pole position yesterday.McLaren’s Lando Norris claimed pole, with team-mate Oscar Piastri in third, but the Australian made a bold move past Russell’s Mercedes around the outside into Turn 2 on the opening lap to claim second …Keep reading

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen rued his “terrible” balance through the Qatar Grand Prix sprint and felt his Red Bull felt more like a rally car during the 19-lap race.The Dutchman fell to ninth on the opening lap after being overtaken by a fast-starting Lewis Hamilton off the line, and then his wide lines through the opening corners left him open to passes from Nico Hulkenberg and …Keep reading

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says he doesn’t understand why Sergio Perez botched his pitlane start in Qatar’s Formula 1 sprint race, allowing Franco Colapinto to overtake him.Perez and his Williams rival, who having both fallen in Friday’s SQ1 were due to line up towards the back of the grid, were starting from the pits after their cars had suspension set-up changes under parc ferme …Keep reading

McLaren told Lando Norris several times not to hand Oscar Piastri a payback Qatar Grand Prix sprint race win because it was concerned about the threat from Mercedes’ George Russell.Norris said after he finished second in the first, shorter contest of the weekend at the Losail circuit that he had been planning to give Piastri the sprint victory if the chance arose as a thank you for the …Keep reading

Oscar Piastri was gifted the Qatar Grand Prix sprint victory by Lando Norris, who controlled the race with a tactical drive to boost McLaren’s chances of sealing Formula 1’s constructors’ championship.Norris ensured Piastri remained second by staying within DRS range, which allowed the Australian to repel an effervescent George Russell throughout the 19-lap race.Having looked to have sealed the …Keep reading