Red Bull’s dominance in Bahrain ‘not as smooth as it looked’ Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey has downplayed the team’s ominous supremacy in the opening race of the new season and says they are braced for stiff competition over the coming months. A fortnight ago in Bahrain, the team stormed to victory with
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines from Formula One ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective.
Max Verstappen was fastest in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix but will start sixteenth thanks to grid penalties, meaning Carlos Sainz will start from pole after going nearly a tenth and a half quicker than Sergio Perez. The Dutchman is one of five drivers who will start from fifteenth downwards for new power units.
Max Verstappen was fastest in second practice for the Belgian Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver set a 45.507 on the soft tyres to put himself over eight and a half tenths ahead of his championship rival Charles Leclerc. Verstappen appeared to control most of the session under grey skies in Spa. However, the two
Carlos Sainz was fastest in first practice for the Belgian Grand Prix after going just under seven hundredths faster than his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc. The Spaniard set a 46.538 on the soft tyre around halfway through the session to go fastest as the two title rivals were given grid penalties for power unit changes,
Hamilton dismisses intensity of title fight Lewis Hamilton has dismissed the intensity of his title fight with Max Verstappen ahead of this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix. This weekends race in Istanbul is expected to be wet causing concerns about the track being slippery once again this weekend like last year. The Englishman took victory and
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The latest news and analysis behind the headlines from Formula One ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective.
Ericsson on stand by for Alfa Marcus Ericsson has been placed on stand by to replace Kimi Raikkonen at this weekends Belgian Grand Prix after the Finn pulled a muscle, but however he still expects to race. Ericsson has remained Alfa’s reserve after losing his race seat with what was then Sauber at the end
Mercedes play down undefeated start Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are playing down the teams undefeated start to the season, both stressing that the car is not yet the easiest to drive. The German manufacturer has become the first team since 1992 to start the season with three consecutive one two’s, while their