McLaren’s Lando Norris was fastest on the first day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya. The Englishman set his fastest time a 19.568 on the C4 tyre as sparks flew in the closing moments of the afternoon to put himself almost seven-tenths faster than the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. Ferrari set
Daniel Ricciardo has taken McLaren’s first victory in almost ten years after beating his teammate Lando Norris by a second and seven-tenths to win the Italian Grand Prix. McLaren had looked strong all weekend and looked on course to finish behind the two title contenders until Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen crashed into each other
Valtteri Bottas took pole position in Sprint Qualifying but will start from the back of the grid thanks to an engine change meaning that Max Verstappen will start from pole for the Italian Grand Prix. The Finn finished the eighteen-lap race two seconds ahead of the Red Bull, the Dutchman making it three pole positions
Lewis Hamilton topped the times going two tenths faster than his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in the second practice for the Italian Grand Prix. The seven-time champion set his fastest time midway through the session, that put him ahead of the Finn and his title rival Max Verstappen third. Most of the teams however spent
Valtteri Bottas was fastest in qualifying for Saturday’s sprint qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, after beating his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton by nine-hundredths of a second. The Finn pipped his teammate to pole in the closing moments of the session to start the sprint from pole position. Throughout Friday it appeared that the German
Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the first practice session for the Italian Grand Prix, after going four and a half tenths ahead of his championship rival Max Verstappen. The Mercedes driver set his fastest time on the medium tyre suggesting there is more pace to come when they switch to soft tyres this evening
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Max Verstappen was fastest in the first practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix, after going six thousandths faster than the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas. The Dutchman set his fastest time on the soft tyre to put himself ahead, after completing a lengthy opening run to check the engine following his collision with Sir Lewis
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Fernando Alonso was fastest during the Abu Dhabi test on his return to Renault. The two times champion set a 36.3 during his qualifying simulation as the sunset, which was faster than what its race drivers achieved over the weekend. Alonso’s participation along with several other drivers in what officially was a ‘young driver test’ was
