This Week – 31/03/2024
Analysis and a round-up of the weeks news stories, looking at what they mean for F1, both on and off track
Month: March 2024
Behind The Headlines – Australia 2024 – Smooth Operator Operates a clinical drive
Max Verstappen’s run of record-equalling wins was ended once again by Carlos Sainz as he took victory for Ferrari, down under. Sainz less than half a month earlier was in a hospital bed after abdominal surgery following an appendicitis diagnosis that forced him to miss the last race in Saudi Arabia. If that wasn’t enough,
This Grand Prix – Australian
Analysis, reaction and talking points, plus the story of the weekend’s Austrailian Grand Prix, in Albert Park, Melbourne. Plus the biggest news stories from the last seven days looking at what they mean for F1, both on and off track
Australian GP – Result 2024
Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari 01:20:26.843 25 2 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari +00:02.366 19 3 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes +00:05.904 15 4 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren – Mercedes +00:35.770 12 5 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull – Honda RBPT +00:56.309 10 6 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin
AUSTRALIAN GP – Carlos Sainz delivers “smooth operation” with two tenth victory ahead of Charles Leclerc
Carlos Sainz took a dominant win ahead of Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc winning the Australian Grand Prix by two-tenths in the closest finishes this season. Sainz swept past Max Verstappen on lap two at the Clark Chicane, as the three-time champion struggled with brake failure before retiring on lap four. The Spaniard then controlled the
Australian GP – Qualifying Result
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull – Honda RBPT 01:16.819 01:16.387 01:15.915 2 Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari 01:16.731 01:16.189 01:16.185 3 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull – Honda RBPT 01:16.805 01:16.631 01:16.274 4 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes 01:17.403 01:16.750 01:16.315 5 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 01:16.984
AUSTRALIAN GP – Max Verstappen fends off Carlos Sainz by two-tenths to take pole
Max Verstappen fended off Carlos Sainz to start the season with three poles in a row in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was nearly two tenths faster than his former teammate, Sainz making a strong bounce back after missing the last race in Jeddah. Verstappen set a 15.915 to deny
AUSTRALIAN GP – Lando Norris fastest in FP1 by nearly two-hundredths as Alex Albon writes off his Williams
Lando Norris was fastest in a disrupted first practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, the McLaren driver set an 18.564 putting himself almost two hundredths faster than Max Verstappen. Norris set his fastest time mid-way through the session on the soft tyre, C5, to go fastest before the session was stopped. Williams driver Alex
Welcome to the Australian Grand Prix – 2024
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, looking at the biggest talking points going into this race at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Albert Park, Melbourne.
PRIXVIEW – Australian Grand Prix
Round three takes F1 down under to Melbourne and the start of Asia–Pacific leg over the next month. Melbourne is one of the highlights of the opening round of the season as we move into the Easter break at a circuit which could be described as a hybrid between a permeant and street in Albert