Sir Lewis Hamilton will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after finishing fifth in Friday’s qualifying session while Charles Leclerc beat reigning world champion Max Verstappen to pole position. The seven-time world champion suffered a brake issue during the only free practice session and ended in 11th and looked like he would struggle in qualifying. Hamilton set the 10th fastest time going into the final battle for...
Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton is hopeful Mercedes' upcoming upgrades will bring the needed performance that puts the car closer to the frontrunners in the Formula One. The Brackley-based team have arguably been the third-best car behind Red Bull Racing and Aston Martin this season, a similar scene in 2022 when they were behind Red Bull and Ferrari. Mercedes have scored just one podium in...
Sergio Perez put in a commanding performance as he won the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen, making it the team's second consecutive one-two victory after the season-opener in Bahrain. The reigning world champion started 15th after a driveshaft failure in qualifying on Saturday, but made his way up the field to jump to second within 25 laps, clinching...
Sergio Perez continued Red Bull Racing’s dominance at the beginning of the new season, claiming pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after power issues hit his teammate and reigning champion Max Verstappen. Verstappen had been the favourite for pole after topping all three practice sessions in Jeddah, but a suspected driveshaft issue in the second phase of qualifying (Q2) means he will start Sunday's...
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has been hit with a 10-place grid penalty ahead of this weekend's Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Monegasque suffered engine failure at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix a fortnight ago and Ferrari have been forced to fit a fresh control electronics unit onto his car. Those changes have automatically triggered an automatic 10-place grid drop for Leclerc in Sunday's race...
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