Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes can challenge Aston Martin in this season’s championship. The Silverstone outfit - which runs on a Mercedes engine - has emerged as the second-fastest car with two-time champion Fernando Alonso finishing on the podium in the three races so far in Bahrain, Saudia Arabia and Australia. Mercedes have been behind Aston Martin pace-wise this season but Hamilton...
Red Bull's Max Verstappen has won the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso in what was a race filled with chaos. The race was suspended and restarted thrice due to multiple incidents that brought out the red flag and safety car. The race ultimately ended in awkward circumstances when a late standing restart caused further trouble. A...
Max Verstappen was in top form as he claimed pole position for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix ahead of the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen ended Saturday's qualifying session 0.236secs faster than Russell, who out-qualified seven-time world champion Hamilton by 0.035secs. It is the third consecutive qualifying session Russell has outpaced Hamilton this season. Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso will line up...
Lewis Hamilton says his goal is to beat Max Verstappen to first place at the Australian Open Grand Prix after the seven-time champion qualified third for Sunday's race. The 38-year-old finished 0.372secs adrift of polesitter Verstappen with his Mercedes teammate George Russell slotting in between the two in second place. Saturday's qualifying performance was Mercedes’ most competitive showing of the season so far where the German...
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen says he is not happy with his second-place finish at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix despite making the biggest gain in the race. The Dutchman started Sunday's race in 15th place due to a driveshaft failure in qualifying while his teammate Sergio Perez took the pole position. Verstappen gained 13 places during the race to move up to...
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