Mercedes’ George Russell set the quickest lap of the final practice for the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix beating McLaren’s Lando Norris by less than a tenths of a second as both Red Bull and Ferrari struggled for balance. Russell took top spot from Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez midway through the session and then made … Read more
Charles Leclerc went quickest in a second practice session at the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that was twice halted for red flags following crashes for Carlos Sainz and Nico Hülkenberg. Leclerc’s best time came in the closing stages, the only spell of consistent running achievable in the disrupted session, and the … Read more
Mercedes driver George Russell topped the timesheet at the end of an opening practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that featured 10 rookie drivers. A host of F1 regulars made way in the opening hour of practice as with every team bar AlphaTauri fielded reserve drivers or junior series hopefuls at the Yas … Read more
Max Verstappen overcame a time penalty and car damage to take his 18th win of 2023 in an exciting inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix in which Charles Leclerc overtook Sergio Pérez on the last lap to take second place. Pérez’s P3 at the flag sealed the Drivers’ Championship runner-up sport for the Mexican. When the lights … Read more
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took a dominant fifth pole position of 2023 in qualifying for the 2023 FIA Las Vegas Grand Prix, beating team-mate Carlos Sainz and world champion Max Verstappen to the top of the timesheet, though with Sainz set to take a grid penalty the Red Bull driver will start the race from the … Read more
George Russell went quickest in the final practice for the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Lass Vegas Grand Prix, beating McLaren’s Oscar Piastri by almost four tenths of a second in a session that ended early following a late crash involving Alex Albon. The pace in the early part of the final hour or practice was … Read more
Charles Leclerc led a Ferrari 1-2, half a second ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz as Aston Marttin’s Fernando Alonso took third place in an extended 90-minute second practice session for the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Following engineering work to solve the water valve issue that had derailed FP1, the extended FP2 … Read more
Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets in the opening practice session for the first FIA Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. However, the session was called off soon after red flags were shown for an incident in which a loose drain cover caused a stoppage for Carlos Sainz. Ferrari driver Sainz appeared to bottom out late … Read more
General Motors today announced that it has formally registered with the FIA as a Formula 1 power unit manufacturer starting in the 2028 season. “We are thrilled that our new Andretti Cadillac F1 entry will be powered by a GM power unit,” said GM President Mark Reuss. “With our deep engineering and racing expertise, we’re confident we’ll develop … Read more
Max Verstappen took a controlled São Paulo Grand Prix victory, fending off an early challenge from fast starting Lando Norris to power to his 17th win of the season. With Norris a comfortable second, late-race drama was provided by Fernando Alonso who beat Sergio Pérez to the final podium spot by less than a tenth of second … Read more