Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen beat Formula 1 championship rival Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes by just three hundredths of a second to claim pole position for his home race the 2021 FIA Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas finished third for Mercedes, while AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly put in an impressive performance to claim fourth … Read more
Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen beat Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas by more than half a second to comfortably top the timesheet in the final practice session for the Dutch Grand Prix. Title leader Lewis Hamilton could only manage third, almost eight tenths of a second behind Verstappen. At the start of the one-hour session one of … Read more
Charles Leclerc beat Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz by just over 1500ths of a second to hand Ferrari a 1-2 result in the second practice session for the Dutch Grand Prix. Esteban Ocon finished third, but there was trouble for Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton who stopped on track at Zandvoort with oil pressure problems, bringing out the … Read more
FIA Formula One World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton went quickest in an opening practice session for the Dutch Grand Prix that was heavily disrupted by suspected engine failure for Sebastian Vettel. Local hero Max Verstappen took second place on the timesheet ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc established an early lead with a … Read more
Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN driver, Kimi Räikkönen, has announced he will retire from Formula One at the end of the 2021 season. The Finn, currently the most experienced driver on the grid with 344 Grand Prix entries, will leave the sport after a record 19 seasons, in which he won 21 races, one World Championship … Read more
DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – George RUSSELL (Williams) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Paul Di Resta) Q: Max, well it’s a race win, not obviously the way you probably wanted to do it but I guess absolute credit to the job you did yesterday securing pole … Read more
Max Verstappen scored his first Belgian Grand Prix victory after the race at the Spa-Francorchamps was red flagged after just three laps behind the safety car due to heavy rain that had delayed the race start for more than three hours. Williams’ George Russell took the first podium finish of his career with second place, while3 … Read more
DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – George RUSSELL (Williams) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Mark Webber) Q: George Russell, oh my God mate. First front-row start in Formula 1 (sic)? What a performance. George RUSSELL: I don’t know what to say to be honest. I thought we would be … Read more
Max Verstappen claimed his ninth career pole position in a rain-affected Belgain Grand qualifying session ahead of surprise front-row starter George Russell of Williams and third-placed Lewis Hamilton. Sergio Pérez will meanwhile start from seventh on the grid. After a short delay due to heavy rain in the run-up to Qualifying, Q1 got underway on … Read more
Max Verstappen set the pace ahead of qualifying for the FIA Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix with the Dutch driver finishing almost a second clear of team-mate Serio Pérez and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton at the end of a wet final practice session. Rain in the two hours before the session had been heavy enough to … Read more