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Spanish GP: Max Verstappen wins the Monaco GP to take the lead of the Championship
Red Bull and Max Verstappen capitalised on Mercedes’ pit stop blunders with Carlos Sainz in a well-deserved second, while Lando Norris hung on to earn his first Monaco podium finish. After the highs of yesterday’s pole, it was despair for Charles Leclerc as his Ferrari gearbox gave up in his installation lap. That left Max...
Monaco GP Qualifying: Charles Leclerc takes pole in Monaco.
Charles Leclerc became the first Monégasque driver to win pole position in Monaco with a 1m10.346s. Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas rounded off the top three after the two were left frustrated following Leclerc’s last-minute crash. Qualifying 1 Ferrari and Red Bull were the top dogs on Thursday and this morning’s FP3, while Mercedes...
Monaco GP: Max Verstappen fastest in FP3 but Ferrari have the upper hand
Max Verstappen went quickest in the closing stages with a 1m11.294s, with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc rounding off the top three. After Monaco’s unique Friday ‘rest’ day, giving F1 teams an extra 24 hours to mull over the results of Thursday and, more importantly, hone their car setups for today’s sessions, drivers...
Monaco GP: Charles Leclerc tops FP2 as Ferrari surprises the whole paddock.
Charles Leclerc set the fastest time of 1m11.684s ahead of teammate Carlos Sainz, with Lewis Hamilton completing the top three in a session where Ferrari left everyone scratching their heads. The Ferrari of Carlos Sainz was the first car to hit the track followed by Kimi Räikkönen and Charles Leclerc. With track temperatures soaring up...
Monaco GP: Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez emerges fastest in FP1
Red Bull was quickest in FP1 as Sergio Pérez leads the timesheet with a 1m12.487s from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who was 0.119s behind him. Max Verstappen finished third, while the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas was fifth and sixth respectively. Fans were back but in a limited capacity in the sun-soaked streets...
Spanish GP: The might of Mercedes and the brilliance of Hamilton outshines Verstappen’s bravado
Lewis Hamilton takes his third win in four races as the championship leader caught out Max Verstappen napping with the second pitstop, while Valtteri Bottas salvaged the third spot on the podium after initial struggles. This is the first time since 2014 that the Spanish Grand Prix has taken place without the winter season testing...
F1 – Different Tyres Compounds | Affect on Cars and Races
As the cars got faster and faster, Pirelli struggled to keep up with their day-to-day advancement. The Milan-based company faced its biggest embarrassment in the 2020 British Grand Prix, where four drivers suffered from blown tyres in the closing stages of the race. This problem persisted throughout the season. Pirelli avoided any major tyre blowouts,...
Spanish GP: Max Verstappen tops FP3 as Red Bull throws in the Gauntlet.
Max Verstappen of Red Bull topped Saturday’s free practice three, 0.235s ahead of Championship rival Lewis Hamilton, and Charles Leclerc cements Ferrari’s bid for a podium finish this weekend with a second third-place finish in three sessions. Yesterday’s practice sessions saw Valtteri Bottas top the time charts in FP1, Lewis Hamilton returned the favor in...
Spanish GP: Hamilton-Bottas lead the charge in FP2
Lewis Hamilton tops the timesheet in free practice two ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas by 0.139s. While Charles Leclerc of Ferrari completed the top three only 0.026s behind Bottas. Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes consolidated on their excellent showing in free practice one by topping the Free Practice 2 session on Friday afternoon. Bottas kept his...