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With the Sprint back for the 2024 United States GP, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz (1:33.602) blazed to the top in the weekend’s only practice session. He outpaced teammate Charles Leclerc (+0.021s) and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (+0.253s), setting the stage for an intense Friday Sprint Qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas. Here’s the complete rundown…
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Charles Leclerc topped the first practice session at the Singapore GP ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris. Leclerc’s teammate Carlos Sainz finished third whilst World Championship leader Max Verstappen in fourth with Yuki Tsunoda and Oscar Piastri rounding up the top 6. Daniel Ricciardo was in seventh whilst Alex Albon, Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon finished…
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The F1 2024 Azerbaijan GP saw a 51 lap long fight for the lead between Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc. With Charles putting his car on pole, the odds were looking pretty positive for the Monegasque driver to clinch the win. However, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri put in a mighty drive, managed to challenge the leader…
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McLaren’s Oscar Piastri emerged victorious at the F1 2024 Azerbaijan GP, fending off the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc who was nipping at his heels for the majority of the race. A dramatic collision in the closing laps between the second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz and Sergio Pérez in the Red Bull saw the race finish…
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Prema Indycar have announced that they will be using numbers #83 and #90 in their debut NTT Indycar Series Championship campaign, beginning in 2025. Current Team Principal of Prema, Angelo Rosin, founded the organisation in 1983 alongside Giorgio Piccolo. The number of car #83 was chosen for this tie to their heritage. Prema decided to…
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Charles Leclerc, born in Monte Carlo on October 16, 1997, is a Formula 1 prodigy. In just a few years, he has risen from the karting circuits to the world’s elite, joining Ferrari in 2019. Young, daring and incredibly talented, he embodies the new generation of drivers, ready to make their mark on motorsport history.…
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McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has called his P4 (+27.337s) finish “little bit disappointing“, after missing out on a podium spot during the 2024 Dutch GP. The Australian racer even took the blame for his podium miss, admitting he was “not being competitive enough when it mattered” at Circuit Zandvoort. Despite missing the podium, Piastri delivered an…
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McLaren’s Lando Norris felt “amazing” after charging through a ‘statement’ P1 finish (1:30:45.519) during today’s 2024 Dutch GP. The Briton also dubbed it as a “tough, but very enjoyable” race at the Circuit Zandvoort. Following a spectacular pole grab in Qualifying, Norris (P1) has once again clinched the win on Max Verstappen’s (P2) home ground.…
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Lando Norris won the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix. Max Verstappen followed behind in P2 while Charles Leclerc rounded the podium off in P3. Round 15 of the F1 season welcomed the grid to the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix. Lando Norris and Max Verstappen locked out the front row. Oscar Piastri and George Russell were set…
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Round 13 of the 2024 F1 season began with FP1 at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz led the pack with a 1:18.713. He was followed by Max Verstappen with a 1:18.989 and teammate Charles Leclerc with a 1:19.011. Carlos Sainz led the pack with a 1:18.713. He was followed by Max Verstappen with…
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Charles Leclerc admitted he ‘doesn’t feel good’ after the struggles of three races with no points in just four race weekends. The struggles for the team came after upgrades seemingly pushed the car in the wrong direction. The beginning part of the 2024 season seemed incredibly promising for Ferrari. Carlos Sainz won in Australia and…
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Charles Leclerc, Scuderia Ferrari’s #1, revealed that he “really struggled a lot” during yesterday’s 2024 Spanish GP qualifiers. He expressed his disappointment with his P5 finish, explaining that he had expected to be much closer to pole. After securing P3 in FP3, the Monégasque entered the qualifying session aiming for a top-three spot. However, he…
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Home hero Carlos Sainz topped the timesheet of the Free Practice 3 session of the F1 2024 Spanish GP weekend. He was closely followed by McLaren’s Lando Norris and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. However, both Norris and Leclerc found themselves embroiled in road rage on track, with Leclerc seemingly intentionally driving into the Brit.…
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After a nightmare weekend for Ferrari in Montréal, the Maranello team plan to accelerate their upgrade timeline. Bringing major upgrades as early as Barcelona. Going from the top step in Monaco to a double DNF. Leaving Canada with no points and an unknown power unit issue leaves the team in a tough spot. The Maranello…
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The Ferrari Q2 exit came as a surprise in Montréal. After the high of a 1-3 in Monaco, clinching Charles Leclerc’s first victory in his home race, Ferrari has had an abysmal start to the Canadian GP. With the first double Q2 exit since Spa in 2021. Charles Leclerc, who was visibly upset following the…
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Welcome to the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. The forecast predicts that rain will affect every session for the first time since the Italian Grand Prix in 2008. A disrupted, wet, free practice, one saw Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz, and Charles Leclerc top the timesheets. Heading into Montréal, there is a lot to fight for. After…
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Charles Leclerc’s home race win has been an emotional one, and it’s been a long time coming. The Monegasque driver has been unlucky every year since he started his F1 career in 2018. In 2019 and 2020, Leclerc did not finish the race around the streets he grew up on, and in 2021 he was…