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  • F2 Qualifying | 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix | Aron Takes Pole

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    Paul Aron took Pole in the F2 Qualifying session at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix with a lap time of 1:30.028. Enzo Fittipaldi will start from P2 with a time of 1:30.096 while Isack Hadjar will begin P3 thanks to a lap time of 1:30.221. Zane Maloney set the pace in Practice earlier. The Rodin…

  • Ricciardo Silences Critics with a P5 Start in Canada

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    Daniel Ricciardo silences critics of his performances thus far in 2024 with a P5 finish in Qualifying at the Canada Grand Prix. After 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve questioned why Daniel Ricciardo was “still in F1.” the Australian fought back. He responded with performance during races and in his statements afterwards. Ricciardo was confident throughout…

  • Norris ‘Super Happy’ with his P3 Canadian GP Start

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    Lando Norris qualified P3 for the Canadian Grand Prix and is ‘Super Happy’ with this result. McLaren is having a mixed weekend in Canada this year. The team dominated in FP1 with Norris in P1 and Oscar Piastri comfortably in P6. A disastrous FP2 saw Piastri P16 and Norris P20 with a lot to improve…

  • Russell credits Mercedes’ ‘Hard Work’ Post-Qualifying

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    George Russell credits Mercedes’ ‘Hard Work’ behind the scenes after he took Pole Position during Qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. This bodes well for the development of the W15. The 2024 Canadian Grand Prix delivered a Qualifying session to remember. George Russell and Max Verstappen crossed the finish line during Q3 with a shared…

  • Verstappen Matches Prost’s 1993 Record with 6th Consecutive Pole

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    Formula 1’s second Sprint of the season set the stage for an intensely competitive qualifying session in Miami, where Max Verstappen continued his dominance by claiming yet another pole position. Q1 As the qualifying kicked off, the drivers were quick to line up at the pit exit, waiting for the green light. The session started…

  • Qatar GP Qualifying 2023: Verstappen Nears Third Title

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    Qatar GP Qualifying: Max Verstappen is closing in on his third World Championship title as he takes Pole in Qualifying. The Dutch driver managed to stay within track limits for a clean P1, while drivers struggled to keep their lap times behind him as driver after driver violated track limits.  The tailwind was particularly unkind…

  • F1 Dutch GP: Qualifying-Albon Steals The Show

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    The F1 Dutch GP is drama central and it’s only Saturday. What a way to welcome us back after the summer break! Rain, red flags and surprising Q3 appearances, qualifying had it all. Six different cars in the top six. A third pole for Verstappen at Zandvoort. And one Williams driver stealing the show. Wow.…

  • F1 TO TRIAL A NEW QUALIFYING FORMAT FOR 2023

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    Due to a change in tyre rules, Formula One has made the decision to trial a revised qualifying format for the 2023 season. F1 Qualifying Qualifying in Formula one has had the same format every race weekend since 2006, which many of us fans have gotten used to. Currently qualifying split into three sessions. Q1,…

  • CONFIRMED SPRINT RACES FOR 2023

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    Who enjoys the Sprint ‘not a race’ Races? Well the good news for those answering yes to that question is that there are 6 sprints to look forward to next year and today Formula 1 have released the venues that they will happen at. Four circuits will host a sprint for the very first time…

  • SAINZ THE LONE STAR IN TEXAS, TAKES POLE

    SAINZ THE LONE STAR IN TEXAS, TAKES POLE

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    Ferrari pull the magic out at COTA to try and keep any hopes of the constructors title alive for them. Carlos Sainz grabs his 2nd career pole, beating out Charles Leclerc by .065 hundredths of a second, with Leclerc losing it on the track with a wiggle out of the final corner. Leclerc grabs P2…

  • CHARLES LECLERC TO START IN P1 AT MONZA AFTER RED BULL – FERRARI QUALI SHOWDOWN

    CHARLES LECLERC TO START IN P1 AT MONZA AFTER RED BULL – FERRARI QUALI SHOWDOWN

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    Charles Leclerc pipped his teammate Carlos Sainz and reigning World Champion Max Verstappen to the post on his final flying lap, to clinch the top time of Qualifying in Monza. Ferrari’s fans, nicknamed the Tifosi, were out in full force in Italy as twenty cars battled it out on track to determine the starting positions…

  • SAINZ GRABS POLE AFTER DELAYS AND PENALTIES AT SPA

    SAINZ GRABS POLE AFTER DELAYS AND PENALTIES AT SPA

    Max Verstappen picked up right where he left off before the summer break, charging to pole by a wide margin over Carlos Sainz and teammate Sergio Perez. Perez qualified P3 but will start the race P2 because of Verstappen’s engine penalties to be applied for the race tomorrow. Verstappen wins qualifying, but will start at…

  • Vips claims maiden pole and Armstrong takes a dominant victory

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    On F2’s first weekend at Imola, Juri Vips finally claimed his maiden pole position in a wet and heavily disrupted qualifying, whilst Marcus Armstrong led the way to a dominant sprint race victory. Let’s give you a recap. F2 QUALIFYING Friday saw heavy rainfall cause major disruption to the running of qualifying, and with rain…

  • Formula One: Max Verstappen claims first pole of the season after FIVE red flags in qualifying

    Formula One: Max Verstappen claims first pole of the season after FIVE red flags in qualifying

    Max Verstappen claimed a dramatic pole position after a hectic qualfying at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The session had five red flags, numerous driver errors and we had no Mercedes in Q3 for the first time since 2012. It sets us up perfectly for a fascinating Sprint race tomorrow with Ferrari possessing the pace…

  • EverythingF1’s Quali Report

    EverythingF1’s Quali Report

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    Round 1 Austria EverythingF1 Qualifying Report Finally, we have a qualifying session to report on. Its taken 7 months to get to this point so without further delay lets get into it. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic we have a very different season for 2020, this is the first of 2 Grand Prix at…