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Oscar Piastri Fastest In Wet Japanese Grand Prix Second Practice | Formula 1 News
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Oscar Piastri Fastest In Wet Japanese Grand Prix Second Practice | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] McLaren's Oscar Piastri went fastest on Friday in a second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix that was badly affected by rain at Suzuka. Australian Piastri, who finished third at last year's race, clocked 1min 34.725sec in on-off showers to finish 0.501sec clear of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. Triple world champion Max Verstappen and team-mate Sergio Perez did not come out for second practice. Verstappen led Perez for a Red Bull one-two in first practice.They were among the drivers who stayed in the garage for the second session as the teams tried to preserve their tyres in the tricky conditions.Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was third fastest, 4.035sec behind Piastri.Japanese home favourite Yuki Tsunoda was fourth, followed by RB team-mate Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren's Lando Norris in...
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Carlos Sainz Wins Australian GP In Ferrari 1-2 After Max Verstappen’s DNF | Formula 1 News
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Carlos Sainz Wins Australian GP In Ferrari 1-2 After Max Verstappen’s DNF | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Ferrari's Carlos Sainz surged to victory at the Australian Grand Prix Sunday to snap Red Bull's winning start to the season after three-time world champion Max Verstappen sensationally failed to finish. The Spaniard, who had appendicitis surgery two weeks ago and missed the last race, took the chequered flag 2.3 seconds ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc, with McLaren's Lando Norris a bold third. It was Sainz's third grand prix win and first since Singapore last year. But it was a disastrous day for pole-sitter Verstappen, who limped out with smoke billowing from his car after being passed by front-row partner Sainz on lap two."I have smoke, blue smoke, fire, fire," the Dutchman said on the team radio before his first retirement in more than two years after what appeared to be a re...
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Charles Leclerc Outpaces Max Verstappen In Second Practice For Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News
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Charles Leclerc Outpaces Max Verstappen In Second Practice For Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Ferrari's Charles Leclerc went quickest ahead of world champion Max Verstappen in second practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, with Carlos Sainz third barely two weeks after surgery. Leclerc clocked a best lap round the Albert Park circuit of one minute 17.277 seconds, 0.381 clear of Red Bull's Verstappen, who won in Melbourne last year from pole. Verstappen ran over a kerb late in first practice and damaged the floor of his car, meaning the team were still working on the issue when the second session started.The Dutchman eventually emerged as the last driver out after missing 22 minutes and he struggled initially to make inroads on medium tyres as others switched to softs.But when he made the tyre change he began flying to narrowly miss topping the timesheets.The Red B...
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc Tops Times As F1 Testing Ends | Formula 1 News
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc Tops Times As F1 Testing Ends | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the fastest time as Formula One's winter testing ended Friday on the same Sakhir circuit which will stage the season opener next week but he admitted world champion Max Verstappen and Red Bull have "a good head start". Leclerc was 0.046sec ahead of George Russell's Mercedes while China's Zhou Guanyu was a surprise third fastest in a Sauber. Verstappen, the overwhelming favourite to make it four titles in a row in 2024, was only fourth fastest with Japan's Yuki Tsunoda of Racing Bulls rounding out the top five. However, Verstappen opted to drive on sof...
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Ferrari’s New F1 Car Unveiled For Final Season Before Lewis Hamilton’s Arrival | Formula 1 News
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Ferrari’s New F1 Car Unveiled For Final Season Before Lewis Hamilton’s Arrival | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Ferrari unveiled their new SF-24 car on Tuesday, ready for the upcoming Formula One season which will be the last before Lewis Hamilton joins the Italian team from rivals Mercedes. The team head into their 2024 campaign, which has been overshadowed by seven-time F1 champion Hamilton agreeing to join next year, trying to recover ground on all-conquering Red Bull. And Ferrari unveiled the SF-24 to their legion of fans with a short and low-key video, adding in a statement that "a small audience of guests" were given a live viewing of the new car. Among those present were Ferrari's Te...
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc Takes Pole Position For Las Vegas Grand Prix | Formula 1 News
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc Takes Pole Position For Las Vegas Grand Prix | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will start from pole position in Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix after posting the fastest time in Friday qualifying. Leclerc finished ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz but with the Spaniard having a ten-place grid penalty imposed after Thursday's practice, world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull will start second. Mercedes' George Russell will be in third place on the grid alongside Alpine's French driver Pierre Gasly.It was a positive session for Williams who will have Alex Albon starting fifth on the grid alongside team-mate Logan Sargeant, the American who is hoping a strong result on a home circuit will boost his chance of keeping his place for next season.Sargeant's finish was his best result in qualifying in his rookie season.There was little to ch...
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Las Vegas GP Opening Practice Cut Short After Manhole Cover Comes Loose | Formula 1 News
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Las Vegas GP Opening Practice Cut Short After Manhole Cover Comes Loose | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] The Las Vegas Grand Prix suffered an embarrassing start when the first practice session on the new circut was abandoned after just nine minutes of racing on Thursday due to a loose drain cover. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz had his vehicle stop after hitting the cover, resulting in a red flag and damage to the front his vehicle. After some delay organisers announced that the session would not be resumed."Following inspection, it was the concrete frame around a manhole cover that has failed. We now need to check all of the other manhole covers which will take some time," the International Motoring Federation (FIA) said in a statement."We will be discussing with the local circuit engineering team about the length of time it will take to resolve and will update with any resultant changes to...
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc Pips Teammate Carlos Sainz For Mexico Grand Prix Pole | Football News
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc Pips Teammate Carlos Sainz For Mexico Grand Prix Pole | Football News

[ad_1] A surprised Charles Leclerc admitted he did not expect his success on Saturday after he secured pole position ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz as Ferrari locked out the front row for Sunday's Mexico Grand Prix. In a chaotic and confusing qualifying session that seemed set to see Max Verstappen on pole again, Ferrari emerged in Q3 with a surge of pace that surprised almost everyone. The Monegasque clocked a best lap in one minute and 17.166 seconds to beat the Spaniard by 0.067 seconds, leaving newly-crowned three-time world champion Verstappen third for Red Bull."It's two weekends in a row where we say that we don't know if we have the pace," said Leclerc. "People will start not believing us anymore! To be honest, I did not expect to be on pole today -- I thought we were lucky afte...
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Charles Leclerc Takes Pole In Texas As Max Verstappen Slips To Sixth | Formula 1 News
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Charles Leclerc Takes Pole In Texas As Max Verstappen Slips To Sixth | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Charles Leclerc claimed his third pole position of the season on Friday as Max Verstappen had his best lap deleted and slipped to sixth on the grid in a dramatic qualifying at this weekend's United States Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver showed commanding pace as he clocked a fastest lap in one minute and 34.723 seconds to outpace McLaren's Lando Norris by a tenth with resurgent seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes taking third.Carlos Sainz was fourth in the second Ferrari ahead of George Russell in the second Mercedes and Verstappen, whose late best lap was quick enough for pole before it was rubbed out after he exceeded track limits at Turn 19.It was the 21st pole position of Leclerc's career and gives him a chance of frustrating newly-crowned three-time champion V...
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Max Verstappen Makes Light Of Spa Penalty To Secure Eighth Straight Win | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen Makes Light Of Spa Penalty To Secure Eighth Straight Win | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Max Verstappen won the Belgian Grand Prix© AFPMax Verstappen reeled off his eighth successive win of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday with his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez in second. Verstappen also won Saturday's sprint race at Spa-Francorchamps to maintain his relentless charge to a third Formula One world title. "I knew we had a great car, it was just about surviving turn one," said Verstappen, who started in sixth on the grid despite topping qualifying after a penalty for a new gearbox. "It is a new spot P6 (to win from). We made all the right moves," added Verstappen. Perez, who led for much of the early part of the race, said: "It was a good race for the team. We had a great start, to get through Charles (Leclerc), and I was doing my own race -- but Max came ...
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