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Las Vegas GP Opening Practice Cut Short After Manhole Cover Comes Loose | Formula 1 News
17Nov By adminNo Comments
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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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Max Verstappen Leads From Start To Finish To Win Monaco GP | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen Leads From Start To Finish To Win Monaco GP | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Max Verstappen led all the way from pole position to the chequered flag in Monaco.© AFPMax Verstappen led all the way from pole position to the chequered flag to win the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday and increase his lead in the Formula One driver standings. Despite brushes with the track walls, the Dutch Red Bull driver finished comfortably ahead of Spanish veteran Fernando Alonso in an Aston Martin with Frenchman Esteban Ocon third for Alpine. "Clipped the walls a few times," said Verstappen. "It was super-difficult out there, but that's Monaco."Super nice to win it and super nice to win it the way we did today with the weather everything and stay calm and bring it home."Verstappen's closest challenger in the standings, team-mate Sergio Perez started at the back of the grid after ...
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Max Verstappen Beats Lewis Hamilton To Win Chaotic Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen Beats Lewis Hamilton To Win Chaotic Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Max Verstappen held off a revived Lewis Hamilton to steer his Red Bull to a chaotic win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday and tighten his grip on the world championship. The world champion began from pole and despite being passed by Mercedes pair George Russell and Hamilton at the start, he kept his cool to win a race red flagged three times, with multiple crashes. Hamilton came home second ahead of Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, who made it three podiums from three this year."We had a very poor start, lap one I was careful as I had a lot to lose," said Dutchman Verstappen, who won the season-opening race in Bahrain and came second in Jeddah a fortnight ago."After that, the pace of the car was quick. With these red flags, I don't know, I don't really understand. It was a bit...
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Esteban Ocon Tops Second Practice In Brazil For Alpine | Formula 1 News
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Esteban Ocon Tops Second Practice In Brazil For Alpine | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Esteban Ocon topped the times for Alpine ahead of Red Bull's Sergio Perez in Saturday's uneventful second practice at this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix. The 26-year-old Frenchman clocked a best lap in one minute and 14.604 seconds to outpace the Mexican by 0.184 seconds. George Russell was third for Mercedes ahead of Fernando Alonso in the second Alpine, newly-acclaimed two-time world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes.Pierre Gasly was seventh for Alpha Tauri ahead of the two Haas cars of Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen, who was fastest in Friday's rain-hit qualifying and will start from pole position in the sprint race later Saturday.Lando Norris, fully recovered from food poisoning, was 10th for McLaren.In his penultimate Grand Prix weekend,...
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