It was a thrilling first race of the weekend in Paul Ricard for Formula 3 which saw Alexander Smolyar take his second victory of the season, passing a charging Victor Martins on the last lap to take the victory with a move at the chicane. Victor Martins’ drive from tenth was charging and he ledContinue reading “F3 France: Smolyar wins frenetic opening race at Paul Ricard”
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French GP: Verstappen takes the lead in Paul Ricard
The afternoon practice session in Paul Ricard saw Max Verstappen take the top spot, setting a 1.32.872. However he was not fastest by much, he was only eight thousandths of a second ahead of Valtteri Bottas, who had a very strong day. Lewis Hamilton set the third fastest time ahead of Fernando Alonso, who hadContinue reading “French GP: Verstappen takes the lead in Paul Ricard”
F3 France: Vesti nabs pole from Hauger
It was a cl0se qualifying session for the third tier at Paul Ricard which saw Frederik Vesti take pole by a tenth and a half of a second from Dennis Hauger, who held pole for most the session but will have to settle for second. Victor Martins qualified in third place in the MP MotorsportContinue reading “F3 France: Vesti nabs pole from Hauger”
French GP: Mercedes on top at Paul Ricard
After a difficult run, Valtteri Bottas hit the ground running in the first session at Paul Ricard, leading his team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the top of the timesheets. Max Verstappen was third ahead of Sergio Perez in fourth, ahead of a good showing from Esteban Ocon in the Alpine. Daniel Ricciardo set the sixth fastestContinue reading “French GP: Mercedes on top at Paul Ricard”
Why every F1 fan should give IndyCar a chance
There is a lot of stigma amongst European Formula One and motorsport fans about American motorsports such as IndyCar and NASCAR in the sense that it is boring and cars just drive in circles, however whilst NASCAR is targeted primarily at an American audience (although it in itself can be very exciting), Formula One fansContinue reading “Why every F1 fan should give IndyCar a chance”
Azerbaijan GP: Perez wins as tyre failures blight crazy race in Baku
It was your standard craziness around the Baku City Circuit, which saw Sergio Perez take the victory after Max Verstappen had a tyre failure whilst in command at the front, earlier in the race Lance Stroll had a similar tyre failure at speed. Both drivers were lucky to escape unharmed. At the start, Charles LeclercContinue reading “Azerbaijan GP: Perez wins as tyre failures blight crazy race in Baku”
F2 Azerbaijan: Vips takes sublime feature race victory
Juri Vips took his second win of the weekend, getting past team-mate Liam Lawson at the start, and despite initially losing out to Oscar Piastri in the pitstops, he managed to repass the Prema driver, and took an easy victory in Baku. Liam Lawson was taken out of contention by a 10 second time penaltyContinue reading “F2 Azerbaijan: Vips takes sublime feature race victory”
F2 Azerbaijan: Vips wins frenetic second race at Baku
Juri Vips took his maiden Formula 2 victory in the second Formula 2 race of the season. After David Beckmann took the lead from Bent Viscaal at the start, a safety car resulting from multiple collisions on the first lap, firstly involving Ralph Boschung, Dan Ticktum, Guanyu Zhou and Lirim Zendeli, with only Dan TicktumContinue reading “F2 Azerbaijan: Vips wins frenetic second race at Baku”
Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc takes pole in dramatic Baku qualifying
It was a dramatic qualifying session that ended through a red flag as Yuki Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz crashed at the end of the session. Charles Leclerc put in a searing laptime which was enough to take pole position, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Pierre Gasly equalled a career best fourth ahead ofContinue reading “Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc takes pole in dramatic Baku qualifying”
Azerbaijan GP: Gasly sets fastest time as Verstappen crashes
Free Practice 3 was frenetic, with multiple drivers making mistakes, which saw Pierre Gasly set blistering pace, setting a laptime 3 tenths of a second ahead of Sergio Perez in second place. The latter was the only Red Bull driver to set a legitimate qualifying simulation as Max Verstappen crashed and bent the suspension, endingContinue reading “Azerbaijan GP: Gasly sets fastest time as Verstappen crashes”
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