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Despite being unhappy with the final sector it was Max Verstappen who topped the timesheets in final practice at Portimao on a 1.18.489, 2 tenths ahead of Lewis Hamilton who set the second fastest time. Valtteri Bottas was third for Mercedes ahead of Sergio Perez in fourth, and Esteban Ocon, who continued to show solidContinue reading “Portuguese GP: Verstappen on top in final practice at Portimao”

It was a solid start to the weekend for the Mercedes team, with Valtteri Bottas topping the first practice and Lewis Hamilton ending second practice on top. However Red Bull have made it clear that they are a threat. Max Verstappen was second fastest in both sessions, with Sergio Perez ending the first practice sessionContinue reading “Portuguese GP: Mercedes on top on first day of running at Portimao”

The 2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was a frenetic race but did we expect anything else considering the wet conditions at the start of the race. But Max Verstappen took the lead at the start, and bar a small mistake on the safety car restart, led more or less every single lap, and in the endContinue reading “Emilia-Romagna GP: Verstappen dominates frenetic race at Imola”

It is clear to say that the star of qualifying for the second race of the 2021 season was Red Bull’s Sergio Perez. I am pretty sure that no one would’ve expected that Sergio would be outqualifying Max Verstappen a mere 2 races into the season. But he has managed to do so, and consideringContinue reading “Emilia-Romagna GP: Could Perez win at Imola?”

It was a close session which saw Lewis Hamilton take pole position by less than a tenth over an incredible effort from Sergio Perez, who outqualified his team-mate in only his second weekend for the team. Max Verstappen made a mistake at the first chicane which no doubt cost him pole, despite being third heContinue reading “Emilia-Romagna GP: Hamilton takes pole in close session”

Max Verstappen topped the timesheets in FP3 on a 1.14.958, finally setting the lap time after his initial one got deleted, as did many other lap times throughout the session. Lando Norris set an impressive lap time to go second in the McLaren. Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes set the third fastest time, 4 tenths offContinue reading “Emilia-Romania GP: Verstappen tops track limits dominated FP3”

The qualifying simulations were in full swing at Imola, but minus Max Verstappen, as in his words, something snapped as he exited the final corner, which forced him to pull over at the side of the track. Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton maintained the top two positions, putting themselves in a good position ahead ofContinue reading “Emilia-Romagna GP: Bottas and Mercedes remain on top as Verstappen grinds to a halt in FP2”

Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets at Imola in the morning session, half a tenth ahead of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who was in turn 17 thousandths ahead of Max Verstappen in the Red Bull. Charles Leclerc set the fourth fastest time ahead of Pierre Gasly in fifth, Carlos Sainz in sixth. Fernando Alonso was seventhContinue reading “Emilia-Romagna GP: Bottas sets early pace in FP1”

It was what everyone was hoping for. A fight between two titans of Formula One. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. A battle that swung in both directions on multiple occasions, when Hamilton managed to get the undercut, then had to go long whilst Verstappen went short. This led to a thrilling fight when Verstappen chippedContinue reading “Bahrain GP: Hamilton resists Verstappen challenge in Bahrain thriller”