It was Daniel Ricciardo who took a sensational first victory since Monaco 2018, and McLaren’s first victory since the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2012. He led for more or less the whole race, resisting initial pressure from Max Verstappen. However the Red Bull would suffer a slow pitstop, which dropped him behind Lando Norris andContinue reading “Italian GP: Ricciardo leads sensational McLaren 1-2 as the title contenders collide”
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Italian F2: Piastri wins incident packed Feature Race
Oscar Piastri took the victory in a race packed with action, which saw 3 safety cars. One for Guilherme Samaia crashing, another for a collision between Dan Ticktum and Juri Vips, and the other for a collision between Bent Viscaal and David Beckmann, which brought the race to a close. Oscar Piastri took the victory,Continue reading “Italian F2: Piastri wins incident packed Feature Race”
Italian F2: Daruvala wins second race at Monza
Jehan Daruvala took his first victory of the season, beating out David Beckmann off the line and not looking back. Beckmann held second for most the race till he ran out of tyres, allowing Bent Viscaal to take second, Trident’s first podium since 2016. A fighting drive from Robert Shwartzman saw him take third aheadContinue reading “Italian F2: Daruvala wins second race at Monza”
Italian F2: Pourchaire takes convincing win in frenetic first race
It was a frenetic first race which saw multiple front runners fall by the wayside. But it was Theo Pourchaire who fought his way to the front and took a second victory in the series. Guanyu Zhou finished in second whilst Robert Shwartzman finished in third but received a 5 second time penalty for aContinue reading “Italian F2: Pourchaire takes convincing win in frenetic first race”
Italian GP: Bottas takes sprint pole
Despite being shown the door and getting shunted to the back of the grid on Sunday due to a grid penalty, Valtteri Bottas held his own and took a convincing pole position for tomorrow’s sprint, just under a tenth ahead of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton, with Max Verstappen making use of the tow to qualifyContinue reading “Italian GP: Bottas takes sprint pole”
Dutch F3: Hauger puts one hand on the crown
After a disappointment in Race 2, it was a dominant display from Dennis Hauger, getting the start he needed and not looking back, taking the victory and the fastest lap, and putting one hand on the drivers trophy. Behind was where the action took place as David Schumacher was being put under pressure by VictorContinue reading “Dutch F3: Hauger puts one hand on the crown”
Dutch GP: Verstappen takes euphoric home pole
Max Verstappen took pole position to the delight of his home crowd after a barnstorming final lap which saw him take the top spot. Lewis Hamilton pulled off an incredible final sector but it was not quite enough to take the top spot. Valtteri Bottas qualified in third ahead of an incredible qualifying session fromContinue reading “Dutch GP: Verstappen takes euphoric home pole”
Dutch GP: Verstappen tops final practice session at home race
Max Verstappen set the fastest time on a 1.09.623 at his home race. 2 tenths of a second ahead of Valtteri Bottas’s Mercedes, which will no doubt bus his confidence ahead of qualifying for his home grand prix. Lewis Hamilton was making up for lost time and ended up in third place ahead of SergioContinue reading “Dutch GP: Verstappen tops final practice session at home race”
Dutch F3: Leclerc resists Sargeant for Race 1 victory
The start proved pivotol to the race outcome. Reverse pole sitter Amaury Cordeel got a poor launch and was swamped by both Arthur Leclerc and Logan Sargeant. Leclerc managed to take the lead into the first corner, whilst Cordeel dropped out of contention after contact with Alexander Smolyar put him out of contention. From thenContinue reading “Dutch F3: Leclerc resists Sargeant for Race 1 victory”
Dutch GP: Leclerc leads Ferrari 1-2 as Hamilton breaks down
Charles Leclerc led Carlos Sainz in a Ferrari 1-2 in an action packed second practice at Zandvoort, in a session that had the order jumbled by red flags, one after Nikita Mazepin spun and another at the beginning of the session where Lewis Hamilton pulled over with an oil pressure problem. Esteban Ocon was thirdContinue reading “Dutch GP: Leclerc leads Ferrari 1-2 as Hamilton breaks down”