Max Verstappen completes practice sweep, flying Alex Albon splits Red Bulls.
Red Bull must be wishing they still had Alex Albon in their F1 driver pool amid Sergio Perez’s struggles.
Williams driver Alex Albon impressed with second place to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in final practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Perez has found himself under increasing pressure to hold onto his Red Bull F1 seat despite holding a contract for the 2024 season due to his underwhelming performances this year.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen headed a jumbled order to complete a practice double on Friday at the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix.
Catch up with all the action from FP2 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez!
The three-time world champion was 0.119s quicker than McLaren’s in-form Lando Norris during the soft tire runs at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with Charles Leclerc 0.266 further back in his Ferrari.
https://youtu.be/oKos0Ozsmes?si=FqFM5sIws7mdOSo_
The Mexico City Grand Prix did kick off with two practice sessions on Friday.
Check out the rise of the rookies, and everything that went down on track during FP1 in Mexico!
https://youtu.be/wR3VVqvOorE?si=hK73B_L0N3WhB3Bg
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The iconic Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is renowned for its challenging chicanes, high-altitude conditions and of course, the vibrant Foro Sol stadium filled with roaring fans, where you're sure to
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Max Verstappen pulled off an impressive fightback victory at the United States Grand Prix to claim his 50th F1 win ahead of a charging Lewis Hamilton.
The 3-time world champion started sixth but moved into the lead by Lap 28 + was able to hold off former title rival Hamilton, who was running on an offset strategy, to score his 15th win in 18 races this season
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
3. Lando Norris (McLaren)
4. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
5. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
Max Verstappen beat his former F1 title rival Lewis Hamilton to win Saturday’s sprint race at the F1 United States Grand Prix.
The newly-crowned three-time world champion led all 19 laps at the Circuit of the Americas on his way to picking up his third sprint victory out of the five to be staged in 2023.
https://youtu.be/ig4laP4FShE?si=xbM7IzmbvRa3fhWi
Charles Leclerc claimed his third pole position of the F1 2023 season.
Leclerc produced two laps good enough for pole but was briefly usurped by Verstappen in a thrilling end to Friday qualifying, only for the newly-crowned world champion to have his best lap deleted for running wide at Turn 19.
McLaren’s Lando Norris turned in a stunning late lap to pip fellow Briton Lewis Hamilton to the front of the grid.
Carlos Sainz was fourth ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell
https://youtu.be/plxp3YAakcw?si=p56Oem7Kfll7QI6v
Max Verstappen set the pace in a competitive first and only practice session at the F1 United States Grand Prix.
The newly-crowned three-time world champion, who has won the past two races at the Circuit of the Americas, finished just 0.156s clear of Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari.
Lewis Hamilton was third-quickest and got within 0.281s of Verstappen’s benchmark in his upgraded Mercedes, which is sporting a modified floor for the Austin weekend.
https://youtu.be/KdPRsYkQTic?si=ms5_8ljS-ZVxCQEE
Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins the Qatar Grand Prix from pole position!
And he takes fastest lap.
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
3. Lando Norris (McLaren)
4. George Russell (Mercedes)
5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
6. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
7. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
8. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
9. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
10. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)
11. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
12. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
13. Alex Albon
14. Kevin Magnussen
15. Yuki Tsunoda
Russel takes Hamilton out, 4 laps under yellow, now restart:
Top five
Lap 5/57
1. Max Verstappen
2. Oscar Piastri
3. Fernando Alonso
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Lando Norris
This will be a long race.....
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Who scored points in the sprint?
The top eight drivers come away with points on Saturday to add to their championship tally:
1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 8
2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 7
3. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 6
4. George Russell (Mercedes) - 5
5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 4
6. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) - 3
7. Alex Albon (Williams) - 2
8. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 1
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Max Verstappen with a commanding victory at the Japanese Grand Prix as Red Bull tied up this year's Formula 1 constructors' championship. The Dutchman's 13th victory in 16 races this season came at the end of probably his most impressive overall performance of 2023 so far.
Top 10 results
1. Max Verstappen
2. Lando Norris
3. Oscar Piastri
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. Carlos Sainz
7. George Russell
8. Fernando Alonso
9. Esteban Ocon
10. Pierre Gasly
The Japanese F1 Grand Prix sealed the constructors’ championship for the Red Bull team and they can start the party!
The gap between Aston Martin in fourth and McLaren in fifth has now been cut to 49 points following Lando Norris' and Oscar Piastri's double podium celebration.
1. Red Bull - 623
2. Mercedes - 305
3. Ferrari - 285
4. Aston Martin - 221
5. McLaren - 172
6. Alpine - 84
7. Williams - 21
8. Haas - 12
9. Alfa Romeo - 10
10. Alpha Tauri - 5
Max Verstappen and Red Bull are back on top in Formula 1 after crushing the opposition in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying.
There’s been zero sign of a repeat of Red Bull’s struggles in Singapore – where both cars were knocked out of Q2 – all weekend and that continued into qualifying with Verstappen delivering on his clear pole favorite status throughout.
Qualifying highlights video >>>>
https://youtu.be/9yhpIO8OFNs?si=gQIRrAYQXFU-Sdc8
Red Bull's Max Verstappen put in a stunning performance to set pole position, 0.581 seconds clear of the impressive Oscar Piastri in second, 0.035secs ahead of McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was fourth, ahead of Red Bull's Sergio Perez.
Top 10
1. Max Verstappen
2. Oscar Piastri
3. Lando Norris
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Sergio Perez
6. Carlos Sainz
7. Lewis Hamilton
8. George Russell
9. Yuki Tsunoda
10. Fernando Alonso
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Verstappen proceeded to claim FP2 over Ferrari in the afternoon, outpacing Charles Leclerc by the smaller margin of 0.3s with a 1m30.688s while Lando Norris sat in the top three of both sessions to demonstrate McLaren's credentials as a podium contender at Suzuka
Verstappen's efforts were in stark contrast to those of his team-mate Sergio Perez, who languished down the order relative to his team-mate having been more than a second behind in both sessions. #Formula1Follow
https://youtu.be/c2VnguOFFhg?si=eg891siSRNcZM3_t
Verstappen was fastest throughout the serious running, initially with a 1m32.597s on the experimental version of the relatively hard C2 tyre that Pirelli is letting teams trial today. It is designed to offer more grip than the current version and fit in better between the C1 and C3.
https://youtu.be/CO4hy3kftfo?si=ZilzIQ-sF1wPxPpL
Is Ferrari’s mini-revival the real thing or is this just going to be another annoying false dawn for F1’s most famous team?
Back-to-back poles and a first win of the season, ENDING Red Bull’s perfect record in 2023, mark a hell of a turnaround for a team that looked like it was going nowhere just a few weeks ago and admitted it is designing a very different car for 2024.
What’s behind Ferrari’s current form?
https://youtu.be/XsDNWX8eLwE?si=Mwki3HTdi5cITppu
It's Carlos Sainz's night!
The Ferrari driver wins the Singapore Grand Prix!!
Top 10
1. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
2. Lando Norris (McLaren)
3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
6. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
7. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
8. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
9. Liam Lawson (Alpha Tauri)
10. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
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Sainz will start on pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix!
The Spaniard has secured back-to-back poles after his front-row at the Italian Grand Prix two weeks ago.
George Russell was just 0.072 seconds off top spot, while Charles Leclerc was only 0.079 seconds away from his Ferrari team-mate.
Top 10
1. Carlos Sainz
2. George Russell
3. Charles Leclerc
4. Lando Norris
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. Kevin Magnussen
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Esteban Ocon
9. Nico Hulkenberg
10. Liam Lawson
