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Verstappen's Austrian GP qualifying gap a "reality check" for F1 rivals

Max Verstappen's advantage in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying was a "reality check for everyone", admitted McLaren's Oscar Piastri. After what looked like a finely poised weekend between Verstappen and the two McLarens, coming off the back of a competitive run of races where both cars looked fairly equal, Verstappen ran…

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Verstappen qualifying gap a "reality check" for F1 rivals

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F1 Austrian GP: Verstappen wins “exciting battles” sprint race over duelling McLarens

Max Verstappen won the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix Formula 1 sprint race after fending off an intense early attack from McLaren drivers, which the Dutchman called a “few exciting battles”.

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How McLaren was ready to pit Norris – but Ferrari ruined its Monaco F1 plan

McLaren had hoped to push Ferrari into extending its lead at the front of the 78-lap race, in a bid to build a sufficient buffer between the cars in the top four and Russell to allow McLaren to make a pitstop. Having started on hard tyres, Russell switched to the…

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Ferrari will struggle to match Red Bull until first major F1 upgrade - Sainz

Although Ferrari is yet to qualify within two tenths of three-time world champion Max Verstappen this season, the Scuderia had a promising one-two in the Australian Grand Prix, with Sainz leading home team-mate Charles Leclerc and the McLarens.

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Albon: New Williams F1 car feels "very different" in the simulator

Albon and Williams excelled in 2023 on circuits that suited the low-drag FW45, which competed towards the front of the midfield on low-downforce circuits like Monza and Montreal, but had too many weaknesses to be an all-round contender throughout the season. Williams' biggest priority for the FW46 was to cure…

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F1 Las Vegas GP: Leclerc grabs pole from Sainz, Verstappen; disaster for McLaren

Leclerc led all three segments of qualifying, which featured Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez not making the finale and both McLarens being knocked out in Q1.

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Leclerc thought Japan F1 podium was on after mistaking Perez for Verstappen

Leclerc finished fourth in Suzuka after being unable to match the race pace displayed by both McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who locked out the podium places behind Verstappen.

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Leclerc stunned by "crazy" gap to Verstappen in Japan F1 qualifying

Verstappen looked to have the measure of the field throughout qualifying, bouncing back from a Q2 elimination in Singapore to take pole by around six tenths from McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

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2023 F1 Japanese GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole

Verstappen will start ahead of the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in Sunday’s race after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen on top again from Norris and Piastri

A slow-burning session, which featured no track action for the opening five minutes, ended with a series of qualifying simulations in which Verstappen set a 1m30.267s lap to eclipse the two McLarens - which had found performance relative to the Red Bull driver overnight.

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen pips McLaren duo in FP3

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F1 Dutch GP: Verstappen beats Norris to pole by 0.5s in disrupted session

The Dutchman punched in a 1m10.567s lap, which remained untouchable in the final moments of Q3 to ensure a third consecutive pole at his local race to the delight of his fans.

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F1 Dutch GP: Verstappen enthrals home fans with pole in wild qualifying

The Dutchman punched in a 1m10.567s lap to send the home crowd into raptures, which remained untouchable in the final moments of Q3 to ensure a third consecutive pole at his local race.

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F1 race results: Max Verstappen wins Hungarian Grand Prix

Verstappen made a better start than poleman Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who lost further spots to both McLarens. Oscar Piastri profited from hugging the inside of Turn 1, while Lando Norris drove around the outside of Hamilton at Turn 2.

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F1 race results: Max Verstappen wins Hungarian GP

Verstappen made a better start than poleman Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who lost further spots to both McLarens of Oscar Piastri, who profited from hugging the inside of Turn 1, and Lando Norris, who drove around the outside of him at Turn 2.

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IndyCar Toronto: Kirkwood tops FP1 on “ridiculously bumpy” track

Kirkwood topped the 75-minute session around the 11-turn, 1.786-mile Exhibition Place street course with a best lap of 1m00.8075s.

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IndyCar Toronto: Kirkwood pips Grosjean by 0.05s in practice

Kirkwood topped the 75-minute session around the 11-turn, 1.786-mile Exhibition Place street course with a best lap of 1m00.8075s.

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Russell: Leclerc was borderline with "questionable" F1 British GP defending

Russell followed Leclerc closely for the first 18 laps of the race but could not get by until the latter made an early first stop.

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Toto Wolff surprised by Mercedes' British GP failure as George Russell left in disbelief

Mercedes had confidence in their race pace at the British Grand Prix, but were taken aback by how they struggled to achieve their goals later in the Silverstone race

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Russell: Leclerc was borderline with “questionable” British GP defending

Russell followed Leclerc closely for the first 18 laps of the race but could not get by until the latter made an early first stop.

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Tsunoda: AlphaTauri F1 braking issues carried over from Gasly in 2022

Tsunoda had been well-placed to score points in the Monaco Grand Prix last month as he ran ninth with 20 laps to go. But in the final stages of the rain-hit race, he was passed by both McLarens and continued to slip down the order. He eventually finished in 15th as…

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Indy 500: Newgarden beats Ericsson to win after three red flags

The race was halted for the first time with 14 laps remaining when Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren) crashed out of fourth place at Turn 1, clipping Kyle Kirkwood’s Andretti Autosport car which slammed into the wall and flipped over at Turn 2.

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Indy 500: Newgarden beats Ericsson in crash-marred 107th edition

The race was red flagged for the first time with 14 laps remaining when Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren) crashed out of fourth place at Turn 1, clipping Kyle Kirkwood’s Andretti Autosport car which slammed into the wall and flipped over at Turn 2.

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