Lance Stroll caused a red flag in the closing seconds of SQ2 at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday, after being fitted with the slicks “too early”. The track conditions in the sprint shootout were very similar to what they were like in Friday’s qualifying session, where a dry line only became visible on Q3.
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Kevin Magnussen has received a three-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, after impeding Charles Leclerc during qualifying. Magnussen had qualified 13th but will now start from 16th following the grid drop, which was declared by the FIA. The Haas driver impeded Leclerc when he rejoined the racing line after going off the circuit,
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Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur refused to comment on whether Mattia Binotto is joining Alpine as team principal, following the sacking of Otmar Szafnauer. Ahead of qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix, it was announced that Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane will be leaving Alpine after this weekend. Who Szafnauer’s replacement will be is
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Mercedes driver, George Russell, has insisted that the Silver Arrows ‘had more pace’ than McLaren in Budapest at last weekend’s Grand Prix. This assertion comes despite McLaren’s Lando Norris clinching a consecutive second-place finish behind the irrepressible Max Verstappen. Both Russell and his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton missed out on podium spots, coming in sixth
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Former F1 world champion Nico Rosberg has predicted that Lando Norris will be capable of dethroning Max Verstappen, ending the Dutchman’s era of dominance. Revealing his admiration for Norris’s recent performances, the German called him a “champion in the making,” citing his back-to-back podium finishes. Norris’ surge in form not only impacts the championship battle
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In the face of challenging times and a tough start to the season, Lando Norris has expressed his relief and contentment with McLaren’s recent podium-scoring gains. As the team struggled to meet their targets with the MCL60, Norris never wavered in his belief that McLaren was where he wanted to be. Now, with the introduction
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Lewis Hamilton was delighted to claim a second row start for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, after qualifying fourth. Whilst he qualified fourth, Hamilton will actually start from third following a five-place grid penalty for pole sitter Max Verstappen. The Dutchman was sensationally quick Friday evening, with him having claimed pole by eight-tenths of a second.
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has expressed his admiration for Max Verstappen’s outstanding lap time during the qualifying session for the Belgian Grand Prix. Despite a grid penalty, Verstappen managed to top the timesheets in the final part of qualifying, showcasing his determination to limit the damage caused by the penalty. Due to the grid penalty
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In a rain-affected qualifying session at Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgium Grand Prix, Mercedes adopted divergent approaches for their drivers, resulting in Lewis Hamilton securing P3 on the grid and George Russell ending up in P8. The lack of meaningful data from the rain-hit practice session left the team with a tough decision, but they opted
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Lewis Hamilton has avoided a grid penalty at the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix, after being investigated by the stewards following Friday’s qualifying session. Hamilton will start Sunday’s race at Spa-Francorchamps from third on the grid, despite having qualified fourth. A five-place grid penalty for pole sitter Max Verstappen has seen those in the top six
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