Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen observed how tight the Zandvoort pit lane is while watching Carlos Sainz’s unsafe release at the 2022 Dutch Grand Prix. Verstappen started on pole ahead of Leclerc and Sainz on Sunday, and that trio led in the opening stages, before a horrible pit stop from Ferrari put the Spaniard down
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Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, was unmoved by 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg’s suggestion that changes need to be made to Ferrari following more blunders at the Dutch Grand Prix. Having started third, Carlos Sainz had started to fall back into the clutches of Sir Lewis Hamilton and, going onto lap 12, the Italian side
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Haas’ Mick Schumacher has emphasised that a slow stop cost him a chance at a points finish at the Dutch Grand Prix last weekend. The German made it into the final qualifying session for the fourth time this season in the Netherlands, and qualified an impressive eighth. His team-mate, Kevin Magnussen, was eliminated in Q1
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Outgoing McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has been ridiculed by the sport’s TV graphic designers, after a pre-race graphic regarding the Australian had the wording “struggling again, McLaren”. Viewers who noticed the caption have since called out the sport’s official TV coverage and have labelled the aforementioned Ricciardo caption as “disgusting” and “toxic”. Ricciardo had another horrific weekend at
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Max Verstappen’s second consecutive Dutch Grand Prix victory has been thrown into controversy, after claims that Yuki Tsunoda was purposefully made to retire have arisen. Up until Lap 45 at Zandvoort, Mercedes looked like they were potentially going to claim their first victory of the season. With Sir Lewis Hamilton attempting a one-stop, Mercedes’ strategists
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Jenson Button said that Pierre Gasly’s defensive move against Fernando Alonso “felt a little bit late” as the pair jostled for position at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday. Gasly started the race 11th, with Alonso behind in 13th after they had both been knocked out in Q2 on Saturday, and the other Alpine of Esteban
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Max Verstappen has asked fans to be more responsible at racetracks after a fan threw a flare onto the Zandvoort Circuit during qualifying for the 2022 Dutch Grand Prix. The second qualifying session had just started in the Netherlands when the red flag was brought out, and it was soon discovered that a flare had
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Mercedes’ George Russell has affirmed that Max Verstappen would have emerged the winner of the Dutch Grand Prix even had the Silver Arrows left the 24-year-old out on track. Russell started the race sixth behind fourth-placed Sir Lewis Hamilton after both Mercedes drivers were denied a real shot at pole position on Saturday due to
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Max Verstappen received plaudits from Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, for the award he received in the Netherlands on Thursday. Verstappen won the world title last year in his sixth Formula 1 season at the age of just 24 years, dramatically defeating Sir Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi. Last season, the Dutch Grand Prix
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Charles Leclerc has revealed at the Dutch Grand Prix that he is “of course not angry” with title rival Max Verstappen, after the pair’s unbelievable Belgian Grand Prix incident. Reigning World Champion Verstappen’s “worst nightmare” came true at Spa-Francorchamps last weekend, after he dropped a tear-off on the opening lap of the Belgian GP which
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