Daniel Ricciardo has brushed off an accusation made by Carlos Sainz, following qualifying on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In the final qualifying session of the 2023 season, Sainz was embarrassingly eliminated in Q1 after only managing to set the 16th fastest time. He blamed his poor final lap on Pierre Gasly blocking
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Max Verstappen claimed the final pole position of the 2023 season on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which won Red Bull team principal Christian Horner €500. Ahead of qualifying, Verstappen certainly wasn’t the favourite to clinch P1, with Red Bull having not been the quickest throughout free practice. As a result, Red Bull
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Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft revealed on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that several drivers complained about Max Verstappen, following the Dutchman’s questionable antics in Free Practice 2. Verstappen infuriated several drivers in the closing stages of FP2, following the end of a second red flag. The second practice session of the
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Ex-Manchester City and Barcelona footballer Sergio Aguero was present on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to hand Max Verstappen the pole position award, despite the fact he’s supposedly a Lewis Hamilton supporter. Aguero was seen in the paddock wearing a Manchester City-themed race suit, in what appeared to be a tribute to the
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All 10 team principals have been summoned to the stewards at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after it was discovered that several teams appear to have made a pit-stop infringement. Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, Zhou Guanyu and Logan Sargeant were all noted by the stewards during the race for having not complied with
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Oscar Piastri believes it’s “nice” to have his rookie season compared to Lewis Hamilton’s, with the McLaren driver feeling like he’s had an excellent season. Piastri entered Formula 1 this season on the back of a controversial move from Alpine to McLaren, which required the assistance of the FIA’s Contract Recognition Board. Some wondered whether
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Lando Norris was left furious with himself after qualifying on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, following another costly blunder. Norris safely progressed into Q3 with ease and looked like a real contender for pole position, especially after his opening lap in the final part of qualifying. The British driver sat in second behind
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Reigning Formula E World Champion and Red Bull simulator driver Jake Dennis has stressed that the RB19 isn’t “purely made” for Max Verstappen, an accusation which is often made. Dennis has worked for Red Bull as a sim driver since 2018, with the Milton Keynes-based outfit having finally rewarded the Briton for his hard work
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Carlos Sainz’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix went from bad to worse on Saturday, after he was embarrassingly eliminated in Q1. The Ferrari driver will start the final race of the season from 16th on the grid, as a result of his final lap in the opening part of qualifying being nowhere near good enough to
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For the first time since 2014, Lewis Hamilton has failed to make Q3 in back-to-back races, after only being fast enough for P11 on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Following on from Hamilton’s disappointing Las Vegas Grand Prix last weekend, he was hoping to end the season on a positive note; however, he
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