Lewis Hamilton avoided a first-lap accident at the start of Sunday’s (June 24) French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard. The race leader then survived a late virtual safety car to take the victory by seven seconds over Max Verstappen. It’s his third win of the year and first after two rough races in Monaco and …
Lewis Hamilton has done a lot in formula one, but on Saturday afternoon, the Briton added to his achievements by taking pole position for Sunday’s Grand Prix of France at Paul Ricard, the 75th of his career. It is also the first time Hamilton has earned the front row at this circuit, in this case …
Lewis Hamilton returned to the forefront of Formula 1 racing Friday, as the Briton set the fastest times in both practice sessions in preparation for Sunday’s Grand Prix of France at Circuit Paul Ricard. Hamilton posted the fastest lap of the day in Free Practice No. 1 at 141.550 mph, leading a Mercedes 1-2 along …
Sebastian Vettel capped off what could have been a disappointing weekend, as the German not only won pole but dominated from start to finish the Canadian Grand Prix Sunday afternoon, winning the race by 5.7 seconds over Valtteri Bottas with Max Verstappen picking up valuable points in third. The victory by Vettel now puts the Ferrari …
Sebastian Vettel proved Saturday afternoon (June 9) at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal that patience is a virtue. The German forgot his troubles from the day before, posting a fastest lap of 1:10.764 to take the pole for Sunday’s Formula One Canadian Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes took second, while Max Verstappen, who had dominated this …
Daniel Ricciardo capped off a brilliant weekend despite power unit difficulties to win Sunday’s Grand Prix of Monaco with a flag-to-flag victory over Sebastian Vettel in the streets of Monte Carlo. Lewis Hamilton had a quiet race to finish third. “Wow, it still hasn’t sunk in,” beamed Ricciardo. “It was a perfect weekend but a …
Daniel Ricciardo dominated Friday’s Formula 1 practice in the streets of Monte Carlo, as he led his Red Bull team to a 1-2 finish in both sessions, posting a new track record in the afternoon with a 1:11:841 fastest time ahead of Max Verstappen in preparation for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel was third. …
Lewis Hamilton capped off an excellent Formula 1 weekend in Spain by dominating practice, qualifying and, on Sunday afternoon (May 13), easily cruised to just over a 20-second gap over his teammate, Valtteri Bottas, to win the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona- Catalunya. Max Verstappen, who ran into Williams’ Sergey Sirotkin, took third …
Lewis Hamilton broke Sebastian Vettel’s three consecutive pole positions as the Briton recorded a new track record of 1:16:173 to lead a Mercedes 1-2 on Saturday afternoon to set the stage for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit Barcelona-Catalunya. Valtteri Bottas was second, while Vettel was third. “Definitely the team has been working so …
Lewis Hamilton proved Friday afternoon in second practice that his Mercedes is back in race-winning contention as the Briton set the fastest time of the session, recording a 1:18:259, though just 0.133 seconds ahead of the Red Bull pair of Daniel Ricciardo and third place Max Verstappen, in preparation for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix at …
Miami (Florida) City Commission has approved Formula 1’s plans to hold a grand prix race in its streets in 2019 and continuing until 2028, it announced Thursday (May 10). If approved, Miami could be the second F1 event that is held yearly along with its current one in Austin, Texas, should the Austin race remain …
American Haas Formula 1 development driver Santino Ferrucci has signed a contract to be sponsored by the Concord, N.C.-based Racer Development. Along with Ferrucci, Racer Development also sponsors Australian Supercars driver Alex Primat of France; NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers Stewart Friesen and Spencer Davis; NASCAR Euro Series racer Alon Day; and UMP Dirt Modified pilot Race …
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