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 …
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Stewart-Haas Racing Asserting Its Dominance For the seventh time this season, Stewart-Haas Racing is taking home another race win trophy, this time with Clint Bowyer’s second victory of the season in the rain-shortened race at Michigan International Speedway. Joining teammates Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick, who has five wins this …
Max Verstappen silenced his critics following statements of head-butting anyone who criticized his driving by taking both Friday practice sessions in preparation for Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. The Dutchman set the best time of the day in the second session by 0.130 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Kimi …
For the four seasons between 2009 and 2013, Red Bull Racing relied heavily on its French engine partner, Renault, giving it consecutive championships with Sebastian Vettel as driver champion and itself in the constructor’s standings. It seemed like the partnership would last for a long time. Unfortunately, since 2014, when the new hybrid power units …
If any grand prix race is more famous than others, it is the Monaco Grand Prix. The legendary race, first established in 1929, is very much the same street circuit today as it was back then, apart from Rascasse corner replacing the old gasworks hairpin just before the start/finish line. In addition, some of the …
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 had a misfortune in the streets of Monaco in 2016. The Australian took pole, but a mistake in his last pit stop lost him the race to Lewis Hamilton. Now, two years later, Ricciardo returned to the principality, taking both practices on Thursday, and in addition, the third practice session. And on Saturday …
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. …
Most people who watch an F1 grand prix tend to put their attention on the leaders of the race. It is natural for the audience to focus in on the winner and the two drivers who place next to him. However, one area to focus which is just as interesting in on the midfield in the Formula …
Through five races this season, Ferrari has shown itself to be the most baffling Formula 1 team on the grid. As an organization, they have been downright fast, with Sebastian Vettel earning victories in the first two races while his teammate Kimi Raikkonen has grabbed three podium finishes to obscure his three DNFs. Something, …
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 …
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