Qatar F1 Q3 yellow flags were justified, says Masi

Yellow flags were shown after Gasly ran wide on his last lap at the penultimate corner, losing his front wing and puncturing his right front tyre.
He kept going in an attempt to get out of the way and not impede cars trying to finish the lap, but he then stopped on the pit straight.
At that stage flags were waved – initially a single yellow and then a double – and both Verstappen and …Keep reading

Piastri: Criticism against Alfa Romeo F1 signing Zhou is “pretty unfair”

Formula 2 championship leader Piastri had been linked with a possible move to Alfa Romeo for next season, but missed out on the driver to Zhou, who was announced as Valtteri Bottas’s team-mate for 2022 last week.
Zhou is known to be bringing financial backing to Alfa Romeo, with outgoing driver Antonio Giovinazzi taking to social media to say that F1 could be “ruthless” when “money …Keep reading

Ocon “glad” to repay Alonso for Hungary with Qatar defence

Before the summer break Ocon took a shock maiden win in Budapest after an incident-filled start saw him vault to the lead.
All race long Ocon defended his lead against Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel, but it was the resurgent Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton he was more worried about.
But behind Ocon teammate Alonso managed to keep the much quicker Hamilton at bay for several laps, which gave Ocon …Keep reading

Hamilton, Mercedes feeling “better than ever” ahead of F1 title run-in

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The seven-time world champion has closed to within eight points of Max Verstappen in the drivers’ standings following his dominant victory in last weekend’s Qatar Grand …Keep reading

Bizarre quirk of Qatar kerbs caused F1 problems, reckons Mercedes

A number of drivers hit trouble over the Qatar weekend as they suffered car and tyre damage throughout the event.
Charles Leclerc and Nikita Mazepin both had to swap chassis following damage caused by kerb strikes, while Pierre Gasly smashed a front wing that triggered a puncture at the end of qualifying.
In the race, it is suspected that the repeated running over the kerbs played a part in …Keep reading