日: 2023年8月27日

On lap 61 of 72 anticipated heavy showers hit the Zandvoort track, prompted the entire field to change to intermediates of full wets.But even on rain tyres drivers struggled to navigate the Turn 1 hairpin, with Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu helplessly aquaplaning off the road and into the TecPro barriers.That caused an initial Virtual Safety Car, which was soon converted into a red flag after 65 laps …Keep reading

Albon was the star of Saturday qualifying by taking fourth on the grid on the high-downforce Zandvoort loop. Rookie team-mate Logan Sargeant also claimed his best qualifying result of the season in 10th, with a Q3 crash ruling out an even better grid position.Williams has traditionally had an efficient, slippery FW45 car which has proven to be difficult for others to pass. Alpine’s Pierre Gasly …Keep reading

Haas has opted to fit a complete new power unit and drivetrain to Kevin Magnussen VF-23 car for…

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Verstappen has won eight consecutive races since standing atop the podium at the Miami Grand Prix in May. Should he repeat the feat at Zandvoort, he will draw level with former Red Bull driver Vettel.The four-time champion scored his record run at the close of the 2013 season, as he secured the last of his four world titles. After qualifying on pole for the Dutch GP and having already overtaken …Keep reading

“Ask them to repeat that [name],” Max Verstappen chuckled when Autosport asked the Dutchman and fellow top three qualifiers Lando Norris and George Russell about why Zandvoort’s so-called Hugenholtzbocht was causing so many headaches across the weekend.Verstappen’s request prompted lacklustre efforts by his colleagues. But drivers didn’t just trip up over the Dutch pronunciation of Turn 3’s …Keep reading

Russell spent three years at Williams at the start of his F1 career before switching to Mercedes full-time for 2022, with his close friend Albon his replacement as the Mercedes engine customer’s lead driver.Williams has been struggling following years of underinvestment but, empowered by new owners Dorilton, former Mercedes man James Vowles has been overhauling the team to return it back to the …Keep reading

The regulations state that drivers have to use full wet tyres if the formation lap starts behind the safety car.However, the Catch-22 is that if conditions are deemed safe enough for the safety car to be withdrawn the track is usually already too dry for wet tyres.At the rolling start of the sprint race at Spa last month half the field rushed into the pits to change to intermediates as the safety …Keep reading

The idea has been floating around on social media in recent days and has been mentioned by Sky F1 commentator David Croft.This year Stroll has struggled to match Aston Martin team-mate Fernando Alonso, which has led some to speculate that he might be reconsidering his future.However, the 24-year-old is adamant that he won’t be switching sports any time soon.“Well, if I’m going to go on tour …Keep reading

The American rookie was able to take advantage of the unexpectedly good form of the Williams at the Dutch GP venue, which also propelled his team-mate Alex Albon to fourth on the grid.Sargeant got through a wet Q2 in an encouraging 10th place but then crashed heavily on slicks early in the final segment of qualifying.He thus finished last in the session and will start Sunday’s race from …Keep reading