Seven things we learned at the 2024 United States Grand Prix

Box-office? Definitely. This year’s edition of the F1 race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas threw up a thrilling battle between the two title protagonists over third – one that predictably ended with a stewards’ call that split the audience. Ferrari’s commanding 1-2 was almost secondary to the battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. Charles Leclerc was brilliantly …Keep reading
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Mercedes insists no problem with Austin upgrade despite Hamilton’s claim

Mercedes has denied there is a “fundamental” problem with its Austin Formula 1 upgrade and plans to stick with it for this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix.The German manufacturer introduced a raft of aero changes for its W15 at the United States Grand Prix, but endured a tough weekend where both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton struggled with car characteristics.After both suffered costly …Keep reading
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Wolff labels Red Bull bib device “outrageous”, laughs at “Bugs Bunny” tool

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has slammed Red Bull’s front bib adjustment device as “outrageous”, as he suggested the FIA may yet look further into the matter.Red Bull was at the centre of technical intrigue over the United States Grand Prix weekend after it emerged the FIA was ramping up monitoring of a system the Milton Keynes-based squad has to raise and lower its front bib height.While the …Keep reading
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Norris: Stewards “rushing” and “guessing” penalty decisions

Lando Norris felt that the United States Grand Prix stewards were “rushing” to make a decision on his off-track pass on Formula 1 title rival Max Verstappen, stating that the outcome was “guessing” without driver input.Norris was handed a five-second penalty for his pass on Verstappen at Turn 12, which was conducted while both drivers were off the road, and could not build up enough of an …Keep reading
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Why Verstappen’s late Austin clash with penalised Norris is a Brazil 2021 repeat

If you want to understand how brilliant – genius, even – a Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen is, watch exactly how he attacked Lando Norris at the start of the 2024 United States Grand Prix. And then ‘defended’ against him at the contest’s controversial conclusion.This latest saga has frustratingly eclipsed the brilliant victory scored by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc at Austin on Sunday …Keep reading
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Why McLaren didn’t tell Norris to give place back to Verstappen

McLaren has explained why it didn’t ask Lando Norris to let Max Verstappen past after their Turn 12 off-track battle in Austin, which led to a penalty for the Briton.In the closing stages of Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix, Norris was hounding Verstappen for third when he finally swooped around the outside on COTA’s back straight with four laps to go.Verstappen had the inside for Turn 12’s …Keep reading
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