Marko: Verstappen’s passion for F1 is back

For the past few months the rumour mill has been industriously grinding out stories signalling a variety of ‘next moves’ for Max Verstappen, ranging from leaving Red Bull for Mercedes to quitting Formula 1 entirely.Some were more far-fetched than others but Verstappen was palpably disengaged and disgruntled at grand prix weekends. Arguably the process began last year, when the RB20 slid from …Keep reading
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The new Red Bull philosophy behind Verstappen’s surprise F1 Italian GP win

The Italian Grand Prix resulted in a dominant victory for Max Verstappen, at the track where Red Bull struggled massively last year and where Verstappen described the car as “a monster.” Twelve months on reality looked very different, helped by a specific low-downforce rear wing, a fresh Honda power unit and above all a slightly different approach to the race weekend.
“The car worked …Keep reading
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F1 manufacturers aligned on V8s, but don’t want “dual-cost programme” – Wolff

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says Formula 1’s engine manufacturers are aligned in principle on a future move to V8 power units, but felt it didn’t make financial sense to fast-track them before 2031.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is a driving force behind the introduction of simpler, cheaper and lighter engines for F1’s future power unit formula, and was keen to make the change as early …Keep reading
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How McLaren’s drivers answered the difficult questions after controversial F1 Italian GP swap

Language is like a river: it creates its own path. ‘Dilemma’ is one of those words, like ‘decimate’, which is losing its original meaning through misuse – which is a shame in this instance, since a dilemma is exactly what McLaren faced when ‘finger trouble’ reversed the position of its drivers late in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
That’s ‘dilemma’ as in the dictionary …Keep reading
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WEC: Porsche takes first victory of season at COTA

WEC: Porsche takes first victory of season at COTA

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The race began behind the safety car in wet weather conditions. Heavy showers led to a total of six safety car periods, a 41-minute red flag as well as several full-course yellows and virtual safety cars. In total, only two hours and 47 minutes were run under green flag conditions.

At the penultimate restart Estre passed Alessandro Pier Guidi’s #51 Ferrari 499P into Turn 1 and took control of the race. Contact between the two cars left Pier Guidi with a puncture, dropping the Ferrari down the order. Miguel Molina in the #50 Ferrari led the Scuderia’s challenge in the closing stages but was unable to prevent the reigning champion’s Porsche from pulling clear.

Third place went to the #94 Peugeot TotalEnergies 9X8 of Stoffel Vandoorne, Loïc Duval and Malthe Jakobsen. The crew secured Peugeot’s first podium of the season, finishing ahead of the sister car to complete a 3-4 result for the French manufacturer.

Pole-sitting #83 AF Corse Ferrari of Robert Kubica, Phil Hanson and Ye Yifei finished seventh following a difficult race that included a five-second penalty for a driver exiting the car when it was not properly stopped in its designated working area, and a spin for Kubica following contact with a GT car.

UNITED’S BREAKTHROUGH WIN
In LMGT3, the #54 Ferrari of Davide Rigon crossed the line first ahead of the #95 United Autosports McLaren GT3 Evo shared by Marino Sato, Sean Gelael and Darren Leung, but a five-second penalty for contact with the #77 Proton Ford Mustang demoted the Vista AF Corse entry to third, handing United Autosports its maiden LMGT3 victory.

The #77 Proton Ford Mustang GT3 looked on course for the American manufacturer’s first LMGT3 victory, a day after a qualifying 1-2 for the pair of muscle cars, until tyre choice in the closing stages of the race compromised the chances of the crew comprising Ben Barker, Bernardo Sousa and Ben Tuck.

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