Max Verstappen was denied the chance to see if he could beat his rival thanks to a malfunctioning DRS. At the same time, there was jubilation for Haas, who saw both drivers through to Q3 – albeit only just, with Lando Norris losing his lap time to promote Mick Schumacher to the top 10. Here […] More
Charles Leclerc took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix after overcoming a spin on his first run in Q3. After Leclerc topped Q1, Max Verstappen hit back with the fastest time of Q2—with Mercedes lurking just behind the Ferrari and Red Bull throughout the first two qualifying segments. Leclerc then dramatically spun on his […] More
Thoughts from Vidales, Crawford, and Collet FIA Formula 3: Congratulations to the top three finishers. Caio Collet for MP Motorsport, in third place. Jak Crawford for PREMA Racing and winning the first F3 race of the weekend, David Vidales for Campos. Tell us what this means to you and your team? David Vidales: Well, it’s […] More
Campos Racing driver David Vidales claimed his first F3 victory at his and the team’s home race. The Spanish rookie coped under pressure from start to finish, getting a strong start from the reverse-grid pole, and managed to keep charging Jak Crawford at bay as they dueled during the middle of the race. PREMA […] More
As Mercedes continued to show a newfound turn of pace, Charles Leclerc edged out championship rival Max Verstappen to lead the way in final practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver clocked a 1m 19.772s at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on his low-fuel soft tire run, 0.1s ahead of Red Bull’s Dutchman. Championship […] More
Auer, who won the opening round of the 2022 season in Portimao and has three DTM victories to his name at the east German track, posted the benchmark time of 1m30.654s in the opening half of the 20-minute session but couldn’t improve his time further as others around him closed in. Van der Linde, who […] More
Thoughts from Doohan, Vips, and Vesti FIA Formula 2: Congratulations to the poleman of today’s Qualifying session here in Barcelona, Jack Doohan for Virtuosi Racing; in second place, we have Juri Vips for Hitech Grand Prix, and in third place, we have Frederik Vesti for ART Grand Prix. Starting with you, Jack, it’s your second […] More
Qualifying saw Jack Doohan line up on pole for the second time in Formula 2. The Australian held a late charge from Hitech Grand Prix’s Jüri Vips, which saw the Estonian driver leap up from last to second and ahead of ART Grand Prix’s Frederik Vesti in third. The session got underway, with only 21 […] More
Thoughts from Stanek, Martins, and Smolyar FIA Formula 3: Congratulations to the top three qualifiers for Sunday’s FIA Formula 3 Feature Race. In third place, Victor Martins for ART Grand Prix took his first pole position in FIA Formula 3, and our pole sitter, Roman Stanek, for Trident. Roman Stanek: Yeah, it feels very good […] More
Achievement: UNLOCKED 🏆 ⏩ Earn your first F3 pole position ⏪ Congrats, Roman Stanek! #SpanishGP #F3 @trident_team pic.twitter.com/8yAAFQzqXO — Formula 3 (@Formula3) May 20, 2022 Roman Stanek grabbed pole position in the day’s final moments at Barcelona. The Trident driver had made an early error in the session but rebounded brilliantly to take pole position […] More
Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz were the centers of attention at this week’s Spanish Grand Prix, with thousands of fans lining the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya hoping for success from one of their own. Here are five things we learned from the two 60-minute practice sessions. 1. Mercedes Knocking On The Door Mercedes brought significant upgrades […] More
FERRARI Charles Leclerc – FP1: 1:19.828, P1; FP2: 1:19.670, P1 “Our qualifying runs don’t look bad, but we have some work to do, particularly on our racing pace and tIre management. The stints on the soft compound felt better than those on the mediums. “Tonight, we will analyze our latest data to find where we […] More
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