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McLaren’s Piastri Claims Bahrain Pole as Norris, Verstappen Struggle

This is Beirut, 13/04 10:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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McLaren's Oscar Piastri claimed pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday as his teammate Lando Norris and Red Bull's Max Verstappen had a trying evening under floodlights at the desert circuit. Series leader Norris could only make it onto the third row with Verstappen facing an even tougher time on Sunday from the fourth row. George ...

Verstappen Snatches ‘Special’ Pole for Japan GP with Lap Record

This is Beirut, 05/04 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Four-time world champion Max Verstappen smashed the track record to snatch pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris, as Yuki Tsunoda qualified a lowly 15th in his Red Bull debut. Verstappen clocked a blistering lap of 1min 26.983sec in his Red Bull, 0.012sec ahead of early championship leader Norris, with the ...

Ruthless Red Bull Dump Lawson for Tsunoda Ahead of Japanese Grand Prix

This is Beirut, 27/03 13:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Red Bull said on Thursday that Liam Lawson has been axed and replaced by Yuki Tsunoda, confirming days of speculation after disappointing performances in the first two races of the F1 season. Tsunoda will take over from the New Zealander starting at his home Japanese Grand Prix next week at Suzuka, Red Bull said in a statement. The 24-year-old ...

Ferrari’s Hamilton, Leclerc, Alpine’s Gasly Disqualified From Chinese GP

This is Beirut, 23/03 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were both disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday for technical infringements, along with Alpine's Pierre Gasly. Leclerc and Gasly were found by FIA stewards to have cars that weighed less than the 800 kilogram minimum requirement while Hamilton was deemed to have excessive plank wear ...

Piastri Wins Chinese Grand Prix From Pole in Mclaren One-Two

This is Beirut, 23/03 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Oscar Piastri led from pole to win the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday as McLaren used a one-stop strategy to complete a dominant one-two with Lando Norris second. George Russell was third in a Mercedes with Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen snatching fourth place after a thrilling late pass on Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. Lewis Hamilton came ...

Piastri on Chinese GP Pole After Hamilton Takes First Ferrari Win in Sprint

This is Beirut, 22/03 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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McLaren's Oscar Piastri stormed to his first-ever pole position on Saturday at the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes' George Russell, after Lewis Hamilton won the sprint race. The second row for Sunday's main race will be filled by Piastri's teammate Lando Norris and world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull. Hamilton will start in fifth ...

Upbeat Hamilton Says Ferrari “Can Close The Gap” on McLaren

This is Beirut, 20/03 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An upbeat Lewis Hamilton declared Thursday things would be different at the Chinese Grand Prix after a disappointing debut with Ferrari in Melbourne, saying his new team "can close the gap" on McLaren. The seven-time world champion qualified eighth and finished 10th at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. "I'm just going to set the car up a ...

Norris Edges Piastri for Pole as McLaren Lock Out Melbourne Front Row

This is Beirut, 15/03 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formule 1 F1 McLaren Lando Norris Max Verstappen

Lando Norris clinched pole position on Saturday for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri as McLaren fired a warning shot to their rivals. In scorching hot conditions at Melbourne's Albert Park, world champion Max Verstappen came third in tense qualifying. Mercedes' George Russell will keep Red Bull's ...

Hamilton Begins New Chapter at Ferrari

This is Beirut, 22/01 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton took his first steps as a Ferrari driver on Monday and expressed his delight at joining the iconic team. The 40-year-old shocked the paddock last February when he announced that after 12 successful years with Mercedes, he was departing for Ferrari. "Today we start a new chapter in the history of ...

Perez Leaves Red Bull After Season of Struggles

This is Beirut, 2024-12-19 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Red Bull announced Wednesday that under-pressure Mexican driver Sergio Perez has departed the Formula One outfit after four seasons with Liam Lawson tipped to become world champion Max Verstappen's new teammate. Perez, 34, joined Red Bull in 2021 and helped the team earn two constructors' titles and completed a drivers' standings one-two with ...

Piastri Wins Qatar Grand Prix Sprint as McLaren Widen Gap on Ferrari

This is Beirut, 2024-11-30 18:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Oscar Piastri was gifted victory by his McLaren teammate Lando Norris in Saturday's sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix as the British team consolidated their bid for the constructors' title for the first time since 1998 with a 1-2 triumph. In an example of perfect teamwork, Norris led from pole to flag before slowing to allow Piastri to win by 0.136 ...

F1: Hamilton Thinks Positive as End of Mercedes Era Nears

This is Beirut, 2024-11-21 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday said he had shrugged off deep disappointment after the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and pledged to give his all for Mercedes in his final three races before joining Ferrari. The seven-time world champion admitted he had felt like "not coming back" in a radio reaction at the end of the race in Brazil where he finished 10th, but ...

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