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Car-Crash Season with Ferrari Weighing on Hamilton Ahead of Monza Homecoming

This is Beirut, 04/09 20:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lewis Hamilton is in the midst of a crisis of confidence and results that the Formula One icon has never known in his storied career as Ferrari's fans hope for a sharp turnaround at the Italian Grand Prix. Seven-time F1 champion Hamilton's arrival at Maranello made Ferrari's vociferous support dream of an end to an 18-year wait for a world title ...

Piastri Extends Championship Lead After Norris Breakdown at Dutch Grand Prix

This is Beirut, 31/08 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formula One F1 Lando Norris Max Verstappen Ferrari

Oscar Piastri powered to victory at an incident-packed Dutch Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, with home favourite Max Verstappen claiming second place as Piastri's McLaren teammate Lando Norris suffered a dramatic breakdown late in the race. Piastri led from pole to chequered flag at the Zandvoort circuit in a race that saw the safety car ...

Pole for Piastri at Dutch GP in McLaren Lock-Up

This is Beirut, 30/08 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formula One Lando Norris Ferrari Max Verstappen F1

Oscar Piastri snatched pole position Saturday for the Dutch Grand Prix, locking up the front of the grid with his teammate Lando Norris as McLaren maintained their dominance of Formula One. Piastri clocked a lap record time of one minute 8.662 seconds, 0.012 seconds ahead of Norris to give himself a valuable advantage for Sunday's race. It was ...

McLaren Dominate Final Practice at Dutch GP

This is Beirut, 30/08 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Formula One F1 Lando Norris Ferrari Max Verstappen

McLaren drivers dominated the final practice session at the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday, with Britain's Lando Norris outpacing teammate Oscar Piastri to set the fastest time. Norris, who trails his Australian teammate by nine points in the championship title race, clocked the quickest time of one minute 8.972 seconds, 0.242 seconds ahead of ...

Home Hero Piastri to Have Australian F1 Grandstand Named After Him

This is Beirut, 19/08 15:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

F1 Oscar Piastri Australia

Oscar Piastri will have a grandstand named after him at the Australian Grand Prix from next year, an honour the McLaren driver said was "surreal". The Piastri Grandstand will sit opposite the pit lane at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne, the home race of 24-year-old Piastri. "It is pretty surreal, it still feels weird racing at home -- it is ...

Norris Wins in Hungary to Trim Piastri Lead as McLaren Reel Off Another 1-2

This is Beirut, 03/08 19:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formula One F1 Lando Norris Ferrari

Lando Norris trimmed McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri's lead in the drivers’ world championship to just nine points on Sunday when he switched tactics to lead him home by just 0.698 seconds in a thrilling finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Briton, who moved from a two-stop strategy to one stop, held off series leader Piastri, on ...

Ferrari’s Leclerc on Pole for Hungarian GP

This is Beirut, 02/08 19:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Formula One F1 Ferrari Lando Norris

Charles Leclerc grabbed the first pole position of the season for Ferrari on Saturday for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Monegasque driver will share the front row on Sunday with McLaren's Oscar Piastri. McLaren's Lando Norris will start from the second row alongside fellow Briton George Russell who was fourth for Mercedes. "I honestly have no ...

Piastri Edges Norris as McLaren Dominate Hungarian GP Final Practice

This is Beirut, 02/08 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Formula One F1 Lando Norris Ferrari

Formula One championship leader Oscar Piastri beat team-mate and title rival Lando Norris by just three-hundredths of a second as McLaren dominated Saturday's third and final practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The two McLaren men clocked times of 1min 14.916 sec and 1:14.948 respectively to finish 0.399 clear of third-placed Charles ...

Norris on Top as McLaren Dominate Opening Hungary Practice

This is Beirut, 01/08 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Formula One F1 Max Verstappen Lando Norris

Lando Norris topped the times ahead of series leader and team-mate Oscar Piastri as McLaren ruled Friday's opening practice for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. Norris, who is 16 points adrift of Piastri in the drivers' world championship, clocked a best lap in one minute and 16.052 seconds to outpace the Australian by 0.019 seconds on a dry ...

Verstappen Quells Speculation by Committing to Red Bull for 2026

This is Beirut, 01/08 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formula One F1 Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen ended weeks of speculation about his future on Thursday when the reigning Formula One world champion said he would be staying with Red Bull in 2026. Verstappen said it was time to "stop all the rumours". "I've never really said anything about it because I was just focused on talking to the team about how we can improve our ...

Piastri Wins Belgian GP, Extends Championship Lead

This is Beirut, 27/07 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Formula 1 F1 Ferrari Lando Norris Max Verstappen

Oscar Piastri held off his McLaren teammate Lando Norris to win the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc came third as Piastri stretched his lead in the drivers' standings over Norris to 16 points. Heavy rain delayed the 13th round of the season by 80 minutes, with organisers eventually allowing a rolling start after four laps ...

Norris on Pole as McLaren Lock-Out Front Row at Belgian Grand Prix

This is Beirut, 26/07 19:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)