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

This is Beirut, 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 Out to Silence McLaren in the Battle of Bahrain

This is Beirut, 10/04 13:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Bahrain Formula One Max Verstappen Lando Norris McLaren Red Bull

McLaren's Lando Norris holds a wafer-thin advantage over four-time world champion Max Verstappen going into this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. Here AFP Sport looks at five storylines ahead of the fourth race of 24 in the 2025 Formula One season: Momentum With Max? Max Verstappen arrives in Bahrain fresh from one of the best weekends of his ...

Verstappen Wins Japanese GP to Close Championship Gap on Norris

This is Beirut, 06/04 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formula One Max Verstappen Lando Norris

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen led from pole to chequered flag to win the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, his first victory of the 2025 season, with McLaren's Lando Norris second. The Dutch Red Bull driver crossed the finish line almost 1.5 seconds in front of Briton Norris, who held off his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri of Australia in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Norris Holds Off Verstappen to Win Rain-Hit Australian Grand Prix

This is Beirut, 16/03 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Formule 1 Max Verstappen Lando Norris Ferrari

Lando Norris kept his cool in a rain-hit and incident-packed season-opening Australian Grand Prix Sunday to edge world champion Max Verstappen with Lewis Hamilton 10th on his Ferrari debut. The pole-sitting Briton took the chequered flag by less than a second from the Dutchman, with Mercedes' George Russell third after a chaotic race in Melbourne ...

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 ...

Formula One Great Hamilton 'Invigorated' by Ferrari Move Ahead of New Season

This is Beirut, 19/02 10:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Formula One Lewis Hamilton Max Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton said he felt "invigorated" and "full of life" following a move to Ferrari as his new car was unveiled in front of some 15,000 raucous fans during the 2025 Formula One season launch at London's O2 Arena on Tuesday. Seven-time world champion Hamilton has left Mercedes after 12 seasons to join the Italian giants for the upcoming ...

Russell has 'No Concerns' Over Verstappen After Abu Dhabi Row

This is Beirut, 18/02 19:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formula One George Russell Max Verstappen

George Russell insisted he had "no concerns" about world champion Max Verstappen heading into the new Formula One campaign despite their furious row during last season's final race in Abu Dhabi. Russell accused Verstappen of blocking him dangerously during qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix, a claim that resulted in a stewards' investigation and ...

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 ...

Verstappen Wins Fourth Consecutive Formula 1 World Title

This is Beirut, 2024-11-24 11:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Formula One Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen claimed a fourth consecutive Formula One world title under the lights of the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday and was immediately hailed as "amongst the greats". The 27-year-old Dutchman came home in fifth place in a race won by George Russell of Mercedes as he became just the sixth man after Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, ...

Russell on Pole Position at Las Vegas GP, Verstappen Ahead of Norris

This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)