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Penalty for start crash costs Hadjar Australian F2 victory

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 07:53
The Campos driver found himself in potential hot water mere moments after the lights went out on Saturday in Albert Park.As he pulled to the right to pass polesitter Roman Stanek, he failed to notice his fast-starting team-mate Pepe Marti and caused the Spaniard to collide with Invicta's Gabriel Bortoleto. Both drivers made heavy contact with the wall and retired on the spot while Hadjar ...Keep reading

Leclerc targets Perez in F1 Australian GP, as Verstappen "too strong"

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 07:44
Having looked good in Friday's practice, Leclerc was less happy in Saturday's FP3 session, and in qualifying he struggled with his front tyres.He was fourth in Q1 and second in Q2, but tried a front wing change for his final run in Q3 in an attempt to find more performance.Leclerc was left a frustrated fifth after the "very aggressive" wing adjustment failed to pay off."To be honest, I think it's ...Keep reading

Supercars Albert Park: Feeney wins Race 3 as Payne, Waters collide

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 07:37
After Matt Payne snatched pole position by a tiny margin of 0.0078s in morning Qualifying, Cam Waters won the start and Payne snuck past after a lap. But before that lap ended, and under pressure from Broc Feeney’s Chevrolet Camaro, the two Mustangs clashed at the final corner.Tickford’s Racing’s Waters ended up climbing out of his Mustang that was wedged against a concrete carrier while ...Keep reading

2024 F1 Australian GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 07:36
Verstappen will start ahead of Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. Australian Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Sainz


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Verstappen: "Little tickles" to car the key to F1 Australian GP pole

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 07:03
The championship leader bagged his third pole of the season, denying Ferrari and Carlos Sainz a chance to lead the field away on Sunday despite the Spaniard heading both Q1 and Q2.Verstappen had struggled with the balance of his RB20 throughout the weekend so far, but incrementally drew closer to the front as Red Bull dialled the car in to the peculiarities of the Albert Park circuit.Continuous ...Keep reading

Sainz "almost not believing" Australia F1 front row after surgery

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 06:58
Sainz missed the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix a fortnight ago due to appendicitis and recovered just in time from the procedure to travel to Australia and take part in the Melbourne event.The Spaniard produced a strong qualifying performance to grab second on the grid behind polesitter Max Verstappen which he said was surprising given the quick turnaround from his surgery and the discomfort he still ...Keep reading

F1 team-mates' qualifying battles: Australian GP

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 06:37
After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.Read Also:


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F1 Australian GP: Verstappen takes pole ahead of Sainz, Perez

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 06:11
Verstappen had not headlined a single session across the weekend so far, but dialled in his pace throughout the qualifying sessions and found a quarter-second advantage at the very end to deny Ferrari a chance at pole.Sainz had been fastest in both Q1 and Q2 and looked set to challenge for pole on his return to F1 after missing the Saudi Arabia round with appendicitis, but found a far more ...Keep reading

LIVE COVERAGE: Follow all the action from qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Sat, 2024-03-23 06:10
Live coverage of Saturday's Formula 1 qualifying session for the 2024 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

Vowles insists he still ‘believes’ in Sargeant as he reveals American’s reaction after handing car to Albon

Formula 1 - Sat, 2024-03-23 06:10
Williams team boss James Vowles has shared some more details behind the decision to put Alex Albon in Logan Sargeant’s car for the remainder of the Australian Grand Prix weekend, saying the American took the news “with far more maturity than I would have done” in his position.

HIGHLIGHTS: Watch the FP3 action as Leclerc leads Verstappen and Sainz in Australia

Formula 1 - Sat, 2024-03-23 06:10
Charles Leclerc led Max Verstappen as the fastest driver in final practice, before qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix gets underway later today.

F2 Australia: Hadjar dominates sprint race but under investigation

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 04:13
Hadjar took the second victory of his F2 career with a dominant drive at Albert Park as he skilfully navigated two safety car restarts to win by over six seconds.But the result carries a significant asterisk, with the stewards set to investigate a start-line incident that saw Pepe Marti and Gabriel Bortoleto retire after only travelling a matter of metres.Unaware of the fast-starting Marti to his ...Keep reading

FP3: Leclerc leads Verstappen and Sainz during ultra-close final practice in Australia

Formula 1 - Sat, 2024-03-23 03:10
Charles Leclerc narrowly kept Ferrari at the top of the timesheets during Saturday’s third and final practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, edging out Red Bull rival Max Verstappen and team mate Carlos Sainz.

F3: Stenshorne takes maiden victory in Melbourne Sprint Race

Formula 1 - Sat, 2024-03-23 03:10
Hitech Pulse-Eight rookie Martinius Stenshorne scored his first ever Formula 3 victory as he survived a late Safety Car restart and pressure from PREMA Racing’s Arvid Lindblad to secure top spot.

AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from final practice for the Australian Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Sat, 2024-03-23 03:10
Live coverage of Saturday's Formula 1 practice session for the 2024 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

F1 Australian GP: Leclerc snatches FP3 headline time from Verstappen, Sainz

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 02:45
Only moments before, Verstappen had pipped Carlos Sainz by 0.057s as the Ferrari driver spent much of the hour on top owing to his performance on the medium tyre earlier on in the session.An interesting thread within FP3 concerned the rapid degradation of the soft tyres over a single lap, and impressive first sectors for those trying the red-walled C5 often were unable to retain that level of ...Keep reading

Why Williams F1 team is racing to repair Albon’s crashed car for Suzuka

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 02:10
The team does not currently have a spare chassis, so following the Thai driver’s huge crash in FP1 in Australia on Friday the decision was taken to switch him to Logan Sargeant’s car, leaving the American on the sidelines.Team principal James Vowles has confirmed that the third chassis is still so far behind schedule that rather than fast track its completion the team will instead repair the ...Keep reading

Vowles: “Very difficult” to rebuild Sargeant's confidence after Australian GP benching

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 01:21
An FP1 crash for Alex Albon damaged his chassis beyond immediate repair. With Williams not having built up a spare tub, the team has opted to sacrifice Sargeant to enter Albon in the race.Team principal James Vowles concedes the decision to bench the American is “one of the hardest” he has had to make in the job but acknowledges that the tight competitive order has steered Williams to ‘put ...Keep reading

Bahrain sovereign wealth fund buys out McLaren

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 01:19
In December, McLaren shareholders unanimously approved a full recapitalisation of the business ostensibly to allow for a “simplified” and “streamlined” governance process.However, the finances of the supercar maker have long been under scrutiny.During the COVID-19 pandemic, it took out a £150million loan with the National Bank of Bahrain, sold a stake in its F1 team, arranged a leaseback ...Keep reading

F3 Australia: Stenshorne wins sprint thriller, disaster for Browning

Motorsport - Sat, 2024-03-23 01:12
The first quarter of the race featured a thrilling duel between polesitter Laurens Van Hoepen and Hitech’s Martinius Stenshorne, with Christian Mansell also keeping himself in the mix in the second ART.On lap three, Stenshorne launched his attack on Van Hoepen, making a pass on the Dutchman at Turn 11, only for the latter to retake the position a few corners later.Stenshorne and Van Hoepen ...Keep reading

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