Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel qualified 13th and 14th respectively for the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix. It was a demonstration of just how far behind Ferrari is in the power stakes, and a foreshadowing of a nightmare to come at Monza next week. It's been 6 years since the last time Ferrari failed... Continue Reading →
Mercs are so dominant they can screw up
Mercedes have the fastest car in Formula 1 at present. That's no secret. But just how fast is their car? It's so fast that both drivers can go off during what should be their fastest laps in qualifying... and they still lock out the front row. That's exactly what happened yesterday in Austria. Lewis Hamilton and... Continue Reading →
Maldonado’s unfortunate penalty
Pastor Maldonado has been handed a ten-place grid penalty for today's Brazilian Grand Prix after receiving his third reprimand of the season from the stewards. The reprimand was issued after Maldonado missed a call to the weigh bridge as he entered the pits during yesterday's qualifying session. The weigh bridge is there to ensure legality... Continue Reading →
Hamilton takes pole, Vettel excluded from qualifying
Red Bull may have dominated the last four races, but in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, they had no answer to the raw pace of Lewis Hamilton, as he took pole position by a third of a second from Mark Webber. Sebastian Vettel was third, but that was all about to change as... Continue Reading →
Alonso on pole in Germany
Fernando Alonso has taken pole position for tomorrow's German Grand Prix, in a brilliant display of wet weather driving. Although there had been rain earlier in the day, the racing line in Q1 was completely dry, and the teams streamed out onto the track, fearing that the weather might affect the latter part of the... Continue Reading →