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☆ Team by team analysis of the Canadian Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Russell brought out the safety car when he hit the wall on lap 12. Stroll started 16th after a three-place drop for impeding. Gasly pitted just before the safety car period, while Ocon came in during it from fourth place. The German pitted on lap 11 before the safety car was deployed and fell back due to tyre degradation. Magnussen started 13th on hard tyres and stayed out when the safety car was deployed.

Persons: Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Verstappen, Ayrton Senna, Red, Bull, Perez, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Hamilton, Russell, Fernando Alonso, ASTON MARTIN, Lance, Alonso, Valtteri, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Leclerc, Sainz, Ferrari, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly, Gasly, Ocon, MCLAREN, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Norris, ALFA ROMEO, Guanyu Zhou, Haas, Bottas, Zhou, HAAS, Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, Hulkenberg, Magnussen, Nyck de Vries, WILLIAMS, Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant, Williams, Albon, Sargeant, Yuki Tsunoda, Vries, Alan Baldwin, Sonali Paul Organizations: Montreal's Circuit, Miami, FERRARI, Alfa, Thomson Locations: Canada, Hamilton, Tsunoda, London

☆ Verstappen wins in Spain to continue Red Bull sweep
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Red Bull's Sergio Perez, Verstappen's closest rival in a season that looks sure to crown the dominant Dutch 25-year-old for a third time, finished fourth after fighting back from 11th at the start. The victory was Verstappen's fifth of the season, third in a row, third in Spain and the double world champion's 40th in Formula One. TALKING POINTThe form of the Mercedes drivers, with a re-designed car after a disappointing start to the season, provided a main talking point. Mercedes moved up to second in the championship on 152 points to runaway Red Bull's 287 and with Aston Martin dropping to third on 134. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who started from the pitlane after a nightmare in qualifying left him on the back row, finished 11th.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Albert Gea, Mercedes, Perez, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Bull's Sergio Perez, Verstappen, Carlos Sainz, Max, Christian Horner, McLaren's Lando Norris, Aston Martin, Hamilton, Russell, Ferraris, Sainz, Aston Martins, Lance, Fernando Alonso, Alonso, Alpine's Esteban Ocon, Alfa Romeo's, Zhou, Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Alan Baldwin, Angus MacSwan, Pritha Sarkar, Ken Ferris Organizations: Prix, Spanish, Prix REUTERS, Spain Dutch, Mercedes, Barcelona's, Formula One, Hamilton, Aston, Alfa, Renault, Thomson Locations: Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, Verstappen's, London

☆ Rossi proud to see Alpine back on the podium
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

I am happy for the team," the Frenchman told Reuters as he walked to the pitlane for a celebratory group photograph. On Sunday, in Alpine's 50th race under that branding, Gasly was seventh and the team overtook McLaren for fifth in the constructors' standings. "I’m proud of them and they should be proud too," said Rossi. Ocon, a winner in Hungary in 2021 with Alpine, said his third career podium capped a "superb weekend" for the team and hoped it was the start of something bigger. "From the simulator to really all the practice sessions, we improved the car from beginning to end and we didn't make a wrong foot any time," said the first Frenchman on the Monaco podium since Olivier Panis in 1996.

☆ Monaco Grand Prix: Max Verstappen cruises to victory, avoiding rain-induced chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Max Verstappen cruised to victory at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, his fourth win in six races this season as he extended his lead at the top of the drivers’ standings. A relatively straightforward race was transformed in the closing stages as it began raining in Monaco, causing chaos all through the field as the drivers fought to keep their cars from sliding on the wet track. Verstappen avoided any potential mishaps, while second-placed Fernando Alonso lost time when he had to pit twice after attempting to avoid using intermediate tires. The conditions changed late in the race when it began raining. That extra pit stop gave Verstappen a comfortable buffer, even as he clipped the wall, as he held on for the win.

☆ Verstappen wins in Monaco to make it six out of six for Red Bull
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"That was a real Monaco," Verstappen said after a 78-lap race that lasted an hour and 48 minutes. CLOSEST RIVALThe win was Verstappen's fourth of the season, second in Monaco and 39th of his career. Mexican team mate Sergio Perez, his closest title rival, started in last position after a qualifying crash and finished two laps down in 16th. Alpine's Pierre Gasly, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, McLaren's Lando Norris and team mate Oscar Piastri completed the points positions. While Alonso celebrated his fifth podium of the season, and best result yet for Aston Martin, Canadian team mate Lance Stroll retired after repeated tangles with rivals.

☆ Leclerc handed three-place grid drop at home Monaco GP
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MONACO, May 27 (Reuters) - Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was handed a three-place grid drop for his home Monaco Grand Prix for impeding McLaren's Lando Norris in qualifying on Saturday, meaning he will start sixth instead of third. The penalty means also that Alpine's Esteban Ocon moves up to third and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz will start fourth. "Norris was on a fast lap and caught Leclerc in the middle of the tunnel and was clearly impeded," stewards said in a statement. "Both drivers agreed that there was little that Leclerc could have safely done in the tunnel to avoid impeding Norris, given the difficulty in vision" they added. The stewards said, however, that Ferrari had not warned Leclerc about Norris' approach until the Briton was already directly behind.

☆ Verstappen takes first Monaco pole as Perez crashes
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who had been hoping for his third home pole in a row, had to settle for third while Verstappen's team mate and closest title rival Sergio Perez crashed and will start last. "I think that is one of the best laps he’s ever driven in qualifying," said Horner of his champion's 23rd career pole. Last year's winner Perez, 14 points behind Verstappen after five races, crashed at the Sainte Devote first corner in the opening session. The Mexican crashed in the final phase of qualifying last year but started third, and ahead of Verstappen. Aston Martin's Lance Stroll was only 14th on the grid and behind the Williams of Alex Albon in 13th.

☆ Alpine F1 boss warns of 'consequences' of failure
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Alpine ended last year fourth but are now sixth with French drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly scoring just 14 points from five races. Rossi made clear Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer, who joined in February 2022 from Aston Martin, was in the hot seat. Alpine started the season with a target of defending fourth place and closing the huge gap to Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes. McLaren, who have former Alpine reserve Oscar Piastri in their line-up after the Australian rejected the French team, are fifth. "When you compound that relatively lower performance and lack of operational excellence you end up in a difficult position."

☆ Verstappen fastest in final practice for Miami Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MIAMI, May 6 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen topped the timing sheets in the final practice session for the Miami Grand Prix ahead of Charles Leclerc as Ferrari enjoyed another lively session in the Florida heat on Saturday. Verstappen, winner of last year's inaugural Miami Grand Prix, went fastest early in the one-hour session and remained there clocking a time of one minute, 27.535 seconds on the 3.36 mile (5.41km) temporary street circuit around Hard Rock Stadium, the home of the NFL's Miami Dolphins. Carlos Sainz was fourth fastest in the other Ferrari followed by the Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly. Sainz and Leclerc have been quick all weekend offering hope Ferrari might challenge Red Bull for pole later on Saturday. Leclerc was third fastest in both of Friday's practice sessions while team mate Sainz was second in practice two.

☆ Ocon says FIA and F1 apologised for Baku pitlane incident
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MIAMI, May 4 (Reuters) - Formula One and governing FIA have apologised for a dangerous pitlane incident at the end of last weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, Alpine's Esteban Ocon said on Thursday. "The FIA have assured us they are making sure they are changing the protocols and making sure there is nobody in the pitlane until the end. Ocon said upgrades taken to Baku had worked, even if not evident at the time with only a handful of laps in the only practice session and the car not optimised. Team mate Pierre Gasly's car caught fire in Friday practice and he then crashed in qualifying. In the previous race in Australia, Ocon and Gasly collided in a late restart after red flags.

☆ Team by team analysis of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

He passed Leclerc for the second time at the safety car restart on lap 14. He went side by side with Russell in the pitlane during the safety car and was passed by Hamilton on lap 20. Hamilton started fifth but pitted a lap before the safety car was deployed, dropping to 10th. Leclerc, second in the Saturday sprint, started on pole position and took his team's first podium finish of the season. Norris started seventh, lost out when he pitted before the safety car but managed to pass Hulkenberg to move into the points.

☆ Verstappen fastest in chaotic Baku practice
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 28 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Formula One leader Max Verstappen put in the fastest time right at the chequered flag on Friday in a chaotic sole practice for the new format Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint weekend. The double world champion, last year's winner in Baku, lapped the fast street circuit with a best time of one minute 42.315 seconds with his final effort on the soft tyres. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who has never won in Baku but will be chasing his third successive pole in Azerbaijan in later qualifying for Sunday's grand prix, was second on the timesheets. The Monegasque ended up 0.037 seconds slower, after going top in the dying seconds, with Red Bull's Sergio Perez third and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz fourth. Perez has the best record of any driver on the starting grid in Baku with a victory in 2021, second last year and two third places.

☆ Formula One under scrutiny over balance between safety and entertainment
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Stewards had hoped racing would decide the winner but the carnage only served to trigger a third red flag and a processional win behind a safety car for Red Bull's Max Verstappen. DAMAGE BILLSStriking the right balance between safety and sport has long challenged Formula One, which moved to tighten its safety car rules after controversy hit the title-deciding 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Officials no longer have such discretion but the application of safety car rules continues to flummox drivers and team bosses alike. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said he was not sure when to expect a standard safety car versus a virtual one or a red flag after incidents. "Standing starts are the most vulnerable part of any grand prix and we did three of them," said Red Bull boss Christian Horner.

☆ Australian GP: Max Verstappen holds off Lewis Hamilton for victory after wild finish to chaotic race
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia. Max Verstappen held off Lewis Hamilton to claim a maiden Australian Grand Prix victory after a chaotic race, which finished with a processional safety-car lap following a wild late restart. Verstappen looked to be cruising to a comfortable win having reclaimed the lead after losing out to George Russell and Hamilton during a frantic opening, but Kevin Magnussen's crash and an ensuing second red flag of the race set up a two-lap sprint to the finish from a standing start. A third red flag followed, along with further confusion and controversy as there was a long wait before the FIA decided to restore the order from before the restart because the cars had not made it far enough around the track before for the new classification to be confirmed before the red flag came out. That meant that Alonso returned to third, but Sainz was left devastated as a five-second penalty for causing the collision saw him relegated to 12th, leaving Ferrari pointless after Charles Leclerc's first-lap retirement.

☆ Verstappen wins Australian Grand Prix after red flag chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Summary Verstappen wins his second race of the seasonHamilton finishes runner-up ahead of AlonsoRace interrupted by red flags, crashesMELBOURNE, April 2 (Reuters) - Max Verstappen was crowned Australian Grand Prix winner on Sunday after two late red flags and a slew of crashes threw the race into chaos before the Red Bull driver was allowed a processional victory lap around Albert Park. That allowed Verstappen to claim his second win of the season ahead of Hamilton with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso third. Red Bull have now claimed all three grand prix wins in the new season, a record for the team, resuming their dominance after their runaway success in 2022. The Dutchman now has 69 points in the championship race, 15 ahead of team mate Sergio Perez. Verstappen opened up a big gap before the late red flags saw the race turn from procession to drama and back again.

☆ Team by team analysis of the Australian Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

ASTON MARTIN (Fernando Alonso 3, Lance Stroll 4)Alonso's third third-place finish in three races for the team he joined this season from Renault-owned Alpine. The Spaniard started fourth, dropped to fifth but was third by the second red flag. Russell pulled up with his car flaming at the rear on lap 18, triggering a virtual safety car. He had fought back from 11th after pitting during the second safety car period, just before the first red flag. The German was fourth at the final red flag but the positions were reset to the previous grid because no sector had been completed.

☆ Perez wins Saudi GP as Verstappen goes from 15th to second
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"That safety car again tried to take the victory away from us in Jeddah but not this time," said Perez, who started on pole last year but was caught out by a safety car deployment and ended up fourth. "I was on for victory last year so finally I got it," added the Mexican, who now has five career wins and finished 5.355 seconds clear despite the safety car cutting his early advantage. It took Perez four laps to take charge with the Mexican meeting no resistance as he swept past for the lead, but he could not relax. When the safety car period ended on lap 20, Verstappen was pushing Russell for third and took the place three laps later. Verstappen went second, 5.6 seconds behind Perez, at the half-distance but the gap stayed constant with the Red Bulls in a race of their own.

☆ Perez on pole in Saudi Arabia as Verstappen hits trouble
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"You really feel the Formula One cars coming alive in this place and maximising that lap was very important," said Perez of what was also his second career pole. "Every session was going really well, every time we were on the track the car was working really well. Mercedes' George Russell and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz will share the second row with Canadian Lance Stroll fifth for Aston Martin and Esteban Ocon sixth for Renault-owned Alpine. Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton, winner in Saudi Arabia in 2021, will start seventh for Mercedes. "It was really, really on the limit," he said.

☆ Alpine set out season goals and bring on Zidane
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SummarySummary Companies Alpine launch new A523 car in LondonSet goal of defending fourth place and closing gap to top threePresent soccer great Zidane as brand ambassadorLONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Renault-owned Alpine set out their goals for the Formula One season on Thursday before unveiling French soccer great Zinedine Zidane as a surprise signing. "I am very happy to be here today and happy to be part of the Alpine team," Zidane told the surprised audience in a former newspaper printing site in London's Docklands. "The gap to third was big and we've got to close that gap," said team principal Otmar Szafnauer. Ocon is in his fourth year at the team while Gasly has joined from Red Bull-owned AlphaTauri. The 23-race season starts at the Sakhir circuit on March 5, with pre-season testing there next week.

☆ Ocon fastest in final Sao Paulo GP practice
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SAO PAULO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Alpine's Esteban Ocon lapped fastest in the second and final practice session ahead of a sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Saturday. Qualifying for the 100km sprint race, which decides the starting grid for Sunday's main event, was on Friday with Haas' Kevin Magnussen taking a surprise first pole position in a weather-affected session. read moreMagnussen was ninth fastest in the practice hour, with German team mate Mick Schumacher eighth. Sargeant, 21, will race for Williams next year as replacement for Canadian Nicholas Latifi providing he secures his super-licence. Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Verstappen on pole in Mexico and chasing F1 record
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Janina Nuno Rios | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Summary Verstappen on pole in Mexico CityRed Bull driver can take record 14th win of the seasonMercedes have Russell and Hamilton second and thirdHome favourite Perez qualified fourthMEXICO CITY, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Red Bull's double world champion Max Verstappen swept to pole position at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Saturday with his sights set on a record 14th victory of the season. "It was a close one," said Verstappen, who was 0.304 faster than Russell. The driver on pole has not won since 2016 and Hamilton won from third in 2019. Lando Norris will line up eighth for McLaren with Alpine's Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon completing the top 10. Writing by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Clare Fallon and Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Auto-F1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) a câştigat Marele Premiu al Portugaliei şi a doborât recordul de victorii în Formula 1 al lui Michael Schumacher
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-26 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +3 min

26.10.2020 09:00 Sursa foto:Eurosport Vizualizari:Auto-F1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) a câştigat Marele Premiu al Portugaliei şi a doborât recordul de victorii în Formula 1 al lui Michael SchumacherPilotul britanic Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) a câştigat duminică Marele Premiu de Formula 1 al Portugaliei, etapa a 12-a a Campionatului Mondial, pe circuitul de la Algarve (Portimao, 4,653 km). Lewis Hamilton (Marea Britanie/Mercedes) 306,826 km în 1 h 29:55.7702. Max Verstappen (Olanda/Red Bull-Honda) +34.5084. Lewis Hamilton (Marea Britanie) 256 pct2. Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 5 pct9.

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