Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton Switching To Ferrari In 2025
Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season and join Ferrari in a multi-year deal beginning with the 2025 Formula 1 season. The 39-year-old Hamilton had signed a renewed a two-year deal with Mercedes in 2023 but that contract contained a clause allowing Hamilton to move […]
Porsche Wins Rolex 24 At Daytona
Felipe Nasr joined Porsche Penske Motorsport last year and is already paying dividends as Nasr took the checkered flag in the 2024 62nd Rolex 24 at Daytona in Florida – Porsche’s first overall victory at Daytona in 14 years. Nasr fended off Cadillac’s Tom Blomqvist, who started in pole position and was closing in on […]
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Verstappen Takes Pole Position For 2021 Styrian Grand Prix
For the second race in a row, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has won pole position after posting the fastest time in qualifying for tomorrow’s 2021 Styrian Grand Prix. Verstappen beat out both the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton in securing the pole position – however, Bottas will be forced to accept a three-place grid penalty after spinning his car in pit lane during the second qualifying session earlier. […]
Mercedes Fastest In The Third Practice Session For 2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Mercedes rebounded somewhat as they were the fastest car – with seven-time defending champion Lewis Hamilton doing the honors – around the Red Bull Ring in the third and final practice session before tomorrow’s 2021 Styrian Grand Prix…
Red Bull Fastest Again In Second Practice Session For 2021 Styrian Grand Prix
No change from the first practice session as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was the fastest car again around the Red Bull Ring in the second practice session in preparation for this weekend’s 2021 Styrian Grand Prix in Spielberg, Austria. 2021 Styrian Grand Prix FP2 Top 10 1] Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:05.412 2] Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:05.748 3] Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:05.790 4] Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:05.796 5] Fernando Alonso […]
Red Bull Fastest In First Practice Session For 2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Appropriately enough, Red Bull was the fastest car around the track at the Red Bull Ring after the completion of the first practice session for this weekend’s 2021 Styrian Grand Prix in Spielberg, Austria.
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Changes Track For 2021 Race
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Richard Hammond Set To Restoration Series On Discovery+
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Verstappen Wins Battle Of Mistakes At 2021 French Grand Prix
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen overcame a first lap mistake to win the 2021 French Grand Prix over Mercedes’ seven-time defending Formula One world champion, Lewis Hamilton, in a mistake-laden race for the top two teams. Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate took home the third and final podium place just ahead of Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate, Valtteri Bottas. Verstappen began the race as the pole-sitter alongside Hamilton in the first row but immediately […]
Verstappen Edges Hamilton For Pole Position For 2021 French Grand Prix
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen edged Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton for the pole position for tomorrow’s 2021 French Grand Prix with both driver’s respective teammates – Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez – residing in the second row. 2021 French Grand Prix Top 10 Qualifiers 1] Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:29.990 2] Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:30.248 3] Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:30.376 4] Sergio Perez Red Bull 1:30.445 5] Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:30.840 […]
Red Bull Fastest In Third Practice Session For 2021 French Grand Prix
Red Bull was the fastest car around the track in the third and final practice session for tomorrow’s 2021 French Grand Prix with Max Verstappen recording a 1:31.300 lap that put him a comfortable three-quarters of a second ahead of Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas while Bottas’ Mercedes teammate – seven-time defending Formula One world champion, Lewis Hamilton – could only muster the fifth-fastest time on the day.