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Austrian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton laments ‘pretty disastrous’ Sprint Qualifying for Mercedes | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton lamented his performance in Sprint Qualifying after putting his Mercedes car sixth for Saturday morning’s race at the Austrian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion had an off-track moment in SQ1, had to battle with traffic ahead of him, and then finished over half a second behind Sprint polesitter Max Verstappen in the…
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Austrian GP Sprint Qualifying: Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris challenge for pole | F1 News
Max Verstappen pipped Lando Norris to pole for Saturday morning’s Sprint race at the Austrian GP as F1 2024’s top two continued their increasingly close battle for supremacy in F1. Verstappen topped all three segments of Sprint Qualifying, the first two from Mercedes’ George Russell, at his team’s home Red Bull Ring but was pushed…
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Lewis Hamilton pleased with ‘beautiful’ third for Spanish GP after qualifying breakthrough and now eyes win | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton said Mercedes return to contending at the top of the F1 grid had been a “long time coming for us” after they locked out the second row at the Spanish GP and he personally delivered the best qualifying result of his disappointing season. And the seven-time world champion, who will start inside the…
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Spanish GP: UK schedule, when to watch Practice, Qualifying and Grand Prix in Barcelona live on Sky Sports F1 | F1 News
Formula 1 returns to Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix as a hugely anticipated triple-header of European races get under way at the classic circuit. After a thrilling run of races which has seen four different teams competing for victories, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is expected to provide a reliable picture of the pecking order…
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Daniel Ricciardo: RB driver gives fiery response to Jacques Villeneuve criticism after strong Canada qualifying | F1 News
Daniel Ricciardo insisted he won’t give his critics “the time of day” as he addressed comments made by Sky Sports F1 pundit Jacques Villeneuve at the Canadian Grand Prix. F1’s 1997 world champion Villeneuve, said on Friday that Ricciardo’s “image” rather than his results have extended the RB driver’s career in the sport. Ricciardo, an…
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US Open: Adam Scott’s major appearances streak in peril after playoff loss to Cam Davis in qualifying | Golf News
Adam Scott’s run of 91 straight major appearances is in danger of ending after his playoff defeat in US Open qualifying. The Australian has the longest active streak of men’s major appearances, featuring in every single one since the 2001 Open Championship, but is not exempt for this year’s US Open. His playoff loss to…
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Monaco GP: Haas explain disqualification from Qualifying after technical breach on rear wing | F1 News
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has explained how failures in communication and procedure led to both cars being disqualified from Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying. Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen qualified 12th and 15th respectively at the famous street circuit, but were disqualified from the session due to a non-compliant rear wing element. When the upgraded…
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108th Indianapolis 500: UK schedule, when to watch practice, Qualifying and race live on Sky Sports | F1 News
McLaren have confirmed that Britain’s Callum Ilott will complete their four-car line-up for the 108th Indianapolis 500. Ahead of practice getting under way on Tuesday, McLaren on Monday confirmed that former Ferrari academy driver Ilott will return for his third Indy 500 start. Nine days of live track action on Sky Sports, leading up to…
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Miami GP Sprint Qualifying: Max Verstappen beats Charles Leclerc to pole as Mercedes suffer early exits | F1 News
Max Verstappen beat Charles Leclerc to Miami Grand Prix Sprint pole as Mercedes suffered a dismal start to the weekend with a double early exit. Verstappen struggled with his Red Bull throughout the session, including on the lap that he secured pole with, but the other contenders fell away to leave the world championship leader…
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Lewis Hamilton bemoans Mercedes performance after surprise early exit from Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton said he was surprised the performance of his Mercedes deteriorated in Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying, having thought it couldn’t “get any worse” before making a shock early exit. The seven-time world champion had enjoyed an encouraging start to Saturday as he finished second to Max Verstappen in the Sprint, but then only managed…
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