Formula One
A strong Friday showing for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the Circuit Paul Ricard
Valtteri finished the first session of the day in P1 with Lewis just behind in P2. In the second session, Valtteri and Lewis came home P2 and P3 respectively in the bright sunshine of Le Castellet. Valtteri suffered front wing damage when running over the sausage kerbs at Turn 2 early in the first session, […]
June 19, 2021 Motor Sports
Heartbreak in Baku for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
Valtteri finished P12 after the W12 struggled for grip all weekend. Lewis records a P15 after an accidental brake balance setting change caused him to lock brakes on Turn 1 when vying with Perez for the lead following a dramatic race restart with two laps to go. The race was red-flagged after an accident for […]
June 7, 2021 Motor Sports
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team makes progress after a difficult start in Baku
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team makes positive progress after a difficult start to the weekend in Baku with Lewis qualifying P2 and Valtteri P10 Lewis will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in P2 after a stunning lap in Q3 having shown solid form throughout qualifying. For the second race in a row, Valtteri had a […]
June 6, 2021 Motor Sports
A difficult day in #BakuGP FP for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
The first session of the day saw Lewis finish in P7 and Valtteri in P10. The team’s struggles continued into the afternoon with Lewis in P11 and Valtteri finishing P16 in FP2, reflecting the single lap performance of the car. Both drivers looked more competitive on long runs towards the end of the afternoon session. […]
June 5, 2021 Motor Sports
Verstappen holds off Sainz Jr. for maiden Monaco win
Max Verstappen took advantage of Charles Leclerc’s gearbox malfunction to lead Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix from start to finish and move into the lead of the FIA Formula One World Championship for the first time ever. With Leclerc’s Ferrari unable to take its pole position on the starting grid, Dutchman Verstappen held off Valtteri Bottas […]
May 24, 2021 Motor Sports