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Charles Leclerc claimed back-to-back poles as he beat Lewis Hamilton. For the second race running, a red flag ends the session prematurely while Leclerc’s rivals were on flying laps.
Max Verstappen dominated a lacklustre Monaco Grand Prix while title rival Hamilton could only finish seventh.
Hometown hero Charles Leclerc took pole in Saturday afternoon’s Formula One qualifying session, despite a crash at the exit of the tricky Swimming Pool chicane which ended the Q3 session prematurely.
Lewis Hamilton claimed a century of pole positions as he narrowly beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and teammate Valtteri Bottas.
The 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix was an eye-opener to many, especially Red Bull. There were split strategies, on-track overtakes and action throughout the field, here are a few key takeouts from this weekend’s Grand Prix.
The Brit’s crucial overtakes on Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas allowed him to take victory at Portimao. The Dutchman finished in second with the Finn rounding off the podium in third.
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The Dutchman was able to pull a substantial gap from the restart that saw him get his 11th career victory. A fantastic comeback from Lewis Hamilton earned him second place ahead of the McLaren of Lando Norris.
The 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix was a thrilling race and was a fantastic curtain-raiser. There was plenty of action to keep an eye on throughout the field so here are a few key takeaways from the weekend’s action.
Lewis Hamilton beat Max Verstappen to claim victory at Bahrain, the seven-time world champion inherited track position after an early undercut before he fended off the Dutchman in the closing stages of the Grand Prix.
Dutchman Max Verstappen brings the heat to Mercedes as he puts his car on pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton in second and Valtteri Bottas in third.
As the 2021 season edges closer to starting we will be looking at each F1 team ahead of the new season. Moving onto Red Bull who have stuck with ever reliant Max Verstappen but added experienced driver Sergio Perez to their repertoire.
Red Bull dominated as Sergio Perez topped the morning session with Max Verstappen quickest in the afternoon as F1 completed the final day of pre-season testing.
The quick Daniel Ricciardo topped the timings in the morning with Max Verstappen fastest in the afternoon as F1 completed its first day of pre-season testing.
The flying Dutchman controlled the race from start to finish as he claimed his tenth career win. Valtteri Bottas finished 16 seconds behind the Red Bull to claim second and Lewis Hamilton came third.
Max Verstappen was able to claim the first non-Mercedes pole position of the year and the first at the Yas Marina circuit since 2013 as he jumped on top ahead of Valtteri Bottas and the returning Lewis Hamilton.
Valtteri Bottas was pushed by George Russell as he replaces Lewis Hamilton this weekend, but the Finn was able to claim pole position for the 16th time in his career ahead of Russell and Max Verstappen in third.
Lewis Hamilton drove comfortably to take the win at the Hungarian Grand Prix. We learned many things from the Grand Prix, Haas’ sneaky strategy, Racing Point’s pace and many more.
Mercedes asserted their dominance over the whole grid for the second week running as Lewis Hamilton finished first and Valterri Bottas finished second in a dominant one-two for the team.
With Pierre Gasly under-pressure Red Bull are short of options for 2020, and they now must begin to decide the best course of action for their 2020 driver line-up.