It was around mid-season when many members of the Formula 1 paddock started to try and work out when – not if – Lewis Hamilton would wrap up his sixth world championship, and if it would come any earlier than in recent years.
Valtteri Bottas says rectifying “many things” that were wrong with his Mercedes Formula 1 car was crucial to claiming pole position for the United States Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel felt he had the pace to take pole for the United States Grand Prix in Austin after being “too conservative” on his opening Q3 lap cost him P1 to Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas.
Max Verstappen feels his 0.067s gap to pole position during qualifying for Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix highlights the “really big step forward” made by Red Bull.
Valtteri Bottas pipped Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to pole position for the United States Grand Prix as Mercedes Formula 1 teammate and title rival Lewis Hamilton struggled to fifth.
Charles Leclerc will avoid any penalty despite changing engine ahead of qualifying for the United States Grand Prix on Saturday after being sidelined by an issue in final practice at the Circuit of The Americas.
Renault has hired Pat Fry to lead the team’s Formula 1 technical department from the 2020 season. Fry left McLaren earlier this year after playing a key role in the team’s revival this season, with the Woking squad signing James Key from Toro Rosso to become its technical director.
Max Verstappen closed out practice for the United States Grand Prix at the top of the timesheets for Red Bull as Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc was hit by an engine issue that has left his team sweating ahead of qualifying.
Valtteri Bottas is happy with his qualifying efforts against Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Lewis Hamilton during the 2019 season, with only “tiny numbers” splitting the pair.
Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel are unsure they will be able to compete with Mercedes' long-run pace in Sunday's United States Grand Prix after a difficult Friday of practice running at the Circuit of The Americas.
Racing Point Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez has labelled the bumps at COTA as “totally unacceptable” and fears they will lead to crashes during the United States Grand Prix.
- On a day of not so many headlines in Austin, Sebastian Vettel stole the show when said to Sky he could smell marijuana from his car during the practice sessions.
Sergio Perez will start Sunday’s United States Grand Prix from the pit lane after failing to visit the FIA weighbridge during second practice in Austin.
Sergio Perez has been summoned by the Formula 1 race stewards after missing the weighbridge at the end of second practice for the United States Grand Prix on Friday in Austin, putting the Mexican at risk of a pit lane start.
Max Verstappen reckons Lewis Hamilton’s pace advantage during Friday practice for the United States Grand Prix was exaggerated by gaining from having a slipstream.
Lewis Hamilton was left with a headache as a result of the bumps in the track at the Circuit of The Americas through practice for the United States Grand Prix on Friday, with the Briton calling it “the bumpiest track by far that I have ever been on”.
Formula 1 world championship leader Lewis Hamilton led the way in second practice for the United States Grand Prix in a session disrupted by a crash for Romain Grosjean.