F1, Portugal free practice: Bottas still first, Ferrari smiles

F1, Portugal free practice: Bottas still first, Ferrari smiles

It’s still Valtteri Bottas the fastest driver in the second free practice session of the GP of Portugal, on the Portimao circuit. The Finn from Mercedes, first also in FP1, gets a brilliant 1:17.940, detaching by more than half a second the most immediate opponents, Max Verstappen (Red Bull) e Lando Norris (McLaren). Well, compared … Read more

F1 GP Eifel, Bottas on pole. Beat Hamilton. Ferrari is back: Leclerc good 4th

F1 GP Eifel, Bottas on pole.  Beat Hamilton.  Ferrari is back: Leclerc good 4th

The Finn from Mercedes precedes his teammate and Verstappen’s Red Bull. Then there is the red of the Monegasque. Vettel 11th eliminated in Q2 Valtteri Bottas believes it. In the qualifying of the Eifel GP, at the Nurburgring, the Finn took away another whim, that of printing the pole in the face of Lewis Hamilton … Read more

F1: qualifying and live pole of the Eifel GP: F1 live at the Nurburgring. FP3 in Bottas, Leclerc 3rd

F1: qualifying and live pole of the Eifel GP: F1 live at the Nurburgring.  FP3 in Bottas, Leclerc 3rd

Bottas closes FP3 in command, the only free session so far held in Germany (due to bad weather). Signals from Ferrari: third Leclerc and fifth Vettel. Stroll absent, was not well and the team called Hulkenberg as a precaution. Qualifying at 3 pm The Eifel GP is live on Sky Sport F1 (channel 207) and … Read more

Mercedes: “subtract 3 tenths from Max Verstappen’s qualifying delta and you have his race pace”

Mercedes: “subtract 3 tenths from Max Verstappen’s qualifying delta and you have his race pace”

The Tuscan Grand Prix was another victory for Mercedes. Of the 9 races driven, 7 were won by Mercedes, as the team is very dominant. It should also be said that Ferrari is experiencing a disaster year and Red Bull Racing cannot be the challenger it had hoped to be in advance. This is partly … Read more

Formula 1, Tuscan GP Ferrari 1000: Hamilton wins, Leclerc 8th and Vettel 10th

Formula 1, Tuscan GP Ferrari 1000: Hamilton wins, Leclerc 8th and Vettel 10th

Crazy race at Mugello, 1000th of Ferrari history in the World Championship. Hamilton wins ahead of Bottas and Albon. Lots of accidents and a double red flag. Leclerc, who had risen to third place after a great start, finished eighth. 10th Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen in points with Alfa. Only 12 riders at the finish. The … Read more

Formula 1, Tuscan GP Ferrari 1000: live free practice at Mugello

Formula 1, Tuscan GP Ferrari 1000: live free practice at Mugello

At 3pm Free Practice 2: the curtain has risen on the first and historic time of Formula 1 at Mugello: Ferrari celebrates the thousandth GP in its history and seeks redemption. Leclerc closes FP1 third behind the leader Bottas and Verstappen. Vettel thirteenth. The Mugello weekend is live on Sky Sport F1 (channel 207) and … Read more

Laughing with Mercedes: “Curious how Red Bull thinks about the whole engine change now”

Laughing with Mercedes: “Curious how Red Bull thinks about the whole engine change now”

With the first 1-2 since the 2016 Italian Grand Prix, Mercedes hits back hard today. While other teams seemed to expect a lot from the abolition of the qualifying mode in terms of engines, the all-powerful German-British team seems even more dominant than before. The normally calm Valterri Bottas hands out a remarkable sneer towards … Read more