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The FIA will mandate tyre limits and effectively force teams into a three-stop strategy for the Formula One Qatar Grand Prix after issues were detected in tyres used on Friday. The change was foreshadowed by the FIA and tyre manufacturer Pirelli after the sprint race, with further investigation underway overnight
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Max Verstappen says that safety concerns over tyre performance in Qatar is “never a good look” as drivers could be mandated to take three pit stops during Sunday’s grand prix. Speaking after Saturday's sprint race, Verstappen said that while he would wait to see how officials respond
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Formula One drivers were given an extra practice session and the sprint shootout was delayed on Saturday in Qatar as tyre manufacturer Pirelli raised safety concerns over the newly-resurfaced circuit. The FIA also suggested that three pit stops could be mandated for Sunday’s Grand Prix. Formula 1 and Pirelli
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Oscar Piastri took his first race win in Formula One from pole despite a brief challenge from George Russell, with Max Verstappen in second place and claiming his third drivers’ title. Piastri started on pole ahead of teammate Lando Norris and had the much better start, holding the lead through
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George Russell says that drivers want to see change when Formula One visits countries with human rights complaints, but place their trust in the sport’s managing body. Speaking ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix, Russell noted in his role as head of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association that it
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Daniel Ricciardo is planning to return to the Formula One field for the United States Grand Prix in Austin, according to substitute Liam Lawson. Speaking ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix, Lawson revealed the plans for Ricciardo to return after breaking his hand in a crash during practice at the
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Kiwi Liam Lawson only managed to qualify 18th for the Qatar Grand Prix after struggling with issues that team AlphaTauri were unable to rectify with limited practice time available. “It was tricky, but honestly since we rolled out, I was really struggling with the car,” said Lawson, now in his
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Max Verstappen was dominant in qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix, taking pole position for the 30th time in his career. Drivers and teams had limited time to prepare for qualifying on the sprint weekend and struggled with windy and dusty conditions throughout the one free practice session, but it
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Liam Lawson learnt that he would be driving in the Qatar Grand Prix over FaceTime in a ‘random’ call from Daniel Ricciardo. The Kiwi will return to the grid in Losail for his fifth race of the 2023 Formula One season after Ricciardo broke his hand in a crash during
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Wearing overalls in tribute to Ferrari’s historic Le Mans victory and a day after his birthday, Carlos Sainz sent the tifosi into rapture at Monza after claiming pole for the Italian Grand Prix. The Spaniard took pole by just over a ten thousands of a second from championship leader
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McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have downplayed the team’s pace in Friday practice for the Italian grand prix after Norris went second-fastest. The Briton was seventh-quickest in free practice one before going second in the afternoon session as teams moved to qualifying simulations, with his Australian teammate
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A positive day for Italian fans in Monza as Carlos Sainz went fastest in Friday practice for the Italian Grand Prix after an interrupted afternoon of running. Sainz, on his 29th birthday, was the quickest of the Ferraris in both sessions and set the fastest lap of the day as