Red Bull driver Max Verstappen converted pole position into victory during Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, leading home McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after a dramatic start and end to proceedings at Monza. Verstappen and Norris went wheel-to-wheel almost immediately when the lights went out, getting close to each other down the start/finish straight before the Dutchman skipped the …
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McLaren have been determined to keep the fight between their two drivers as fair as possible but their approach was always likely to lead to controversy at some point. That was certainly the case at Monza, as they interfered after the sort of twist of fate that often turns driver’s races. Norris unquestionably deserved the second place on the balance …
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Max Verstappen started from pole but had to relinquish his race lead to Lando Norris on Lap 2 after cutting the corner. It was short lived though as he fought back for it on Lap 4, retaking the lead Nico Hulkenberg had to retire the car after the formation lap due to a power unit problem Lewis Hamilton makes it …
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Verstappen has not won since the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in May. One might have expected the four-time champion to be pessimistic of turning this into a win, as the McLaren has generally had a much bigger advantage in races this year than in qualifying, because it is so good on its tyres. But Verstappen was relatively optimistic after qualfiying. “I …
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Max Verstappen believes his record-breaking pole position lap was “a great moment” with the Red Bull driver set to lead the field away in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix. The Dutchman sat top of the times after the first flying laps in the final part of Qualifying on Saturday, and having been shuffled down the order by Lando Norris’ final effort, …
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Lando Norris was left to come to terms with a pivotal retirement from the Dutch Grand Prix, claiming it was “out of my control” as he now trails McLaren team mate and title rival Oscar Piastri by a substantial margin. Having quickly moved back ahead of Max Verstappen after losing second position on the opening lap, Norris shadowed Piastri for …
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Dutch Grand Prix winner Oscar Piastri claims “there is a long way to go yet” in his quest for a maiden Drivers’ title, having taken a substantial points lead over McLaren team mate Lando Norris after his retirement. Piastri took a lights-to-flag victory at the Zandvoort Circuit, leading all 72 laps from pole but having faced constant pressure from behind …
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What looked like a straightforward one-stop race became an incident-filled event punctuated by several safety cars. Oscar Piastri kept his cool and collected a momentous win, while disaster befell his McLaren companion and title rival Lando Norris. Meanwhile, several midfielders capitalised on the chaos to make it into the winners’ column… Winner: Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri, McLaren Photo by: Andrew …
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Oscar Piastri has taken victory in a hugely dramatic Dutch Grand Prix that saw McLaren team mate Lando Norris retire from the race due to a mechanical failure in the closing stages, marking a potentially seismic moment in the championship battle. Piastri had made a good start from pole when the race got underway, the Australian going on to build …
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