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Apr182023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

FIA rejects request to review Sainz's Australian Grand Prix penalty

The FIA has rejected Ferrari's request for a review of the Australian Grand Prix F1 stewards' penalty for Carlos Sainz's collision with Fernando Alonso. Sainz hit Alonso on the last restart and was handed a five-second time penalty slipped from fourth to twelfth place, and the team from Maranello decided to appeal against the penalty, as the commissioners did not take the driver's or team's statement into account when making the decision. But the FIA rejected the request to review the penalty, as in their opinion the statement of the team and the driver does not contain important information that could influence the decision. According to the commissioners, the Ferrari driver is entirely to blame for the collision with another driver, as he should have had enough space to avoid the collision. F

Apr22023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

The FIA will consider changing the restart procedure

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FIA stewards will propose changes to the formation lap procedure ahead of restarts after a multi-racer near-collision at the Australian Grand Prix. In the first stoppage during the warm-up lap, there was congestion before turn six, which forced Kevin Magnussen into the excursion area to avoid a crash. The management of the race examined the events and considered the possible responsibility of the individual racer, but they did not decide on any measures, although the situation was allegedly caused unintentionally by George Russell, who was late in exiting the garages and thus created a larger gap between the racers on the track. The last in line, Kevin Magnussen had just driven out of the garages when the leader Lewis Hamilton went through the seventh corner. The Mercedes racer is the driving wheel

Apr22023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Russell: I don't know what's going on with some of the FIE decisions

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George Russell has questioned the decisions of the race management this season and expressed his displeasure at the unnecessary red flag in the first crash of the Australian Grand Prix. The race at Albert Park was stopped for the first time on lap nine when Alex Albon crashed into the guard rail. The race management first sent a safety car to the track, but then the race was stopped with a red flag, as according to the FIE there was too much sand and debris on the track. The race was then stopped twice more, a record as we have never seen three red flags in one race, all of which ended in highly questionable circumstances that led to the Haas team filing a protest against the final results. The American team hopes that they will be able to change the order by which the podium with the third place would be

Apr22023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Ocon angry at 'suicide' racers after mass collision in Australia

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Esteban Ocon was involved in a collision with teammate Pierre Gasly after the restart of the race in Australia. But instead of attacking Gasly, Ocon said the same collision could have been caused by a series of other "suicide" racers. Gasly was in fifth place after the second red flag, and in a race with just two laps to go, he tried to avoid a collision with Fernando Alonso, causing his wheels to lock up on braking into the first corner, resulting in he slid into the sandy picnic area and returned to the track right next to Ocon, who he also hit and caused both to retire. Gasly apologized to Ocon, but Ocon holds no grudges against his teammate. "The restart was chaotic and any racer could have hit me. A lot of racers were coming back to the track

Apr22023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen's position on the starting line was not disputed

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After Max Verstappen won the F1 Australian Grand Prix, there was speculation as to why the Dutchman was not penalized for wrongly lining up his starting position. In some photos, the Red Bull racer was standing on the white line, which marks the starting point, with the front wheels of the racing car. But the explanation is very simple, because the rules state that the tires with their "contact surface" must stand within the area marked by white lines. From the clearer photos, it appears that Max positioned his racing car in such a way that the contact surface of the front tires was not outside the marked area, while the current world champion explained that it was not a deliberate act. "To be honest, I braked a bit later and I lost the reference point," explained Verstappen. "Looked

Apr22023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen the winner of a bizarre race with many interruptions, Hamilton and Alonso also on the podium.

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Max Verstappen celebrated his second win of the year at the Australian Grand Prix, his first in Australia, extending his F1 World Championship points lead. On the podium of the race, which was interrupted by a safety car and three red flags, with the penultimate race interrupted only 2 laps before the end, and the last just after the start of the penultimate lap, Lewis Hamilton also found himself on the podium for the first time this year. Fernando Alonso was third. In the first round of the race, Charles Leclerc retired after a collision with Lanc Stroll, and in the 18th round, Mercedes driver George Russell retired due to an engine explosion. With two laps to go, the race was again red-flagged due to Mevin Magnussen's crash, and after the restart, there was a massive crash in the first corner that caused the race to be suspended.

Apr12023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen happy with first place after problems with tire warm-up

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Max Verstappen says he is happy with the top starting position for the Australian Grand Prix after suffering a lot of tire warm-up problems during qualifying. At Red Bull, unlike their rivals, they did not use the tactic of two practice laps before the fast lap to warm up the tires, and as a result, Verstappen slipped to sixth place during Q3. The Dutchman felt a sense of relief after setting the fastest time in the final fast lap, which saw him take the 21st pole position of his career by almost a quarter of a second ahead of George Russell. "The last round was pretty good," he said. "Until then we had a lot of problems with grip. Everyone did two practice laps, or two fast laps. I only had one lap and this time it worked out, so I'm very happy." The race in Australia will be e

Apr12023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Russell "disappointed" with second place at the start of the Australian Grand Prix

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George Russell won the second starting position in the F1 qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. Only Max Verstappen was faster than the Briton, and the Mercedes driver said he was disappointed that he did not win the best starting position, which he was behind by 0.236 seconds, with the unexpected resurrection of the Silver Arrows on the streets of Albert Park. Although Mercedes did not prepare major innovations for this race, the W14 car proved to be quite competitive in relatively cold conditions and the German team recorded the best qualifying of the season with Russell's achievement and Lewis Hamilton's third place. "We didn't expect that, that's for sure," said Russell after qualifying, who finished the second free practice 0.8 seconds off the fastest practice time set by Fernan

Apr12023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Max Verstappen won the 21st pole position in Australia

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Max Verstappen took the best starting position in F1 qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, his 21st career. Mercedes driver George Russell will start the race from the front row. Lewis Hamilton, who was defeated by his teammate for the third time in qualifying, was third ahead of Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz. Lance Stroll was sixth, Charles Leclerc seventh, followed by Alex Albon, Pierre Gasly, and Nico Hulkenberg tenth. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1642046468012818433 Q1 suspended due to Perez error Qualifying started on a dry track, and the Q1 part was already interrupted by a red flag 11 minutes before the end when Sergio Perez made a braking error and slipped into the sandy excursion zone where he got stuck before even setting the time. he will be mexican

Apr12023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

F1: Verstappen and Alonso on top of final practice

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Max Verstappen was the fastest in the last free practice of F1 in Australia, and Fernando Alonso also finished the practice very close, who was 0.162 seconds behind in second place. Alpine team rider Esteban Ocon came as a bit of a surprise with third place. George Russell and Pierre Gasly also finished the training session, which took place on a dry track, in the top five, followed by Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll and Zhou Guanyu in tenth place. Max Verstappen was the fastest in the last free practice of F1 in Australia, and Fernando Alonso also finished the practice very close, who was 0.162 seconds behind in second place. Alpine team rider Esteban Ocon came as a bit of a surprise with third place. George Russell and