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Jul242022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Perez: Misinformation about the end of the VSC cost me the podium!

Mexico's Sergio Perez claims wrong information about the end of the Virtual Safety Car (VSC) sent by the FIA cost him third place at the French GP. Perez was locked in a duel with George Russell for third place in the final laps of the race when the race was slowed by the Virtual Safety Car due to a breakdown in the Alfa Romeo. The race resumed on lap 51, and Perez was easily overtaken by Russell when it seemed the Red Bull driver was not ready to resume normal racing. But after the race, the Mexican explained that he had received information from the FIA that the race would resume earlier than it did. The rules specify that the racer must be warned of the end of the VSC with a green flag 10 to 15 seconds after the message that the VSC is ending, and this time Perez sign

Jul242022 by Blaž Štremfelj1 How to

Verstappen wins in France, another exit from the lead for Leclerc

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Max Verstappen won the French Grand Prix to dramatically increase his lead in the Formula 1 world championship after his main title rival, Charles Leclerc, retired on the eighteenth lap of the race. Leclerc now trails Verstappen by 63 points. The Dutchman recorded his 27th career victory. https://twitter.com/redbullracing/status/1551214133244297217 The second was Lewis Hamilton, who brought the Mercedes team the best ranking of the season, and the team success of the German team was completed by George Russell with third place, which he won with three laps to go. , when he surprised Sergio Perez and overtook the Mexican after the end of the virtual safety car period. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1551222673245491200

Jul232022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

French GP: Charles Leclerc wins pole position ahead of French GP

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Charles Leclerc will start the race for the French Grand Prix from the best starting position after winning the pole position battle in qualifying with the help of teammate Carlos Sainz. Monaco's title rival Max Verstappen will start the race from second, while the Red Bull driver will be supported by team-mate Sergio Perez, who will start the race from third. The Mercedes driver, Lewis Hamilton, was fourth, and the Briton with McLaren, Lando Norris, also made it into the top five. Carlos Sainz received even more penalties due to the additional changes to the components of the power unit, so he will start the race from the last place, and he mainly helped his teammate Leclerc in qualifying. The Spaniard has not officially set a time in Q3, and the same goes for Kevin Magnussen, who will as well

Jul222022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

An overview of what's happening at training sessions

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Simon Jazbec summarized for you what happened during Friday's free practice sessions in France, and described the innovations that could be seen on the racing cars this weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQhikEYI7Ik

Jul222022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen: We still have some work to do

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Max Verstappen was more than half a second behind Carlos Sainz's fastest time in the second free practice, but the Dutchman hinted that the gap was partly down to tinkering with the settings. "The second practice session was a bit more difficult for us," admitted Verstappen, who was dealing with overheating tires and the resulting understeer of the car. "We didn't find the right balance as we hoped, but we also tested some things on the track. We will look at everything for tomorrow and try to get closer to the fastest. The pace on the longer sets of laps was a bit better, but the tires are overheating and it is difficult to judge, how good our form is, but we definitely have some work to do." Excessive tire wear prevented Verstappen from fighting for the race win in Austria, and the temperatures are the end

Jul222022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Sainz and Leclerc fastest in the second practice session in France

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Ferrari's Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were fastest in Friday's second practice, with their biggest rival, Red Bull's Max Verstappen, half a second slower in third place. Mercedes driver George Russell was fourth again this time ahead of team rival Lewis Hamilton. The Britons were 0.764 and 0.990 seconds behind Sainz, respectively.

Jul212022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen does not expect a repeat of the problems from Austria

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Max Verstappen had to settle for second place in his Red Bull Racing team's home race in Sunday's race, where he could not find an answer to the fast pace of the Ferrari racers. The Dutchman easily won the sprint race on Friday, but the RB18's form disappeared by Sunday due to excessive tire wear. "We didn't send the best racing car to the track in Austria, which had problems with tires," he explained, adding that he doesn't expect any problems in France, where high tire wear is expected. "We have a little better understanding of what happened in Spielberg, so I expect us to be more competitive this time."

Jul212022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Mercedes in France with news on the racing car

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At the French GP, the Mercedes team is counting on the best chances for this year's victory, which is why they brought a package of innovations for the W13 racing car to the Paul Ricard circuit. Other teams have also updated their racing cars, but at Mercedes we could already see a new front wing today, on which the first thing that catches our eye is the larger air intakes that cool the racer. https://twitter.com/AlbertFabrega/status/1550068254189707266 This will be important during the end of the week, when meteorologists predict a heat wave, but of course we will probably see other innovations during free training. For example, the Spanish journalist Albert Fabrega published some photos of the rear wings, which have been adapted again to the racetrack, where the racing cars reach high speeds. https://twitter.com/AlbertFabrega/sta

May142022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Bagnaia to the best starting position in Le Mans

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Francesco Bagnaia won the best starting position for the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, and Jack Miller and Aleix Espargaro will start the race from the first starting line. Home hero Fabio Quartararo starts the race in fourth place and Enea Bastianini in fifth. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1525459348994109442 Sixth was the second domestic racer, Johann Zarco, while seventh and eighth place went to Suzuki racers Joan Mir and Alex rins. Jorge Martin was ninth and Marc Marquez tenth.

May142022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Zarco fastest at FP3, Mir dropped to Q1

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Host Johann Zarco set the fastest lap time of the third free practice for the French Grand Prix, setting a new Le Mans track record. Twelve racers were faster than the old track record in the third practice. Second was Francesco Bagnaia ahead of current world champion Fabio Quartararo, and Marco Marquez in fourth place. Jack Miller was fifth, and Aleix Espargaro, Takaaki Nakagami, Alex Rins, Pol Espargaro and Jorge Martin were automatically placed in Q2.