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Mar242024 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen: It's like driving with the handbrake on

Max Verstappen suffered his first retirement in two years in the 4th round of the Australian Grand Prix. The RB20 race car had to park after there was a problem with the brakes on the rear right wheel, which first started to smoke, and then we saw a small fire. The Dutchman took the lead at the start of the race, then lost his place to Carlos Sainz in the second lap while complaining about the behavior of the car, and had to end the race in the pits two laps later. "The data shows that right from the start the right rear brake was holding," he explained. "The damage was just increasing and it was like driving with the handbrake on. This explains why the car was difficult to drive in some corners, while it was fine at the start." For the current world champion

Mar272023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

F1: 2023 Australian Grand Prix Schedule

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Friday, 31.3.2023 3.30 – 4.30 1st free practice 7.00 – 8.00 2. free practice Saturday, 1.4.2023 3.30 – 4.30 3. free practice 7.00 – 8.00 Qualifications Sunday, 2.4.2023 7.00 – 9.00 Race

Apr102022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Alonso: We were faster than Mercedes

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Disappointed Fernando Alosno believes that his team was even faster than Mercedes this racing weekend, although the final result does not confirm this. The Spaniard may have even been fighting for the best starting position on Saturday, but due to hydraulic problems he finished the qualifications early and started the race only in tenth place. Because of this, the team decided on a slightly different strategy. The Spaniard, unlike most, started the race on the hardest version of the tires. However, due to the safety car that drove onto the track earlier than Alpino would have liked, it did not pay off. After the stop, Alonso slipped out of the cities bringing points. The medium-hard tires on his race car did not work as he would have liked. He thus finished the race in the last seventeenth place, far from me

Apr102022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Ricciardo should not have threatened Norris in the last lap

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Daniel Ricciardo finished the home race in Melbourne in sixth place, scoring points for the first time this year. The final result could have been even slightly better if he had not been instructed in the last lap of the race not to try to overtake teammate Land Norrs. The Briton had problems with his car. Norris and Ricciardo scored the first double points of the season for the Woking team today, thus benefiting from a competitive race car. The configuration of the racetrack itself contributed a lot to this. Given McLaren’s problems with brakes at the start of the season, the Melbourne track with a few hard brakes suited them that way. "I am satisfied. This is our best result this year," Ricciardo told reporters after the race. “In the introduction, I thought we would be able to fight Mercedes since

Jul62021 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

Formula 1 and MotoGP races in Australia canceled

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As we reported last week, it is now also official: Formula 1 will not travel to Australia this year, and the MotoGP race has also been canceled. In fact, the F1 2021 season was supposed to start in March in Melbourne, but due to the pandemic, the race was postponed to a later date, November 21st. But now it is clear that they will not be able to keep this term either. The Australian government today canceled the Formula 1 race. MotoGP series motorcycles will not be riding in Australia this year either. https://twitter.com/ausgrandprix/status/1412275229800292353 Nevertheless, Formula 1 continues to plan 23 races. Which track will jump in instead of Melbourne is not yet known at the time. But there are quite a few candidates. “We are disappointed that we will not be going to Australia this year, but we are confident that in the 2021 season we can make 23

Jun302021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

The MotoGP race in Australia is close to failure, replaced by another race in Portimao

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According to German media reports, the MotoGP racing calendar could undergo new changes as early as this weekend, as the race for the Australian Grand Prix 2021 is expected to be just before the cancellation. A week ago, Dorna announced that the race for the Grand Prix of Japan was dropped from the calendar, and now it is the turn of the race in Australia. Authorities allegedly demanded that Dorna racers and paddock staff stay in a bubble, and that they travel from the hotel where they were staying to the racetrack on empty roads. But there is said to be too little space for all MotoGP caravan staff in the vicinity of the Phillip Island racetrack, making it virtually impossible to comply with all the requirements and restrictions of the Australian authorities. However, since they want to run 19 races at Dorna this season, another race in Portugal is expected to be added to the calendar.