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October232023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Red Bull must find the source of the brake problems

Max Verstappen did celebrate his 50th victory in F1 in Austin, but it was one of the most difficult races for him in recent years, as he struggled with brake problems for all 56 laps, and at the finish line he celebrated victory with a lead of 2.225 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton. The Red Bull team changed the brakes on his car after the sprint race, and the Dutchman does not yet know what caused the problems. "We changed the brakes after the sprint and they were not good today," he explained. "I didn't have a good feeling on the brakes, and I couldn't solve the problems during the race. We have to find a reason, because lack of confidence in the brakes, especially on a track like COTA, has a big impact on the lap time, so the race was more difficult than I expected. To now in F1 I've never had a problem with the brakes, but today it was a big problem." Brake problems are reflected

October232023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc disqualified from the US Grand Prix!

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Lewis Hamilton was left without second place in the US Grand Prix after leading the race and fighting for victory all the way to the finish, as a technical inspection of the car showed that the bottom of the car was worn more than allowed. The same fate befell Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, and Lando Norris, whose bottom was also checked, advanced to second place and Carlos Sainz to third. Hamilton raced with a new floor this weekend and saw a significant improvement, then showed solid speed in the first leg of the US GP to finish just over two seconds behind winner Max Verstappen, but the floorboard of his car after the race was not was in accordance with the rules. The Mercedes and Ferrari teams checked the measurements of the FIA technicians and confirmed that they were

October222023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Max Verstappen won a nervous race in Austin

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Max Verstappen drove a tactically-challenging nerve-wracking race at Austin F1 and eventually celebrated his 50th career win despite brake problems. The Dutchman's race was made much more difficult by a mistake in the qualifications, when the commissioners deleted his fastest time in the Q3 part of the qualifications due to a violation of the track limits, sending him from pole position to the sixth starting place. https://twitter.com/redbullracing/status/1716192509129277829 The Red Bull racer was cautious and a bit reserved throughout the race, and took the lead in the race only in the second part of the race, when he managed to stay at the head of the column with two pit stops all the way to the goal. The second was Lewis Hamilton, who even led in the first part of the race and promised to fight for the victory, but in the end he was behind the three-time world champion by a little more than two seconds.

October212023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen won the shootout qualifying with 0.055 second lead

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Max Verstappen will start the F1 sprint race from the best starting position after setting a time 0.055 seconds faster than second-placed Charles Leclerc in shootout qualifying. Lewis Hamilton set the third qualifying time. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1715794212992561446 McLaren racers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri took fourth and fifth place, Carlos Sainz was sixth, Sergio Perez seventh, George Russell eighth.

October212023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Pole position for Leclerc in Austin, penalty for Verstappen

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Charles Leclerc was given the best starting position for the F1 race in Austin after the race leaders wiped out the fastest time of Max Verstappen, who dropped from first to sixth. Lando Norris will also start the race on the front row, followed by Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz. George Russell was fifth, Pierre Gasly seventh, Esteban Ocon eighth, Sergio Perez, who spoiled Verstappen's first fast lap in Q3, ninth, and Oscar Piastri tenth. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1715530589372363053

Sep232023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

The winner of the Suzuka race will receive a trophy which he will activate with a kiss

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In collaboration with Pininfarina, Lenovo has prepared a special trophy for the winner of the Formula One race in Suzuka, which the driver will activate with a kiss. The winner's kiss on the special place of the otherwise aluminum cup will trigger a series of LED lights that will light up in the colors of the country from which the winner of the 53-lap long race comes. Whoever is left without the unique Suzuka trophy will have the opportunity to win it at next month's United States Grand Prix.

Mar282023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Bastianini does not need surgery, hopes to return in Austin

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Ducati rider Enea Bastianini hopes to return to the MotoGP paddock in Austin after doctors confirmed that surgery on a broken shoulder blade will be necessary. The Italian was injured in the first MotoGP sprint race in Portugal, where he fell thanks to Luca Marini. The injury will see him miss this weekend's race in Argentina, but he hopes the injury will be sufficiently healed to allow him to compete in the third race of the year, the US GP. He will come back with rehabilitation on Monday.

October192022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Leclerc in Texas with new engine with components for 2023

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After Max Verstappen confirmed the title of world champion for the 2022 season by winning the Suzuka race, Charles Leclerc can no longer become world champion. But this weekend at the US GP in Austin, he will use an additional power unit, which will cause him to lose a few starting places. The Monaco driver will use his sixth power unit this year, and if he does not use any other new components, this will cost him five starting places. But some Italian media reports that it is an engine on which, with the permission of the FIA, some innovations intended for next season will be installed. The engine is supposed to be more reliable, which will allow it to use all the power it is capable of developing, and with this, Maranello will see if they are on the right track with the development for 2023.

October232021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen: Hamilton is a stupid idiot!

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Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are caught in a tense duel for the world title this year. Close encounters on the track between them are not uncommon this season, and tensions are only escalating. This is also evidenced by the incident between the duo, which took place during the second free practice for the US Grand Prix in Austin. It all started when a Red Bull racer was preparing for a fast lap, and in the last corner, as if it were a race, he was attacked and overtaken by Hamilton. The Dutchman had to play with the ideals of the line to prevent a collision, but he started a new lap and ran away from Hamilton, who drove past him and overtook him again in the first corner. Verstappen then labeled his rival on the radio as a stupid idiot. Hamilton attacked Verstappn at the start of the round and overtook him in the first corner.

October222021 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

Formula 1, FP1: Mercedes racer in Austin a second before Verstappn

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The Formula 1 caravan has returned to the popular Austin in Texas, which will be the scene of the hot title fight between Max Verstappn and Lewis Hamilton, after a one-year absence due to last year's race cancellation, which was caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But by Sunday, when this duel was supposed to flare up, the first free practice was on the agenda today, which was given to Valtteri Bottas by a hair in front of teammate Lewis Hamilton, who also got a new internal combustion engine here in Austin - the third outside the permitted quantity. The Mercedes duo was convincingly ahead of Max Verstappn in third place. Ferrari, which is fighting for the third place in the construction championship with McLarn, also showed good form in the first training session. Among the ten