[ad_1] SHANGHAI: Two years ago the Shanghai International Circuit hosted a Covid hospital, but this weekend it will stage Formula One once more as the sport returns to China for the first time since the pandemic. Adding to the excitement of fans, they will see Shanghai native Zhou Guanyu drive at his home track in…
[ad_1] JAPAN: McLaren’s Oscar Piastri went fastest on Friday in a second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix that was badly affected by rain at Suzuka. Australian Piastri, who finished third at last year’s race, clocked 1min 34.725sec in on-off showers to finish 0.501sec clear of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. Triple world champion Max Verstappen and…
[ad_1] MELBOURNE: McLaren’s Lando Norris outpaced world champion Max Verstappen on Friday to top the timesheets in a first practice in Melbourne that was disrupted when Alex Albon hit a wall at high speed. The Briton Norris powered round the Albert Park circuit with a best time of one minute 18.564 seconds on soft tyres….
[ad_1] SAKHIR: Daniel Ricciardo opened the 2024 Formula One season with the fastest time for the rebranded Visa Cash App RB team in Thursday’s first practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Australian steered his RB around the 5.4km Sakhir desert track in one minute 32.869 seconds on a cool and sunny afternoon pipping…
[ad_1] LONDON: Red Bull team chief Christian Horner was cleared Wednesday of wrongdoing following an investigation into complaints of inappropriate behaviour against him made by a female team member. A statement from Austrian energy drinks brand Red Bull, the parent company of the world champion Formula One team, said the “grievance has been dismissed”. Horner,…
[ad_1] LONDON: Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, who has denied allegations by a female employee about his conduct, could be out of a job or cleared to continue before Saturday’s season-opening Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix. Well-placed sources told Reuters they expected an announcement from Red Bull’s Salzburg-based Austrian parent company before the race…
[ad_1] LONDON: Formula One world champion Max Verstappen believes Lewis Hamilton face an awkward final campaign at Mercedes after his title rival’s dramatic move to Ferrari for the 2025 season. Hamilton, 39, stunned motorsport by announcing even before next month’s opening 2024 Grand Prix in Bahrain that he would be leaving Mercedes, with whom he…
[ad_1] LONDON: Red Bull boss Christian Horner faced several hours of questioning by a lawyer investigating an allegation of “inappropriate behaviour” at a secret London location on Friday. But the prospect of Horner’s fate being decided before the Formula One world champions unveil their 2024 car next week appears unlikely. Reports in Britain’s Press Association…
[ad_1] LONDON: Danish driver Kevin Magnussen said he is excited to see real change at Haas after Japanese engineer Ayao Komatsu replaced Guenther Steiner last month as principal of the Formula One team. Italian Steiner, a larger than life character who became an unintentional star of the Netflix ‘Drive to Survive’ docu-series, left the U.S.-owned…
[ad_1] LONDON: Red Bull Formula One team boss Christian Horner faces a hearing on Friday following an accusation of “inappropriate behaviour”, British media reports said. Red Bull, the Austrian energy drinks company that owns the team, confirmed on Monday that an independent investigation had been launched. Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported the allegation was made…
