Keith Collantine

1 week ago | racefans.net | Keith Collantine

I would have to agree with Kimi, it did seem unnecessary, and way overly conservative; but I do not have Mercedes’ property live data of Kimi car and wear piped into my home computer nor their race goals for Kimi. I think Kimi is doing awesome, and seems quite comfortable in the car to let see how good he is pushing tire management to avoid having to do a third pit stop and possibly score some badly needed points. Of course, it could quickly go pear-shaped but what did they have to loose?

1 week ago | racefans.net | Keith Collantine

Next month’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix looks increasingly likely to be the last Formula 1 race at the Imola circuit following recent comments by the series’ CEO Stefano Domenicali. He pointed out F1 is unlikely to be able to sustain two races per season in his native Italy in future seasons. “Italy has always been and will be an important part of Formula 1,” Domenicali told Italian radio channel RAI.

1 week ago | racefans.net | Keith Collantine

George Russell wasn’t the only driver whose DRS opened when it shouldn’t have done during the Bahrain Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc was shocked to see his DRS open as he navigated the high-speed turns 11 and 12 on lap 48 of the race. The Ferrari driver initially thought something had gone wrong with his car. “What the hell have you done?” he demanded of race engineer Bryan Bozzi as soon as he reached the next straight.

1 week ago | racefans.net | Keith Collantine

Oscar Piastri scored his most emphatic victory to date in Bahrain, with his first ‘hat trick’ of pole position, fastest lap and victory. He is the 49th driver in F1 history to achieve that feat. He also took the second pole position of his career, which made him the 75th multiple pole-winner in Formula 1 history. On Sunday he claimed his fourth grand prix victory in his 50th start.

1 week ago | racefans.net | Keith Collantine

Lando Norris admitted he hasn’t felt comfortable in McLaren’s new car since the season began after labouring to third place in the Bahrain Grand Prix. He qualified over four tenths of a second behind team mate Oscar Piastri. Despite a handful of errors in the race, including a penalty for lining up incorrectly in his grid box, Norris made his way forward to finish third. Although he retained a narrow lead in the drivers’ championship, Norris has now won fewer races this year than Piastri.