UNDER DAMP CONDITIONS MOST OF THE RACE WITH A DRYING TRACK AT TIMES, GERMAN GP WAS ALL ABOUT STRATEGY… AND KEEPING THE CARS ON TRACK. Racing Point F1 brought some upgrades to the German GP this weekend in trying to close the gap of the ever tight midfield teams. And those changes seemed to have had a positive effect on the time sheet as both … Continue reading 4th place for Stroll in roll of the dice German GP!
A HOME GRAND PRIX FOR RACING POINT AND A FAMILY AFFAIR Racing Point F1’s factory is a short distance from the Silverstone circuit. As Otmar Szafnauer explains, this is the best opportunity to get everyone at the factory together to celebrate their home GP. “Silverstone is one of the most important weekends of the year for this team. It’s our home race and we are … Continue reading Racing Point F1 British Grand Prix preview
ALTHOUGH THE TEAM PROGRESSED IN FP3 WITH PERFORMANCE, COULD NOT IMPROVE IN QUALIFYING Racing Point has been facing a tough weekend so far with the balance of their F1 machine. Except for Friday morning where both cars placed in the top 13, the performance has been lacking in combination of other teams finding the better set-up. In FP3 this morning, Perez and Stroll improved on … Continue reading F1 France qualifying: Racing Point struggling to find a good balance with Perez 14th and Stroll 18th
THURSDAY FREE PRACTICE SESSIONS SAW MERCEDES SEVEN TENTHS AHEAD OF FERRARI Lewis Hamilton(1’12.106) topped the time sheets in both sessions ending the 1st practice 0.059 ahead of Red Bull Racing Max Verstappen and 0.072 over teammate Bottas. Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel were fourth and fifth. In the second practice, Hamilton(1’11.118) and Bottas(1’11.199) were a good seventh tenths ahead of closest rival Ferrari … Continue reading F1 Monaco GP: Mercedes ahead, though day for Stroll
HAMILTON HAD A BETTER START THAN BOTTAS AND AHEAD BY CORNER ONE; ANOTHER RACE TO FORGET FOR STROLL Off the start, Hamilton was slightly ahead of Bottas who was keeping an eye on Vettel coming from his left side approaching corner one. Lance Stroll gained three places early an was behind teammate Perez who was in 13th. After their pit stops on lap 24 and … Continue reading F1 Spanish GP: Hamilton wins, Stroll DNF after contact with McLaren driver Norris
