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Leclerc summoned by FIA for swearing in F1 press conference

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Charles Leclerc has been summoned by the FIA stewards at the Brazilian Grand Prix for swearing in the post-race press conference in Mexico last weekend.

The Monegasque swore when describing his late-race moment in the Mexico City race, where he ran wide at the final corner as he fought hard with Lando Norris.

“I had one oversteer and then when I recovered from that oversteer, I had an oversteer from the other side and then I was like, ‘f***’,” he said.

Quickly realising that the use of swear words in press conferences is now frowned upon after Max Verstappen was punished for cursing in Singapore, Leclerc immediately apologised.

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“Oh, sorry! Oh no, I don’t want to join Max,” Leclerc said.

Leclerc was seen in conversation with an FIA official after the press conference, and it is understood a note was sent to the race stewards earlier this week advising them of a potential rules breach.

With the stewards in Brazil only convening properly on Friday morning, it took them until shortly after the start of sprint qualifying to react to that note and decide that the matter did need a proper hearing.

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

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They stated that Leclerc was being called up for an “alleged breach of Article 12.2.1.k of the International Sporting Code – Language during the Mexico FIA Post Race Press Conference.”

Leclerc’s summons came after Verstappen, who has been punished with a day of community service for his swearing, expressed some surprise in Brazil for his Ferrari rival not being questioned by the FIA.

“Apparently, it only counts for me anyway, because after the race in Mexico, someone was swearing. I didn’t hear anything from it,’ he said.

“It’s weird. Actually what he says is worse than what I said in the context, and it was a much more important press conference with more people watching.”

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The hardline stance from the FIA on swearing came in the wake of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem expressing his displeasure at the language of drivers in F1.

Speaking to Motorsport.com, he said: “I know, I was a driver. In the heat of the moment, when you think you are upset because another driver came to you and pushed you…when I used to drive in the dust [and something like that happened], I would get upset.

“But also, we have to be careful with our conduct. We need to be responsible people and now with technology, everything is going live and everything is going to be recorded. At the end of the day, we have to study that to see: do we minimise what is being said publicly?”

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New Red Bull chassis no help for struggling Perez in Brazil sprint qualifying

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A new Red Bull chassis didn’t help Sergio Perez turn his fortunes around as he could only qualify in 13th place for the sprint race in Brazil.

The under-fire Red Bull driver continues to struggle for form after a poor performance in the US GP in Austin followed by his shocking home race in Mexico last weekend, where he finished 17th.

The pressure on Perez is ramping up, and again questions have resurfaced as to whether he will be retained by Red Bull next season, despite having a contract in place.

Perez was quizzed about his latest poor result and reeled off a list of excuses.

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He said: “We had a good FP1 and then we had a little bit of understeer with the track [temperature] coming down.

“We tried to [deal with] it with the brake balance and the tools that are available and then I ended up a little bit too rear-limited.

“And then was a bit confusing on the programme. We thought we might have a chance for a second lap, and unfortunately, we didn’t.

“Today we did struggle quite a bit and looking forward to tomorrow’s qualifying, really. We got caught out with the conditions, unfortunately. And that really was the difficult bit.”

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Red Bull boss Christian Horner had earlier revealed the team had reverted to an old chassis to help boost Perez’s confidence.

Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing RB20

Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing RB20

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Horner again pledged his support for his driver but stopped short of providing a ringing endorsement.

He said: “We’re doing our best to try and help rebuild his confidence. He had a horrible weekend in Mexico.

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“We’ve changed his chassis this weekend. It’s an older chassis, that we’ve put him into just to give him that extra boost of confidence.

“Sergio is a seasoned campaigner. He’s been around long enough that he knows this is a results-based business.

“He knows that this season has been under-par for him. Nobody’s more acutely aware of that than Sergio, but we’re doing our best that we can to support him.”

Meanwhile, team-mate Max Verstappen will line up on the second row after qualifying in fourth place for the sprint.

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The world champion also criticised the bumpy track for not helping his cause.

He said: “As soon as we went into qualifying, it looked like we were definitely off the pace.

“The car was a bit difficult on the bumps. They did the resurfacing but they actually made it worse to drive. It’s extremely bumpy everywhere, so that’s not good for our cars.

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“All the bumpy areas, the car is jumping around a lot, and it’s costing me quite a bit of lap time.

“Normally when you’re already quite a bit off over one lap, I don’t think we are particularly strong in the race. So we’ll have to see how that goes tomorrow in the sprint.

“I also know there’s maybe some weather around that can come, but maybe not for the sprint.”

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F1 team-mates’ qualifying battles: Brazilian GP

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After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.

This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.

When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.

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Red Bull

Max Verstappen

24-1

(19-1 without sprints)

Sergio PErez
1 Bahrain Bahrain

5

(+0.358s in Q3)

1 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

3

(+0.335s in Q3)

1 Australia Australia

3

(+0.359s in Q3)

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1 Japan Japan

2

(+0.066s in Q3)

4 China China (sprint)

6

(+0.347s in Q3 – rain)

1 China China

2

(+0.322s in Q3)

1 United States Miami (sprint)

3

(+0.235s in Q3)

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1 United States Miami

4

(+0.219s in Q3)

1 Italy Imola

11

(+0.530s in Q2)

6 Monaco Monaco

18

(+0.349s in Q1)

2 Canada Canada

16

(+0.966s in Q1)

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2 Spain Spain

8

(+0.658s in Q3)

1 Austria Austria (sprint)

7

(+1.322s in Q3)

1 Austria Austria

8

(+0.888s in Q3)

4 United Kingdom Great Britain

19

(+6.006s in Q1 – went off)

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3 Hungary Hungary

16

(+0.799s in Q1 – crashed out)

1 Belgium Belgium

3

(+0.606s in Q3 – rain)

2 Netherlands Netherlands

5

(+0.387s in Q3)

7 Italy Italy

8

(+0.040s in Q3)

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6

(+0.210s in Q3)

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

4

2

Singapore Singapore

13

(+0.899s in Q2)

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1

United States  United States (sprint)

11

(+0.954s  in Q2)

2

United States United States

10

(no lap time – track limits)

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2

Mexico Mexico

18

(+0.808s in Q1)

4

Brazil Brazil (sprint)

13

(+0.535s in Q2)

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Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton

6-19

(5-15 without sprints)

George Russell

9

(+0.225s in Q3)

Bahrain Bahrain 3

8

(+0.144s in Q3)

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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 7

11

(+0.059s in Q2)

Australia Australia 7

7

Japan Japan

9

(+0.242s in Q3)

2

China China (sprint)

11

(+0.058s in Q2)

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18

(+0.489s in Q1)

China China

8

12

(+0.028s in Q2)

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United States Miami (sprint)

11

8

(+0.040s in Q3)

United States Miami

7

8

(+0.270s in Q3)

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Italy Imola

6

7

(+0.078s in Q3)

Monaco Monaco

5

7

(+0.280s in Q3)

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Canada Canada

1

3

Spain Spain

4

(+0.002s in Q3)

6

(+0.216s in Q3)

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Austria Austria (sprint)

4

5

(+0.063s in Q3)

Austria Austria

3

2

(+0.171s in Q3)

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United Kingdom Great Britain

1

5

Hungary Hungary

17

(+0.881s in Q1)

4

Belgium Belgium

7

(+0.349s in Q3 – rain)

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12

(+0.396s in Q2)

Netherlands Netherlands

4

6

(+0.073s in Q3)

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Italy Italy

3

7

(+0.415s in Q3)

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

5

3

Singapore Singapore

4

(+0.026s in Q3)

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7

(+0.533s in Q3)

United States  United States (sprint)

2

19

(+0.618s in Q1)

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United States United States

6

6

(+0.295s in Q3)

Mexico Mexico

5

11

(+0.258s in Q2)

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Brazil Brazil (sprint)

6

Ferrari

Charles Leclerc

15-9

(12-7 without sprints)

Carlos Sainz
2 Bahrain Bahrain

4

(+0.100s in Q3)

5

(+0.250s in Q3)

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Australia Australia

2

8

(+0.104s in Q3)

Japan Japan

4

7

(+0.352s in Q3 – rain)

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China China (sprint)

5

6

China China

7

(+0.008s in Q3)

 2

United States Miami (sprint)

5

(+0.354s in Q3)

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2

United States Miami

3

(+0.073s in Q3)

4

Italy Imola

5

(+0.263s in Q3)

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1

Monaco Monaco

3

(+0.248s in Q3)

11

Canada Canada

12

(+0.037s in Q2)

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5

Spain Spain

6

(+0.005s in Q3)

10

(no lap time in Q – technical issue)

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Austria Austria (sprint)

5

6

(+0.193s in Q3)

Austria Austria

4

11

(+0.254s in Q2)

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United Kingdom Great Britain

7

6

(+0.209s in Q3)

Hungary Hungary

4

2

Belgium Belgium

8

(+0.723s in Q3 – rain)

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6

Netherlands Netherlands

11

(+0.225s in Q2)

4

Italy Italy

5

(+0.006s in Q3)

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1

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

3

(+0.440s in Q3)

9

(no lap time in Q3 – track limits)

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Singapore Singapore

10

(no lap time in Q3 – crashed out)

3

United States  United States (sprint)

5

(+0.030s in Q3)

4

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(+0.088s in Q3)

United States United States

3

4

(+0.319s in Q3)

Mexico Mexico

1

3

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Brazil Brazil (sprint)

5

(+0.104s in Q3)

Charles Leclerc 1-0 Oliver Bearman
2 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

11

(+0.530s in Q2)

McLaren

Lando Norris

19-6

(16-4 without sprints)

Oscar Piastri
7 Bahrain Bahrain

8

(+0.069s in Q3)

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6

(+0.043s in Q3)

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

5

4

Australia Australia

6

(+0.257s in Q3)

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3

Japan Japan

6

(+0.271s in Q3)

1

China China (sprint)

8
(+3.050s in Q3 – rain)

4

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China China

5

(+0.108s in Q3)

9

(+0.311s in Q3)

United States Miami (sprint) 6

5

United States Miami

6

(+0.081s in Q3)

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3

(+0.017s in Q3)

Italy Imola

2

4

(+0.118s in Q3)

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Monaco Monaco

2

3

Canada Canada

4

(+0.082s in Q3)

1

Spain Spain

10

(no lap time in Q3 – went off)

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2

Austria Austria (sprint)

3

(+0.208s in Q3)

2

Austria Austria

7

(+0.330s in Q3)

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3

United Kingdom Great Britain

5

(+0.207s in Q3)

1

Hungary Hungary

2

(+0.022s in Q3)

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5

Belgium Belgium

6

(+0.046s in Q3 – rain)

1

Netherlands Netherlands

3

(+0.499s in Q3)

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1

Italy Italy

2

(+0.109s in Q3)

16

(+0.576s in Q1)

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Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

2

1

Singapore Singapore

5

(+0.428s in Q1)

4

United States  United States (sprint)

16

(+0.962s in Q1 – time deleted)

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1

United States United States

5

(+0.620s in Q3)

3

Mexico Mexico

17

(+1.092s in Q1)

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2

(+0.029s in Q3)

Brazil Brazil (sprint)

1

Aston Martin

Fernando Alonso

17-8

(15-5 without sprints)

Lance Stroll
6 Bahrain Bahrain

12

(+0.399s in Q2)

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4 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

10

(+0.726s in Q3)

10

(+0.480s in Q3)

Australia Australia

9

5

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Japan Japan

16

(+0.770s in Q1)

3

China China (sprint)

15

(+0.558s in Q2)

3

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China China

11

(+0.186s in Q2)

8

(+0.044s in Q3)

United States Miami (sprint)

7

15

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(+0.205s in Q2)

United States Miami

11

19

(+0.459s in Q1 – went off)

Italy Imola

13

16

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(+0.291s in Q1)

Monaco Monaco

14

6

Canada Canada

9

(+0.473s in Q3)

11

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Spain Spain

14

(+0.244s in Q2)

13

(+0.031s in Q2)

Austria Austria (sprint)

12

15

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Austria Austria

17

(+0.163s in Q1)

10

(+0.332s in Q3)

United Kingdom Great Britain

8

7

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Hungary Hungary

8

(+0.201s in Q3)

9

Belgium Belgium

15

(+1.458s in Q2 – rain)

7

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Netherlands Netherlands

9

(+0.224s in Q3)

11

Italy Italy

17

(+0.396s in Q1)

8

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Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

14

(+0.978s in Q2)

7

Singapore Singapore

17

(+0.410s in Q1)

14

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(no lap time – track limits) 

United States  United States (sprint)

13

(no lap time – track limits)

8

United States United States

14

(+0.330s in Q2)

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13

Mexico Mexico

14

(+0.126s in Q2)

16

Brazil Brazil (sprint)

19

(+0.302s in Q1)

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Alpine

Pierre Gasly

11-14

(8-12 without sprints)

Esteban Ocon

20

(+0.155s in Q1)

Bahrain Bahrain 19

18

(+0.004s in Q1)

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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 17

17

(+0.365s in Q1)

Australia Australia 15

17

(+0.308s in Q1)

Japan Japan 15

16

China China (sprint)

17

(+0.088s in Q1)

15

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(+0.240s in Q2)

China China

13

16

(+0.312s in Q1)

United States Miami (sprint)

13

12

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United States Miami

13

(+0.047s in Q2)

15

(+0.475s in Q2)

Italy Imola

12

10

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Monaco Monaco

11

(+0.389s in Q2)

15

Canada Canada

18

(+0.146s in Q1)

7

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Spain Spain

9

(+0.268s in Q3)

9

(+0.523s in Q3)

Austria Austria (sprint)

8

13

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(+0.085s in Q2)

Austria Austria

10

20

(+5.247s in Q1 – rain)

United Kingdom Great Britain

18

20

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(+0.117s in Q1)

Hungary Hungary

19

12

(+0.175s in Q2 – rain)

Belgium Belgium

10

10

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Netherlands Netherlands

17

(+0.277s in Q1)

14

Italy Italy

15

(+0.028s in Q2)

DSQ (fuel flow)

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Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

19

18

(+0.354s in Q1)

Singapore Singapore

15

12

United States  United States (sprint)

17

(+0.052s in Q1)

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7

United States United States

13

(+0.435s in Q2)

8

Mexico Mexico

19

(+0.468s in Q1)

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7

Brazil Brazil (sprint)

17

(+0.422s in Q1)

Williams

Alexander Albon

14-2

(13-0 without sprints)

Logan Sargeant
13 Bahrain Bahrain

18

(+0.373s in Q1)

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12 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

19

(+0.419s in Q1)

12 Australia Australia

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14 Japan Japan

19

(+0.176s in Q1)

18 China China (sprint)

20

(+0.111s in Q1)

14 China China

20

(+0.974s in Q1 – spin)

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20

(+0.307s in Q1)

United States Miami (sprint)

19

14

United States Miami

17

(+0.144s in Q1)

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14

Italy Imola

(no lap time – track limits)

9

Monaco Monaco

17

(+0.397s in Q1)

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10

Canada Canada

13

(+0.251s in Q2)

19

Spain Spain

20

(+0.356s in Q1)

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19

(+0.236s in Q1)

Austria Austria (sprint)

15

16

Austria Austria

19

(+0.120s in Q1)

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9

United Kingdom Great Britain

12

(+0.242s in Q2)

13

Hungary Hungary

14

(+0.114s in Q2)

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11

Belgium Belgium

19

(+1.508s in Q1 – rain)

DSQ (technical infringement)

Netherlands Netherlands

(no lap time – crash in FP3)

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ALEXANDER ALBON

5-2

(4-1 without sprints)

FRANCO COLAPINTO
9 Italy Italy

18

(+0.519s in Q1)

10

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(+0.329s in Q2 – pitlane incident)

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

9

11

Singapore Singapore

12

(+0.007s in Q2)

18

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(+0.448s in Q1)

United States  United States (sprint)

10

16

United States United States

17

(+0.011s in Q1)

9

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Mexico Mexico

16

(+0.369s in Q1)

9

Brazil Brazil (sprint)

14

(+0.431s in Q1)

RB

Yuki Tsunoda

13-8

(12-6 without sprints)

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Daniel Ricciardo
11 Bahrain Bahrain

14

(+0.149s in Q2)

9 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

14

(+0.461s in Q2)

8 Australia Australia

18

(+1.297s in Q1)

10 Japan Japan

11

(+0.055s in Q2)

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19

(+0.571s in Q1)

China China (sprint) 14

19

(+0.303s in Q1)

China China 12

15

(no lap time – track limits)

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United States Miami (sprint) 4

10

United States Miami

18

(+0.293s in Q1)

7

Italy Imola

9

(+0.209s in Q3)

8

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Monaco Monaco

13

(+0.376s in Q2)

8

(+0.236s in Q3)

Canada Canada

5

17

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Spain Spain

18

(+0.090s in Q1)

14

Austria Austria (sprint)

16

(+0.024s in Q1)

14

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(+0.123s in Q2)

Austria Austria

11

13

United Kingdom Great Britain

15

(+0.680s in Q2)

10

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(+0.030s in Q3 – crashed out)

Hungary Hungary

9

18

(+1.142s in Q1 – rain)

Belgium Belgium

13

13

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Netherlands Netherlands

16

(+0.340s in Q1)

16

(+0.044s in Q1)

Italy Italy

12

12

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Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

15

(+0.210s in Q1)

8

Singapore Singapore

16

(+0.369s in Q1)

YUKI TSUNODA

3-1

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(2-0 without sprints)

LIAM LAWSON
9 United States  United States (sprint)

15

(no lap time – track limits)

11 United States United States

15

(no lap time – grid penalty)

11 Mexico Mexico

12

(+0.033s in Q2)

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18

(+0.545s in Q1)

Brazil Brazil (sprint)

8

Sauber

Valtteri Bottas

23-2

(19-1 without sprints)

Zhou Guanyu
16 Bahrain Bahrain

17

(+0.001s in Q1)

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16 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

(no lap time – crash in FP3)

13 Australia Australia

20

(+0.848s in Q1)

13 Japan Japan

20

(+0.541s in Q1)

9 China China (sprint)

10

(+2.493s in Q3 – rain)

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10 China China

16

(+0.336s in Q1)

18

(+0.093s in Q1)

United States Miami (sprint)

17

16

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United States Miami

20

(+0.361s in Q1)

16

Italy Imola

17

(+0.208s in Q1)

19

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Monaco Monaco

20

(+0.516s in Q1)

17

Canada Canada

20

(+0.926s in Q1)

12

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Spain Spain

15

(+0.511 in Q2)

18

Austria Austria (sprint)

20

(+0.472s in Q1)

18

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Austria Austria

20

(+0.214s in Q1)

16

(+1.241s in Q1 – rain)

United Kingdom Great Britain

14

12

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Hungary Hungary

18

(+0.550s in Q1)

14

Belgium Belgium

20

(+2.244s in Q1 – rain)

18

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Netherlands Netherlands

19

(+1.093s in Q1)

19

Italy Italy

20

(+0.344s in Q1)

17

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Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

18

(+0.628s in Q1)

19

Singapore Singapore

20

(+0.482s in Q1)

19

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United States  United States (sprint)

20

(+1.324s in Q1 – time deleted)

18

United States United States

20

(+0.076s in Q1)

15

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Mexico Mexico

20

(+0.679s in Q1)

15

Brazil Brazil (sprint)

20

(+2.117s in Q1)

Haas

Nico Hulkenberg

16-7

(14-5 withOut sprints)

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Kevin Magnussen
10 Bahrain Bahrain

15

(+0.678s in Q2)

15

(no lap time – technical issue)

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

13

16

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(+0.267s in Q1)

Australia Australia

14

12

Japan Japan

18

(+0.310s in Q1)

13

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(+0.005s in Q2)

China China (sprint)

12

9

China China

17

(+0.448s in Q1)

10

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United States Miami (sprint)

14

(+0.284s in Q2)

9

United States Miami

19

(+0.236s in Q1)

10

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Italy Imola

18

(+1.013s in Q1 – impeded)

12

Monaco Monaco

15

(+0.285s in Q2)

19

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(+0.761s in Q1)

Canada Canada

14

13

Spain Spain

16

(+0.229s in Q1)

17

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(+0.196s in Q1)

Austria Austria (sprint)

11

9

Austria Austria

12

(+0.085s in Q2)

6

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United Kingdom Great Britain

17

(+0.976s in Q1 – rain)

11

Hungary Hungary

15

(+0.231s in Q2)

16

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Belgium Belgium

17

(+0.192s in Q1 – rain)

14

Netherlands Netherlands

15

(+0.080s in Q2)

10

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Italy Italy

13

(+0.287s in Q2)

6

Singapore Singapore

14

(+0.503s in Q2)

6

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United States United States (sprint)

8

(+0.215s in Q3)

12

(+0.070s in Q2)

United States United States

9

10

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Mexico Mexico

7

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Oliver Bearman

13

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Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 11

12

(+0.335s in Q2)

Brazil Brazil (sprint) 10

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What’s really going on with RB’s name change plans for F1 2025

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When Red Bull’s second Formula 1 team rebranded to RB at the start of this year, it came after abandoning an original idea to become Racing Bulls.

At the time it was felt that an official title of the ‘Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Formula 1 team’ was too much of a mouthful, so RB it would be.

Fast forward to now and a change of plan is in the offing. The team is set to go back to what it was intended from the off, replacing its RB moniker with the Racing Bulls tag for the 2025 season.

After a campaign where it has felt that the RB abbreviation has not really engaged with fans or the media, it has reached the conclusion that its initial idea was actually the best.

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And it makes most sense, with the official company name being ‘Racing Bulls S.p.A’, its email addresses being from ‘Racing Bulls’ rather than ‘RB’ and most people in the paddock referring to it as that as well.

Speaking to ServusTV about the plans in Brazil, team CEO Peter Bayer said that the shift from RB to Racing Bulls was not as dramatic as some have suggested – and was certainly not a major rebrand.

“Racing Bulls. Visa Cash App Racing Bulls – nothing will actually change,” he said.

Peter Bayer, CEO of RB F1 Team, Laurent Mekies, Team Principal of RB F1 Team

Peter Bayer, CEO of RB F1 Team, Laurent Mekies, Team Principal of RB F1 Team

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“The only question throughout the year was: ‘What does RB mean, what does RB mean? Now we’re making it official: RB means Racing Bulls.”

But a change from RB to Racing Bulls, which will formally be confirmed when the FIA publishes its entry list for next year, does not actually mean its entire identity is changing – especially when it comes to the car name.

This is where the situation becomes slightly complex. That is because what we know the chassis name to be – the VCARB01 – isn’t actually officially what the chassis is under the wording of the regulations.

There is a difference in the rules between what the chassis is called, and what the car name is.

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According to Article 8.2 of F1’s Sporting Regulations, the official name of the team “must include the name of the chassis.” But the chassis is not the car’s name.

So in FIA terms, there is a chassis definition – where Mercedes has the Mercedes, Ferrari has the Ferrari and RB has the RB.

Then there is what the teams officially call their car – and what we know them to be. Mercedes has labelled its 2024 challenge the W15, Ferrari the SF-24 and RB the VCARB01.

Liam Lawson, RB F1 Team VCARB 01

Liam Lawson, RB F1 Team VCARB 01

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For next year, it is understood RB’s chassis on the entry list will be known as the ‘Racing Bulls’, while its car will be called the VCARB02.

And while the Racing Bulls identity will be more obvious next year, it is understood that much of the current Visa CashApp RB branding and its logo will remain identical – as that happily works from a corporate perspective.

Additional reporting by Frederik Hackbarth

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Why Hamlin’s pit crew has had a rough 2024 season

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It’s no secret that the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing pit crew of Denny Hamlin’s car this season is in a slump. This was a crew leading the charts in individual and average pit stop time for the first quarter of the 2024 season. But as the playoffs approached, things seemingly started to fall apart, leaving the fate of Hamlin’s appearance in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 round at Phoenix in uncertain hands. 

It’s not that a driver’s performance can’t make an impact on a race, but a pit crew can certainly make or break it. We saw this with the No. 11 crew’s heroic performance in the final laps of the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway in March. Hamlin entered pit lane in third but his pit crew sent him out into first place as they beat the crews of the two leading cars by over a second. We’ve also seen the flip side of this over the summer as the No. 11 crew moved too quickly during a pit stop at the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway that resulted in having to jack the car back up to tighten a right rear wheel which lost them over ten positions while sitting on pit road.

“They were just outlier good,” shared the No. 11’s Crew Chief, Chris Gabehart. “My group is a hard working group, very analytical group and they kind of tried to make that better but couldn’t. Then they got into some injuries — that has probably not been very high profile for eight, or ten, maybe twelve races changed the way they could approach the week.”

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Top tier NASCAR pit crews spend about three to four days per week on practice and preparation for races. The daily schedule is typically set up in multiple hourly blocks split between things like pit stop practice, weight training, cardio, rehab, and film review. With NASCAR racing on so many different types of tracks, this means that there are typically new positions for things like the wheels each week because of changes to suspension setups. So the pit crew needs weekly practice to get used to that new specific setup. Organizations like Joe Gibbs Racing also have development pit crew members that they can use as backups, for instance to use when one of their crewmates are injured, but pit stops require so much chemistry and tight choreography that it can take weeks for a new member of crew to get into that rhythm, let alone adjust for the unique setups from track to track.

“When you’re hurt you can’t practice like you were, especially when you were thrashing every week when that’s kind of your style. So, they had to throttle back a little bit,” Gabehart said. “Then the pressure of the playoffs comes and it’s very disjointed as you know. You go from an Atlanta to a Talladega to a road course, and for a pit crew it’s hard to find a weekly rhythm because races aren’t pit-crew focused. Then you’re expected to step up at Kansas and perform and step up at Bristol and perform — so I think it’s been a rhythm thing for that group coupled with the pressure of the playoffs as any pit crew is going to live. We’ve seen that.”

Based on Gabehart comments it’s easy to see how lower profile injuries can impact the success of a pit crew. Having races like Atlanta and Watkins Glen to start the playoffs doesn’t help restore that cadence either, as those races are more reliant on fuel fill time than tire change time, so it wasn’t until Bristol before the crew had an opportunity to follow a rhythm where they needed to complete fast tire changes. 

They still had some hiccups after that but Gabehart is confident in their performance and what he observed at Homestead last weekend.

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“The speed and the greatness is still there, we just got to put a whole race together.”

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Enzo Fittipaldi to test with Arrow McLaren this month

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Enzo Fittipaldi will slide in the cockpit for an evaluation test in IndyCar machinery with Arrow McLaren later this month at The Thermal Club, the team confirmed on Friday.

The 23-year-old Miami-born Brazilian American currently competes in Formula 2 with Van Amersfoort Racing, where he currently has one win and two podiums and sits 12th in the championship standings. 

Arrow McLaren, which has already set next year’s lineup with Pato O’Ward, Christian Lundgaard and Nolan Siegel, confirmed the news via a statement:

“Arrow McLaren will satisfy their allotted evaluation test with Enzo Fittipaldi at The Thermal Club on Tuesday, November 19,” the statement read. “Each lap in our cars is important as we continue preparations for the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season, and we’re proud to extend this one to Enzo, whose family is so closely connected to the history of McLaren Racing.

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“We’re eager to collect learnings and apply them in the form of a points race at The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix on March 23. For removal of doubt, our 2025 lineup is firm with Pato, Nolan and Christian.”

Pietro Fittipaldi, Enzo Fittipaldi in October 2023 at Sebring International Raceway.

Pietro Fittipaldi, Enzo Fittipaldi in October 2023 at Sebring International Raceway.

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The grandson of two-time Formula 1 World Champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi, Enzo is also the brother of Pietro Fittipaldi. Pietro is a reserve driver for Haas F1 Team, who also just completed his first full-time IndyCar season with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

This will mark just the second time that Enzo, the 2018 Italian Formula 4 champion, has driven an IndyCar. In October 2023, he pounded laps at Sebring International Raceway for Dale Coyne Racing, sharing the track with brother Pietro, who was testing with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing at that time.

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The upcoming test with Arrow McLaren is set for Nov. 19 just outside of Palm Springs, California, the venue that previously hosted the $1 Million Challenge — a non-points exhibition for the IndyCar Series — during the 2024 season. The Thermal Club will next host a championship round in North America’s premier open-wheel champion on March 23, 2025.

 

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