Formula 1: Bottas takes pole as Mercedes go 1-2 in Mexican GP qualifying
Formula 1 | November 07, 2021 10:53 ISTThe challenge will be holding off the hard-charging Red Bulls and Max Verstappen over 71 laps on Sunday.
The challenge will be holding off the hard-charging Red Bulls and Max Verstappen over 71 laps on Sunday.
The Red Bull driver's final lap was just good enough to beat Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton by .04 seconds and his teammate Valtteri Bottas by .034.
Verstappen will be aiming for his seventh victory of the season in front of home crowd as F1 returns to his homeland's Circuit Zandvoort after 36 years.
The race was shortened to last one hour with only half points awarded to the winner, who needed to complete only two laps to earn points.
The track has been a regular fixture on the F1 calendar since 1987 and the multi-year extension is part of an effort to grow the sport in Asia.
F1 had said in February that it hoped Portugal could fill the vacant slot on the record 23-race calendar.
Governing body FIA said Grosjean is stable and was taken by helicopter to a military hospital.
Canadian Stroll was called to the stewards' office for "allegedly non-respecting yellow flags at 16:48 at Turn 7".
The Bahrain Grand Prix on Nov. 29 will be held as usual on the 5.4-kilometer (3.3-mile) circuit that usually hosts races.
That’s a tall order with six-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton as his teammate at Mercedes. Especially as Hamilton needs one more title to equal Michael Schumacher's record of seven.
The Finnish driver edged out the world champion by .012 seconds at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.
The British driver was .356 seconds ahead of his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas on the 4.3-kilometer (2.7-mile) Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg
The Mercedes driver said the aim of the Hamilton Commission would be to make the sport “become as diverse as the complex and multicultural world we live in.”
Wolff stated they are happy with the racers on their roster presently but in case the situation changes, they could look at Vettel.
F1 wants to avoid a repeat of the season opener in Australia in March, which was canceled when the McLaren team withdrew after a staff member tested positive for the virus.
The 14-day compulsory quarantine rule in England is set to exempted for elite sports athletes, opening door for hosting F1 races in the country.
Hamilton revealed asking himself questions regarding his future while being under mandatory lockdown as a precautionary measure against the virus.
Formula One boss Chase Carey had said earlier in the week that F1 is looking to start the season with the Austrian GP after the French GP was called off.
Silverstone are currently negotiating with the British government and F1 bosses on whether there is a possibility to host the race, originally set for July, at some point without fans.
McLaren, Williams and Racing Point, have all furloughed their staffs in the past weeks in a bid to cope up with the financial loss during the pandemic.
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