Новости за 27.08.2023

Event: Dutch Grand Prix Track: Zandvoort circuit Weather: dry/wet/dry/wet  17°C Tarmac: dry/wet/dry/wet 23°C Humidity : 89% Wind : 3.0 km/h W Max Verstappen won his 46th F1 race at the 2023 Dutch F1 GP today. The Red Bull driver started from pole position and won on the Zandvoort circuit for the third time in a row. It.....check out full post »

Below you can find photos made during the practice sessions and qualifying on Saturday before the 2023 Dutch Formula One Grand Prix.

Aug.27 - Dr Helmut Marko has brushed aside new claims suggesting Sergio Perez may be ousted at the end of the season. At Zandvoort, Mexican Perez was a massive 1.3 seconds slower than dominant teammate Max Verstappen's pole position time. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff told Auto Motor und Sport that the result is bizarre. "Perez.....check out full post »

Aug.27 - Stefano Domenicali has defended all the changes that are being made to Formula 1's traditional format. World champion Max Verstappen has warned that he could actually quit F1 prior to the expiry of his 2028 contract - with rule changes made for the 'show' given as a main reason. "I think it's good.....check out full post »

Aug.27 - Only "small details" are still to be ironed out of Lewis Hamilton's new Mercedes contract for 2024. Some fans had expected the Brackley based team to finally end the long-running saga of the seven time world champion's delayed negotiations this weekend at Zandvoort. But Hamilton, 38, told reporters "No" on Thursday when asked.....check out full post »

Aug.27 - F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has defended Max Verstappen's utter dominance of the sport this year. The Red Bull driver's closest challenger in Zandvoort qualifying was Lando Norris, whose McLaren was half a second adrift. When asked if he was surprised at the big gap, Norris said: "No, no. It's never a surprise anymore......check out full post »

Aug.27 - Charles Leclerc is delighted that Ferrari will essentially scrap the current 2023 car at the end of the season. The 25-year-old crashed out of qualifying at Zandvoort, amid speculation in the paddock that the Italian team arrived at the Dutch F1 GP with a fundamentally incorrect choice of aerodynamic settings. "There are no.....check out full post »

Aug.27 - Stefano Domenicali has played down fears about the future of the highly popular Dutch F1 GP - even though he admits it may cease to be run every year. Zandvoort's contract with Formula 1 runs only until 2025, with circuit director Robert van Overdijk admitting this weekend that negotiations about the future may.....check out full post »

Aug.27 - Zak Brown thinks Indycar star Alex Palou has hurt his chances of taking the step up to Formula 1. Brown is the CEO of McLaren, who tried to poach Spaniard Palou - the 2021 champion, current Indycar leader, and recent McLaren F1 reserve driver - from Chip Ganassi to McLaren's own Indycar squad......check out full post »