Red Bull Fixed Its Weakness Just in Time to Wreck Everyone Else’s Sepang
For months, Red Bull wore the reputation of a car that gasped for breath through medium-speed corners — and that...
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‘A Strange One’: Russell Has No Idea Why He Qualified 8th, Still Fancies a Podium Sunday
George Russell finished qualifying in Sepang down in eighth — seventh on the actual grid once Isack Hadjar's penalty kicked...
Lawson Finds the ‘Trick’ for Sepang: Tyre Management, Not Raw Speed, Will Decide the Weekend
While most of the paddock describes 62°C track temperatures and 34°C air like they're narrating a sauna rather than a...
‘Verstappen vs Hamilton, Abu Dhabi 2021 Again’: Five Storylines to Watch in Sunday’s Malaysian GP
The last time this exact front-row pairing showed up — Verstappen and Hamilton — was Abu Dhabi 2021, when the...
‘Front Row Was There for the Taking’: Antonelli Rues Track Limits Error, Then Gets It Handed Back Anyway
Kimi Antonelli went into Q2 with a plan and came out with a deleted lap time for running wide —...
‘We Do a Terrible Job and We’re Still Third’: Hadjar’s Injury Comeback Comes With Another Grid Penalty
Isack Hadjar missed three races over the summer break with a wrist injury, but his return to the grid in...
‘Probably My Best Lap of the Year’: Hamilton Shares the Front Row With Verstappen, Fears the Tyres
Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix from second on the grid in Sepang, just 0.298 seconds shy of...
‘Three Races’ Worth of Degradation in One Afternoon’ — Why Sepang Qualifying Barely Matters on Sunday
The good news for Red Bull: Verstappen's pole is the first of the season, and with it, the first non-Mercedes-powered...
Mercedes Expected a Step Forward From Its Upgrade — Sepang Delivered a Step Back
Mercedes rolled a significant upgrade into Sepang expecting a solid gain. Qualifying delivered a considerably colder shower: Kimi Antonelli fourth,...
Norris: ‘We’re a Long Way Off the Pace’ as McLaren Concedes Six Tenths in Sepang
Lando Norris qualified his McLaren sixth at Sepang but will actually start fifth after Isack Hadjar copped a five-place grid...
