out came the red flags to halt the session as Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu came to a stop.
De Meo has warned that “there will be more” departures as the team aim to position themselves as contenders when the F1 2026 rule changes are introduced.
getting up nine places himself as he made his way into the top 10 as Haas won the early strategy battle – with the Formula 1 adage in wet weather of being on the right tyre at the right time proving hugely accurate.
But I think these last two race weekends has really shown that.
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”The 2024 numbers that matter without Red Bull👉The F1 2024 Drivers Championship standings without Max Verstappen👉Revealed: The F1 2024 Constructors Championship without Red BullRed Bull boss on ‘convergence’ and ‘issues’But on a track where Mercedes topped final practice before grabbing pole position when George Russell set the exact same time as Verstappen but clocked his before the Dutchman.