Max Verstappen’s race engineer thought the Safety Car appearance in Canada was payback for Miami – but Lando Norris revealed McLaren could have pitted.
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Why Formula 1 drivers were “slower than Formula 2” at times in Monaco
2024 Monaco GP interactive data
Posted onSix pit stops, no changes of position in the top 10 and lap times “slower than Formula 2” made for a strange Monaco Grand Prix.
How Norris’ patient start to his final stint helped him chase Verstappen
2024 Emilia-Romagna GP interactive data
Posted onLando Norris cut Max Verstappen’s lead from 7.5 seconds to 0.7 after a carefully-managed start to his final stint at Imola.
Why Norris got lucky twice when the Safety Car appeared in Miami
2024 Miami GP interactive data
Posted onLando Norris might not have taken the lead under normal Safety Car circumstances in the Miami Grand Prix.
Alonso and Hamilton used unconventional strategies, but one worked better
2024 Chinese GP interactive data
Posted onFernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton were the only points-scorers to use the soft tyre, but the Aston Martin driver gained more from it.
How Ferrari’s “mega” pace paid off in tactically complex Japanese GP
2024 Japanese GP interactive data
Posted onFerrari haven’t always got their tactics right but on a day when teams faced more options than usual both their drivers made up places.
Was Perez right that even a reliable Red Bull wouldn’t have beaten Ferrari?
2024 Australian GP interactive data
Posted onWould Ferrari have won even if Max Verstappen hadn’t retired? Their drivers thought so – and so did Sergio Perez. Here’s what the data reveals.
Ferrari pick up the pace too late to stop Red Bull running away again
2024 Saudi Arabian GP interactive data
Posted onCharles Leclerc said his Ferrari was a much better match for Red Bull towards the end of stints. Here’s all the data from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Why Sainz believes Bahrain was ‘one of Red Bull’s strongest tracks of the season’
2024 Bahrain GP interactive data
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr believes Red Bull won’t be as strong at most other tracks as they were in Bahrain. Here’s all the data from Saturday’s race.
Why Ferrari doubt any strategy would have got Sainz the points they needed
2023 Abu Dhabi GP data
Posted onWhile one Ferrari finished second, the other couldn’t even reach the eighth place they needed to secure second in the championship. Did they get Sainz’s strategy wrong?
How Verstappen’s collision with Russell helped him win the Las Vegas GP
2023 Las Vegas GP interactive data
Posted onMax Verstappen had a fight on his hands for once in the Las Vegas Grand Prix, but his tangle with George Russell ironically helped his cause.
McLaren’s surprisingly strong Brazil pace results in Norris’s first fastest lap of 2023
2023 Brazilian GP interactive data
Posted onLando Norris did not expect McLaren to be competitive in Brazil but they proved quick enough to deny Max Verstappen the fastest lap of the race.
Why Horner was “very surprised” by Ferrari’s red flag tyre call
2023 Mexican Grand Prix interactive data
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner was “very surprised” Ferrari didn’t grab an opportunity to attack Max Verstappen at the restart of the Mexican Grand Prix.
How Ferrari and Mercedes explained their tactical errors in Austin
2023 United States GP interactive data
Posted onMercedes and Ferrari made the same mistake with their tactics in Austin, but only one driver persisted with the doomed one-stop strategy.
How a rare flat-out race helped McLaren slash Red Bull’s usual advantage
Formula 1
Posted onA one-off rules change meant Formula 1 drivers were able to push flat-out for longer in the Qatar Grand Prix, which allowed McLaren to finish closer to Red Bull.
Suzuka showed Mercedes can no longer expect tyre degradation advantage
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes believe the Japanese Grand prix showed the tyre degradation advantage they once enjoyed has been eroded by their rivals.
Analysis: Why Red Bull believe Verstappen could have been “right in the game”
Formula 1
Posted onRed Bull were quicker than they expected in the race but Max Verstappen was compromised by the timing of the Safety Car period.
Analysis: Why Ferrari didn’t go aggressive on strategy in their fight with Red Bull
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onOnce Carlos Sainz Jnr lost the lead on the 15th lap of the Italian Grand Prix, it was always unlikely Ferrari were going to be able to get it back.
How Perez lacked the pace to capitalise on his perfect pit call
2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez made a superb strategy call on the first lap of the Dutch Grand Prix but didn’t have the pace to convert it into victory.
How Norris and McLaren used Spa rain and a ‘super-undercut’ to salvage points
2023 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onPitting for soft tyres when the rain fell allowed Lando Norris to climb 12 places from last to salvage a surprise points finish