The fastest Ferrari-powered driver in qualifying was Zhou Guanyu, but three other teams made greater gains in Hungary than Alfa Romeo.
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Removal of chicane allows Verstappen to break 18-year-old Catalunya course record
Lap time watch: 2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen set the fastest ever lap of the Circuit de Catalunya as he claimed pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Ferrari and two other teams are slower in Monaco than they were last year
Lap time watch: 2023 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLast year’s Monaco pole winner Charles Leclerc said Ferrari’s poor performance over bumps is the reason why they are slower than they were 12 months ago.
McLaren slowest in Miami – but how quick could Aston Martin have been?
Lap time watch: 2023 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onWhile one Mercedes customer team sank to the bottom of the times in Miami, another claimed a front row place with a time set on used tyres.
The slowest car of the first two races beat three rivals in Melbourne
Lap time watch: 2023 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onSeven Formula 1 teams broke the Albert Park track record during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
F1 field closes up as half of teams lap Jeddah quicker despite track changes
Lap time watch: 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Aston Martin are lapping Jeddah one-and-a-half seconds quicker than last year, rivals AlphaTauri are six-tenths slower.
Aston Martin improved by 2.5 seconds while others only gained a tenth
Lap time watch: 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onAston Martin have found almost two-and-a-half seconds in lap time since the last Bahrain Grand Prix, which is twice as much as any other team did.
Zandvoort sees best weekend yet for Alfa Romeo but worst for McLaren
Lap time watch: 2021 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onAlfa Romeo produced their strongest performance of 2021 so far in qualifying at Zandvoort, but where has McLaren’s pace gone?
The second-slowest car around Spa starts second on the grid
Lap time watch: 2021 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell’s qualifying performance at Spa-Francorchamps was made all the more remarkable by the relatively poor pace his Williams team displayed earlier in the weekend.
Why Hamilton thinks a “great leap forward” by Red Bull has swung the title fight
Lap time watch: 2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said Red Bull have “made a great leap forward” after taking their third pole position in a row. Here’s what the data says.
Williams are having their most competitive weekend for five years
Lap time watch: 2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell nearly reached Q3 as Williams posted their most competitive performance since the same race five years – and 99 grands prix – earlier.
Trends in F1’s pecking order emerge at Paul Ricard
Lap time watch: 2021 French Grand Prix
Posted onAfter the seventh qualifying session of the 2021 F1 season, the pecking order of the teams has come into clearer focus.
Ferrari surprised to be quickest for the second weekend running
Lap time watch: 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onAzerbaijan Grand Prix pole-winner Charles Leclerc admitted he did not expect Ferrari to lead the way at the Baku City Circuit as they did in Monaco two weeks earlier.
Ferrari are fastest for the first time since Japan 2019
Lap time watch: 2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onFor the first time since Sebastian Vettel took pole position at Suzuka in 2019, Ferrari have set the quickest lap time during a race weekend.
Did ‘benchmark Barcelona’ reveal how close F1’s title fight will be?
Lap time watch: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onThe Circuit de Catalunya is often described as a “benchmark” F1 track, so the 0.03s gap between the title contenders points to an exciting year ahead.
Why the ‘third-quickest’ team may be the true pace-setters in Portugal
Lap time watch: 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull failed to beat their practice pace in qualifying, and set the third-quickest time behind Mercedes and McLaren, after an unhelpful “gust of wind”.
Despite rules complaints, Aston Martin are only 0.07s slower at Imola
Lap time watch: 2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onAston Martin claim they were unfairly disadvantaged by the FIA’s rules change, but they almost matched their 2020 lap times at Imola.
Analysis: F1 field closes up as Mercedes lose two seconds in four months
Lap time watch: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onThe top five teams are within a second of each other in Bahrain – three more than last year – which suggests 2021 will be a much more competitive season.
Ranked: The F1 cars of 2020, from fastest to slowest
Lap time watch: 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onWith the final qualifying session of 2020 in the books, we can answer the question: Who had the quickest and slowest F1 cars this year?
Bottas breaks Lauda’s 46-year-old record as Mercedes pair are closest team mates in qualifying
Lap time watch: 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas set a new record for the shortest ever lap in F1. And George Russell’s impressive performance meant Mercedes had the most closely-matched team mates.