News Details
Hakkinen: Red Bull got it right, Mercedes got it wrong
Double Formula 1 World Champion Mika Hakkinen had a very simple reason for why Red Bull trounced Mercedes at the 2021 French Grand Prix, the Bulls got their sums right while the World Champs were caught flat-footed. Max Verstappen took the lead of the race with only two laps to go after a relentless hunt of Lewis Hamilton who ran of tyres as did Valtteri Bottas who was also left out on a set of tyres to his annoyance and he could not match Sergio Perez's tyre whispering skills. Thus what was a ‘sure' first-third scenario for Mercedes turned into a second-fourth within a handful of laps at Paul Ricard on Sunday. Mercedes miscalculated the durability of the hard tyres while Verstappen...
Full Story »
Full Story »
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Hakkinen: Mercedes should be worried
Article To news overview © Getty Images/Red Bull Contentpool Former...
4y ago from RacingNews365.com
Hamilton: Di Resta's engine swap myth is wrong
Seven-times Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton dispelled the 'myth'...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Hamilton: Di Resta's chassis swap myth is wrong
Seven-times Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton dispelled the 'myth'...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Mercedes 'worried' after Verstappen win: 'I didn't...
Max Verstappen took his third win of the season in France, closing in on...
4y ago from GPBlog.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP Brazilian GP: Marc Marquez scores comeback win...
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez: Brazil GP sprint would have been...
No description available...
8h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez takes victory in first-ever Brazilian...
Marc Marquez claimed his first Sprint victory of the season in the...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Fabio Di Giannantonio secures pole position on...
VR46 Ducati's Fabio Di Giannantonio ended a four-year drought to claim...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Legacy Grand Prix of Long Beach promoter Jim...
No description available...
6h ago from Motorsport.com
Takuma Sato set for Indy 500 return with Rahal...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Takuma Sato makes Indy 500 return with RLL
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will drive...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Helio Castroneves confirms return for 26th...
Helio Castroneves has confirmed that he will take part in the upcoming...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Kalle Rovanpera’s Super Formula programme suspended...
No description available...
21h ago from Motorsport.com
Kalle Rovanpera’s Super Formula programme paused...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg wants more rain...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Takamoto Katsuta breaks down in tears after...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
‘One-nil down, two-one up’: when Arsenal won their...
enal hope to win the trophy for a third time against Manchester City on...
37m ago from TheGuardian.com
Master and apprentice reunite at Wembley with more...
ld an Arsenal win in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final begin the passing of the...
8h ago from TheGuardian.com
Why this Carabao Cup final matters like never before
This Sunday sees a Carabao Cup final like never before. This is the first...
8h ago from SkySports.com
Comments
Hottest News
Oscar Piastri reacts to bizarre F1 coincidence after...
Oscar Piastri suffered a heartbreaking crash... Read More »
1h ago from RacingNews365.com
BREAKING: Max Verstappen stripped of Nordschleife victory...
Big news from the Nordschleife on Max... Read More »
11h ago from RacingNews365.com
Max Verstappen disqualified from Nurburgring race hours...
Four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen has been... Read More »
10h ago from GPFans.com
