The Turkish Grand Prix is set to take place this weekend, October 10 at the Istanbul Park Circuit.
While Ricciardo and Norris taking 1-2 for McLaren was indeed huge, there was another major talking point in the race with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton crashing out of the contest post a controversial collision.
As both the title contenders had a DNF, the weekend will end with Max Verstappen (226.5 points) at top of the standings, 5 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton (221.5 points).
Interestingly, it will be the first time since Mexico 2018 when the duo of Ricciardo and Verstappen will start the race together on front row.
Meanwhile, Red Bull’s Sergio Perez was voted as ‘driver of the day’ for his remarkable recovery drive to finish P8.
The Red Bull driver registered the fastest lap to take P1 for his home Grand Prix.
Apart from talking about the thrilling battle between Mercedes and Red Bull, the 51-year-old also reflected on Ferrari’s performances so far this season.
There is rain probability of 50% on Saturday and Sunday which could make things quite tricky and exciting for everyone.
As F1 will introduce Sprint Qualifying, the whole weekend will see an entire overhaul from the usual schedule.
While four drivers finished at top with 14 points each, three drivers finished at bottom of the standings with only 5 points.
While MotoGP has confirmed that a second Portimao race will replace the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island on the calendar, F1 are working out on finalizing the replacement race.
After hosting a thrilling race few days back, the action will return to Red Bull Ring today for Austrian GP. However, things are expected to be quite different as compared to last week because of few reasons.
Starting the race at P4, Hamilton said that his race in Austria will be with the two guys ahead of him (Lando Norris and Sergio Perez).
Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were the top three drivers at Red Bull Ring last weekend. With the next race scheduled at the same venue, let us have a look at the possible contenders who can challenge the trio to finish at podium this weekend.
Interestingly, the Red Bull Ring hosted two races last year with both Mercedes drivers – Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton – winning a race each.
There have been some scintillating performances in the first seven races of F1 2021 season so far.
The Frenchman has secured 12 points in F1 2021 season so far and has formed a formidable partnership alongside Fernando Alonso.
With F1 looking to complete the originally planned 23 races this year, they would be looking at some options to replace the race at Marina Bay Circuit.
Check out all the important details about today’s Monaco Grand Prix.
It is a 6.175 km long circuit with 27 turns, making it fast and challenging at the same time. The track is expected to be quicker than Silverstone circuit as the average speed could touch 252.8 km/h.
The 33-year-old won 4 consecutive F1 Championships between 2010 to 2013 with Red Bull.