Jad Mallak, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

Verstappen leads into the Qatari unknown

Qatar FP1: Verstappen leads into the unknown

Formula 1 teams took to the Losail International Circuit for the first time ever for FP1 of the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix, with the session ending with Verstappen leading into the unknown. Despite being in Qatar, ... Read More...

Hamilton: I have a different viewpoint now

Lewis Hamilton has had a change of heart with regards to his incident with Max Verstappen at the Sao Paulo GP, admitting that he has a different viewpoint now. Right after the race in Sao Paulo was over, Ham... Read More...

Charles Leclerc warns Ferrari cannot let their guard down in their fight with McLaren

Leclerc: We cannot let our guard down

Ferrari enter the weekend of the Qatar Grand Prix over 30 points clear of McLaren, as the longtime rivals fight for third in the Formula 1 Constructors' Standings, but Charles Leclerc warns that the team cannot... Read More...

Red Bull still looking at Mercedes’ rear wing

This year's Formula 1 title fight is being fought both off and on track, with both Mercedes and Red Bull not sparing any means to throw each other off balance, with the latter still looking at their rival's r... Read More...

Will Guanyu Zhou shine in top flight?

After much speculation about the occupant of the Alfa Romeo seat next to Valtteri Bottas, the Hinwil-based squad finally confirmed that Guanyu Zhou for 2022, which makes him the first ever Chinese driver to b... Read More...

Martin Brundle believes that Verstappen did not open the steering wheel towards Lewis Hamilton.

Brundle: At no point did Max open the steering wheel

With Mercedes announcing that they will be requesting a review of the lap 48 incident of the 2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Martin Brundle gave his opinion on the incident, claiming that Verstappen did not open t... Read More...

Sao Paulo Takeaways: Do not poke a sleeping bear

We are starting to run out of superlatives in describing the 2021 Formula 1 season and the ongoing title battle starring Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, as every race weekend seems to produce a new form of... Read More...

Toto Wolff claims that in Brazil, it felt like everything was against them

Wolff: It felt like everything was against us

Toto Wolff, reflected on a dramatic weekend for his team in Brazil, where despite Lewis Hamilton's victory in the 2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Mercedes felt like everything was against them. A rollercoaster of... Read More...

Lando Norris admits Sunday in Brazil was a disappointing day for all of the team

Norris: Disappointing day for all of us as a team

McLaren had a horrendous weekend in Brazil, scoring one point over the weekend after Lando Norris' tenth place in the 2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, as the Briton dubbed the day disappointing for the team. Norris ... Read More...

Carlos Sainz cannot be happy with result at the 2021 Sao Paulo GP

Sainz: I cannot be happy with today’s result

After being one of the stars of the Sprint race, Carlos Sainz had a tough 2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix finishing sixth, and admitting he is not happy with his result. Sainz did a fantastic job during the the Sp... Read More...

Max Verstappen admitted that Red Bull were just lacking at the 2021 Sao Paulo GP

Verstappen: We were just lacking a little bit

Max Verstappen had to settle for second best at the 2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, beaten by Lewis Hamilton on a day when he admitted that, as a team, they were just lacking. Despite being expected to dominate i... Read More...

Hamilton: Never, ever stop fighting

Lewis Hamilton reigned supreme over Brazil, winning the 2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix against adversity, reeling in title rival Max Verstappen as he never, ever stopped fighting. The seven-time Formula 1 World C... Read More...

Lando Norris insists the did everything they could as a team

Norris: We did everything we could

Lando Norris had a decent 2021 Sao Paulo Sprint on Saturday, and was able to finish ahead of the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, admitting that they did everything they could as a team. Norris started the Sprint r... Read More...

Sebastian Vettel jokes that he's going to touch Hamilton's rear wing

Vettel: I’m going to touch Hamilton’s rear wing

Sebastian Vettel can be quite the comedian sometimes. After Saturday's 2021 Sao Paulo Sprint, the German jokingly told his race engineer he was going to touch Lewis Hamilton's rear wing. Vettel actually had a ... Read More...

Sainz: It was very difficult to keep Checo behind

Carlos Sainz had a great start to the 2021 Sao Paulo Sprint , making up positions, and then going on to fend an arduous attack from Red Bull's Sergio Perez, admitting it was very difficult keeping him behind.... Read More...

Sao Paulo Sprint: Bottas mugs Verstappen for the win

Max Verstappen missed the chance to aggravate the pains of Lewis Hamilton as he was beaten to the checkered flag by Valtteri Bottas who mugged the Dutchman at the start of the Sao Paulo Sprint. The Sao Paulo S... Read More...

Fernando Alonso tops unrepresentative FP2 session in Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo FP2: Alonso tops unrepresentative session

FP2 for the 2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix began with the final ruling on Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen's investigations yet to be announced, with Fernando Alonso ending up fastest in the unrepresentative practi... Read More...

Lewis Hamilton hammers Max Verstappen in qualifying in Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo Qualifying: Hamilton hammers Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton was in a class of his own in Sao Paulo during the final qualifying session for a sprint race this season, delivering pole, as title rival Max Verstappen simply had no answer for the Briton's de... Read More...

Author Jad Mallak