Why do F1 cars lose pace in a race compared to qualifiers?

I personally think both drivers are extremely talented (even if I lean more towards Oscar). Lando has the qualifying pace and race pace, while ...

What the teams said – Sprint day and Qualifying in China - F1

"We compromised our qualifying by prioritising the race tomorrow and struggled slightly more than we expected. Our race pace is strong and it ...

What the teams said – Qualifying at the 2024 Italian Grand Prix - F1

There are a lot of very quick drivers behind in quick cars, so I'm not expecting an easy race. There's also plenty of question marks over the ...

What the teams said – Sprint day and Qualifying in the United States

"We have a lot of work to do to get George's car ready for the race. ... race pace tomorrow compared to what we saw today. Overall, it's been ...

What the teams said – Qualifying at the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix

“I'm excited to see what we can do in the race. The car has been great in the last three or four races and we're on a roll. There are fast cars ...

What the teams said – Qualifying at the 2024 Australian Grand Prix

“A positive Qualifying session that puts both cars in good positions for tomorrow. We know degradation and race pace is going to be key tomorrow ...

What the teams said - Qualifying at the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix - F1

"After testing we are confident that we have improved our race pace compared ... pace and tyre management and will be pushing to move both cars ...

What the teams said – Race day in Singapore - F1

“It was a good race, and a good recovery from Qualifying yesterday, so to get back to the podium is a great result. We had a really quick car ...

What the teams said – Race day in the Netherlands - F1

Today we were lacking the speed to fight for much more than we achieved. We were not generating good grip and, consequently, were sliding around ...

What the teams said – Race day at the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Then we need to analyse the laps immediately after his pit stop as the pace proved to be too slow and in the end he had no tyres left anyway.

Leclerc frustrated as Ferrari 'pay the price' in Singapore - F1

Asked if the lack of pace in qualifying came as a surprise to ... Pushed on whether it is a concern for the race, with 62 gruelling ...

The most important facts and stats ahead of the Singapore GP - F1

A huge amount of concentration is required for this circuit and Grand Prix. You can lose a few kilos of liquid during the race, so hydration is ...

Toto Wolff says losing George Russell in Q1 'not on' during ... - F1

Losing a car in Q1 is just not on and [for the] driver-team ... “We'll find out how our pace is compared to the others. I think they ...

What the teams said – Race day at the 2024 United States Grand Prix

For us, we lost pace compared to yesterday, so we need to take a ... We see that there is pace in the car, as was shown on Friday and ...

Max Verstappen insists Red Bull have to 'change the whole car ... - F1

“It doesn't help that you can't run full power for most of the race with the engine because we had an issue. So yeah, all in all a pretty bad ...

Ferrari drivers left searching for answers after 'very disappointing ...

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz expressed surprise and disappointment at Ferrari's qualifying performance at the Spanish Grand Prix, ...

The beginner's guide to… Formula 1 engine and gearbox penalties

How are F1 engine penalties applied? ... Should a driver use more power unit elements than the numbers set out above, a grid place penalty will be ...

Jolyon Palmer's Analysis: How Lando Norris managed a car with ...

In Formula 1, such is the high speed and level of downforce on these cars, you really would struggle to drive the car without power steering – ...

United States Grand Prix 2024 - F1 Race

Using the links above you can find our Event guide and the full weekend schedule, including details of practice and qualifying sessions, support races, press ...

TECH TUESDAY: Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of every ...

... qualifying pace into race wins – but their F1-75 is a formidable package ... speed downforce performance can make this the fastest car in ...