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Charles Leclerc edged George Russell to top spot in final practice at the Dutch Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen recovered from Friday woes to take third.
Leclerc consolidated Ferrari’s lead from Friday evening to set a time of 1m11.632s to pip Russell by just 0.066s. The Mercedes driver was quicker than the Ferrari driver in the final sector, which is mostly flat out after Turns 11 and 12, but lost the bulk of the difference through the high-speed bends of the second split.
Verstappen’s return to competitiveness was the session’s biggest talking point, however. Red Bull Racing struggled with setup on Friday thanks to track time lost through mechanical issues, but the team bounced back on Saturday morning to put Verstappen into the pole fight ahead of qualifying.
Continue reading on RACERIf you had told Emma Gilmour a year ago that she would be driving for the outfit that bears the name of New Zealand automotive royalty, she’d almost have certainly not believed you.
But now Emma is part of an elite line-up of drivers at the Woking-based squad, representing one of the biggest shifts in diversity in motorsport, by being the first female driver to drive for McLaren while repping the New Zealand flag.
Emma sat down with James at the McLaren Technology Centre to talk about her motorsport journey so far, driving at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and not opening her eyes when in a crash.
Formula 1 mind coach Don Macpherson joins hosts Matt Clayton and Michael Lamonato to discuss his book ‘How To Master Your Monkey Mind’ (01:53), how he became involved in F1 through Sir Jack Brabham and which drivers he has worked with (07:00), the emotions of being alongside David Brabham at the tragic San Marino Grand Prix of 1994 (09:30), how drivers have become more aware of the benefits of using mind management techniques (17:15), Charles Leclerc’s well-publicised emotional reactions to adversity (20:20), which drivers on the 2022 grid maximise the mental side of the sport (25:50) and how aspiring F1® drivers are employing mind-coaching techniques as early as karting (30:42).
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