off the pace
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A major upgrade package to the Mercedes for this race appeared to have had a significant effect, as Lewis Hamilton, third fastest in the Ferrari, was 0.774secs off the pace.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fifth fastest, 0.964secs off the pace, and ahead of both McLarens, world champion Lando Norris leading Oscar Piastri.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The fifth fastest team on average are Alpine, at 1.268secs off the pace, followed by Haas at 1.567secs.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Two races into the season, the car is an average of 4.4 seconds off the pace in qualifying - and nearly a second off even the Aston Martin, whose struggles are well known.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
The American boys were only a length off the pace but still out in the widest part of the lake, bucking the relentless, punishing winds, spray flying from their oars with every release.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
