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'Wacky' set-up direction may have backfired on Mercedes

over 2 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

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A "wacky" car set-up approach may have backfired on Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes in Sunday's Styrian Grand Prix, according to the Formula One team's head of... read more »

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Hamilton's "wacky" set-up gamble fails to pay off

over 2 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

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Mercedes head of trackside operations, Andrew Shovlin has admitted that a "wacky" gamble on set-up for Lewis Hamilton in the Styrian Grand Prix essentially backfired. read more »

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Why Hamilton's F1 qualifying queue jump backfired at Styrian GP

over 2 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 981 views )

Lewis Hamilton says he regrets his decision to overtake a number of drivers as he prepared to begin his final flying lap of qualifying for Formula 1's Styrian Grand Prix. read more »

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Hamilton: Jumping queue before last Styrian GP qualifying lap backfired

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Mercedes driver, who ran an offset run plan in the final part of qualifying by taking three runs compared to the two most of the rest of the top 10 completed, left the pits... read more »

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Hamilton grateful for "crappy days" like F1 Monaco GP to learn from

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Hamilton lost the lead of the F1 drivers' championship for the first time this year after struggling to seventh place on Sunday in Monaco, dropping four points behind Red... read more »

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Alonso blames ‘optimistic’ strategy for lowly P17 finish

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Fernando Alonso said Alpine's "very optimistic" race strategy backfired in Barcelona, leaving the double World Champion in P17 at the end of the race. read more »

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Hamilton feared set-up "gamble" backfired before taking Spanish GP pole

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Hamilton was able to edge out Red Bull rival Max Verstappen by 0.036 seconds in Q3 to clinch his second pole position of the season, and continue his perfect record of front... read more »

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Magnussen Takes Responsibility for 'Wrong Call' on Tyre Strategy in Belgium

over 4 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Kevin Magnussen ran inside the points early on but dropped down the order as a gamble on a long first stint backfired on the Dane as he struggled with the soft Pirelli tyres. read more »

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Hamilton: Mercedes wouldn't take Ferrari's Leclerc risk

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1335 views )

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes would not have taken the same kind of risks that Ferrari did in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. , which backfired spectacularly as Charles... read more »

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How Baku backfired for Leclerc

over 5 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 678 views )

Charles Leclerc says he will learn from the disappointment of his missed chance in the Azerbaijan GP after finishing fifth in a race he could conceivably have won. read more »

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Gasly: Red Bull 'too optimistic' with Q1 strategy

over 5 years ago

from: Crash.Net

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A decision not to go for a second run backfired for Red Bull as Pierre Gasly qualifies a lowly 17th in Australia. read more »

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'Schumacher wouldn't have made Vettel's 2018 mistake'

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1345 views )

Ross Brawn says Sebastian Vettel may have been guilty of being a "neutral passenger" as Ferrari's upgrades in 2018 backfired and suggested that a similar... read more »

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Alonso reveals ‘backfired’ McLaren strategy

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 791 views )

Fernando Alonso has admitted that the strategy implemented by McLaren backfired as he could only finish in P17 in Interlagos. read more »

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Vettel: Ferrari tyre gamble proved a disadvantage

over 5 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 703 views )

Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari's tyre gamble at the Brazilian Grand Prix ultimately backfired. read more »

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F1 Race Analysis: How Mercedes' strategy gamble backfired

over 5 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1141 views )

Mercedes rolled the dice to try and secure victory at COTA, but an attempt to stretch out Hamilton's second stint backfired. read more »

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F1 Race Analysis: Why Ferrari's Singapore gamble backfired

over 5 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1223 views )

Ferrari did all it could to try and keep Vettel in contention for victory in Singapore - only for the plan to backfire and cost him more ground in the title race. read more »

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Verstappen: Red Bull paid price for being organised

over 5 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 745 views )

Being the most organised team backfired for Max Verstappen and Red Bull in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix as the Dutchman was left down in P7 on the grid. read more »

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Hartley feels Toro Rosso strategy cost him points in Hungary

over 5 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 803 views )

Brendon Hartley was frustrated to have missed out on another F1 points finish after a team strategy call backfired read more »

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Ferrari's Maurizio Arrivabene: "A weekend in which nothing went right"

over 5 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1207 views )

It was a weekend to forget for Ferrari in Spain as Sebastian Vettel finished only fourth after a gamble on a second pit stop backfired, whilst Kimi Raikkonen retired before... read more »

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Massa in war of words with Verstappen

over 7 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1118 views )

Felipe Massa has warned Max Verstappen to "be careful" what he says after the Dutchman's joke about Brazil backfired. read more »

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Hülkenberg picks up four penalty points

over 7 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 813 views )

Renault driver Nico Hülkenberg says taking a "risk" at the wet/dry Chinese Grand Prix backfired, as he picked up four penalty points for separate… read more »

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Sauber will not be able to run 2017 Ferrari power unit

over 7 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 969 views )

The plan to use Ferrari's 2016 power unit looks to have backfired on Sauber, but their C36 chassis would not be able to accept Ferrari's 2017 unit. read more »

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Perez: Different strategic approach backfired

over 7 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 890 views )

Sergio Perez reckons Force India's alternative strategic approach during the Canadian Grand Prix did not work, despite the Mexican scoring points for a fourth… read more »

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Lopez: E22 design gamble backfired

over 9 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 940 views )

Lotus chairman Gerard Lopez admits the team are unlikely to save their 2014 campaign due to a design flaw with their E22 chassis... read more »

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Grosjean: Lessons learned

over 9 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 760 views )

Romain Grosjean says Lotus won't experiment with an extreme set up in Canada despite their lack of straight-line speed after it backfired dramatically in 2013. read more »