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Mercedes: Abu Dhabi 2020 no guide for 2021 finale

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Mercedes says last year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix cannot be used as a benchmark heading into this weekend's Formula 1 title showdown. Max Verstappen ended Mercedes'... read more »

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Verstappen’s effort ‘lap of the year until mistake’ – Horner

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner believes Max Verstappen's final Q3 effort in Saudi Arabia would have been "the lap of the year" without his mistake.... read more »

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Hamilton grabs Jeddah pole as Verstappen hits wall

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for Formula 1's inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix during a scintillating conclusion to qualifying at Jeddah. Max Verstappen set the... read more »

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Hamilton flies to pole for inaugural Qatar Grand Prix

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for Formula 1's inaugural Qatar Grand Prix beneath the lights at the Losail International Circuit. Hamilton, having been quickest... read more »

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Teams' reactions after the nail-biting Austin qualifying

over 4 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

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Mercedes looked to be in control in Austin on Friday, setting the day's benchmark in Free Practice 1, but Red Bull managed to bounce back with diligent work carried out on... read more »

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FP3: Perez fastest in final practice, Verstappen and Hamilton lose their best lap times

over 4 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

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Red Bull's Mexican driver Sergio Perez continued where he left off yesterday, by setting the benchmark in the third and final practice session for the Unites States Grand... read more »

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FP2: Perez tops afternoon practice, Hamilton loses benchmark for track limits

over 4 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

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After a Mercedes-dominated opening session, Red Bull bounced back in the afternoon practice for the United States Grand Prix as Sergio Perez set the benchmark. Reigning... read more »

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FP1: Bottas tops opening practice as Mercedes enjoys total domination in Austin

over 4 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas pipped Lewis Hamilton to top the opening practice session for the United States Grand Prix. Hamilton's championship rival Max Verstappen... read more »

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Latifi will miss Russell as reference at Williams F1 in 2022

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Russell moves to the works Mercedes team next season, and will be replaced at the Grove outfit by former Red Bull Racing driver Alex Albon.Latifi, who has spent two seasons... read more »

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F1 Turkish GP: Hamilton tops FP2 from Leclerc with Verstappen in fifth

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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After Mick Schumacher had led the pack around to post the first timed lap of the 60-minutes session, which featured strong and unpredictable gusts of wind hitting the Istanbul... read more »

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Wolff hails ‘mind-blowing’ Hamilton after 100th victory

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff heaped praise on Lewis Hamilton in the wake of his 100th Formula 1 victory at the Russian Grand Prix. Hamilton surpassed the previous benchmark, set by... read more »

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F1 Dutch GP: Leclerc heads Ferrari 1-2 in FP2 as Hamilton suffers mechanical issue

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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With 21 minutes of the hour-long session remaining at Zandvoort, Leclerc became the first and only driver to dip under the 1m11s barrier as he ran to the top of the timing... read more »

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Teams' reaction following opening day at Spa

over 4 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

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Mercedes got their weekend to a perfect start, posting the fastest time in the first practice courtesy of Valtteri Bottas. Although Red Bull's Max Verstappen ended up... read more »

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Budkowski: Alonso’s approach ‘reminds me of Michael’

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski has said Fernando Alonso sets a "benchmark" at the team, like he saw Michael Schumacher do at Ferrari. read more »

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Red Bull kept "fighting" with season-best pit time - Horner

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has praised his team for keeping "fighting" to lower the pit stop benchmark for the season despite a troubled Hungarian Grand... read more »

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F1 Hungarian GP: Hamilton tops final practice ahead of Verstappen

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Although the majority of the field spent the first third of the session in their garages, the Haas pair headed out immediately - with Nikita Mazepin on the mediums and Mick... read more »

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F1 Hungarian GP: Bottas fastest from Hamilton to lead Mercedes 1-2 in FP2

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Finn bolted to the top of the times towards the halfway stage of the one-hour stint when he ran to a 1m17.012s benchmark on soft tyres to put himself two hundredths... read more »

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Verstappen fastest in Hungary F1 practice red-flagged by Tsunoda crash

over 4 years ago

from: Crash.Net

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Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen laid down the early benchmark by topping the timesheets in opening practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix, while Yuki Tsunoda caused... read more »

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F1 Hungarian GP: Verstappen leads Bottas and Hamilton in FP1

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Robert Kubica, in for Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo for FP1, established the first place benchmark at 1m25.259s on the hard tyres, but was quickly shuffled down the order by a... read more »

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Honda not F1 PU benchmark, rejects talk of ‘upgrade’

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Honda's engine chief Toyoharu Tanabe says he does not believe the manufacturer is Formula 1's benchmark in the power unit stakes and dismissed speculation over recent... read more »

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F1 Austrian GP: Verstappen tops FP1 from Leclerc

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 807 views )

The first one-hour practice session got underway in overcast conditions, with all the cars heading out in the opening minutes - the majority immediately running the prototype... read more »

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Teams' reaction after Styrian GP practice day

over 4 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

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The opening day of the Styrian Grand Prix saw Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap time, but the Briton lost his benchmark to track limits. In the end, championship leader Max... read more »

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F1 Styrian GP: Verstappen fastest from Gasly in opening practice session

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 668 views )

Verstappen ended up 0.256s clear of Gasly and 0.422s ahead of his title rival, but all three might have been beaten by Valtteri Bottas had the Finn not run too wide through the... read more »

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Sainz dubs Leclerc as the best qualifier in Formula 1

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Carlos Sainz has named Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc as the benchmark in Formula 1 over a single lap, saying if you put any driver in a Ferrari, they'd struggle to... read more »

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Ferrari planned to use Hamilton's tow to grab Baku pole

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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After spending much of the Baku race weekend downplaying his chances of repeating his Monaco feat, Leclerc scored his second straight pole position after topping Q3 ahead of... read more »