Toto Wolff has defended Nyck de Vries after he was sacked from AlphaTauri mid-season, and believes the Dutchman is good enough to be in Formula 1. read more »
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Charles Leclerc has insisted that he would 'never' swap places with Max Verstappen as the Ferrari driver defended his allegiance to the struggling Ferrari team. read more »
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Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur has defended his team for their pit stop mix-up when Charles Leclerc stopped for intermediates at the end of the opening lap at the Dutch Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has defended George Russell, claiming his recent struggles are due to the car being 'on the knife edge'. read more »
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McLaren have defended their sponsorship with Velo despite several organisations in the Netherlands lodging a complaint ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix. read more »
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Despite a large gap in the points standings to Fernando Alonso and a failure to take a podium finish, Lance Stroll's performances in 2023 have been defended by Team... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has defended Mercedes' progress during the 2023 F1 season despite the team's significant deficit to Red Bull. read more »
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Aston Martin Team Principal Mike Krack has defended Lance Stroll's form throughout the 2023 Formula 1 season, arguing only the team "know what really happens".... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton's poor start to the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix has been defended by Ralf Schumacher. read more »
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McLaren boss, Zak Brown has defended the decision to pit Lando Norris ahead of his teammate Oscar Piastri even though the Australian was ahead at the time. read more »
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Yuki Tsunoda has defended Nyck de Vries following his sacking from AlphaTauri, after he claimed that the Dutchman "had the pace" before Daniel Ricciardo replaced him. read more »
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McLaren boss Andrea Stella has defended his team's tyre strategy even though it left Lando Norris at risk. read more »
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Leclerc and Sainz fell from fourth and fifth on the Silverstone grid to finish ninth and 10th, with both losing out from a mid-race safety car that compromised strategy and... read more »
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Sergio Perez has defended Red Bull's strategy during qualifying in Canada as he failed to reach Q3 for the third successive grand prix event. It marked the Mexican's... read more »
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At the start, polesitter Verstappen swung right after leaving the line to cut off the momentum of fellow front row starter Carlos Sainz, but the Ferrari - on soft tyres versus... read more »
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Fernando Alonso has defended Aston Martin's strategy at last weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, saying there is too much negativity in the sport when a race result swings... read more »
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Aston Martin team boss, Mike Krack has defended the team's decision to fit slicks to Fernando Alonso's car even as rain was falling. read more »
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Charles Leclerc has defended Ferrari's strategy decisions at the Monaco Grand Prix as rain caused havoc in the middle of the race. read more »
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Alpine team principal, Otmar Szafnauer has defended the team following public criticism of its "amateurishness" by CEO Laurent Rossi. read more »
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Ferrari chief Fred Vasseur has defended Charles Leclerc after the Monegasque driver's spectacular crash brought a premature end to qualifying in Miami. read more »
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Max Verstappen has defended his reaction towards F1 rival George Russell following their spat at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »
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James Allison has defended Mercedes over their lack of pace compared to Adrian Newey's Red Bull RB19. read more »
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George Russell has defended former Mercedes F1 technical director Mike Elliott following the team's decision to draft in James Allison. read more »
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Christian Horner has defended Red Bull against claims from Sergio Perez that the team has shown historical bias towards Max Verstappen. read more »
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Jos Verstappen has opened up about his F1 world champion son Max's early years, and defended the way he brought up the Red Bull superstar. read more »
