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Button: Sauber upgrade making McLaren look worse

over 10 years ago

from: Crash.Net

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Jenson Button says he is enjoying driving his upgraded McLaren-Honda and suggests the deficit is being made to look worse by Sauber's improvements. read more »

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Renault aiming for 'one high impact upgrade' this year

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2094 views )

Renault is planning on spending the majority, if not all, of its 12 development tokens in one massive upgrade which it hopes will provide a big performance boost. The French... read more »

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Alonso commends 'beautifully balanced' MP4-30

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2469 views )

Fernando Alonso has suggested that McLaren's issues aren't chassis related, but entirely down to Honda's underpowered engine, after applauding the... read more »

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Rosberg mystified by qualifying deficit to Hamilton

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1477 views )

Nico Rosberg has admitted he is mystified by the gap to Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton on the Saturday of a race weekend, as the German has claimed just one pole position... read more »

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Rosberg at a loss over qualifying deficit

over 10 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 774 views )

After winning last season's pole position battle, Nico Rosberg cannot explain why he is unable to out-pace Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton this time around... read more »

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McLaren wants Honda to poach talent from rivals

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1358 views )

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier wants Honda to recruit employees from Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault to help cut the deficit to the front. Honda has struggled in its first... read more »

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Rosberg: No explanation for qualifying deficit

over 10 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 690 views )

Nico Rosberg says he has no explanation for the deficit to Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton during Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying. Rosberg trailed Hamilton… read more »

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Fernando Alonso plays down practice pace at Hungarian Grand Prix

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1100 views )

Fernando Alonso is not convinced McLaren will be able to turn its top ten position in Friday practice into a Q3 showing during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The... read more »

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Nico Rosberg 'chasing his tail' in Friday practice

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1233 views )

Nico Rosberg is confident he can recover the Friday practice deficit he had to Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in time for qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Rosberg... read more »

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Raikkonen is just as quick as Vettel - Ferrari

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1476 views )

Kimi Raikkonen has less points than team-mate Sebastian Vettel because he makes more mistakes, not because he is slower, according to Ferrari technical director James Allison.... read more »

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Mercedes open to exploring ways for rivals to catch up

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1097 views )

Mercedes is open to finding ways to allow Renault and Honda to catch up with their engine development as long as it does not result in a total freeze on its own development.... read more »

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Rosberg: 10 point gap is nothing

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 818 views )

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg says that his target for this weekend's British Grand Prix is to continue to close the gap to team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the standings.... read more »

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Horner: Let Renault and Honda develop to catch-up

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1531 views )

Red Bull's Christian Horner believes Renault and Honda should be given the chance to catch-up to rival engine manufacturers Ferrari and Mercedes. At present, the two... read more »

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Williams hoping to put pressure on Ferrari in Austria

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1308 views )

Felipe Massa believes it's important for the Williams team to apply some pressure to nearest rival Ferrari, and the Brazilian is hopeful that their Austrian upgrades will... read more »

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Williams to keep chipping away at performance

over 11 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1013 views )

Williams will focus on 'chipping away' at the deficit to rivals in front, rather than focus its attentions on making one single leap in performance. read more »

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'Red Bull deficit 85% power unit, 15% chassis', says Christian Horner

over 11 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1426 views )

Christian Horner has defended Red Bull's chassis after Daniel Ricciardo said the team is lacking as much from the RB11 as it is from Renault's power unit. Ricciardo... read more »

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Daniel Ricciardo: "We are power limited"

over 11 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1201 views )

Daniel Ricciardo was disappointed to qualify ninth, and felt Red Bull are struggling with a power deficit compared to their rivals. View the original post at Daniel Ricciardo:... read more »

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Weight deficit holding Merhi back

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1682 views )

Roberto Merhi has bemoaned his weight as a reason why Manor team-mate Will Stevens has managed to get the upper hand in their personal Formula 1 duel to date read more »

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Button: 'Canada's straights won't suit our car'

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2062 views )

Jenson Button has urged caution ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix as it's a circuit which will highlight McLaren's weaknesses and he is therefore expecting the team to... read more »

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Honda refute inaccurate 'comments' from engineer

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2593 views )

Honda have accused Spain's Marca of false reporting after supposed comments from engineer Ryo Mukomoto claimed their power unit won't be capable of race wins until... read more »

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Ferrari insists new package faster despite Mercedes deficit

over 11 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1041 views )

Maurizio Arrivabene insists the updated Ferrari SF15-T is faster, d despite appearing to lose ground on Mercedes at the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

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Ferrari's deficit surprises Rosberg

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 929 views )

Spanish Grand Prix winner Nico Rosberg was surprised by the advantage Mercedes enjoyed over its Formula 1 rival Ferrari this weekend read more »

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Vettel sure Ferrari has made progress

over 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1110 views )

Sebastian Vettel says he is sure Ferrari has made progress at the Spanish Grand Prix, despite the squad slipping to its biggest deficit to Mercedes in 2015. Vettel collected... read more »

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Sebastian Vettel: 'There is still the gap there and it is still big'

over 11 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1366 views )

Sebastian Vettel thinks Ferrari still has a large deficit to Mercedes but thinks the Spanish Grand Prix will give a true indication of the SF15-T's potential. It was... read more »

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Red Bull: 'We can close gap with aero improvements'

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2215 views )

Red Bull aren't simply waiting for Renault to find extra performance from its hybrid-V6 power unit to help close the gap to leaders Ferrari and Mercedes. The team believe... read more »