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Why Leclerc avoided penalty for Hamilton skirmish

over 6 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1070 views )

FIA race director Michael Masi said that a lack of contact between Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton was behind Italian Grand Prix stewards' hesitance to punish the... read more »

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FIA explains why Vettel and Stroll got different Monza penalties

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 945 views )

Formula 1 race director Michael Masi says Sebastian Vettel was handed a bigger sanction than Lance Stroll for rejoining unsafely at the Italian Grand Prix because he caused a... read more »

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FIA explains why Leclerc avoided penalty for 'hard racing'

over 6 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1330 views )

F1 race director Michael Masi moves to clear up why Charles Leclerc was not punished for his defense against Lewis Hamilton at Monza.  read more »

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FIA explain Leclerc 'yellow card' in Lewis duel

over 6 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 1530 views )

FIA race director Michael Masi has explained why Charles Leclerc was issued with F1's equivalent of the 'yellow card' and not a penalty in his gripping battle... read more »

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F1 drivers warned about backing-off Monza qualifying tactics

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 858 views )

Formula 1 drivers have been told by FIA race director Michael Masi not to use unnecessary backing-off tactics in qualifying at Monza, as they will risk receiving a grid penalty read more »

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Ferrari, Mercedes engine failures surprise Honda

over 6 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1121 views )

Honda director Toyoharu Tanabe has admitted his surprise to see both Mercedes and Ferrari's upgraded power units suffer failures at the Belgian Grand Prix. read more »

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Mercedes find culprit for Hamilton’s slow stop at Spa

over 6 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 965 views )

Mercedes' trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has revealed a wheel nut problem caused Lewis Hamilton's slow stop in Belgium. read more »

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Formula 1’s ‘yellow card’ making a comeback

over 6 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1004 views )

Formula 1 is going down the football route as FIA race director Michael Masi says the reintroduction of the black and white flag is motorsport's equivalent of a yellow card. read more »

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Honda left ‘surprised’ by Mercedes, Ferrari failures

over 6 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 895 views )

Honda Formula 1 technical director Toyoharu Tanabe has expressed his surprise to see Mercedes and Ferrari powered cars suffer reliability issues at Spa. read more »

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Mercedes explain why Hamilton pitted later than Leclerc

over 6 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 951 views )

Mercedes trackside engineering director, Andrew Shovlin, has suggested the early Safety Car at Spa took the optimal strategy away from Lewis Hamilton. read more »

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Video: 2019 Belgian Grand Prix F1 Debrief

over 6 years ago

from: YouTube.com

( 833 views )

Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director, answers your questions on the Belgian Grand Prix - from what caused Lewis's slow pit stop, to why we didn't pit him... read more »

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Black and white flag becomes F1's official 'yellow card' warning

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1230 views )

FIA race director Michael Masi says the return of a black and white flag warning for unsportsmanlike driver conduct should be considered Formula 1's equivalent of... read more »

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F1 rivals' Belgian GP failures on upgraded engines surprised Honda

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1531 views )

Honda Formula 1 technical director Toyoharu Tanabe says he was surprised to see Mercedes and Ferrari suffer immediate failures on upgraded engines given their track record is... read more »

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Renault offered Hulkenberg new one-year deal

over 6 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 742 views )

Renault director Alain Prost has revealed Nico Hulkenberg was offered a new one-year deal to stay with the team, but he turned it down. read more »

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F1 wants to delay prospective new teams from entering until 2022

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 872 views )

Formula 1's managing director of motorsports Ross Brawn says potential new teams have been told to expect to wait until at least 2022 for an opportunity to join the grid read more »

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New race weekend formats could be trialled next year, admits Brawn

over 6 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 917 views )

F1 managing director, Ross Brawn says a number of race weekend format changes could be trialled next year, including reverse grids and qualifying races on Saturday. read more »

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Honda: Gap to Mercedes and Ferrari still exists

over 6 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 945 views )

Honda technical director Toyoharu Tanabe is happy with the performance gains the engine provider has made to Mercedes and Ferrari in 2019, but still believes a gap exists... read more »

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McLaren rivals Crying Wolf over tyres

over 6 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1147 views )

McLaren's performance director Andrea Stella has accused rival teams of exaggerating the impact of Pirelli's tyres on their on-track performances. read more »

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Verstappen "very important" to Honda's F1 plans says Yamamoto

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1513 views )

Honda's Formula 1 managing director Masashi Yamamoto says it is "very important" for the manufacturer to have a driver like Red Bull's Max Verstappen as... read more »

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McLaren: Formula 1 teams too keen to blame tyres for their problems

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1032 views )

McLaren performance director Andrea Stella believes Formula 1 teams have a "tendency" to overplay the impact Pirelli tyres have their cars' performance fluctuations read more »

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Honda: We have closed the gap to Mercedes

over 6 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1287 views )

Despite having initial reservations that it could be achieved, Honda F1 executive director Masashi Yamamoto believes that his team have closed the performance gap to Mercedes... read more »

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Honda expected worse 2019 Formula 1 season given initial "big gap"

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1307 views )

Honda's 2019 Formula 1 season has been better than technical director Toyoharu Tanabe expected given the "big gap" he saw at the start of the year read more »

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Honda won't guarantee F1 future, despite Verstappen form

over 6 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1538 views )

Honda's F1 managing director Masashi Yamamoto says the Japanese marque remain locked in discussions over whether to remain on the grid, despite their recent successes with... read more »

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Video: 'Ferrari has turned itself into a shambles' - Gary Anderson

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 1999 views )

Former Jordan, Stewart and Jaguar F1 technical director Gary Anderson offers his thoughts on Ferrari's troubled 2019 season so far, in a discussion with Edd Straw. They... read more »

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Rules overhaul will have little impact, warns former McLaren and Williams man

over 6 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 831 views )

Sam Michael, who was technical director at Williams and race director at McLaren, believes that the proposed rules overhaul planned for 2021 will have little impact. read more »