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McLaren: Hamilton can still win at Spa

over 14 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Lewis Hamilton's hopes of victory in the Belgian Grand Prix are far from over - as his high-downforce strategy could yet prove to be the best call read more »

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Massa blames 14th on lack of downforce

over 14 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

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Felipe Massa says a lack of downforce restricted him to only qualifying 14th on the grid for the Belgian Grand Prix read more »

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McLaren: Hamilton backed wing call

over 14 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Lewis Hamilton had been in favour of the decision to switch to the higher-downforce rear wing in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix - despite the controversy that choice... read more »

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Belgian GP: Qualifying notes - HRT

over 14 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

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Pedro completed a fantastic lap and achieved the third best qualifying percentage this season (103.7%), which proves that the F112 adapts better to medium downforce circuits. read more »

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Q&A with Marussia's Pat Symonds

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Q: Talk us through the highlights of the 2012 season so far from the Marussia F1 Team point of view. Pat Symonds: I think our season has been one of continual improvement. We... read more »

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Pirelli preview the Belgian GP

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery: "The Spa circuit is a personal favourite of mine. I recently visited the 24-hour race there: the... read more »

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HRT to use Canada set-up at Spa

over 14 years ago

from: Crash.Net

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HRT drivers Pedro de la Rosa and Narain Karthikeyan are hoping a return to Montreal levels of downforce can pay dividends in Belgium. read more »

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HRT preview the Belgian GP

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Pedro de la Rosa: "Spa is one of the drivers' favourite tracks; it's spectacular and difficult, not only because of the type of corners but also because of the... read more »

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Mallya says fifth unrealistic for Force India

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Force India owner and team principal Vijay Mallya believes fifth in the constructors' championship is now an unrealistic target for the Silverstone based team. Mallya had... read more »

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Sauber preview the Belgian GP

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Kamui Kobayashi: “Spa-Francorchamps is one of my favourite circuits. I like its high speed corners, and I also like how this track is integrated into the landscape... read more »

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'Interesting developments coming' for Ferrari

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Ferrari are set to introduce some 'interesting developments' in the coming races according to technical director Pat Fry. The Briton admitted that recent upgrades... read more »

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Hungary - HRT Saturday quotes

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Pedro de la Rosa, 23rd: "I think it was a good qualifying session. I’m happy because, step by step, we’re improving. Today we managed to get down to... read more »

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Sauber preview the Hungarian GP

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Kamui Kobayashi: "In the past our car has not been brilliant on tracks like the Hungaroring, but with this year's car it's different. The Sauber C31 has proven... read more »

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'I almost crashed every lap' - Raikkonen

over 14 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

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Kimi Raikkonen complained that his Lotus had a fundamental lack of downforce in the wet during qualifying for the German Grand Prix and said he almost crashed on every lap read more »

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McLaren encouraged by German upgrades

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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McLaren say they're 'encouraged' by their latest developments debuted during practice for the German Grand Prix this weekend. The Woking outfit have struggled... read more »

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Britain - Caterham Sunday quotes

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1569 views )

Heikki Kovalainen: “That was a pretty uneventful race for me. I drove as hard as I could with the car we had today and was pretty much on my own for the whole race. I... read more »

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Britain - Force India Saturday quotes

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1421 views )

Nico Hulkenberg, 12th: “It was a tough race today, especially because my car was set up to favour wet conditions. That helped us yesterday, but hurt my top speed this... read more »

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HRT preview the British GP

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Pedro de la Rosa: "Silverstone is a beautiful and classic circuit; it's a place I really like. I've raced in many categories there: Formula Ford, Formula... read more »

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Raikkonen hoping for win at 'favourite' circuit

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1681 views )

Kimi Raikkonen admits he's been left disappointed so far in 2012 after failing to win a race, despite coming so close on a number of occasions. The Finn, who returned to... read more »

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European GP: Preview - Marussia

over 14 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 930 views )

We took a step back in Canada, where our low downforce package was not working well for us. We are hopeful that we can regain some of that ground in Valencia this weekend. read more »

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Sauber preview the European GP

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1269 views )

Kamui Kobayashi: "In Valencia it is usually very hot. I personally like that, but it is difficult to say what it means for the car and the tyres. It will be tough, that... read more »

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HRT preview the European GP

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1629 views )

Pedro de la Rosa: "Just like in Barcelona, I'm really looking forward to racing in front of our home fans in Valencia. At the Valencia Street Circuit we will... read more »

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European GP: Preview - Sauber

over 14 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 899 views )

The car is basically unchanged since Montreal, where Sergio Perez finished third, however, we might run a higher level of downforce. read more »

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Canada - Marussia Friday quotes

over 14 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1470 views )

Timo Glock, 22nd: "It has been a difficult start in Montreal for us today. The performance of the car was not perfect. We tried to evaluate some downforce levels in P1,... read more »

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Canadian GP: Practice notes - Marussia

over 14 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 839 views )

We obviously have a new lower downforce aero package for this race, so the pressure was on to get those evaluations completed before the weather hampered our efforts. read more »