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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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: 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’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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 »
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Ferrari had a very busy Friday and ran 126 laps in total during the first two practice sessions. The team evaluated two different types of exhaust, compared different... read more »
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Among the main items on our technical menu today, an evaluation of two different types of exhaust, a comparison between different aerodynamic downforce levels and checking the... read more »