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'Drivers' lives are on the line'

over 9 years ago

from: BBC.co.uk/F1

( 1544 views )

The failures of the tyres in Belgium are causing a sense of humour failure from the drivers - and rightly so, writes Andrew Benson. read more »

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Action must be taken over Belgian Grand Prix tyre failures, says Nico Rosberg

over 9 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 963 views )

Nico Rosberg says Pirelli needs to address the issue of safety with its tyres after he and Sebastian Vettel suffered scary blowouts within the space of three days in Belgium.... read more »

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Pirelli blames Ferrari for risking one-stop strategy

over 9 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1342 views )

Pirelli have hit back at claims from Sebastian Vettel that their tyres are unsafe following two failures during one race weekend, the latest of which cost the German a podium... read more »

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Vettel fuming on 'unacceptable tyre failure'

over 9 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 1423 views )

Sebastian Vettel was very outspoken and clearly angry about a rear tyre failure one lap from the end of the Belgian Grand Prix. The four times World Champion highlighted the... read more »

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Pirelli wants tyre monitoring videos

over 9 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1486 views )

Pirelli says having access to live video feeds of different parts of a Formula 1 car would be useful in identifying potential tyre failures, after Nico Rosberg's Spa blowout read more »

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Renault aiming for 'one high impact upgrade' this year

over 9 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1784 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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Force India defend B-spec car design integrity

over 9 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1370 views )

Force India deputy team Principal Bob Fernley is not concerned that the design of the squads B-Spec car is flawed after multiple failures at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Both Nico... read more »

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Force India certain of design integrity

over 9 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 900 views )

The Force India Formula 1 team's reliability and design integrity has not been compromised by its two failures at the Hungarian Grand Prix, says deputy team principal Bob... read more »

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Button: McLaren working hard to fix reliability

over 9 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 811 views )

Jenson Button says McLaren is working hard to fix the reliability issues which have plagued the squad across recent events, as it bids to improve at its home race in Britain... read more »

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Vandoorne hoping his test feedback will help McLaren

over 9 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1299 views )

Stoffel Vandoorne is predicting a day of aerodynamic testing when he takes control of the McLaren MP4-30 on the second day of the Austrian in-season Formula 1 test. The... read more »

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Red Bull reject Ferrari president's engine-supply offer

over 9 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1906 views )

Red Bull's Christian Horner has turned down an offer from Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne after the Italian-Canadian offered to supply the rival team with engines. Red... read more »

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Red Bull pair to take 10-place grid drops in Austria

over 9 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1241 views )

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat will both start the Austrian Grand Prix ten places lower than they qualify after electing to change engines. Ricciardo and... read more »

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Ben Kelly takes a look at McLaren's big driver dilemma

over 9 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 3001 views )

Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button’s struggles in Canada made public the problems McLaren currently have with their underpowered, unreliable Honda engine. "I don't... read more »

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Red Bull to take penalties

over 9 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 995 views )

Red Bull and Renault has endured a very trying start to the 2015 season as the four Renault-powered cars suffered multiple engine failures. Max Verstappen was the first to take... read more »

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Tech Talk: Mercedes race-winning developments in Canada

over 9 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1608 views )

Mercedes might be a little more under pressure from Ferrari this season but the current world champions will only have themselves to blame if they lose their grasp on this... read more »

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McLaren turns its attention to helping Honda improve

over 9 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1360 views )

McLaren will offer Honda any resources it needs as it works to improve its power unit to help the Woking team climb up the grid. Until now, McLaren have largely focused on the... read more »

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Renault have permanent fixes in the pipeline for Spain

over 9 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1231 views )

Renault are hoping to put their reliability problems behind them after yet more failures during the Bahrain Grand Prix. The engine supplier hasn't had the best start to... read more »

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Button failures all 'small' problems

over 9 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1359 views )

McLaren Formula 1 racing director Eric Boullier has explained that Jenson Button's disastrous Bahrain Grand Prix weekend has been due to "glitches" rather than... read more »

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Renault warns Bahrain fixes only temporary

over 9 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1024 views )

Power unit supplier Renault has warned that its fixes for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix are merely temporary as it attempts to recover from a difficult start to 2015.... read more »

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Ricciardo admits engine penalties are 'inevitable'

over 9 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1739 views )

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that he'll soon face an engine penalty after using his third power unit this weekend in China. Renault has struggled for reliability this... read more »

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Lotus makes tweaks after failures

over 9 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 886 views )

Lotus has made alterations to its Formula 1 car to prevent a recurrence of the problem that caused Romain Grosjean to retire from the Australian Grand Prix read more »

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Fernley cites Caterham and Manor failures for Force India delay

over 9 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1070 views )

Force India's Bob Fernley has said the delay to the team's 2015 contender is partly due to the failures of rivals Caterham and Marussia. read more »

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Vergne, Maldonado hit with 10-place grid penalties

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1108 views )

Jean-Eric Vergne and Pastor Maldonado have both been handed 10-place grid penalties for the Japanese Grand Prix after changing their engine for a sixth unit. The pair had both... read more »

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Relying on humans could be Mercedes' downfall

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2447 views )

Car unreliability in Formula 1 can be caused by a number of different things. Poor, or fragile initial design can obviously lead to a higher risk of component failure on the... read more »

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Wolff: 'It would be unfair if reliability decides title'

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1905 views )

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff believes it would be unacceptable for the Formula 1 championship to be decided by reliability. Nico Rosberg suffered an electrical issue in... read more »