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Vandoorne hoping his test feedback will help McLaren

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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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 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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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 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1428 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 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 3383 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 10 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 1159 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 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1886 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 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1613 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 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1434 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 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1630 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 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1194 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 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1979 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 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1106 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 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1225 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 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1311 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 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2756 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 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2145 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 »

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Wolff: Failures must not decide title

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 784 views )

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff says his team risks having the shine taken off its Formula 1 success this year if the battle between its drivers is decided by reliability read more »

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Hamilton vows not to give up until it's impossible

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2087 views )

Lewis Hamilton has vowed not to give up on his championship ambitions this season until it is mathematically impossible for him to win the title. The Briton has suffered a run... read more »

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Hamilton: I won't give up in title fight

over 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1688 views )

Lewis Hamilton has vowed to keep fighting all the way to the season finale in Abu Dhabi, despite enduring a series of challenging races. Hamilton battled to third place in both... read more »

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Wolff: Reliability Mercedes's key focus

over 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1754 views )

Head of Mercedes Motorsport Toto Wolff believes that improving reliability must be the squad's main focus as the Formula 1 season re-commences in Belgium this weekend.... read more »

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Hulkenberg encouraged by Force India start

over 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1008 views )

Nico Hulkenberg says he is encouraged by Force India's 2014 season so far as the championship approaches its midway point in Germany. Hulkenberg has scored points in every... read more »

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Pirelli Bring Hardest Tyres for Silverstone Challenge

over 11 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 976 views )

The 2013 British Grand Prix saw Formula 1 tyre manufacturer Pirelli suffer a lot of negative press after numerous tyre failures that affected drivers up and down the grid.... read more »

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STR unsure about cause of failures

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 900 views )

The Toro Rosso Formula 1 team says it will investigate the rear suspension on Daniil Kvyat's car, following his dramatic retirement from the Austrian Grand Prix. read more »

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Hamilton has been faster than Rosberg - Coulthard

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1779 views )

Lewis Hamilton shouldn't worry too much about the 22 point gap Nico Rosberg now has, although difficult to overcome, the Briton has been consistently quicker than his... read more »

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Mercedes blames overheating systems

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 863 views )

Mercedes does not yet understand why its Formula 1 engine control systems overheated and caused the failures that cost it Canadian Grand Prix victory read more »