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Hamilton downplays luck despite lack of damage from "two terrible races"

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Lewis Hamilton has conceded Mercedes is fortunate to still be close to Red Bull in the F1 title fight despite "two terrible races" but has downplayed the overall role... read more »

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Horner: Hamilton ‘extremely fortunate’ at Imola

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Christian Horner says that Lewis Hamilton was "extremely fortunate" to have been able to complete his recovery drive to second place at Imola. read more »

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Tsunoda's gearbox broke in half in Imola Q1 crash

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 855 views )

Tsunoda crashed heavily at the exit of Variante Alta early in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday, causing a red flag and bringing his session to an... read more »

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Feature: Formula 1’s top point-less racers

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 924 views )

George Russell started 37 grands prix before claiming his maiden Formula 1 points last month and in the process removed himself from a potentially ignominious list. But not all... read more »

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Norris feels "lucky" after 'small but costly' F1 crash

over 3 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 829 views )

Lando Norris feels fortunate to have avoided more damage from his crash which brought a premature end to his Friday running at F1's Tuscan GP. read more »

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70th Anniversary GP: Qualifying team notes - Williams

over 3 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 616 views )

Laptimes were heavily influenced by being lucky with the wind gusts during a timed lap; today Nicholas was less fortunate than George. read more »

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Charles Leclerc admits his podium finish was "lucky"

over 3 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Charles Leclerc praised the balance of his Ferrari, but admitted he was fortunate to clinch a last-gasp podium at the British Grand Prix. read more »

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Feature: The best 10 winless Formula 1 drivers

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 833 views )

Throughout the 70-year history of the Formula 1 championship 764 different drivers have started a grand prix, with 108 fortunate enough to stand atop the podium. But who could... read more »

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F1 shouldn't moan about calendar expanding up to 25 races - Todt

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1298 views )

FIA president Jean Todt says Formula 1 personnel should not complain about the stresses of an expanding calendar and instead acknowledge they are fortunate to be involved in... read more »

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Albon reacts to Red Bull 2020 announcement

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 795 views )

Alex Albon says he realises how "fortunate" he is to be given the opportunity to ride as team-mate to Max Verstappen for 2020, after Red Bull announced he would be... read more »

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United States GP: Practice team notes - Mercedes

over 4 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 723 views )

Valtteri was a little bit less fortunate than Lewis and didn't get the nice favourable tow that Lewis did on his fast lap, but he looked swift enough on the long runs. read more »

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Bottas taking championship encouragement from Japan

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 868 views )

Valtteri Bottas insists he is not giving up on the Formula 1 championship quite yet, but understands how fortunate he will have to be to overcome runaway leader Lewis Hamilton. read more »

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Bottas: Virtual Safety Car timing a miracle

over 4 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 694 views )

Valtteri Bottas calls the fortunate timing of the Virtual Safety Car period as "a miracle" for Mercedes during the Russian GP read more »

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Ferrari ‘lucky the race was only 44 laps’

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 604 views )

Mattia Binotto, joked Ferrari were fortunate that they were only 44 laps as Charles Leclerc just held off Lewis Hamilton to win at Spa. read more »

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Lewis Hamilton wants to know why 2019 F1 season hasn't been perfect

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1149 views )

Runaway Formula 1 points leader Lewis Hamilton wants to know how he and Mercedes are missing a perfect score, after getting "quite fortunate" to win eight out of 12 races read more »

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Leclerc: I need to learn from mistakes

over 4 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 574 views )

Charles Leclerc conceded he was very fortunate to qualify fourth after another "unacceptable" error at the Hungarian Grand Prix. read more »

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Hamilton: Not my intention to block Verstappen

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 839 views )

Lewis Hamilton said he did not try to intentionally block Max Verstappen in FP2 and thought he was fortunate not to crash in FP2 at the French Grand Prix. read more »

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Mercedes Fortunate Reliability Issues Didn't Ruin Canada Weekend - Wolff

over 4 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1078 views )

Mercedes' Canadian Grand Prix weekend could have been ruined had the mechanical issues the team suffered happened at less opportune times, according to team principal Toto... read more »

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Verstappen confirms Gasly played part in wall hit

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 653 views )

Max Verstappen confirmed that the dirty air thrown out by Red Bull team-mate Pierre Gasly's car played a role in him brushing with the 'Wall of Champions' in FP2... read more »

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Vettel desperately seeking 'Grip Guy'

over 4 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1154 views )

Reflecting on a race in which he was fortunate to finish second, Sebastian Vettel sent out a call for the "grip guy" as the team's downforce issues continue. read more »

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Mercedes wants to win on outright pace, not fortune – Andrew Shovlin

over 4 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 717 views )

Andrew Shovlin says that Mercedes has some catching up to do to match Ferrari's pace after a fortunate 1-2 finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

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Gasly suffers big crash in Barcelona

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 968 views )

Pierre Gasly brought out the red flags on the penultimate afternoon of pre-season testing with a sizable shunt at turn nine of the Circuit de Catalunya. Gasly walked away... read more »

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Ocon helped and hurt by Mercedes - Villeneuve

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 746 views )

Esteban Ocon can count himself fortunate to be signed to Mercedes' junior driver programme, despite his ties to the Silver Arrows effectively costing him place at Racing... read more »

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Haas: Liberty has been fortunate

over 5 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 656 views )

Gene Haas suggests that the sport's owners are fortunate that some of the existing teams haven't gone under. read more »

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Hamilton’s Win Shows ‘Why We Are Fortunate To Work in F1’ – James Allison

over 5 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 830 views )

Mercedes technical director James Allison says that the weaknesses that have plagued them at Singapore have been cleared away, thanks to Lewis Hamilton win, pushing himself 40... read more »