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Hamilton "grateful" for "leap of faith"

over 5 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

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Seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton admits that had he never taken the gamble and left McLaren for Mercedes, he might well have remained a one-time title winner. read more »

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Perez can recover from power unit penalty - Szafnauer

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 863 views )

Otmar Szafnauer has revealed Racing Point "deliberated long and hard" but took the gamble to change the engine on Sergio Perez's car because of the belief he can... read more »

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Brawn thrilled as Bahrain circuit gamble pays off

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 823 views )

Ross Brawn has expressed his relief that the decision to use the Bahrain Outer track for the Sakhir Grand Prix produced an exciting race. read more »

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Steiner fine with Mazepin superlicence gamble

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 796 views )

Haas principal Guenther Steiner is happy to take a risk on Nikita Mazepin with the Russian driver's superlicence not yet secure. read more »

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Haas rookie driver gamble ruffles feathers

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 972 views )

Would Haas be making the right decision in hiring two rookie drivers for the 2021 season?PlanetF1 readers have been having their say... read more »

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Steiner not "completely mad" as slicks gamble a risk too far

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1288 views )

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes he proved he is not "completely mad" by refusing to take a late Turkish Grand Prix gamble and switching to slick tyres. read more »

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Hamilton's medium tyre call would have been "a big gamble" - Wolff

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1062 views )

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff believes it would have been too big a gamble for Lewis Hamilton to start the Eifel Grand Prix on the medium tyre. read more »

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Mercedes: Starting F1 Eifel GP on mediums would have been 'big gamble'

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 993 views )

Toto Wolff says starting Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas on medium tyres would have been a "big gamble" for Mercedes heading into Sunday's Formula 1 Eifel... read more »

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Gasly has no regrets over VSC ‘gamble’

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1102 views )

If anything it hindered his result, but Pierre Gasly doesn't have any regrets about pitting during the brief VSC window in Sochi. read more »

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‘Will Verstappen take a 2022 Merc gamble?’

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 832 views )

Said to be "very disappointed" by Red Bull's gap to Mercedes, Robert Doornbos questions whether the Dutchman will gamble on Mercedes in 2022. read more »

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Horner hails Red Bull’s ‘risk and reward’ gamble

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 898 views )

Christian Horner has acknowledged Max Verstappen had to "buy into" the tyre gamble that gave him the platform to win the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »

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Horner: Verstappen had to "buy into" hard tyre gamble for 70th Anniversary GP

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1132 views )

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says Max Verstappen had to "buy into" the crucial decision to qualify on the hard tyre in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix read more »

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Max wasn’t ‘going to sit behind like grandma’

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1162 views )

Max Verstappen insisted he had no intention of wasting a rare chance to put pressure on Mercedes as Red Bull's gamble paid off in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »

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Tyre gamble pays off for Verstappen

over 5 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 695 views )

Red Bull's brave gamble on tyres pays off as Max Verstappen scores the Austrian team's first Silverstone win since 2012. read more »

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Verstappen 'Felt Strongly' About Using the Hard Compound for the Race Start at Silverstone

over 5 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1166 views )

Max Verstappen was the only driver inside the top ten to gamble on Qualifying for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone on Pirelli's Hard compound of tyre. read more »

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Verstappen only focused on cars ahead after qualifying fourth

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 748 views )

Red Bull's Max Verstappen is confident his gamble of setting his Q2 time on the hard tyre will pay off as long as he can make a clean getaway at the start of the 70th... read more »

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Qualy: Bottas bags pole, Red Bull gamble on Max

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 911 views )

Valtteri Bottas is back on pole, this time for the 70th Anniversary GP, while Red Bull gambled in qualy with Max Verstappen starting on hard tyres. read more »

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Penalty aside, "we would do the same thing again" - Steiner

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1261 views )

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has said "we would do the same thing again" despite being penalised for a formation lap gamble in Hungary. read more »

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‘We can’t have accountants in F1’, says Steiner on penalty

over 5 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1052 views )

Haas Formula 1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner says he would repeat the squad's formation lap gamble again, believing such a move enhances the action for spectators. Haas... read more »

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Haas Score First Points of Season After Pit Stop Gamble Pays Dividends for Magnussen

over 5 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 940 views )

Kevin Magnussen broke into the points for the first time in 2020 in last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, the point he earned putting Haas onto the scoreboard. read more »

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Vinales' tyre choice made Spanish MotoGP round "race of survival"

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1386 views )

Maverick Vinales says his MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix was a "survival race" owing to his gamble on the soft front tyre not paying off read more »

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"No appetite to gamble" at McLaren - Seidl

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1269 views )

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has claimed improved confidence in the 2020 chassis has taken away the team's "appetite to gamble". read more »

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Prost: Different Alonso, new philosophy

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 898 views )

Bringing Fernando Alonso back into Formula 1 is not a gamble with Renault advisor Alain Prost saying the Spaniard has a new "philosophy". read more »

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Why Aston Martin's F1 project is no longer a gamble for Vettel

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1854 views )

Racing Point's sudden surge in its competitiveness has drawn controversy, but it may also tempt a four-time Formula 1 champion to join its ranks in 2021 read more »

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Safety Car ruined Hamilton's Austrian GP strategy gamble plan

over 5 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1025 views )

Lewis Hamilton says the first Safety Car in the Austrian GP ruined his plans to "take a risk" with a strategy gamble he hoped would help him win the F1 season-opener. read more »