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Brown - F1 "not far away" from IndyCar level of convergence

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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IndyCar is known for its close, action-packed races with Dallara-built cars that are largely spec outside damper development and having two different engine manufacturers.It... read more »

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Verstappen: Baku set-up breakthrough led to current F1 dominance

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The championship leader, who extended his points advantage to 138 points following his Dutch Grand Prix victory, won the season opener in Bahrain as he sought to successfully... read more »

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Bottas: Alfa Romeo 2023 F1 car was "born" missing winter targets

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Swiss outfit has managed just nine points over the opening 12 races of the season, having managed 51 points at the same interval last season. Bottas's eighth place at... read more »

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Raikkonen’s 2006 McLaren going to auction

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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The McLaren chassis that ultimately led to the iconic pictures of Kimi Raikkonen retiring to his yacht partway through the 2006 Monaco GP is going to auction in Abu Dhabi... read more »

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Stroll made "aggressive" return from pre-season injury having seen Aston's F1 step

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Stroll missed pre-season testing in Bahrain after breaking both his wrists and a toe in a crash while cycling in Spain three days before that event was due to start.But just... read more »

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Chinese GP set to return as F1 announces 24-race 2024 calendar

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Next year's calendar is similar to the one originally announced for 2023, with the Chinese GP set to return and no new events added.Unusually the first two races of the... read more »

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Stroll believes minor details behind recent F1 slump

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Aston Martin's Lance Stroll says minor “details” have been responsible for his recent slump in form. The Canadian recovered from two broken wrists and a missed pre-season... read more »

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Bottas lifted by ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ result

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Valtteri Bottas says he and Alfa Romeo can be encouraged by its display in Canada as he returned to the points for the first time since Bahrain's season-opener. Bottas was... read more »

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Clarkson delivers on Alpine F1 Monaco podium promise

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Grand Tour presenter has found F1 hard to steer clear of this season after attending the Bahrain season opener, his first time at a track "in years".On that... read more »

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Normal Spain F1 round 'exposed' Williams as a "step below" - Albon

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Williams has only scored one point this season, courtesy of a 10th-place finish for Albon in the Bahrain season opener. At this point in 2022, it had three of its eventual... read more »

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Mercedes F1 aerodynamicists analysing "nice clutch" of Red Bull floor images

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Monte Carlo weekend proved to be an eye-opener for teams as the often well-hidden underside of some of the top contenders - including the Red Bull and Mercedes - were shown... read more »

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The grim reality that made Imola's F1 weekend impossible to save

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1062 views )

Sure, there have been rain impacted races, like Spa in 2021, and days lost to extreme events like the typhoon that hit Suzuka qualifying day in 2019, but the abandonment of an... read more »

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Ferrari: Red Bull "giving up" qualifying speed to focus on F1 race pace

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 995 views )

Charles Leclerc is so far the only non-Red Bull driver to snare a pole position this season, with the Monegasque topping both Friday and Saturday sprint shootouts in... read more »

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Has F1 become a victim of its own success amid 'boring races' backlash?

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 897 views )

Extreme tyre degradation plus Fernando Alonso's late scraps with Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton injected excitement into the Bahrain season opener. Max Verstappen... read more »

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Hamilton: Baku F1 deficit "indicator" of how far off Mercedes is

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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While Hamilton was not too disheartened to qualify fifth in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, just behind Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, the near one-second gap to poleman Charles... read more »

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Las Vegas GP promotion a "massive eye-opener" for F1

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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A race on the famous Strip in Nevada will mark the first time that F1 and its owner Liberty Media have taken the act of race promotion in-house, rather than relying on a local... read more »

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Gasly has asked Alpine F1 team for more time to adapt

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1354 views )

Gasly departed the Red Bull stable, swapping AlphaTauri for Alpine, to replace Aston Martin-bound Fernando Alonso as part of the 2022 driver market 'silly season'.The... read more »

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Mercedes rules out early introduction of F1 car upgrades

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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After drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton scored sixth and seventh in qualifying for 2023 opener in Bahrain, Wolff declared that the team would change its car... read more »

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Hamilton calls out position of W14 cockpit for giving "worst feelings"

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1104 views )

While the team has solved the porpoising and bouncing that underlined its 2022 fall to third, the fixes have exposed an underlying ground-effects concept that fundamentally... read more »

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Sainz details 2023 F1 car problems after Ferrari analysis

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 677 views )

After winning two of the opening three races in 2022 before going on to be well beaten by Red Bull in that campaign, Ferrari's 2023 season has started badly in comparison... read more »

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Stella: F1 rookie Piastri making "really strong progress" at McLaren

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 791 views )

Piastri had a frustrating time in the opener in Bahrain, admitting to mistakes in qualifying that cost him a shot at Q2, and then suffering an electrical issue early in the... read more »

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Mercedes knew limits of W14 F1 car concept before Bahrain

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 2545 views )

The German manufacturer has had a difficult start to the new season, with its 2023 F1 challenger proving to be no match for the dominant Red Bull team.Straight after qualifying... read more »

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McLaren F1 boss plays down Baku GP upgrade package

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 845 views )

From the February launch of the MCL60 car, which is an evolution of the 2022 design that Stella said McLaren was "not entirely happy with", the prevailing sentiment... read more »

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Jeddah eying late 2024 date if it doesn’t get F1 season-opener

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 816 views )

Saudi Arabia is looking to host the season-opening round of the 2024 Formula 1 campaign, but says its race will shift to later in the year if it fails to do so. Bahrain, a... read more »

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Jeddah confirmed pace of AMR23, says Aston Martin F1 boss

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Fernando Alonso finished a strong third in the season opener at Sakhir, albeit helped by the retirement of Charles Leclerc.However, Krack says the team remained... read more »